PhotoWebMax

Hi All, I have not really touched Processwire if a few years. Some of old MODx and Processwire sites have to be updated. One of my sites was built using a gallery system with FancyBox. The thumbs no longer work and the older system is no longer supported. I am going to tackle using the new FancyBox v3.3. I have built a super basic test site on MAMP so that I can get reacquainted with doing all this again. Before I get ahead of my skis is there a recent consensus on building a Lightbox gallery system using Processwire? A fresh tut perhaps? Thanks, Max

Thanks I will try that later...

Which file should I add this to?

Maybe? I don't recall changing the login url from the default though. I will have to hunt down my notes when I built these sites...

I have not attempted any upgrade or downgrade to the PW system. I can access all the files and scripts on the server via FTP. The front end of the site functions just fine in a browser. All the links and gallery scripts work. But when I go to mysite.com/processwire/ to access the backend admin I get a generic 404 page error message in my site's regular content area. This is happening to two sites I have hosted at Hostgator, both running on PW 2.5...

Anybody? I did the chat thing with Hostgator but they could not help me. I currently cant access/edit two business sites at an important time. I am thinking about doing a deep vacuum and copying all the site content from the front end and rebuilding the sites from scratch? I have not really touched Processwire in some time and feel like the kid who forgot how to do algebra at the end of summer vacation. Which makes me wonder if I should be looking for a simpler platform? I no longer want to build sites for other people, just manage the content for own stuff... Thanks...

Hi All, I have been away for ever. I tried to update two 2.5 Processwire sites today. When I go to mysite.com/processwire I get a 404 error. Same thing with both sites. These run on the Hostgator server. I tried the uncheck RewriteBase / method but still no luck? All the site pages and image scripts work fine though. What do I try next? Thanks!

2,500 posts! A bit of a milestone there...

Thanks Kongondo! That works perfectly. While I was at it I created a fresh includes file for the breadCrumbs code and then substituted that direct code from all my template files.

I have a new site with a hardwired topnav (uses a jQuery powered nav-sprite image) and a PW powered dynamic sideBar nav system. I am also using the basic Breadcrumbs system: <div class='breadcrumbs'><!-- breadcrumbs --> <?php // breadcrumbs are the current page's parents foreach($page->parents() as $item) { echo "<span><a href='$item->url'>$item->title</a></span> "; } // optionally output the current page as the last item echo "<span>$page->title</span> "; ?> </div><!-- end breadcrumbs --> This all works fine for the most part. I have a hidden container folder to contain all the generated sideBar links. What I don't like is that the hidden folder shows up in the Breadcrumbs navigation like so: Home > SideBarPages > Blog > Link One So, is there a way I can prevent the SideBarPages link from showing here? Thanks!

That works great Philipp! This effect is done with just two lines of code using the PW API. Very cool! No special folders, no plugins, no modules, no scripts, no fuss. This would also world nicely for a random banner image...

I am resurrecting this cool thread... I am reading this with great interest. What I would like to do is have a specific folder on a site server that contains around 20-30 images. Then on the site Home Page have a div that displays a single random photo from this folder: a fresh photo each time the page is loaded. And the kicker to this: I would also like to present a "would you like to see another random photo?" with a reload button or some CSS style link. Any thoughts on this? Thanks!

Maybe an oddball setting on the actual display?

Kongondo, just out of curiosity, how many hours/days/months does it take to develop something like this?

*** lights a fire...

That thumbnail cropping tool thingy: its like having a big bowl of your favorite ice-cream... That is all...

Thanks guys! Looks very doable. In this case the site editor will be me. I am also trying to get in the habit of creating quality Field names, labels, descriptions and hint tags in my templates, even if this site will only be edited by me. This helps prevents those "how did I build this?" moments when you come back to a site after time has passed. I am getting used to using the Hanna Code system, its sort of like the chunks system in MODx....

