SMF + Gallery2

Ride · August 25, 2005, 01:27:43 AM

I've been wanting to move to gallery2 for a while now. I can't wait!

Neol · August 25, 2005, 06:32:03 PM

Why Gallery2 is better than Coppermine?

trenchteam · August 26, 2005, 09:04:15 AM

I dont know, but I'd love this! Im running beta now!

Nitro · August 26, 2005, 02:01:46 PM

i would love to test this one as well.

thank you!!!

where do i get it?

scrawl · August 26, 2005, 06:15:06 PM

Quote from: trenchteam on August 26, 2005, 09:04:15 AM
I dont know, but I'd love this! Im running beta now!

how?

Zarabadoo · August 27, 2005, 04:40:45 AM

I think he means he is running the Gallery 2 beta. not the integration.

trenchteam · August 27, 2005, 04:46:00 AM

yeah, thats what I meant. I want the integration as badly as everyone else here

Oldiesmann · August 30, 2005, 10:38:05 PM

Gallery2 can be downloaded at http://codex.gallery2.org - if you need help installing it, let me know.

I will take a look at the code and see why it's giving you that error message. It really shouldn't be doing that - it should automatically create your group if it doesn't exist.

I have been pretty busy the past week with other SMF-related things (upgraded two boards [including re-designing the look of one of them], am going to upgrade a third one tomorrow, then have to help someone transfer their site to another server), so hopefully I'll be able to get this out within the next week or so.

As for why Gallery2 is better than Coppermine:
Sub-albums
Gallery is displayed right inside SMF, so you don't have to leave the comfort of your board to manage your gallery
Access rights can be set on a per-album basis (can also be set globally - for an entire group or for a specific user)
User albums are not seperate from the other albums
Ability to assign owners to specific albums
Many "modules" allowing you to add or remove features with only a few clicks
Much much more

dtm.exe · August 30, 2005, 10:39:27 PM

Quote from: olti on August 25, 2005, 06:32:03 PM
Why Gallery2 is better than Coppermine?

It's not, IMO.

Oldiesmann · August 30, 2005, 10:44:18 PM

Quote from: OIDanTheManIO on August 30, 2005, 10:39:27 PM
Quote from: olti on August 25, 2005, 06:32:03 PM
Why Gallery2 is better than Coppermine?

It's not, IMO.

Quit spamming

I am a bit curious as to why you think Coppermine is better though...

1MileCrash · August 30, 2005, 10:45:44 PM

never tried Gallery. Coppermine was waaaay too complicated for a gallery, so i just built a page with pictures and called it a gallery

dtm.exe · August 30, 2005, 10:47:49 PM

Quote from: Oldiesmann on August 30, 2005, 10:44:18 PM
I am a bit curious as to why you think Coppermine is better though...

I like the layout more. More options and settings too, IIRC.

Oldiesmann · August 30, 2005, 10:51:38 PM

Quote from: Tippmaster on August 30, 2005, 10:45:44 PM
never tried Gallery. Coppermine was waaaay too complicated for a gallery, so i just built a page with pictures and called it a gallery

If you think Coppermine is complicated, you won't like Gallery. It's a lot more complex.

Dan - have you even looked at Gallery2? Gallery2 has a lot more options and settings than Coppermine...

dtm.exe · August 30, 2005, 11:01:49 PM

Quote from: Oldiesmann on August 30, 2005, 10:51:38 PM
Dan - have you even looked at Gallery2? Gallery2 has a lot more options and settings than Coppermine...

No, but I don't really like the layout of it.

Ray™ · August 31, 2005, 10:23:17 AM

Getting The page cannot be displayed error when I try to go to http://codex.gallery2.org Is their a problem with the site or is it just me??

tentronik · August 31, 2005, 10:36:09 AM

I think even Galleryv1 is very kewl i dont know v2 yet, but its besides the requirements an alternative to coppermine.

Oldiesmann · August 31, 2005, 02:54:17 PM

Gallery2 is a major improvement over the original Gallery, so you should love it. It's a lot bigger and more complex than Coppermine, but it's quite powerful.

As for where to download it - it seems they've changed the URL again... It can now be found at http://www.absolve.com/Gallery2Download - Gallery2 Codex.htm

trenchteam · September 01, 2005, 06:38:28 AM

Is the integration in the forseeable future? Im really waiting for this one! I have users who take photos for our forums, and would love to allow certain users to post their photos online for us.

Neol · September 06, 2005, 07:04:00 AM

Oldiesmann, is there possible to convert from Coppermine to Gallery2? I want to convert my CPG and to use your G2 integration to SMF!

Oldiesmann · September 07, 2005, 06:51:25 PM

Quote from: trenchteam on September 01, 2005, 06:38:28 AM
Is the integration in the forseeable future? Im really waiting for this one! I have users who take photos for our forums, and would love to allow certain users to post their photos online for us.

Yes. It should be available for beta testing within the next couple of weeks, and the first stable version should be available within a month or two depending on how beta testing goes and how much time I have to work on things.

Quote from: olti on September 06, 2005, 07:04:00 AM
Oldiesmann, is there possible to convert from Coppermine to Gallery2? I want to convert my CPG and to use your G2 integration to SMF!

You might be able to go from a standalone Coppermine to a standalone Gallery2 (I don't remember), but converting from Coppermine to the Gallery2 integration will require additional work for the members. Unlike the Coppermine bridge, which simply relies on SMF's members table, the Gallery2 integration will create a seperate gallery account for each user, then link each user account in Gallery with that user's account in SMF. Once I get a stable version of the integration released, I'll work on creating something to convert from Coppermine. There will also be more options available for Gallery2 once the final version of that comes out - it's currently at RC2 (codename "kthxby" - I can explain what that means if you can't figure it out...).

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