Phoca Gallery Plugin
Requirements:
- Joomla!
- Phoca Gallery with Slideshow component
Documentation:
http://www.phoca.cz/documentation/category/14-phoca-gallery-plugin
Usage (see Demo):
http://www.phoca.cz/demo/phocagallery-plugin
http://www.phoca.cz/wallpapers/
http://www.phoca.cz/documents/52-phoca-restaurant-menu-component/308-daily-menu (live site using Phoca Gallery Plugin)
Phoca Gallery - Joomla! 1.7 Demo:
http://www.phoca.cz/joomlademo/phoca-gallery-plugin
Apart from that problem - I would always highly recommend Phoca Gallery.
Hi, thank you very much for your review, please try to ask in phoca forum, I think, there was some xmap extension for Phoca Gallery :idea:
- The settings are not described precisely enough (few simple images cold help a lot in understanding which setting does what exactly).
- Adding multiples photos to gallery is not intuitive at all.
- If there's a larger amount of images, there's no simple way of telling which were added last.
- Whole layout of gallery crashes when trying to switch through several gallery templates (for example, icons from the previous one appear on the current).
- Explaining how to use this gallery to a client, who isn't exactly a computer geek is like trying to learn a monkey how to read.
Hi,
if you get some problem just ask here:
http://www.phoca.cz/forum - maybe this can save you some minuts/hours
To get information from documentation, visit:
http://www.phoca.cz/documents/14-phoca-gallery-plugin/58-displaying-phoca-gallery-plugin
To see it live in examples, go to:
http://www.phoca.cz/demo/phocagallery-plugin
and other demo sites (there are over 30 exmaples of the using of the plugin and many of using the component)
I will try to answer following issues:
- The settings are not described precisely enough (few simple images cold help a lot in understanding which setting does what exactly)
==> see above - there is a documentation link with all the parameters and there is a link to exapmles (over 30 examples) and of course there is a forum where you can get help
- Adding multiples photos to gallery is not intuitive at all.
==> Not sure, the Multiple Add function was made by community users for quickly adding images to gallery (I think they have selected good way as adding of all possible albums with help of Multiple Add function is really easy and fast - http://www.phoca.cz/documents/2-phoca-gallery-component/8-multiple-adding-images-categories-and-subcategories )
- If there's a larger amount of images, there's no simple way of telling which were added last.
==> every image get timestamp (of course if all images are added at once, then the ordering says simply which image was added as last)
- Whole layout of gallery crashes when trying to switch through several gallery templates (for example, icons from the previous one appear on the current).
==> Not sure what you mean, I don't know any such feature in Phoca Gallery ???
- Explaining how to use this gallery to a client, who isn't exactly a computer geek is like trying to learn a monkey how to read
==> Maybe telling him the links to documentation will help.
Thank you, Jan
It provides simple way to add pictures into a gallery on your website.
The drawbacks of the components is how comments on the images are shown and adding title and text to you images during multiple imports.
The comments should be more in the focus then they are now. Perhaps something in the way Facebook does it, most people know that way so it would be more simple and straight forward.
When adding multiple images to the gallery it does not give the option on adding title and text to each picture, or at least I have not found out how to do it.
Despite this it is a good component.
1)your site has many extensions consider making all in one also extension
2)your component is extremely difficult to add 500 pics at once ... can't you make it simpler? like {gallery}folder{/gallery}
3)i tried to integrate phoca gallery and simplecaddy and took me 4 hours... the documentation you put is not enough... consider adding a video... it is quite easy though but i needed to find out by my self
5)for this specific you could give a quick install template or even sell it and make quick money out of it... i was ready to pay if someone had it but nobody even bothered to reply to my forum question it s been 3 days now
Hi, thank you for your review.
Regarding questions in the forum. See Phoca Forum rules: http://www.phoca.cz/forum/forum-rules.php
1. ... I (developer) need to work in my regular work, need to sleep sometime, etc. Usually I am visiting this forum every second or third day and after my regular work I am answering cca 90 posts at night ... (the same is by moderators or other users, who all are answering posts and helping people for free in their freetime).
(Anyway - It seems, there is nobody in Joomla! world who has answered more questions regarding Joomla! than me, I will sure answer your questions there but please be patient)
Thank you for your understanding.
Hi, sorry I don't understand, in Phoca Gallery Plugin, there is no Powered by Phoca Gallery ???
It was such a nice component to install, very straight forward , and works seamlessly with the website, a real pleasure to use, and looks fantastic.
This is definitely one of the best Joomla! Extensions i have used so far and offers so much extra, all controllable from within the site admin. There are loads of different styles you can apply to your gallery and they all look stunning.
Thank you to Phoca for providing such a top extension . I very much look forward to using you again in the future.
It not just the the extension that is superb but the support from Jan (the developer) is fast and first class.
I see many people on the forums here wanting to remove the powered by link and also criticise Jan for putting this on! Well to remove it just make a simple/small donation and email the developer and you wishes will come true! This is a small price to pay to support someone who develops a critical piece of work to the Joomla Community and users who use Joomla for their site requirements! Jan - well done, keep up the good work!
John
I'd like to thank you to share this great tool on GPL Non-Commercial license with all Joomla fans!!! It's definitely one of the best photo galleries available for Joomla!!!
GREAT JOB!!!!
Actually deserves 4,5 stars, but since I can't choose that, it's gotta be 4.
I still like this application and at least it gives you many options....