I have a successful template system working for a current site project. This is mainly a photo gallery site where most pages have a title and then the gallery presented with no real text. On some of the pages I have a text article and a gallery of jQuery powered images. My templates looks something like this: Title Intro image Text article (paragraphs) jQuery gallery This work fine for the most part. On some of the pages there is a decent amount of paragraph text. What I would like to do then is present the gallery between two paragraphs higher up instead of at the very end of the text paragraphs each time. I also want the flexibility to decide where the gallery goes. The text paragraphs is simply being output by the echo $page->body field from the CKEditor. What is the simplest way of doing this? I am thinking that maybe using HannaCode is the answer here?

Hi All, I have spent a decent amount of time over the last two days (starting yesterday on American Thanksgiving) rebuilding my main personal business photo site with Processwire. For now this project is still being developed on a local install of MAMP. I did not wake up yesterday with the intension of starting this project - but I just went for it... Going back a few months: I discovered Processwire by accident. I was not really looking for a new CMS to replace my weapon of choice, namely MODx. Processwire seemed intriguing, but to be honest I had serious reservations in the beginning. After some initial tire kicking my conclusion was "this looks like a really interesting alternative, but this system is for advanced developer geeks with skills, it might never be the playground for you..." Initially my commitment to Processwire was an awkward stop and go experience. But I stuck with it. I asked some basic questions that just screamed "newbie alert" but the constructive and helpful responses were rewarding. I began to take notice and found that overall the Processwire Forum was simply first class. I know my way around markup HTML, CSS and pushing pixels around. But I can't write scripting code like PHP to save my life. I thought this was going to be a deal breaker - but I stuck with it. Fast forward to today: I am amazed at how much I got done! I am taking an existing MODx site and converting/improving all the dynamic elements from MODx to Processwire. Along the way I am streamlining the markup, the CSS, the logic, while adding more efficient Processwire building blocks than I thought possible, all without needing to fire off "help me" requests to the Processwire forum. I am also improving my CSS skills and I am even beginning to feel less intimated with working with PHP code. I guess you could call this the Processwire "aha" moment. It just feels good! I am really enjoying working with this system. There is so much in the Processwire arena that is still a mirage in the sand, but I think that with time I will add more and more knowledge. I guess that is it. I really appreciate the help and encouragement from you all... Cheers, Max

I was in that line too. One of those guys tried to sell me a counterfeit Form Builder though...

Cool photo... We should start a thread showing work station photos... Looking at your three screen setup I can't help wonder if you would like those monitors that can be orientated vertically?

I guess checking how your work looks at the lowest common demoninator has value, but if you are producing photo work in a professional sense (working on your own creations or the work of others) then having a solid display is important. I like having a decent display system and a good graphics card as I find it saves time, and involves less eye strain during long editing sessions. I used to do the final CMYK settings for a high end guitar quarterly magazine. There were many issues and things to chase down while figuring out the print quality of the final magazine against test proofs and what you saw on the screen at home. Added to the mix is fun stuff like the publisher swapping printing companies during the endless quest to find that Holy Grail moment of achieving the best color for the dollar...

A lot of the glare factor is the room environment. My previous office was a basement which made it simple to control the light level and glare. We now have a new house. My office looks out on water with six windows/door glass panels. The afternoon sun hitting the water made it really tough to work. I had to get white roll up contrast control screens that you can see through but the glare is greatly controlled. It made a huge difference. I still like the matte displays as well.

Joss, one other thing you could do is visit a decent print shop and see if they offer a "calibration kit". Might take some digging to find one that offers this. They are either free or a minimal charge. A kit should include a calibration chart, a print out of Adobe process colors, a gray scale and a digital file of everything so you can compare how it all looks on your displays versus the print outs. Its not just color. You want to have good separation between the faintest of whites and the deepest blacks. Your grays should be gray and not tinted with cyan, magenta, or yellow. Of all the colors in the spectrum yellow is my arch nemesis. I am always fighting it...

I have always bought the best display I could find. I so want the new 5K retina iMac, which might be the best display around, and you get the computer with it. I currently have the matte screen 30" Apple Cinema Display. I calibrate it with the Gretamacbeth Eye on One system (with a Mac Pro). Great system but it is getting older as the saying goes. I need to have color/colour accuracy that matches printing as close as possible. Most web work involving photos does not need to be this critical. But once you have a great display you will find that even basic eyes on screen functions like looking at text becomes so much nicer with less eye strain, etc...