Hi
Does anyone know where I can find instructions on how to use and incorporate a Media Library into my Blog?
And it would also be great if I could find out how it actually works, or what it looks like on a blog?
Thanks in advance
Terry
Using Serendipity Media Library in my Blog
Re: Using Serendipity Media Library in my Blog
Hi Terry
The Media Library is on Board and is the one you have already used, so in this case I think you mean 'embed a gallery'.
This is not that easy, since most web media galleries are frameworks/programs on their own. There is a plugin for old menalto gallery2 for example, which only works with Serendipity versions lower 1.7 versions.
You could use http://spartacus.s9y.org/index.php?mode ... _IMAGES_en event plugins to make some 'poor man internal' or 'external' galleries to embed in your blog entries or as an extra page in your blog.
Or you choose an external web gallery of your choice, hosted by you or somewhere external in a cloud, and embed the galleries to your blog via the wrapurl, or external_php, or page_nugget event plugins.
Which is recommended, depends on your special needs.
Btw, is your blog a Serendipity 'one click install' by hoster or a package manually downloaded from here? In the latter case you should try to upgrade.
For reachable example galleries I have none in the moment, maybe someone else could post some links here.
The Media Library is on Board and is the one you have already used, so in this case I think you mean 'embed a gallery'.
This is not that easy, since most web media galleries are frameworks/programs on their own. There is a plugin for old menalto gallery2 for example, which only works with Serendipity versions lower 1.7 versions.
You could use http://spartacus.s9y.org/index.php?mode ... _IMAGES_en event plugins to make some 'poor man internal' or 'external' galleries to embed in your blog entries or as an extra page in your blog.
Or you choose an external web gallery of your choice, hosted by you or somewhere external in a cloud, and embed the galleries to your blog via the wrapurl, or external_php, or page_nugget event plugins.
Which is recommended, depends on your special needs.
Btw, is your blog a Serendipity 'one click install' by hoster or a package manually downloaded from here? In the latter case you should try to upgrade.
For reachable example galleries I have none in the moment, maybe someone else could post some links here.
Regards,
Ian
Serendipity Styx Edition and additional_plugins @ https://ophian.github.io/ @ https://github.com/ophian
Ian
Serendipity Styx Edition and additional_plugins @ https://ophian.github.io/ @ https://github.com/ophian
Re: Using Serendipity Media Library in my Blog
Hi Timbalu
Thanks very much for your reply. When you said the Media Library in on Board, I expect you mean that it is already running in my Blog. If that is the case, my question should be "OK, but how do you use it?". That is the question I should have asked to start with.
Are there any instructions somewhere showing how to add photos etc. and where or how they would appear in my blog?
The template I am using is Bulletproof.
Thanks
Terry
Thanks very much for your reply. When you said the Media Library in on Board, I expect you mean that it is already running in my Blog. If that is the case, my question should be "OK, but how do you use it?". That is the question I should have asked to start with.
Are there any instructions somewhere showing how to add photos etc. and where or how they would appear in my blog?
The template I am using is Bulletproof.
Thanks
Terry
Re: Using Serendipity Media Library in my Blog
I thought you have already done that - adding photos to you blog - kept in Media Library - chosen by entry, like you have done in "Llandudno and Back".
I could not find any english page describing on how to do this explanatory, I think while it is quite obvious, but in short: If having added images or files to your Media Library - which is equal to everything in your /uploads dir - you can add images to entries via the [Media] button on the backends entryform. This opens a popup window to choose an image or thumb, give it a position, add some images text and submits this to your entry.
The backend sidebar has a 'Media' titled section which keeps 4 links: Add media, Media library, Manage directories, Rebuild Thumbs. This is for administrating your Media Library.
Oh wait, now I see you did not use the [Media]-button and Media Library at all, to insert your images to entries, since its partial source looks like
With Media Library and [Media]-Button it would look like, ie.
Now, what to do:
Find your Media section in the backend via sidebar, upload images and then add them to an entry via the [Media]-button. Having links without the http root path (/...)- in your case "/serendipity/images" isn't good either, since there might be situations where the system can't find a relative path that easy.
To stick with your upper example entry, the path would now look like "/serendipity/uploads/hotel-1.jpg".
Happy blogging!
I could not find any english page describing on how to do this explanatory, I think while it is quite obvious, but in short: If having added images or files to your Media Library - which is equal to everything in your /uploads dir - you can add images to entries via the [Media] button on the backends entryform. This opens a popup window to choose an image or thumb, give it a position, add some images text and submits this to your entry.
The backend sidebar has a 'Media' titled section which keeps 4 links: Add media, Media library, Manage directories, Rebuild Thumbs. This is for administrating your Media Library.
Oh wait, now I see you did not use the [Media]-button and Media Library at all, to insert your images to entries, since its partial source looks like
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<p class="whiteline"><center><span><img src="images/hotel-1.jpg" /><br />First sighting of our feathered friend.</span></p>
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<div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 520px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><!-- s9ymdb:19 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="520" height="300" src="/uploads/charlesbronson.jpg" alt="bronson" /></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">This is Charles!</div></div>
Find your Media section in the backend via sidebar, upload images and then add them to an entry via the [Media]-button. Having links without the http root path (/...)- in your case "/serendipity/images" isn't good either, since there might be situations where the system can't find a relative path that easy.
To stick with your upper example entry, the path would now look like "/serendipity/uploads/hotel-1.jpg".
Happy blogging!
Regards,
Ian
Serendipity Styx Edition and additional_plugins @ https://ophian.github.io/ @ https://github.com/ophian
Ian
Serendipity Styx Edition and additional_plugins @ https://ophian.github.io/ @ https://github.com/ophian