HowTo: Install Node Gallery

Steps to Install

1. Download Node_gallery, ImageAPI, Imagecache, optional and add-on modules desired.
   Node Gallery add-on modules:
   Node Gallery Access provides public, private and password protection for galleries.
   Node Gallery Display provides jquery slideshows for galleries.
2. Unzip or unpack the modules on your computer.
3. FTP or Upload the module folders with all the contents(as is) to the sites/all/modules folder.
   Reminder: all contributed modules go in (www.example.com/sites/all/modules).
4. Goto: Administer > Site configuration > Clean URLs
   system path admin/settings/clean-urls
   Ensure that Drupal's clean URLs are enabled and working correctly.
   This is required for ImageCache to work properly.
5. Goto: Administer > Site building > Modules
   system path admin/build/modules/list
6. Enable Node Gallery, ImageAPI, ImageAPI GD2, Imagecache, Imagecache UI, Node Gallery Lightbox2 Integration(if needed) and optional or add-on modules desired. Lightbox2 Integration provides Lightbox2 functions.(Lightbox2 module is required)
7. Save the settings to install (updates the database).
8. Configure the Permissions (see next section).

Items Created at Install Time

• 2 content types are created, Gallery and Gallery Image.
• One gallery relationship using Gallery and Gallery Image content types.
• Imagecache is set for cover, thumbnail and display.
• ImageAPI photo quality is set to 75% (standard Drupal setting).

Configure Permissions

Goto: Administer > User management > Permissions
system path admin/user/permissions

>imagecache module

  view imagecache node-gallery-cover

  view imagecache node-gallery-display

  view imagecache node-gallery-thumbnail

Additional imagecache presets will be listed upon creation.

>node module

  access content

  administer nodes

  create node_gallery_gallery content

  create node_gallery_image content

  delete any node_gallery_gallery content

  delete any node_gallery_image content

  delete own node_gallery_gallery content

  delete own node_gallery_image content

  edit any node_gallery_gallery content

  edit any node_gallery_image content

  edit own node_gallery_gallery content

  edit own node_gallery_image content

Additional content types for new gallery relationships will be listed upon creation.

>node_gallery module

  administer node gallery

  view node gallery

Add-on Modules

>node_gallery_access module

  access password protected galleries without a password

  access private galleries

  edit password protected galleries without a password

  edit private galleries

>node_gallery_display module

  view user tab

Optional Module permissions (a few examples).

>CCK

  Content

>Captcha module

  skip CAPTCHA

>comments

  access comments

  post comments

  post comments without approval

>Lightbox2 module

  download original image

>fivestar

  rate content

>nodewords module

  edit meta tags

>path module

  create url aliases

>views module

  access all views

( Save Settings )

Configure Pathauto if Installed

The Pathauto module creates automatic path aliases for nodes, users, and category terms, eliminating the need to create them manually. This way, your site is more user and search engine friendly, and more descriptive about its content. Using tokens with pathauto will create dynamic paths for your content.

Goto: Administer > Site building > URL aliases
system path admin/build/path/pathauto

>Node path settings

  Pattern for all gallery paths:

  node-gallery/[title-raw]

  Pattern for all gallery image paths:

  node-gallery/[parent-node-gallery-title-raw]/[title-raw]

Available tokens specific to node gallery:

[parent-node-gallery-path]  The path of the parent Gallery.

[parent-node-gallery-path-raw] Unfiltered path of the parent Gallery. warning-raw user input.

[parent-node-gallery-title]  The title of the parent Gallery.

[parent-node-gallery-title-raw] Unfiltered title of the parent Gallery. warning-raw user input.

Some examples:

Gallery path: photo-galleries/[title-raw]

Image path: photo-galleries/[parent-node-gallery-title-raw]/[title-raw]

Gallery path: gallery/[author-name-raw]/[title-raw]

Image path: gallery/pic/[author-name-raw]/[title-raw]

( Save configuration )

! All Done and Ready to Create Galleries !

All the necessary settings are in place at this point. Additional adjustments can be made to the ImageCache Presets and the Default Gallery Relationship. see ( HowTo: Configure Node Gallery ) in this Handbook.

Need help? Use the Drupal Post Installation ( Forum ). Please use a descriptive title for the post.
(or) Request support in the node_gallery ( issue queue ).