Created: | 28/10/2012 |
Latest update: | 16/05/2016 |
By: | LCweb |
Website: | http://www.lcweb.it |
E-mail: | support@lcweb.it |
Thank you for purchasing my plugin. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, please feel free to open a ticket on my support platform. Thanks so much!
Global Gallery comes with the brand new Easy WP Thumb script that replaces TimThumb.
Is important to check if your system is ready to create thumbnails. Simply go in the Global Gallery settings and at the end of the first tab content you will find the "Easy WP Thumb - Connection Information" panel that will inform you about the status.
To maximize performance, I suggest to see your grids once you've created them, to allow the cache images creation.
Is the width on which thumbnails will be created and maximum sizes set. Is important to set it properly, using the real maximum width where you're goa place Global Gallery elements.
To avoid big images by default it is set to 1100 pixels (standard website width), but if you are using a fullwidth template, the proper value will be 1980px.
Global Gallery, by default, disables thumbnails on admin panel. This to avoid server overloads, specially on large galleries.
Enable it if your server is powerful or use few images per gallery.
This option enables the support for AJAX-loaded galleries and collections. Use it ONLY on ajax-based themes or in case of AJAX loadings.
Controls collection deeplink behavior. SHould be enabled only if your theme already uses deeplinks
You'll enable Easy WP thumbs forcing mode. Enable that ONLY IF you note missing thumbnails or a grid is not showing
This option switchs off Easy WP Thumbs and enable Timthumb for the thumbnails creation
Use this only if you are noticing some incompatibilities
Starting from v5 implements a faster way to setup galleries using Facebook. Google+, Google Drive and Dropbox images: the connections hub.
Updating from previous releases, it should be automatically set up taking data from old connection.
It is basically an unified hub, wrapping together connections and making them available directly on gallery creations.
Once you choose gallery source, click on connections management and fill fields regarding connection data.
Once data will be validated and connection established, you will just need to choose your connection fron right sidebar and click on "connect".
From v4 you can use
Starting from v5 you must use connection hub to insert connection data. However, this guide is still valid to retrieve your access token!
NOTE: Google+ integration is available only for servers running PHP v5.4 and later
Starting from v5 you must use connection hub to insert page's URL.
Use a Facebook page URL.
(IMPORTANT: as per Envato requirements, plugin must use latest Facebook API, then your server must run at least PHP v5.4)
Starting from v5 you must use connection hub to insert connection data. However, this guide is still valid to retrieve your access token and setup Dropbox public folder!
NOTE: Dropbox integration is available only for servers running PHP v5.3 and later
NOTE: Google Drive integration is available only for servers running PHP v5.4 and later
Sorting images could be a pain, specially if you have large galleries. From v2.0 (in the right column of the gallery builder) there is the Easy sorting mode button that changes the builder layout, allowing you to sort images fastly.
From v2.0 you can turn gallery images in links. Linked images won't be opened in the lightboxes
From v3.0 galleries image number limit has been removed using a new storage system.
However be careful using huge galleries with auto-population + cache timeout. In fact the server requires a while to re-build everything and could be slowed down.
Remember to create watermarked images cache each time you change the watermark system or each time you create a new gallery. Is very important to avoid slowdowns or errors.
From v2.0 you can also create the watermark cache for singular galleries. In this way you can avoid extreme server loads and check better the watermark result. You can find the button in the gallery builder page, on the right column.
Plugin is 100% multilanguage for both front and the back-end. If a translation of your language has been created, Wordpress will automatically switch between languages. Plus it is WPML certified!
Create a translationIf you have WPML + String Translation add-on you can simply scan the plugin and translate via its UI all the plugin strings.
Otherwise: going in the plugin folder, there are two folders called "languages" and "lang_admin". Inside them you'll find the default.pot file. It contains all the english elements that have to be translated. If you want to create one in your language follow this steps:
If everything goes right, you will be able to use your translation.
If you create new translations, please, contact me at support@lcweb.it sending the .PO and .MO files.
I will put it in the new releases and mention you in the changelog. Thanks