Ultimate newbie asking for directions..

haryadimas

Joined: 2009-08-19
Posts: 8

Posted: Wed, 2009-08-19 11:07

Hi,

I've been searching for a newbie guide on using gallery2 but i can't find it. What i want to do is:

- creating a custom frontpage with no albums (just introduction words)
- creating some custom pages like "about", "FAQ", "Contact"
- adding more "block positions" on top and bottom of the page

Now, what plugins do i need to do that task? or if i need to edit some code, can you guys point me to the right directions?

Gallery version (not just "2"): 2.3
PHP version (e.g. 5.1.6): 5.2.5 apache2handler
PHPInfo Link (see FAQ): uhh it's local
Webserver (e.g. Apache 1.3.33): Apache/2.0.59 (Unix) PHP/5.2.5 DAV/2
Database (e.g. MySql 5.0.32): mysqli 5.0.41, lock.system=flock
Activated toolkits (e.g. NetPbm, GD): Gd, SquareThumb
Operating system (e.g. Linux): Mac
Browser (e.g. Firefox 2.0): Firefox 3.5

lodgey

Joined: 2008-03-21
Posts: 32

Posted: Wed, 2009-08-19 11:45

Hello haryadimas,

-creating a custom frontpage with no albums (just introduction words)
maybe use a simple html or php page and link it to the gallery.

- creating some custom pages like "about", "FAQ", "Contact"
pretty much the same as above.

- adding more "block positions" on top and bottom of the page
search the forum for gallery imbedding and intergration.

http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:How_Tos#Website_Integration

Hope this helps, maybe someone has some other ideas.

nivekiam

Joined: 2002-12-10
Posts: 16503

Posted: Wed, 2009-08-19 16:12

I agree with lodgey but there are some plugins to help:

Check out the user contributed plugin called HTML Block:
http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:Modules:htmlblock

There may be some others too.
http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:User_Contributions#Modules
http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:Download#Modules
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haryadimas

Joined: 2009-08-19
Posts: 8

Posted: Tue, 2009-08-25 18:16

almost forgot that i post something here.

so here's my progress so far.

- i've managed to display the frontpage the way i wanted by editing the album.tpl (creating an if..else statement)
- i've managed add contact and about page using plugins (although they don't display exactly as i wanted)

now here's my question:

- since i deleted the part of code that displays album in my album.tpl (if displayed as frontpage) how do i create a link to go to album root?
i know i can add a hardcoded link, but that's not what i want.

dimas

nivekiam

Joined: 2002-12-10
Posts: 16503

Posted: Tue, 2009-08-25 18:29

You'd need to put that code back.

Short answer and I'll let you search the documentation for detail http://codex.gallery2.org

Create a new theme, copy it, change some settings in the theme and use that theme as your custom stuff for pages without album.tpl's code that's needed to generate the album code. There's documentation on how to create a theme by copying an existing one.

Or you could get more involved with page types, editing theme.tpl and possibly theme.inc.
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haryadimas Joined: 2009-08-19 Posts: 8	Posted: Wed, 2009-08-19 11:07
	Hi, I've been searching for a newbie guide on using gallery2 but i can't find it. What i want to do is: - creating a custom frontpage with no albums (just introduction words) - creating some custom pages like "about", "FAQ", "Contact" - adding more "block positions" on top and bottom of the page Now, what plugins do i need to do that task? or if i need to edit some code, can you guys point me to the right directions? Gallery version (not just "2"): 2.3 PHP version (e.g. 5.1.6): 5.2.5 apache2handler PHPInfo Link (see FAQ): uhh it's local Webserver (e.g. Apache 1.3.33): Apache/2.0.59 (Unix) PHP/5.2.5 DAV/2 Database (e.g. MySql 5.0.32): mysqli 5.0.41, lock.system=flock Activated toolkits (e.g. NetPbm, GD): Gd, SquareThumb Operating system (e.g. Linux): Mac Browser (e.g. Firefox 2.0): Firefox 3.5
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lodgey Joined: 2008-03-21 Posts: 32	Posted: Wed, 2009-08-19 11:45
	Hello haryadimas, -creating a custom frontpage with no albums (just introduction words) maybe use a simple html or php page and link it to the gallery. - creating some custom pages like "about", "FAQ", "Contact" pretty much the same as above. - adding more "block positions" on top and bottom of the page search the forum for gallery imbedding and intergration. http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:How_Tos#Website_Integration Hope this helps, maybe someone has some other ideas.

nivekiam Joined: 2002-12-10 Posts: 16503	Posted: Wed, 2009-08-19 16:12
	I agree with lodgey but there are some plugins to help: Check out the user contributed plugin called HTML Block: http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:Modules:htmlblock There may be some others too. http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:User_Contributions#Modules http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:Download#Modules ____________________________________________ Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here

haryadimas Joined: 2009-08-19 Posts: 8	Posted: Tue, 2009-08-25 18:16
	almost forgot that i post something here. so here's my progress so far. - i've managed to display the frontpage the way i wanted by editing the album.tpl (creating an if..else statement) - i've managed add contact and about page using plugins (although they don't display exactly as i wanted) now here's my question: - since i deleted the part of code that displays album in my album.tpl (if displayed as frontpage) how do i create a link to go to album root? i know i can add a hardcoded link, but that's not what i want. dimas

nivekiam Joined: 2002-12-10 Posts: 16503	Posted: Tue, 2009-08-25 18:29
	You'd need to put that code back. Short answer and I'll let you search the documentation for detail http://codex.gallery2.org Create a new theme, copy it, change some settings in the theme and use that theme as your custom stuff for pages without album.tpl's code that's needed to generate the album code. There's documentation on how to create a theme by copying an existing one. Or you could get more involved with page types, editing theme.tpl and possibly theme.inc. ____________________________________________ Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here

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