Album password protection (for anonymous)

[joombler]

Completely lost it here.
I created an album in a category as administrator.
Now I just want to be this album accessible for _everyone_ (guests and anonymous included), they only have to know a password to open that album. So no user login first - just access an album as an unregistered guest - with only access if you know the password.
Can someone tell me how I can do this? This topic comes up frequently but uptill now I didn't read the solution.

Thanks,
Joombler

[Αndré]

http://documentation.coppermine-gallery.net/en/albums.htm#album_prop_controls_password_protect

[joombler]

Thanks, I have seen that one, but I really cannot find out how anonymous can enter with only providing the password ('me only'), as it looks like 'me only' is additional to the user and password I logged in with setting this parameter?

BR,
Joombler

[Αndré]

Please read the docs, that's expected behavior and exactly how it is supposed to work. That's also exactly the same what we tell users in the other threads.

[joombler]

If this causes more often confusion, would it be an idea to change the docs in a way that we can pickup this more quickly instead of creating threads in which we are referred to these docs (understanding your user group)?
Just thinking with you,
Joombler

[Αndré]

IMHO the big yellow box stating

When setting an album password, the permission dropdown field "Album can be viewed by" will be switched automatically to "me only" - this is expected behaviour.

is unambiguously. The actual problem is that most people don't read the docs. How should that message be changed in your opinion?

[joombler]

The issue is that it may work if you are logged in with a user and password, but want that _any_ visitor can have a look at any photo album that has a password protection (to me only) without being logged in with a password. With older versions of Coppermine this worked, only with this version it doesn't.

confused,
Joombler.

[Αndré]

It also works with cpg1.5.x. Please post a link to your gallery.

[joombler]

https://www.cloudzeeland.nl/alb1522/

I am somewhat thinking the setting should be logically like this (see attachement).

[Αndré]

I won't discuss or explain again how that feature is supposed to work. It's explained in the docs and also in several threads in our board.

As I don't see any album, I assume you haven't enabled the following config option: http://documentation.coppermine-gallery.net/en/configuration.htm#admin_picture_thumb_advanced_private_icon_show

[joombler]

The display of the album thumbnail did it, thanks.

BR, Jmblr

[Αndré]

Marking thread accordingly. Next time, please to that yourself:

you can tag your answer as "solved" by clicking on the "Topic Solved" button on the bar at the left hand side at the bottom of your thread.

[joombler]

I will, thanks.
/Jmblr