WP Library compat. Custom image reorder, etc.

  • Resolved alx359

    (@alx359)


    12 years, 10 months ago

    Hello Zach,

    As said in another post, I like your gallery a lot (voted +5), especially the smart and uncluttered way things work out, and was almost ready with a setup for a project. But there are 2 features that got aware as important along the way in comparison with other solutions (which frankly like less):

    – WP Media Library Compatibility. I should now upload images in both libraries if I have a gallery and related posts in need of the same source, not to say that’s a bit of a lock-in and rigid for other needs too (e.g. themes and plugin compatibility).

    – Custom reordering of images. There’s no way AFAIK to reorder each image in a gallery separately. Sometimes ASC/DESC/date is not good enough, especially for artists which would prefer to give custom/thematic priority to some pieces over others into the same gallery.

    Other useful functionality you may also consider for future versions:

    – Renaming at the file level (there are plugins for this already for the WP Media Gallery).
    – Compatibility with the WP taxonomy, to get the cloud widget display the media tags (again, there are plugins for this).

    Please don’t take these remarks as a mean of criticism. Just a few thoughts you might find worth of considering for future versions, and if you get the spare time.

    Cheers!
    Alex

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  • Plugin Author macguru2000

    (@macguru2000)

    12 years, 10 months ago

    Alex,

    Thanks for your interest, rating and ideas about CataBlog. Let me address some of your comments.

    – I do not think I will be integrating CataBlog with the WordPress Media Library anytime soon, it doesn’t seem to be a necessary feature, yes you might have to upload the same file twice in certain situations. Have you looked into the new public feature, this may help solve your problem by offering a dedicated page for each catalog item.

    – There are plans for a “gallery” feature that will let you create distinct lists of catalog items and reorder these collections in any order you want. The reason that a gallery must be created for this is that you cannot order a list of items that may have more than one category, it is impossible. So instead the library will have all catalog items, and galleries will be collections of library items. I wrote about this issue on the blog at http://catablog.illproductions.com/2011/04/ordering-multiple-categories/

    – Love the idea of letting people rename the files after they upload them, I also want to let people edit each item’s thumbnail cropping and other such advanced features. Just need the time and inspiration to write the code.

    – You could try hacking the catalog taxonomy in CataBlog.class.php, not sure how much PHP you know. I was thinking that in a future release, CataBlog would have its own set of Widgets, including a category cloud, list widget and a random catalog items preview widget.

    Thread Starter alx359

    (@alx359)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks Zachs for taking the time for this long answer.

    – Somekind of integration with Media Library still think is useful as a way to use std/plugin WP functionality with media. Maybe a partial/full sync option would be good enough?

    – You’are right about reordering. I meant the same as you said. Reordering at the post/page level, after dropping the bunch in there.

    – I’m still a newbie to WP and not ready yet to dive-in with the code. Anyway, sooner or later it is always the only way to go 🙂

    Take care and will be following the new developments!

    Alex

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