Author Topic: Amiga.org Photo Album (Read 5086 times)

Wayne · « **on:** May 17, 2009, 04:23:46 PM »

Quote from: alexh;454625

Sure, all I asked was if it is not possible to migrate, don't delete.

As I said many, many, *many* times before the swapover, nothing has been "deleted". All the data has been saved in multiple backups. As Karlos pointed out however. vBulletin (a forum software) did not magically include an image album.

I'm searching for the best option now to allow us to have one but even then, a simple migration may not be possible since image galleries have to manually process uploads to create thumbnails and other images from each single original.

What that would mean is that each image would have to be manually input by one or more individuals. If you were really concerned about the album, we could always use your help in that regard.

Wayne

Wayne · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2009, 04:38:49 PM »

Quote from: cecilia;454640

in other words each person would upload their pictures into their new "Albums"

or something like that.

Actually, personal albums (the feature you're asking about) is a bit different than the global gallery (what used to be the images button) we're discussing.

I'm still looking for an alternative to the old global gallery. Found a great one, but it's costly and I'm thinking surely a freebie has to be around somewhere.

Wayne

Wayne · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2009, 04:39:53 PM »

Quote from: RRunner;454643

If and when you come up with a plan for this... and you need any help... I'm more than willing to help out in any way that I can. I'm a techie by trade... not familiar with vBulletin but I'm a fast learner! PM me if you think there is anything I can help you with.

Thanks Roadie.

That's the kind of help and community involvement we have always needed around here. I'll let you know.

Wayne

Wayne · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2009, 05:19:26 PM »

Quote from: alexh;454655

What's the chance the old picture album could be made available for viewing but locked for new posts?

Unfortunately, zero.

When Xoops accepted the upload, most filenames were given a 16-bit random string as a filename, meaning they're nonsensical at best. Short of simply dumping 3000 images into a leechable open directory -- which means that we'd get slammed with bandwidth costs by everyone grabbing every image repeatedly -- there's no chance of that happening.

I'm afraid, just like news, that you'll simply have to be patient.

Wayne