how do i manage the image gallery feature of my tikiwiki?

Answer by: Stuart Pierce, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support

Image Galleries are collections of your pictures. You can create as many galleries as you want, and you can also assign permissions to other users to create galleries and/or upload images. Here is how to enable/disable the Image Gallery feature of TikiWiki using the Aplus.Net Control Panel:

1. Start by logging into the Aplus.Net Control Panel at http://cp.aplus.net using your Registration Number and Customer Password.
2. Select Websites from the top navigation bar.
3. Next, select Hosting Domains and click on Manage Hosting Domains.
4. Now, select the hosted domain that you’d like to manage.
5. Click on the Design tab.
6. Click on the Tiki Wiki icon.
7. Go to the Features tab.
8. Use the respective radio buttons to enable/disable the Image Galleries feature.
9. With the Anonymous View checkbox you can set whether or not anonymous users will be able to browse your galleries.
10. Click Modify to save the changes.

Now, you have enabled the Image Gallery feature of your TikiWiki. You can see below how you can create a gallery, upload images, and set permissions for other users. To proceed with the management of your Image Galleries, click the respective Manage button in the Control Panel. The other option would be to go to: http://yourdomain.com/twiki and to login as user admin using your administrative password (please make sure to replace “yourdomain.com with your actual domain name).  

CREATE A NEW GALLERY:

1. Click on Image Galleries in the navigation menu.
2. Then, click on the create new gallery link.
3. A form to create a new gallery will be displayed. Here is a description of the form fields:

• Name - the gallery name
• Description - the gallery description
• Gallery is visible to non-admin users - if not set, the gallery will be visible only to users with the “tiki_p_admin_galleries” permission set
• Max Rows per page - maximum number of rows of thumbnails to be displayed when someone visits the gallery.
• Images per row - maximum number of thumbnails per row
• Thumbnails size X - width for Thumbnails
• Thumbnails size Y - height for Thumbnails
• Default sort order – use the drop-down box to select the sort criteria
• Fields to show during browsing the gallery – use the respective check boxes to select which picture details will be visible
• Gallery Image – use the drop-down box to select the picture to be used as a gallery “title”
• Parent Gallery – use the drop-down menu to put the gallery inside a directory tree
• Other users can upload images to this gallery - if checked, other users can upload images to your gallery, but they will not be able to delete images or edit the gallery.

4. Once you have filled in the form, please do not forget to click the Save button.

UPLOAD IMAGES:

1. Click on Upload Image from the Image Galleries section found in the left panel menu.
2. Enter a name and description for the image you are going to upload.
3. Select the Gallery to upload to using the respective drop-down box.
4. There are two ways to upload images: entering the image URL or uploading an image from your disk. TikiWiki admits both formats but you should use only one method for each image.

Note: Optionally, you can also upload a thumbnail for the image. If you do not upload a thumbnail, TikiWiki will auto-generate one using a reduced copy of the original image.

5. Finally, click on the upload button.

Important: The Image Gallery feature of TikiWiki uses a PHP module called GD2. We have a document in our Knowledge Base which describes how to enable the GD2 module (this concerns Unix-based hosting plans only):

• How can I enable the GD2 module in PHP for my Unix-based hosting plan?

SET IMAGE GALLERY PERMISSIONS:

1. Click on Image Galleries in the left panel menu to see the list of available galleries.
2. Click on the perms link in the “Actions” section of the desired gallery.
3. Now, you can assign specific permissions for the groups you have created, as well as for the two default groups: Anonymous and Registered. For example, you may use this option to create private or paid galleries.

Note: The tiki_p_admin_galleries is a “master” permission which automatically includes the other permissions for Image Galleries.  

Related links:

• I have already installed the TikiWiki software. How can I create my first web page?
• How do I add a new page to my TikiWiki?
• How do I manage my TikiWiki permissions for anonymous and registered users?
• How do I customize the look and feel of my TikiWiki based website?
• How do I change the logo of my TikiWiki website?