Admin
04-24-05, 07:59 PM
This is a major update. If you are upgrading a prior version of PhotoPost, please read the upgrade section carefully as it contains important information about the changes to the data directory structure.
New Features for PhotoPost 5
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Moderator assignments by category
Unlimited extra fields including definable types using text, dropdowns, checkboxes and radio buttons
Hidden Photos photos which can be tagged "hidden" from appearing in the gallery itself, but can be viewed with a direct link (Approve Photos has a new "Hidden Photos" which can be used to view any hidden photos).
Contest Mode - allows a category to be set to "contest" mode where users can only vote for one photo in the category (no ratings per image), Moderators/Admins can control voting and reset votes.
Advanced Sorting on showgallery pages
improved search conditions (all words, one word matching)
Category "max images" setting - removes oldest images as new ones are added
Quick nav dropdown selector
"Image ## to ## of ####" indicator on showgallery page
Recent Posts category specific when in category
Thumbnails with Titles in showgallery page
Switch to turn of embedded multimedia
Report Post
Password variable removed from URLs and set by cookie
System closed indicator for Admin
Zip 'n Download optional for any category/albums
optional rotation for thumbnails (IM users only)
"mini" thumbnails for non-rotated thumbnails (only if rotating thumbs)
thumbnail sharpening (IM users only)
option to disable URL image downloads in uploadphoto
new graphics for default message buttons
page generation times
MySQL errors only displayed to admin
new thumbnail handling to remove php code from thumbnail templates
and read the thumbnail file only once during e
ecution
optional big image window popup (see e (http://www.viperalley.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/18392)
ample site (http://www.viperalley.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/18392))
album titles clickable to album from album admin page
removed userid from new file uploads - files retain original name unless same filename has been uploaded to same category (support for legacy filenames included)
changed # of comments not to count votes if you are not displaying votes without comments
Print View of just image to allow for easy printing of photo
vB3 avatars improved to show file system avatars, db stored and site selected avatars
Minimium image size setting (b5)
DocType and Content-Type meta tag moved to language file (b5)
vB3 Enhanced picks up censored words
significantly improved vB3 integration removing the need for cookie and
license info for vB3 Enhanced installations (vB3 does all authentication).
New Features for PhotoPost 5
----------------------------
Moderator assignments by category
Unlimited extra fields including definable types using text, dropdowns, checkboxes and radio buttons
Hidden Photos photos which can be tagged "hidden" from appearing in the gallery itself, but can be viewed with a direct link (Approve Photos has a new "Hidden Photos" which can be used to view any hidden photos).
Contest Mode - allows a category to be set to "contest" mode where users can only vote for one photo in the category (no ratings per image), Moderators/Admins can control voting and reset votes.
Advanced Sorting on showgallery pages
improved search conditions (all words, one word matching)
Category "max images" setting - removes oldest images as new ones are added
Quick nav dropdown selector
"Image ## to ## of ####" indicator on showgallery page
Recent Posts category specific when in category
Thumbnails with Titles in showgallery page
Switch to turn of embedded multimedia
Report Post
Password variable removed from URLs and set by cookie
System closed indicator for Admin
Zip 'n Download optional for any category/albums
optional rotation for thumbnails (IM users only)
"mini" thumbnails for non-rotated thumbnails (only if rotating thumbs)
thumbnail sharpening (IM users only)
option to disable URL image downloads in uploadphoto
new graphics for default message buttons
page generation times
MySQL errors only displayed to admin
new thumbnail handling to remove php code from thumbnail templates
and read the thumbnail file only once during e
ecution
optional big image window popup (see e (http://www.viperalley.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/18392)
ample site (http://www.viperalley.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/18392))
album titles clickable to album from album admin page
removed userid from new file uploads - files retain original name unless same filename has been uploaded to same category (support for legacy filenames included)
changed # of comments not to count votes if you are not displaying votes without comments
Print View of just image to allow for easy printing of photo
vB3 avatars improved to show file system avatars, db stored and site selected avatars
Minimium image size setting (b5)
DocType and Content-Type meta tag moved to language file (b5)
vB3 Enhanced picks up censored words
significantly improved vB3 integration removing the need for cookie and
license info for vB3 Enhanced installations (vB3 does all authentication).