Phoca Gallery 
- This extension has additional addons listed in an extension specific category.
- Includes visible backlink
See demo with different features:
http://www.phoca.cz/demo/ (click on links on left side to see different features of Phoca Gallery)
Demo with tree and image module:
http://www.phoca.cz/wallpapers/
Demo with description and no popup:
http://www.phoca.cz/templatedemo/phoca-gallery-description
Demo Phoca Gallery and Simple Caddy integration:
http://www.phoca.cz/stockphoto/
Demo Phoca Gallery and Joomla! 1.6 (1.7):
http://www.phoca.cz/joomlademo/phoca-gallery
Demo Phoca Gallery and YouTube Video (CSS3):
http://www.phoca.cz/virtuemartdemo/phoca-gallery-youtube
Phoca Gallery 3.0.2 Requirements:
PHP 5.2.4+
MySQL 5.0.4+
Joomla! 1.6, 1.7
So I switch on GTalk and perform a quick chat with Jan from Phoca. In less than 10 minutes all my issues are solved. :D
Can't thank this guy enough it seems sometimes. :-)
Hi, thank you for your review, you can use the following methods to upload images in Phoca Gallery:
- standard upload (one image upload)
- java upload
- flash based upload
- ftp upload
- media manager upload
- other web file manager upload
You can select method which will be not so complicated for you. E.g. you will prepare the tree of folders and images on your PC. Then you will upload the whole tree to your server and in Multiple Add View, Phoca Gallery will automatically convert all folders to categories, all subfolders to subcategories and will create thumbnails from the images.
Jan
The most impressive thing is that you can choose your thumbnail size for each of three modes.
Ease of use combined with configurability. There are backlinks front and back, but the front can be made quite discreet by choosing the text only option.
5stars all round. Magnificent.
There is also a gallery tree extension which goes with this which really adds to functionality.
Infact I had many difficulties once I had this downloaded and lots of trouble but with 3-4 days of working I finally got used to it...
Thanx for the amazing extension!
Another problem is that you have to create your own images/phocagallery folder that isn't off the default images/stories so other programs cant find your images to display. Why cant you go with the defaults?
Fix those niggles and you'd have me very happy.
Hi,
Phoca Gallery doesn't create copy of original images, there are three thumbnail types:
- small - displayed in Categories View, in administration
- medium - displayed in Category View, in administration
- large - displayed in Detail View, in Switch/Swap function, in Overlib
Large thumbnails are important, because e.g. users upload images with 3072x2304 or 2816x2112 and other similar sizes. Such size cannot be displayed in browser (on common displays) so e.g. size of large thumbnail, which is 640x480, is needful.
If you will add watermark, it is added on medium and large thumbnails, there is no duplication, no doubling the memory usage
Phoca Gallery images are stored in images folder, which you can access by other programs, just set the path in Global configuration in Joomla! - the parameter is called Path to Image Folder
Strongly recommend to give good try. I will impresse you... A+++ to the Phoca team.
Good job and keep up the good work.
i use any comp, mod phoca and i am very happy
very nice and work very well
if i post in the forum of the administrator of this website
i have already an answer
congratulations
regards
pascal
When You want to create new category - you can't create new folder for this category so easy. So, You must do:
1 Go back to "add pictures" section
2 Here You can create new folder
3 Go back to category section - and create new category
4 Go back to picture category - now U can upload picture to new category.
So creating new folder for category should be in category section- not in picture section.
Other thing is : when You want to "upload picture" - You must choose folder to upload. After uploading - the folder change to default name. So You must choose him once again - and now U can add the picture.
And other thing : Many templates has problem when there is "clear:both" taggs in css and php files like in phoca. On 10 templates 2 looks horrible.
But it's only few things, all other are great, so i won't write it here (to much writing like for my english ;) )
Hi, thank you for your comment.
See http://www.phoca.cz/forum where I describe why there is an advantage of having two independent layers: File layer (image files on your server) and Database layer (image names in your database). If you are creating category, you don't need to create folder on your server.
I don't understand this:
"You must choose folder to upload. After uploading - the folder change to default name. So You must choose him once again - and now U can add the picture" ... please create new topic in Phoca Forum, so we can solve it
"Many templates has problem when there is "clear:both" taggs in css and php files like in phoca"
Phoca Gallery uses valid CSS and HTML code (there are some exceptions because of supporting all possible browsers) but this should not be problem for template which keeps standards. There is no other way how to end float boxes where images are displayed (clear:both).
But of course I can take a look at it, maybe we can find some solution (if the template is correctly made) to solve such problem. So the same as before. Some topic with link to site where this problem occurs in the forum would help.
Hi, I am working on new user - frontend - behaviour.
Please check forum http://www.phoca.cz/forum for up to date information