HowTo: Configure Node Gallery
- ImageAPI Quality
- Imagecache Presets
- Album Submission Form
- Image Submission Form
- Configuration for Each Gallery Relationship
- Album and Image pages
- Node Gallery Access
- Individual Gallery Access
ImageAPI Quality:
Goto: Administer > Site configuration > ImageAPI > Configure
system path admin/settings/imageapi/config
Set JPEG quality:
Drupal default is 75%
Imagecache Presets:
Goto: Administer > Site building > Imagecache > List
system path admin/build/imagecache/list
Note: Add new presets or reuse existing presets when Adding Gallery Relationships.
Add new, Configure, Edit and Delete the Presets as desired for Each Part of the gallery.
node-gallery-cover
node-gallery-display
node-gallery-thumbnail
click Edit, then click Configure, to set Width and Height.
click New Actions to add actions such as, crop, resize, rotate, scale, sharpen.
click Update after any changes.
click Delete to remove a preset, it's ok, you can always add it back.
Note: Multiple preset actions can be set for each.
+ Drag to sort order of processing after adding presets.
Preview is available to see test result using the Drupal Logo.
see imagecache in detail ( http://drupal.org/node/163561 )
Album Submission Form:
Goto: Administer > Content management > Content types > Edit gallery
system path admin/content/node-type/node-gallery-gallery
Edit the Description to show users on the create content page.
Submission form settings:
Remove Body field label text to NOT allow description.
Add explanation or submission instructions as needed for users.
Xml sitemap: (if used)
Comment settings: (permissions may need to be set to allow comments)
Fivestar ratings: (if used and permissions may need to be set)
Workflow settings:
Choose published, promoted to front page, sticky, allow editing of meta tags, and so on.
( Save Content type )
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Album Submission Form Field Order:
CCK Module required with ( Content ) enabled to set Field Order.
At least one of ( Fieldgroup, Number, Option Widgets or Text ) must be enabled in CCK to Add Fields.
Goto: Administer > Content management > Content types > Edit gallery > Manage fields
system path admin/content/node-type/node-gallery-gallery/fields
Use the drag handles to arange fields.
Your set up may have additional fields depending on enabled modules.
+ Gallery Name
+ Menu settings
+ Description
+ Path settings
+ Comment settings
This sets the order of the fields on the submision form.
Add new fields as needed or desired.
( Save )
Image Submission Form:
Goto: Administer > Content managment > Content types > Edit gallery image
system path admin/content/node-type/node-gallery-image
Submission form settings
Rename or remove Caption to keep or omit captions on images.
Add explanation or submission instructions as needed for users.
Xml sitemap (if used)
Comment settings (permissions may need to be set to allow comments)
Fivestar ratings (if used and permissions may need to be set)
Workflow settings
Choose published, promoted to front page, sticky, allow editing of meta tags, and so on.
( Save content type )
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Image Submission Form Field Order:
CCK Module required with ( Content ) enabled to set Field Order.
At least one of ( Fieldgroup, Number, Option Widgets or Text ) must be enabled in CCK to Add Fields.
Goto: Administer > Content managment > Content types > Edit gallery image > Manage fields
system path admin/content/node-type/node-gallery-image/fields
Use the drag handles to arange fields.
Your set up may have additional fields depending on enabled modules.
+ Title
+ Menu settings
+ Caption
+ Revision information
+ Path settings
+ Comment settings
This sets the order of the fields on the submision form.
Add new fields as needed or desired.
( Save )
Configuration for Each Gallery Relationship:
Includes Settings For: Container Node, Image Node, Upload Fields, File Storage, Comments, Descriptions, Captions, Display Presets, Teaser, Landing Page, Upload Limits and File Sizes.
