How do I integrate/embed Pixel Post & another question o

[Box Brownie]

Hi All

Sorry if I repeat myself here but I raised this question as part of another thread that sadly may have been overlooked.

I wish to integrate Pixel Post into the table structure of my website design (basic HTML arrangement). Has anyone done this OK and able to run me through a 'How to'.

As I wish to add a guest book to my site I do not want to use the comments feature of Pixel Post. Any pointers please as to which file needs the amendments to remove that part.

Lastly, though i have not tried it yet will the image description field parse html code such as 'mailto' and href other site hyperlinks?

TIA :)

PS If it not obvious I am trying use Pixel Post as a main image gallery not a photoblog as such.

[Connie]

well, some things:

if you want to tweak a software to do other things than the intended purpose it could be stressy, messy or unncessary as there is always the chance to get the intended use with other software better :?

if you want to integrate some kind of gallery blog into your pages, you could look at this here: http://www.phpblogger.com/demo/index.php

it comes without database and seems to fit more your intentions, is my impression

with Pixelpost:
if you do not want comments, don't use the tags for commenting

well, the image-description field is not public, it's an admin thing, so it's you who enters the code, and you can see in the admin - image - page that you have the choice between entering free text, use markdown syntax or some html

if you want to have a page where people can upload their photos and describe them, it's again not the intention of Pixelpost, for that there are other programs, like Gallery etc.

[Box Brownie]

well, some things:

if you want to tweak a software to do other things than the intended purpose it could be stressy, messy or unncessary as there is always the chance to get the intended use with other software better :?

if you want to integrate some kind of gallery blog into your pages, you could look at this here: http://www.phpblogger.com/demo/index.php

it comes without database and seems to fit more your intentions, is my impression

with Pixelpost:
if you do not want comments, don't use the tags for commenting

well, the image-description field is not public, it's an admin thing, so it's you who enters the code, and you can see in the admin - image - page that you have the choice between entering free text, use markdown syntax or some html

if you want to have a page where people can upload their photos and describe them, it's again not the intention of Pixelpost, for that there are other programs, like Gallery etc.
Hi Connie

Thanks for the feedback

I thought an integration of PP would have been a (relatively ?) starightforward process.

re: phpblogger - looks interesting but no EXIF !

re: comments - will have to look at the tags aspect to rem them out.

re: image-description field - yes, an admin only field. I had spotted that but was yet to try it, was looking for the reassurance that my usage would work.

re: other folk having access - no way. This is a gallery (blog) for my own purposes. I have tried Gallery but the growth rate and patches were defaeting me as everytime I had to do the tweaking to get it to run under suPHP and embedded. Version 2 when it hits the streets may be great but we shall see?

I was pointed to PP from the dpreview forum and what I have seen so far was looking very promising by way of ease of templates/addons and simply tweaking. It was just the embedding that was putting me off because I am trying to make my site look consistent.

:)

[blinking8s]

it sounds to me like you are looking mroe for a gallery than a photoblog application

[raminia]

it sounds to me like you are looking mroe for a gallery than a photoblog application
agreed.

[ZachMatthews]

Guys, Pixelpost can be integrated fairly easily. I have done it on my website, here:

http://www.itinerantangler.com/photoblog

All you need to do is add layers (<div> tags) whereever you want your other content in the image_template.html file and make sure the static locations of the existing pixelpost layers are moved down or to the side or whatever enough to make room.

I use a standard header on all my pages, along with a javascript menu and a common footer. I just added the height of my header image (in pixels) to the start location of every pixelpost layer, and they all moved down accordingly.

Zach

[Joe[y]]

yes. if you simply want to intergrate pixelpost into a html page then you just need to edit the template files.

problems arise when what you want to integrate into a php page... or something similar with serverside script.