RSGallery2 
Version
2.2.1 and 3.1.0 (last update on Jan 24, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
134
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
527502
Date Added
5 March 2006
Users can upload their images via frontend and backend, via single file upload, batch upload or ftp upload. Galleries containing images can have as many (nested) subgalleries as you want. Galleries and images can be moved around easily. Three graphics libraries, used to make display and thumbnail images, are supported: GD2, ImageMagick and Netpbm. Images can have a watermark. Images can be regenerated after the settings for display image size and thumbnail image size are changed. The site administrator can set permissions for usergroups to be allowed to upload images, create galleries, edit, delete, (un)publish both images and galleries, vote and comment on images, just like the permissions for Joomla core components are set. View access for galleries can be set by the site administrator just like view acces for Joomla Categories. The look and feel can be customised by creating your own RSGallery2 templates.
RSGallery2 has been around since the Mambo days and was originally developed by Ronald Smit. Since then, RSGallery2 has evolved into what it is nowadays.
Support/discussions: www.rsgallery2.nl!
RSGallery2 has always been a free extension and will always be a free extension! We're all volunteers!
Note:
- Version 3.0.1 will not work on Joomla 2.5.x, but 3.1.0 will!
- Use version 2.x on Joomla 1.5.x.
Major changes in v3.1.0 with respect to v3.0.1
- Added View Access Level to galleries
- Comment and Vote permission can be set per usergroup and per gallery.
- Captcha option for commenting on images: now uses Securimage 3.0 by Drew Philips (www.phpcaptcha.org)
- Added the possibility of using parameters in Slideshow Parth. Think of slideshow transition effects, setting background and text colors and setting the size of the slideshow.
- Added choice for menu-item that links directly to the slideshow.
- Fixed meta description and page title.
Maintenance changes
- Fixed one Backwards Compatibility issue for Joomla! 2.5. The Joomla! team has done a really great job in making Joomla 2.5 backwards compatible with respect to 1.6 and 1.7. However, there are a few Backwards Compatibility issues and one of them does affect RSGallery2 3.0.1.
- Created sliders for Configuration’s tab Images.
- Removed some unused settings in the Configuration.
- Moved Configuration setting FTP Path to Image Upload section and corrected base path information.
- Upon Save in Configuration now using Joomla messages instread of RSG2 printAdminMsg
- New gallery saves by default to first position, text describing this in Gallery New screen was wrong.
Language
- Added full italian (it-IT) translation available thanks to user Scioz.
- Corrected missing language strings showing in pagination when you have a paginated list of galleries in the front-end.
- Hardcoded textstring “(ex. C:\ffmpeg\ffmpeg.exe)” now translatable.
- Removed directory
Images
Comparing to other galleries this is very good. Though I have to mention that the code is quite messy. I takes a lot of time to figure out how to make minor modifications. The path way is bad. It points to the last subcategory only and it is not joined with original pathway. I fixed it, but there are more minor drawbacks... Hope they all wanish after time :)
I like RSGallery very much! Lots of efforts... :)
I like RSGallery very much! Lots of efforts... :)
I was about to pull out some of my old code and try to write my own Joomla! Gallery extension. Now I don't need to. RSgallery2 has some rough edges, and is still in need of development but it has many advantages over all the other galleries I've tried on this list:
1) It work.
2) The displays look good.
3) It's easy to use.
4) It's fun to work with.
5) It does the job!
Looking forward to the next update.
1) It work.
2) The displays look good.
3) It's easy to use.
4) It's fun to work with.
5) It does the job!
Looking forward to the next update.
This software seems to work well for other people, but I found the upload of photos to be confusing. It asks that you create a category before uploading, but there's no place to create the actual category. I sought help on their forums and they were very nice, but they seem to think the software is completely intuitive, which it is not.
One thing I can say is that it installs like a breeze! 2 clicks and boom, you're done. But with no end-user documentation, I can't see using it, because if I can't figure out how to use it (and I'm a web developer) how are my visitors supposed to? Especially when basic end-user documentation doesn't exist!
One thing I can say is that it installs like a breeze! 2 clicks and boom, you're done. But with no end-user documentation, I can't see using it, because if I can't figure out how to use it (and I'm a web developer) how are my visitors supposed to? Especially when basic end-user documentation doesn't exist!
I really like this gallery package. This is the only package I've found that will automatically resize images and allow admin to discard originals. If I could suggest one improvement it would be to allow admin to define top categories to which users can add their own sub-categories.
as u wrote above with the nice features.
most of them dont work correct at moment.
batchupload is fully not working.
in no other gallery component i have to change something in the php.ini ......... at example
in all other batch upload from specific folder on ftp works great.. not in rsgallery2
and so on
as u mentioned , look on their homepage
in the forum
its not working fully and correct
okay, sure - its alpha
lets wait........
i think, if the bugs are removed, this will one of the best gallery components
cheers
most of them dont work correct at moment.
batchupload is fully not working.
in no other gallery component i have to change something in the php.ini ......... at example
in all other batch upload from specific folder on ftp works great.. not in rsgallery2
and so on
as u mentioned , look on their homepage
in the forum
its not working fully and correct
okay, sure - its alpha
lets wait........
i think, if the bugs are removed, this will one of the best gallery components
cheers
RSgallery2 is a very useful component, especially because of its full integration with Joomla. Features are sufficient in my view. It could do with a few more comments within the html/php file if you want more customization, though.
I'd certainly recommend it if you're looking for a reasonably fast, easy to use gallery component!
I'd certainly recommend it if you're looking for a reasonably fast, easy to use gallery component!
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