grezvany13

Here’s one of the scripts I build for the new router:

$id = get_the_ID();
if(is_page($id)) {
	$post = &get_page($id);
} else {
	$post = &get_post($id);
}
if($post->post_parent){
	$ancestors = get_post_ancestors($post->ID);
	foreach($ancestors as $ancestor) {
		if($ancestor->ID == $id) continue;
		$ancestor = &get_post($ancestor->ID);
		$slug .= $ancestor->post_name.'/';
	}
}
$slug .= $post->post_name . '/';
$url = get_option('home') . '/' . $slug;

What does it do?
It fixes the problem where the gallery on a page ALWAYS uses the page_id, while in a post it can use page_name.

Please note: you can’t use this snippet yet, since it requires more code to be altered (like the rewrite rules). Although it will give you an idea of some ‘new features’ I’m building 😉

I found the problem: Your PHP version is too low!

Requirements
* WordPress 2.7.x or above
* PHP 5.2 or higher
* GD 2 Library
* Freetype Support (for Watermark)
* Safe-Mode Off (for more function)
* Memory limit should 16MB or more
(source: http://alexrabe.de/wordpress-plugins/nextgen-gallery/)

Can you see the NextGen Icon? or Does it open a popup?

1) missing / corrupt javascript
To check this try to open: http://your.domain.tld/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/admin/tinymce/editor_plugin.js
This file should exist and be proper coded (ending with })(); ).

Can you see the forms inside the popup?

2) missing / corrupt php
To check this try to open: http://your.domain.tld/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/admin/tinymce/window.php
This file should exist and return an empty page, although viewing the source should show a form.

Both problems means to upload/reinstall the plugin again since it has missing or corrupt files.

Hi Gordon,

it’s a known ‘problem’ that the url’s don’t look as nice as it should. And at this time no solution is available. The biggest problem is that NextGen uses it’s own router class (/lib/rewrite.php), which is required to show multiple pages within a plugin. This means that (no matter what) the base URL of the plugin is /nggallery/ and then a bunch of ugly stuff (from “/page-X/” to “/post/X/album-X/gallery-X/page-X/slideshow/”).

At this moment I’m working on a new router class which fixes most problems (eg use the page/category/post name as base url) and let it use the same (permalink) settings as the WordPress installation itself, though it’s more complex as it looks.

When as working version is ready I’ll contact the NextGen developer(s) and post the fixes at these forums and maybe it will be included in one of the next versions.

Though, if you’re a skilled PHP programmer and find a solution yourself, I’ll be happy to use the fix 😉

NextGen Gallery reads the meta data from the image and puts the information in an array which is easier to access. In this process only the default information is kept, which means that the GPS data is lost.

You can easily add extra fields to the array by modifying the get_EXIF() function in /lib/meta.php (line 105).

I can’t provide the exact code since I don’t have any pictures with GPS information, but it shouldn’t be a big problem to add this functionality by yourself.