Images - Lots of nodes, each with it's own small image gallery.

mikeytown2 - September 10, 2008 - 01:38

This is the idea:

Each Node has a main image, and several other optional images. Each image has its own caption, and it's displayed like a gallery; thumbnails go to full screen lightbox. The node also has some text in it and some CCK fields (date, ect...). Lets say 5 pics total.

Take these nodes and by using views create a list of nodes. So 10 nodes would be 50 thumbnails on a single page; or at a minimum 10 thumbnails (the main image).

Where do I start (modules)? I would like to use drupal 6.

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Sounds like you already have

backdrifting - September 10, 2008 - 02:57

Sounds like you already have your module list in place:

1) CCK

2) Imagefield and Imagecache

3) Lightbox2

4) Views

5) Panels

I'd start with those. I don't think Panels is ported up to 6.x yet, but the others should be.

-backdrifting

Actually the first four will

nevets - September 10, 2008 - 03:17

Actually the first four will do the trick (you do not need panels for this).

This will be my first Drupal

mikeytown2 - September 10, 2008 - 10:48

This will be my first Drupal site, old ones were done in straight PHP. So I'm kinda new to Drupal. I got XAMPP running on my box so I've been busy testing various things. Imagecache was the missing link.

I'll look into Panels as well, they have a 6.0 alpha out. (sounds nice!)

I hit Gallery2/Gallery Addon on my search as well, do I need/should I use this or can Imagefield do it all?

Thanks again!

Personally I would avoid

Jeff Burnz - September 10, 2008 - 10:58

Personally I would avoid Gallery if possible (extra work maintaining 2 applications) - certainly Views, CCK, Imagefield, Imagecache & Lightbox2 + a fair chunk of theme work can do what you want.