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1. Dickstar
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Hey now, good morning everybody and happy 2012!

   I'm into photography and created quite a library by now. I'm thinking of starting up a wallpaper website to show off my work and to share some of it for everyone's wallpaper pleasure.

   This one has been a favorite of mine for a long time now:
   http://interfacelift.com

   Is there a mod that could create a frontpage like that easily?

   I want to upload an image where the script lets me easily input multiple resolutions from the base image. If something like this isn't around already, can you guys recommend someone who could write a script like that for me?

2. Jerry
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Well creating the page isn't a small task, but from a programming point of view, yes of course it can be done. Without going too in depth and melting your brain, I'll try to be brief.

   Options page in the admin panel would allow you to of course define the sizes. Then it would store the actual dimensions within an array. The front page would pull that array and iterate through it with add_image_size. Once all image sizes are iterated through, you would then use wp_get_attachement_image to show just the thumbnail. Now below that, you would use a loop to generate the form option data that would then link to the newly re-sized image.

   Hope that helps... I need more coffee.

3. Dickstar
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Thanks for the reply.

   I understand the mechanics behind of what you're saying there, but I wouldn't know how to implement that myself. My knowledge is pretty limited compared to a lot of you guys here.

   How much would you think it'd cost me to get a custom mod like that?

4. webstranka
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Jerry, could you help me too, it`s only partially limited to library, but did not find any other topic:
   I have problems with loading of pictures into the multimedia library. I tried .jpg, jpeg, but nothing works. Heres the situation. I tried 2 systems, IE, Firefox and Chrome and tried the new drag & drop system, get an error on Access denied when trying to open stream to file.php and some error on line 348. The file is rws-rws-rw,still error. When I use the standard one, it loads the picture, but dont show the actual picture, I cant edit, crop it or anything else, size is 0x0. The uploads folder is not existing, so I created one, but this picture is not there. When I manually copy them through ftp to this folder, I dont see them in multimedia library.
   I can use pictures from web links, but this is not the right way

5. Jerry
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   @Dickstar:
   I understand your situation, it really depends on cost though. It's a simple plugin, can actually be created in say a week max. Price depends on the individual, I'd say shop around on freelancer sites. Average web developer cost is anywhere from 10/hr - 30/hr (for good work). However, there are developers out there that charge based off the project, I'd ball park it around mid 200's for the overall project, but that's just me, and I'm hourly anyhow.

   Whatever you do, make sure you get everything in writing and never pay more than what they quote you!

   @webstranka
   How about we not hijack Dick's thread, I'll meet you in your thread okies.

6. cubecolour
   ɹoʇɐɹǝpoɯ
   Posted 4 months ago #

   you can post jobs at jobs.wordpress.net

7. Jerry
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Whoa, when did that come out >.> I didn't know about that... ugh *facepalm*

8. Dickstar
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Alright, that sounds reasonable. Thanks Jerry! What do you charge? You seem like a solid guy.

   Now I think about it, the auto resolution thing wouldn't even be 100% necessary. I can can make a little Photoshop macro to do that. All I need is an image-based theme with a drop down menu under each image for resolution choice. What I like about interfacelift too is that it knows the resolution of my screen when I visit. It's little things like that make the site good.

9. Jerry
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   What you're breaking it down to now is simple theme creation. Unfortunately as much as I need cash right now lol, I don't do designing, graphics isn't my thing. A simple and cheaper solution would be to get a theme first, then tailor it to what you want. Which is what I did with "Jenzoo", before I switched haha.

   Anyhow, the reason I suggested using the wordpress API is that you would only have to upload one image per post, therefore decreasing the upload time on you. Though I have done the same thing with photoshop haha.

   On the flip side if you can get a hold of a theme, or get one designed in a PSD (properlly layered of course) I can convert those into themes if need be. I dont' want to sound like I'm advertising here on the forums so if you don't mind just skype chat me so I can give you my email.

   Skype: jjswebs

10. keesiemeijer
    moderator
    Posted 4 months ago #

    Maybe this will help: http://justintadlock.com/archives/2011/01/28/linking-to-all-image-sizes-in-wordpress

11. Dickstar
    Member
    Posted 4 months ago #

    What you're breaking it down to now is simple theme creation. Unfortunately as much as I need cash right now lol, I don't do designing, graphics isn't my thing. A simple and cheaper solution would be to get a theme first, then tailor it to what you want. Which is what I did with "Jenzoo", before I switched haha.

    Anyhow, the reason I suggested using the wordpress API is that you would only have to upload one image per post, therefore decreasing the upload time on you. Though I have done the same thing with photoshop haha.

    On the flip side if you can get a hold of a theme, or get one designed in a PSD (properlly layered of course) I can convert those into themes if need be. I dont' want to sound like I'm advertising here on the forums so if you don't mind just skype chat me so I can give you my email.

    Skype: jjswebs

    Yeah, that makes sense. The thing is, there are differences in dimensions. Like some screens are 16x9, 4x3 or 16x10... Is the WordPress API smart enough to deal with that or does it stretch it weirdly?

    Maybe this will help: http://justintadlock.com/archives/2011/01/28/linking-to-all-image-sizes-in-wordpress

    That looks like something I could use. I just need someone to make it into a drop-down menu for me.

12. keesiemeijer
    moderator
    Posted 4 months ago #

    The thing is, there are differences in dimensions. Like some screens are 16x9, 4x3 or 16x10... Is the WordPress API smart enough to deal with that or does it stretch it weirdly?

    WordPress can create the small images with add_image_size. Depending on the ratio of the original image it scales down untill it fits inside the dimensions you set.
    

    add_image_size( 'category-thumb', 16, 9 );

    The image size resulting from this image size could be 8x9 depending on the original.

    You can set one dimension to 9999px to control the size of one dimension.

    add_image_size( 'category-thumb', 16, 9999 );

    You'll have to experiment how to get the correct image sizes. Compare all the ratio's of the image sizes you want.

13. Dickstar
    Member
    Posted 4 months ago #

    Yeah, see, it all sounds logical and I can probably figure it out, but I want it to be as easy as possible for me. Thanks a ton for the info regarding this though. Once I found someone who can do some cool coding magic for me I'll let him know of this thread.

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