Gallery Module

The Gallery Module allows you create Albums on your web site and add photos and images to them.

Managing your Gallery

  1. Log in to your web site using your provided log in information.
  2. Browse to your Gallery using your site's navigation.
  3. You may now manage each portion of your Gallery using the steps below.

Creating and Editing Albums

A single administrative page allows for the creation of new Albums and the editing of existing Albums. To manage your Albums, browse to your web site's Gallery, and follow the steps below.

  1. At the bottom of your Gallery main page, click on the link labeled "Edit albums" (beside the pencil icon). This will bring up a page which will allow you to edit existing albums and add additional albums to your web site.
  2. To create a new Album
    1. Enter the name of the Album you would like to create in the "New Album" field at the top of the form.
    2. Then, click the button labeled "Create new album". This will add the new Album to your web site and to the drop-down list of Albums, allowing you to edit its details.
  3. To edit an existing Album
    1. Select the Album you wish to modify using the drop-down menu labeled "Choose Album"
    2. If you wish to rename the selected Album, enter a new name in the field labeled "Name".
    3. If you would like additional information displayed on your web site for this Album, you may enter the desired text in the field labeled "Description".
    4. When you have completed your changes, click on the "Update" link at the bottom of the form to save the information to your web site.

Adding New Photos

  1. At the bottom of your Gallery main page, click on the link labeled "Add Image" (beside the pencil icon).
  2. A new page opens. Here, you can add images from your hard drive to a gallery and assign them a name and description on your web site.
  3. Copying an image to your web site
    1. On this new page, click on the "Browse" button near the bottom of the form. This will open a "File Upload" window and allow you to select an image from your hard drive.
      Note:The file names of the images should only contain alphanumeric characters (a-z or 0-9) and should not contain spaces. File names with special characters (!, @, #, etc) or spaces may not be properly processed by the system.
    2. Once you have selected the image from your hard drive, click "Open" in the dialog window. The "File Upload" window will close and the path to the image you selected will appear in the text field to the left of the Browse button. You may now click on "Upload" to upload the file onto the server.
  4. After the image is finished uploading, (which could take some time depending on file size) use the drop-down menu for "Album" to place this new image into an Album.
  5. Enter a name for your new image in the "Name" field.
  6. If you would like to add more information or the name of the person who took this photo, you may do so using the "Description" and "Photographer" fields in the form.
    These fields are not required, and can be filled in at a later date.
  7. Once all needed fields are complete, click the "Update" link at the bottom of the form. Your new photo will now be added to your web site's Gallery and the page will refresh, allowing you to add further photos.