Gallery Extension for BlogEngine - SimpleViewer
This extension for BlogEngine 1.3x,1.4.x, 1.5.x, 1.6.x (2.0/2.5 not tested yet.) provide a simple easy way to manage photo galleries. The extension supports Simpleviewer gallery
and can be modified to support other XML driven galleries. The extension is provided free of charge without support or warranty.
Installing the Administration Panel
The Gallery Administration Panel will create folders and upload images files into the Gallery directory of the Root of your Blog Engine Application.
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Copy contains of the Admin folder into your Blog Engine Installation.
- Edit the Web.Sitemap and add the following line
<siteMapNode url="~/admin/gallery/default.aspx" title="gallery" description="" roles="administrators"/>
- Add the following two line into Web.config in the httpHandler section
<httpHandler>
<remove verb="POST,GET" path="Upload.axd" />
<add verb="POST,GET" path="Upload.axd" type="Upload" />
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Once the above two steps are done you should see the Gallery Panel installed.
* Please note the Gallery Panel utilises Flash/Flex and may have some issue on Mac in the Firefox/Safari browser.
Installing the Gallery Extension
- Copy the gallery.cs and the 'gallery' folder into the App_Code/Extensions of your Blog Engine installation.
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In the Admin area under Extension you should see an option for 'Gallery'
Setting up the Gallery Directory
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Create a 'Gallery' Folder with write access on the root of your Blog Engine installation.
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Copy the contains of the Gallery into the your 'Gallery' folder you've just created.
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To test the installation just navigation to your blog and into your Gallery directory
i.e 'http://your.blogsite.domain/gallery'
Cover Point Photogallery
Using the Extension into your Blog Posts
Simple just add '[gallery mygalleryname]' to the post
Finally
Feel free to let me know where you are using the extension or to improve it. I don't have much time to fix bugs for free and as I have to support my family.
If you wish a extension or other programming please let me know and I can provide a quote for the work.