LightGallery Popular Component

This is a Simple image gallery component with lightbox slide show.

Features:
* Administrator can add category and images from admin side.
* 2 type layout for client side,Category list and image list.
* support SEF.
Requirements:
* Joomla 1.5.x
* GD2

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bysparrow on November 12, 2009
Everything works great, and big thanks to anchor for the fix.
byanchor on October 21, 2009
I just found the problem with uploading images. In the file /administrator/components/com_lightgallery/controllers/images.php

you will find 2 lines at line 403 that look like this:

$this->imageCompression($source,150,$dest);
$this->imageCompression($source,500,$source);

Remove the 2nd line which is line number 404. You can also change the number 150 to whatever thumbnail width size you prefer. That fixes the upload error.
bydingan on October 2, 2009
Simple, easy to install, But pagination is not there
Waiting for next version
I like the fact it is simple to use/manage and are SEF supported. This kind of stuff are really necessary in the JED for who have small website. The ultimate gallery are Phocagallery and Joomgallery but are too much complex for who need just a simple gallery for publish some picture without million of options/features. Anyway this addon need some improvement because some point are not well making difficult to use in production site.

- When you upload a small image (like 480 pixels wight for example) you get a GD error because the size of popup image are hardcoded by default to 500 pixels so any image below this size will cause an error.
- Ability to customize easily the size of thumbnail and popup image and keep really that size. In fact pictures are scaled and not totally resized to default hardcoded size.
- Public location of all stored images. Actually all image are stored inside Administrator folder making impossible to protect this folder with htaccess (like is often suggested for increase security) because all image will not displayed.
- Ability to choose slideshow ON / OFF instead ON hardcoded by default
- Add pagination features
- I agree with review of craig2006 telling ability to change default name Lightgallery

I think this component can have great potential if developer keep it simple like it is. Maybe a simple random image module can be also proposed in future. Personally I will very happy to pay for this component if all this point are solved. I will follow the development and hope some improvement will be done in near future.
Owner's reply

thnx for u r review.
I will try to add u r requirements and get back to u asap.

byjerryjurden on August 11, 2009
Not a good module. Doesn't even have basic features like display only a particular gallaery, or show the description in the light box.
bycraig2006 on August 10, 2009
This is great. It installs in minutes. It's easy to manage. However, I would like to know how I can modify or unpublish the name 'Light Gallery' on the title of my Gallary page. I would prefer the title be the title of my own Gallery.
bysam027 on July 6, 2009
excellent image gallery, i am wating for this type gallery in joomla. this is very simple and easy to use.
byrobv on June 29, 2009
I've tried quite a few galleries in the extension section and never was really pleased. LightGallery is small non-assuming gallery with a small CSS file and easy to edit templates. The LightBox functionality also doesn't require MooTools! Yay!
I was able to install and have it running in a matter of minutes.Light box slide show is working fine.
suggestion:Is this possible to add bulk image upload option.