Getting Started : Customizing

[Cyco]

Hi
I just installed the gallery. Which file should I modify to customize my site.? For example I need to "MyDomain.com" text on top & change coppermine logo to mysite's logo.

Thanks in advance

[donnoman]

Read the sticky in the EXACT forum you posted in.

creating a skin, where to start?

[Cyco]

That askes to start by modifing theme.php under my theme. If I be more specific on my questions,
1)I know I can remove top menu item by commenting "<a href="{LASTUP_TGT}">{LASTUP_LNK}</a>" parts.
But how can I make it visible when loged as "admin" ?

2) How to temove the "myDomain.com" heading on top. I cant find any clue in theme.php

Thanks

[Abbas Ali]

1)I know I can remove top menu item by commenting "<a href="{LASTUP_TGT}">{LASTUP_LNK}</a>" parts.
But how can I make it visible when loged as "admin" ?

You will have to edit pageheader function in theme.php and apply condition to check whether the user is admin before building each menu.

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if (GALLERY_ADMIN_MODE) {
  //code to build menu/link
}


2) How to temove the "myDomain.com" heading on top. I cant find any clue in theme.php

Look for it in template.html in theme folder.

[Joachim Müller]

You will have to edit pageheader function in theme.php and apply condition to check whether the user is admin before building each menu.

not quite, you can use the existing menus: edit themes/yourtheme/theme.php, find

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<a href="{LASTUP_TGT}">{LASTUP_LNK}</a> ::and replace with

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<!--<a href="{LASTUP_TGT}">{LASTUP_LNK}</a> ::-->
Next, find

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// HTML template for gallery admin menu
$template_gallery_admin_menu = <<<EOT

                <div align="center">
                <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">
                        <tr>and add after it

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<td class="admin_menu"><a href="{LASTUP_TGT}">{LASTUP_LNK}</a></td>Then, find

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    if (GALLERY_ADMIN_MODE) {
        $param = array('{CATL}' => $cat_l,
            '{UPL_APP_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['upl_app_lnk'],
            '{CONFIG_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['config_lnk'],
            '{ALBUMS_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['albums_lnk'],
            '{CATEGORIES_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['categories_lnk'],
            '{USERS_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['users_lnk'],
            '{GROUPS_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['groups_lnk'],
            '{COMMENTS_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['comments_lnk'],
            '{SEARCHNEW_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['searchnew_lnk'],
            '{MY_PROF_LNK}' => $lang_user_admin_menu['my_prof_lnk'],
            '{UTIL_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['util_lnk'],
            '{BAN_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['ban_lnk'],
            '{DB_ECARD_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['db_ecard_lnk'],
            );and replace with

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    if (GALLERY_ADMIN_MODE) {
        $param = array('{CATL}' => $cat_l,
            '{UPL_APP_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['upl_app_lnk'],
            '{CONFIG_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['config_lnk'],
            '{ALBUMS_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['albums_lnk'],
            '{CATEGORIES_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['categories_lnk'],
            '{USERS_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['users_lnk'],
            '{GROUPS_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['groups_lnk'],
            '{COMMENTS_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['comments_lnk'],
            '{SEARCHNEW_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['searchnew_lnk'],
            '{MY_PROF_LNK}' => $lang_user_admin_menu['my_prof_lnk'],
            '{UTIL_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['util_lnk'],
            '{BAN_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['ban_lnk'],
            '{DB_ECARD_LNK}' => $lang_gallery_admin_menu['db_ecard_lnk'],
            '{LASTUP_TGT}' => "thumbnails.php?album=lastup$cat_l2",
            '{LASTUP_LNK}' => $lang_main_menu['lastup_lnk'],
            );
Save the file and upload it to your webserver. Make a backup of the file before modifying it, so you can savely go back if something goes wrong.

Joachim