Feature Question: Password Protected Albums

[NappilyEvahAftah]

I'm moving from Gallery, to Coppermine. One of the main reasons why is because password protected album pics can still be accessed, if a visitor does a search and happens to know the file name, or if they click on the recent comments (it will show the password protected pics, along with the comments). So, basically, password protecting an album is pointless.

With Coppermine, how does it work? Let's say I want to view a password protected album. Is the viewing of comments hidden also and only viewable once the correct password is entered? Can I search for a file, and view it, even though it's part of a password protected album (and I haven't entered the password)?

If so, is there a way to modify the code?

[Joachim Müller]

Works as advertized in Coppermine - take a look at the demo: there is a password-protected album (don't visit it just yet, because if you visit it and authentify yourself by entering the correct password, you will later have access). Just try searching for a file that resides in the PW-protected album (go to the demo's search page, type in fruit 5 and tick the filename checkbox, then submit the search form) - you'll get zero results. The same thing applies for the "last comments" meta album: I just posted a comment on the pic that resides in the password-protected album, yet you won't be able to spot it on the demo's last comments page.
Now go to the PW-protected album and authentify yourself (password is "pass"). You'll be able to see the pic that resides in that album. Do the search that you already performed above once more - this time, the pic that resides in the PW-protected album will turn up as a search result, as well as the comment I posted on the last comments meta album. This is being accomplished by using a cookie stored on your PC: it just says that you already have authentificated and don't need to perform that twice - it does not contain the password itself.

As you can see, a PW-protected album truely protects the content within it.

Subsequently, you last question how to modify the code doesn't apply.

[NappilyEvahAftah]

Okay,

But here's what I can't figure out:

I want the password protected albums to show up (in public view), so that folks can click on them to enter the password. Once I password protect the album, it's hidden — and even though I try to set it for public view, it's always
hidden and only viewable by me.

Plus, I don't want "Random Files" nor "Latest Additions" to show — they show pics in password protected albums, and I want a more streamlined view. So, I'm very confused.

[Nibbler]

Both things you ask for are options on the config page. Please review the documentation.

http://coppermine-gallery.net/demo/cpg14x/docs/index.htm#changing
Show private album Icon to unlogged user

[NappilyEvahAftah]

Thanks for your help. The documentation link wasn't showing up in my IE browser. I could see it in Firefox — not sure why. Anyhow, I figured it out.

Thanks for all your help!