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  1. dave
    Member
    Posted 9 years ago

    How does one view the different albums on a web site? Does web album generator also set up a link for each album on the index page? Or do I do that?

  2. Mark
    Administrator
    Posted 9 years ago

    Hi Dave,

    Currently, you'll have to create an index with a link to each album, although most sites will do a very basic directory listing for you. A future version of Web Album Generator will make a master index for you.

  3. dialt0ne
    Member
    Posted 9 years ago

    I find most directory listings that are auto-generated by the apache web server are EXTREMELY BORING. Instead, I've customized mine a little...

    1) You need to have the "Indexes" option turned on, as well as be allowed to override the "Indexes" option. A sample entry in the apache httpd.conf would be:

    <Directory /home/web/users/epresley>
    AccessFileName .htaccess
    AllowOverride Indexes
    Options Indexes
    </Directory>

    (you may need to ask your website administrator to tune this for you)

    2) in the /home/web/users/epresley directory, create a file named ".htaccess" and put the following lines in it:

    IndexOptions NameWidth=*
    IndexIgnore ..
    HeaderName HEADER.html
    ReadmeName README.html

    This allows you to jazz up the page a little.

    3) In the HEADER.html file, put things that you want to come before the listing, like:

    <body text="red" bgcolor="white" link="blue" vlink="green" alink="black">
    <font face="Lucida Calligraphy"><font color="red"><font size="+2">
    <center>
    Welcome to Elvis' Home Page
    </center>
    </font></font></font>
    <br>
    <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="red">
    Choose a folder to see my pictures<br>
    </font>
    <br>

    4) Finally, you can put stuff on the page after the directory listing by editing the README.html file:

    <br>
    <font face="Lucida Calligraphy"><font color="red">
    Thanks for visiting!<br>
    </font></font>
    <br>

    ---
    That's it! A little bit of customization can go a LONG way to making a nicer directory/homepage and it's now EASY to add galleries and have them automatically appear!

  4. sorvis
    Member
    Posted 9 years ago

    I'm having problems putting multiple albums on to my website...I have tried to push the files across via different folders, but that still resulted in the deletion of "same name" elements...

    What is the best way to make directories that stay apart?

  5. Mark
    Administrator
    Posted 9 years ago

    sorvis Wrote:

    I'm having problems putting multiple albums on to my website...I have tried to push the files across via different folders, but that still resulted in the deletion of "same name" elements...

    What is the best way to make directories that stay apart?


    This depends on how you're uploading your albums to the web. If you're using an FTP program, then most will allow you to drag and drop entire folders onto the web. If your FTP software doesn't allow this, it may have a button that lets you create a folder.

    For most users, I recommend FTP Explorer (http://www.ftpx.com/) for its ease of use.

    If you're using a web-based upload system, then creating new folders depends on the particular system you are using. If this is the case, I would recommend contacting your web space provider for instructions.

  6. sorvis
    Member
    Posted 9 years ago

    Dave -
    I've been trying to get a link within my albums to go back to a designated page...and I see in your albums that you have done EXACTLY what I am trying to do....

    Did I just simply miss how to do it within the program?

    Please let me know how you did it as many people have viewed my post, but none have replyed.

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