Goto: Administer > Site configuration > Node gallery > List
system path admin/settings/node_gallery/list
click Edit next to the gallery you wish to configure
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1st setup screen Node Gallery - Edit Configuration
Gallery Type:
Radio buttons
(Standard gallery content type is Gallery)
Image Type:
Radio buttons
(Standard image content type is Gallery Image)
( Next )
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2nd setup screen Node Gallery - Edit Configuration
Gallery Type Name:
Give the gallery a name to show on the create content page.
Gallery Directory:
Set the directory to hold images inside sites/default/files/(name or token)/(name or token)
Default Cover Image:
Specify a default cover image to show when there are no images in the gallery.
Number of uploads:
Select the number of upload buttons(fields) for images on each upload page.
(Please use caution when adding more than 4 or 5 as php.ini settings may need to be changed.)
Fields:
Specify the fields to show(checkboxes).
Title, caption, revision info, comment settings, path settings.
Choose the content you want to display:
Specify the descrition text to be used when displaying image pages.
Choose gallery descrition (or) image description.
Image Comment Setting:
Specify the comment setting to use. (Image or gallery) as per setting in the content type.
Images Sizes:
Select which Imagecache Preset to use for each image display(cover,thumbnail,display).
Original Image Display:
Set the option to allow viewing full sized image disabled, with a link or lightbox2 popup.
Teaser setting:
Specify how to display the gallery and image when viewing the node as a teaser.
Gallery Landing Page Setting:
Choose thumbnails or thumbnails that open a lightbox2 gallery.
Image Upload Limitation Default Settings:
Default permitted file exstensions:
Specify allowed file types ( jpg jpeg png ) (do not use a dot, just a space between each)
Maximum resolution for uploaded images:
Specify (width x height) in pixels. (use 0 for no limit, if there is trouble with uploads check this)
Default maximum file size per upload:
Specify a number in MB (calculated after Imagecache Preset resizes the files)
Default total file size per user:
Specify a number in MB (combined total size of all files a user is allowed to have in the system)
Default total file number per user:
Specify a number. (combined total number of files each user is allowed to have in the system)
Image Upload Limitation Settings for anonymous user:
note: This will not be visible until permissions have been set.
Default maximum file size per upload:
Specify a number in MB (calculated after Imagecache Preset resizes the files)
Default total file size per user:
Specify number in MB (combined total size of all files a user is allowed to have in the system)
Default total file number per user:
Specify a number (combined total number of files each user is allowed to have in the system)
Image Upload Limitation Settings for authenticated user:
note: This will not be visible until permissions have been set.
Default maximum file size per upload:
Specify a number in MB (calculated after Imagecache Preset resizes the files)
Default total file size per user:
Specify a number in MB (combined total size of all files a user is allowed to have in the system)
Default total file number per user:
Specify a number (combined total number of files each user is allowed to have in the system)
( Previous ) ( Submit )
Album and Image Pages:
Goto: Administer > Site configuration > Node gallery > Common settings
system path admin/settings/node_gallery/settings
Number of gallery display a page: (number of galleries on each main gallery list page)
20
Specify the number of galleries a page would display.
Number of images displayed per gallery: (number of images displayed on each gallery thumbnail page)
12
Specify the number of images displayed per gallery
( Pager will be visible to browse pages after specified number of galleries or images is exceeded )
( Save Configuration ) ( Reset to defaults )
Node Gallery Access:
Enable the Node Gallery Access module to use this function.
Goto: Administer > Site building > Modules > List
system path admin/build/modules/list
> Node Gallery
Node Gallery Access
Goto: Administer > Site configuration > Node gallery > Access settings
system path admin/settings/node_gallery/access
Checkmark the gallery(s) to allow password protection and access settings.
Set the paths to images for display on galleries and images that are private or password protected.
There are some default images ready to go if you choose to use them.
( Save configuration ) ( Reset to defaults)
Individual Gallery Access:
Login and navigate to your gallery
Click > Edit gallery
> Node Gallery Access Setting
Public, Private, Password (radio buttons)
Public will allow everyone to view
Private will allow just the user when logged in to view
Password will require a password for viewing (enter password after choosing the radio button)
( Save )
