Not have copied photos increase users photo count?

mjm · April 1st, 2006, 08:16 PM

Is it possible to not have copied photos (assigned to additional categories/albums) increase users photo count?

We'll be introducing the Copy Photo feature at our site soon and hope to use it extensively to copy photos that merit being displayed in multiple locations, and I don't want to inflate the actual number of photo uploads that our site has / photo count shows ..

Mark

Chuck S · April 1st, 2006, 10:08 PM

The optional categories should not increase the user post count other than the once that I am seeing

mjm · April 2nd, 2006, 12:24 AM

Not user post count - users' photos uploaded count

Chuck S · April 2nd, 2006, 08:38 AM

Photo count will be shown the actual number

If you want to adjust those totals you need to modify your scripts and an example would be say in showmembers.php the query that gets the COUNT of photos you would add this to the query

Code:

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mjm · May 7th, 2006, 04:39 AM

Sorry to be a pain but will the above post make it so that a copied pic isn't added to the total photo count?

I understand that a copied pic can have it's title and description changed, so it's like having another pic, but in reality it's the same image showing in another place.

So using the copy feature as is will inflate the total count of pics at the gallery? ...

Am I right about this?

I haven't officially implemented copy photo feature yet but hope to soon...

Mark

Chuck S · May 7th, 2006, 08:43 AM

The user photo count does not count optional cats

Now the overall photo count on the gallery does

Code:

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Chuck S · May 7th, 2006, 08:43 AM

The user photo count does not count optional cats

Now the overall photo count on the gallery does

Code:

Content visible to verified customers only.

mjm · May 25th, 2006, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck S

The user photo count does not count optional cats

Great!

Quote:

Now the overall photo count on the gallery does

Would you by chance know how to NOT add copied pic count to overall photo count?

On basic principle I don't think a copy of the same pic should add to total photo count, though I agree it's a matter of opinion.

Problem is, there's a 'competing site' claiming to have the largest gallery, and if it ever became known that my site count was inflated by copies of the same pic, my inegrity would be at stake ... even though I don't give a damn really about photo count.

Hoping you have an easy answer so I can implement copy feature soon,

Thanks,
Mark

... otherwise please send to mod forum or email me estimate

Chuck S · May 26th, 2006, 06:54 AM

Look at the query and maybe place an alteration on index.php like so

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mjm · May 26th, 2006, 02:37 PM

Thanks so much Chuck!

Wishing you and everyone a most enjoyable vacation on this Memorial Weekend!

Cheers,

Mark and Carole