replace category with user galleries on the root page.

[Hellblazer]

When you are in the root page this is what I would like to see

http://iluvatarsgrace.com/testforum2/Gallery/index.php?cat=1

instead of

http://iluvatarsgrace.com/testforum2/Gallery/index.php

Bassically, I'd like to have the user gallery already expanded with the user gallery humbnails. As it stands now, to see the user gallery you have to click on it in the catergory section, I don't like that.

Is there a way to change it so that on the root page, the category section doesn't show, but instead it is replaced right away with the user gallery section?

[Αndré]

Here's the solution of the same question asked in the German support board:
Open index.php, find

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                    if ($breadcrumb != '' || count($cat_data) > 0) {
                        theme_display_cat_list($breadcrumb, $cat_data, $statistics);
                    }
and replace with

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                    if ($breadcrumb != '' || count($cat_data) > 0) {
                        if (isset($cat) && $cat != USER_GAL_CAT) {
                            starttable(-1, 'Benutzeralben');
                            echo "<tr><td>";
                            list_users();
                            echo "</td></tr>";
                            endtable();
                        }
                        theme_display_cat_list($breadcrumb, $cat_data, $statistics);
                    }

[Hellblazer]

Thanks. I can't read german so I couldn't find it hehe, but thanks for helping out.

[Hellblazer]

Just tested it, It's almost that 

The category is still showing, where you have the line

Category:
Users Galleries                                                  1 album  4 pictures

I wand that to dissapear and only have the users galleries to show up. At the moment with the fix that you gave me the category is still showing, and when I click on one of the users albums that shows, it brings to an other page of Users Galleries that I have to press on the albums again to view their pictures.

[Hellblazer]

Sorry for the tripple consecutive post, there's no edit button so I can't add the info in the same post.

Here's what I'm talking about where you see the category section still.

http://iluvatarsgrace.com/testforum2/Gallery/index.php

[Αndré]

Remove / comment out

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theme_display_cat_list($breadcrumb, $cat_data, $statistics);
to remove

Users Galleries                                                  1 album  4 pictures

when I click on one of the users albums that shows, it brings to an other page of Users Galleries that I have to press on the albums again to view their pictures.

That's intended as every user has its own category with personal albums. Do you want to display all user albums on the start page?

[Hellblazer]

Hmm. That's a very good question, if it displays all the user albums it could get very messy. Would there be a way to randomize the user galleries that is displayed?

[Αndré]

What exactly is a user gallery in your eyes? Do you mean the different user categories or the different albums that each user creates in his personal category?

[Hellblazer]

For me it's the albums. What I'm thinking is that on the root page of the gallery, where the user galeries are shown (since I've replaced the category section with your help) I would like to see a random 3 rows by 5 colums of random albums.

Also I was thinking that the title "Users galleries" which was previously named Benutzeralben in german, should be a link that would bring to the users gallery page where people see all the albums. Don't know if it's doable?

[Αndré]

Also I was thinking that the title "Users galleries" which was previously named Benutzeralben in german, should be a link that would bring to the users gallery page where people see all the albums. Don't know if it's doable?

Just add the link to the title, e.g.

starttable(-1, '<a href="index.php?cat=1">User galleries</a>');

I would like to see a random 3 rows by 5 colums of random albums.

I'd create a new meta album in that case, which you can add in the Coppermine config. I'll create the code soon.

[Αndré]

Here the instructions how you can display random user albums on your start page. I assume unmodified core files.

1. Open include/functions.inc.php, find

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case 'random': // Random files
and above, add

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    case 'randuseralb':

        $album_name = '<a href="index.php?cat=1">User galleries</a>';

        $query = "SELECT COUNT(*)
                FROM {$CONFIG['TABLE_PICTURES']} AS r
                INNER JOIN {$CONFIG['TABLE_ALBUMS']} AS a ON a.aid = r.aid
                $RESTRICTEDWHERE
                AND approved = 'YES'
                AND a.category > 10000
                GROUP BY r.aid
                HAVING COUNT(r.pid) > 0
                ORDER BY RAND()
                $limit";
        $result = cpg_db_query($query);
        $count = mysql_num_rows($result);
        mysql_free_result($result);

        $query = "SELECT *
                FROM {$CONFIG['TABLE_PICTURES']} AS r
                INNER JOIN {$CONFIG['TABLE_ALBUMS']} AS a ON a.aid = r.aid
                $RESTRICTEDWHERE
                AND approved = 'YES'
                AND a.category > 10000
                GROUP BY r.aid
                HAVING COUNT(r.pid) > 0
                ORDER BY RAND()
                $limit";
        $result = cpg_db_query($query);
        $rowset = cpg_db_fetch_rowset($result);
        mysql_free_result($result);

        build_caption($rowset);

        $rowset = CPGPluginAPI::filter('thumb_caption_randuseralb', $rowset);

        return $rowset;
        break;


2. Open your theme's theme.php file and search the function theme_display_thumbnails. If it doesn't exist, copy it from themes/sample/theme.php. Then, find

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'albums' => array('lastalb')
and replace with

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'albums' => array('lastalb', 'randuseralb')


3. Add

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randuseralb,3
to The content of the main page in the Coppermine config.


Maybe I'll add that album to the more_meta_albums plugin if I have some more spare time.

[Αndré]

Maybe I'll add that album to the more_meta_albums plugin if I have some more spare time.

Done: http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php/topic,63706.msg349609.html#msg349609