Suggestions for Blog editor, thoughts on hosting images and video.
I'm wrapping up a blog site. Hope to FTP it up on webserver by middle of the coming week.
Going through all the image tools I've pretty well narrowed down my choices for image tools to be used by admin.
I don't plan to use the FCK or TinyMCE type editors for authenticated users.
I was thinking of either using the filtered HTML or the BUEeditor.
It would be great if there was an editor like they use on Vbulletin boards with BBcoding.
A lot simpler to use and most people are pretty familiar with those editors.
So, I'd appreciate any thoughts on editor choice for blog users allowed to post stories and blogs.
2nd thing would be the embedded and uploaded images thing.
It is pretty important to include the ability to embed images and video.
There are several tools that look good.
I prefer good tools that may not be the coolest.... but they are easier for users and better for maintaining site.
It might be best practice to allow embedded videos in lieu of having them uploaded.
Hosting video isn't out of the question, if I can get good software tools to do the job.
Anyway, if you have suggestions for image and video tools they would be appreciated.
My last blog was a bomb. Spammers finished off that blog in about a year.
I got sick and tired of spending an hour or more a day cleaning off their stuff and deleting them.
Just closed it down. It was a news commentary site, which had a broad audience and seemed to attract alot of spammers.
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These days I use fckeditor with IMCE for image handling. If you really want bbcode, check out the http://drupal.org/project/bbcode and http://drupal.org/project/bbcode_wysiwyg modules.
To control spammers, checkout the captcha and/or mollom modules. I also find the commentmail module to be helpful and save a lot of time spotting and removing junk comments.
For embedded video checkout the http://drupal.org/project/emfield module.
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Are you saying you let blog
Are you saying you let blog authenticated users have access to fckeditor and IMCE?
Both of them are fine for admin or highly trusted users, but for registered users I was thinking to keep them out of my databases(IMCE)for sure.
The IMCE really bothers me, because they can upload from anywhere. Then they have access to other posters pictures, which doesn't thrill me.
Possibly if I could have some way of controlling databases, limiting the IMCE more effectively.
I've been using forums for years and the link to images has never been a problem for me. I wouldn't think that would be a problem for users.
If they don't have a site up, they generally have some type of image hosting they are using like flicker, youtube, metacafe, etc.
Maybe there is a way to set them up I'm not aware.
I was looking at the BUEeditor, but I'm of the mind to let them link to another site for images but not have any acess into my databases by any method.
The IMCE looks like a problem with broad range of users.
Thanks for the comments getting solid input on this is important.
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Actually, IMCE doesn't store images in the db-- so I'm not really sure I understand your concern. You can also use tokens to have each user get their own directory for images.
However, if you really want to lock things down then you're probably right to use another photo service and simply allow linking to the images. There seems to be quite a few modules aimed at integrating with flickr-- i'd probably go that route.
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The IMCE photos would be on
The IMCE photos would be on the server. You are correct not in the db per se.
I've run upon so many admin problems allowing uploads of images that can be used by other users.
It's not about being lazy, it's just I'm up before sun up and awake into the wee hours now.
So, keeping a tight rein on what goes onto sites and still keeping them viable (interesting to users) has tradeoffs.
One of my projects in progress a static site whereby users only view the site and make minimal interactions with the site. Currently, I have 11, 000+ full size photo images (500x500 pixel), and equal number of thumbnails (120x120 already done)
I Need to add description, a model number and a price along with the full size and one thumbnail images into each node.
Then I have to apply 6 different taxonomy terms to each node item. Ugh! Ugh! There are about 12 options choices under each taxonomy item.
So, I'm probably looking at doing this with a CCK custom content type, use a spin box of taxonomy. This may be the faster method.
Typing all the taxonomy terms individually would be outrageous time consuming.
The CCK is probably best option, but I've not checked out the CCK modules well enough to know if that is the better choice.
Man would I love to poke all this into Excel, save as a CSV and upload to the server at one time.
I would of course hope to FTP the photos and thumbnails also.
If you have any suggestions I could sure use a few.
I mentally think through this stuff for solutions in my sleep or not-sleep whatever you call it. LOL
Anyway, WorldFaltz, you have answered alot of my postings and I really appreciate your taking the time.