Having Random Pictures Show up on VBulletin Forum

MidwestGerman · December 5th, 2012, 10:22 PM

Several years ago I had VBulletin 3.5 and whichever Photopost software that was current at the time.

I had a row of random photos from my PhotoPost gallery show up across the top of my VBulletin forum. I've searched here but can't seem to locate how to do that once again.

I appreciate any assistance that can be given.

Chuck S · December 5th, 2012, 10:37 PM

wow 3.5 is very old before the plugin manager I think maybe this?

PhotoPost Enhanced vB3 Index Integration

MidwestGerman · December 5th, 2012, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck S

wow 3.5 is very old before the plugin manager I think maybe this?

I should clarify, I currently have 4.2. 3.5 was what I had when I used PhotoPost with that VBulletin forum.

How do I use the plugin manager to do this with the current VBulletin and PhotoPost software?

Chuck S · December 6th, 2012, 07:31 AM

If your using vbulletin 4 then you would simply follow the instructions under the documentations folder of the downloaded code. Our later code supports vb4 and has all plugins for the vb4 forum to display stuff in the forum.

MidwestGerman · December 6th, 2012, 10:29 AM

Looking under the "documentation" file I find "CHANGELOG", "filelist", "INSTALL", and "UPGRADE". I've checked all the files but cannot locate it.

Looking at the "CHANGELOG" file I see this (Attached image) Can you give me a hint where it is in there as this isn't exactly the easiest read in the world.

Chuck S · December 6th, 2012, 10:35 AM

The files your talking about are not designed to be read in a browser. try reading any documentation in word or notepad.

The install instructions are called install.txt

The same instructions are here note the vb4 stuff

http://www.photopost.com/installphp.html

MidwestGerman · December 6th, 2012, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck S

The files your talking about are not designed to be read in a browser. try reading any documentation in word or notepad.

The install instructions are called install.txt

If you look at the picture I attached you can see at the top it says "CHANGELOG - Notepad" as it was opened in Notepad and not a browser.

Chuck S · December 6th, 2012, 10:50 AM

well try wordpad or word as notepad does not always process formatting. However that is not what we are discussing here.

You asked about a block of photos on your forum index. If you install our product correctly based on the installation instructions in the application or the install instructions I linked off our site you will have a block on your forum index that is you will once you upload photos to your gallery.

MidwestGerman · December 6th, 2012, 11:22 AM

Ok that works but I would like to change two things with it. Is there a way for it to show random images instead of just featured ones and is there a way to make all the images the same size? Some of the pictures are 200xwhatever and some are 100xwhatever. I would like it to be more uniform.

MidwestGerman · December 6th, 2012, 11:24 AM

For example when you go to my gallery at the bottom it shows random images and they are all the same size.

Chuck S · December 6th, 2012, 11:29 AM

Well you still have yet to show a real link to your site.

You can if you are using Imagemagick use the uniform thumbnail feature under upload options in admin. Otherwise a thumbnail is a smaller image of the same photo you upload. Therefore is the image is landscape or portrait the thumbnail is going to be landscape or portrait. That is unless your uploading square images which does not happen.

As far as any vb plugins you can under your vb plugin manager near the top of the featured photos plugin for photopost set in the following line random. You will see the options there for that plugin.

Code:

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MidwestGerman · December 6th, 2012, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck S

Well you still have yet to show a real link to your site.

You can if you are using Imagemagick use the uniform thumbnail feature under upload options in admin. Otherwise a thumbnail is a smaller image of the same photo you upload. Therefore is the image is landscape or portrait the thumbnail is going to be landscape or portrait. That is unless your uploading square images which does not happen.

As far as any vb plugins you can under your vb plugin manager near the top of the featured photos plugin for photopost set in the following line random. You will see the options there for that plugin.

Code:

Content visible to verified customers only.

Sorry for not giving the URL, I thought you had access to that. MidwestGerman.com.

Unfortunately I'm using GD2 as that would have been to easy of a fix for the thumbnail sizes. Ideally I would like to make it so all images have the same width or height which ever way I decide to set it. That way it isn't stretching or compressing any of the images but it'll still allow them to be very close to the same size over all.

I was able to fix it so it'll show random images like I wanted.

Chuck S · December 6th, 2012, 11:49 AM

well your thumbnails are different sizes because your changing the thumbnail size yourself

Changing thumbnail size in upload options only affects future images uploaded not old images because those are already processed.

If you want to rebuild thumbnails and medium size images after changing image sizes in upload options then in admin down the bottom under scan database you can check the option to rebuild those images.

MidwestGerman · December 6th, 2012, 11:51 AM

Beautiful, thank you very much that did it.

Now as soon as I can go through and test that everything is working properly and I can work on making the site look good.

Thank you

Chuck S · December 6th, 2012, 11:54 AM

Your welcome glad to help that is why I am here

MidwestGerman · December 6th, 2012, 11:57 AM

Since I have you my link to the gallery is mysite.com/photopost.

For some reason I didn't think of renaming it to gallery when I did the original install last night. What would I have to do in order to change that link. Obviously I'd have to change the file name via FTP, change the link at the top of the forum but what changes in the code would I have to make at this point for it to work?

Chuck S · December 6th, 2012, 12:20 PM

Well you can do one of two things.

1. rerun the install script after renaming the directory disregarding any mysql duplicate errors and properly install it on the new location.

2. go into admin and change all urls and server paths in global options to the new urls paths and save. Your application will break no worries. Rename the directory to gallery then go in and edit the 2 config files and update any urls server paths. Once that is done your gallery should be operation with one more thing to do go into admin and under storage options hit revert and save twice to update the path to the new path.

For most people rerunning the install is easiest.