1. Download and unpack imagevuex2.zip
Download the imagevuex2.zip file from the
imagevue downloads section to your computer and unzip/unpack the content. You should see a single folder "imagevue X2 YYYYMMDD" indicating the release date of the version.
2. Upload files to website/server
Upload the entire folder(imagevue X2 YYYMMDD) to your website and rename the folder to anything you like, for example "gallery" or "portfolio". This will be your root imagevue folder and will represent the link to your gallery. If you want to put the v2 gallery as the startpage of your website(WWW ROOT), then simply open the "imagevue X2 YYYYMMDD" folder, and upload the content of the folder directly to the root of your website/www.
3. Check that your gallery is working
Check that your gallery is working - The links to your gallery should be the following for the main SWF gallery, html gallery, and the admin(Don't worry about admin login for now):
www.yourwebsite.com/{gallery folder name}/
www.yourwebsite.com/{gallery folder name}/?p=html
www.yourwebsite.com/{gallery folder name}/imagevue/
As an example, I have uploaded the default gallery on our server and renamed the folder to "mygallery":
www.imagevuex.com/mygallery/
www.imagevuex.com/mygallery/?p=html
www.imagevuex.com/mygallery/imagevue/
4. Set folder permissions/chmod
Before you can enjoy gallery management from the admin, you will need to set permissions for your folders so that the admin page can freely create and delete files/folders, and manage themes/configurations and users. For brief instructions on how to set permissions, please see the
set permissions instructions for the previous version. You will need to give full permissions(chmod 777 on linux) to the following files and folders:
{yourgallery}/imagevue/config/* - Allows the admin to edit config and theme files.
{yourgallery}/content/* - Allows the admin to manage files and folders in the content folder
Optional:
{yourgallery}/imagevue/themes/* - Allows the admin to edit CSS stylesheets in themes
{yourgallery}/imagevue/language/* - Allows the admin to edit languages and create new ones
* You must also set permissions on ALL file- and folderitems within the specified folders.
5. Admin gallery management
With the new X2 gallery, the admin has full capabilities to handle the gallery without the owner having to use FTP to manage files or folders. However, you can still use FTP to manage your files- and folders under the main content folder. If you do use FTP, remember to set permissions(777) on new folders so that the gallery scripts can save information into the folders.
The link to your admin should be:
www.yourwebsite.com/{gallery folder name}/imagevue/
(our test link is www.imagevuex.com/mygallery/imagevue/)
Default login:
login: admin
password: admin
(admin password should be changed immediately after login by navigating to the "users" tab - see below)
The admin page contains the following utilities(top left menu):
- Manage
This is the main page for your gallery management. Create or delete folder, upload multiple files, delete files, create titles and descriptions, set sorting and folder previewimages, hide folders, copy/move files and folders, create thumbnails, rotate image, and display file metadata(often specified as EXIF data). You will need some time and patience to explore this area.
- Config
This page allows you to edit all configuration items that are global to the Imagevue gallery. In the config page, you control all settings related to how the gallery works, including interactivity and general layout. This page also allows for changing and creating new language files.
- Themes
This page allows you to set the theme you wish to use for your gallery. It also allows you to fully manage themes in addition to making new ones. Click "edit" to enter edit mode for a theme - From the edit theme mode, you can also click to "edit theme stylesheet" which is responsible for all the textformatting in a specific theme. Themes generally control the visual styles of the gallery, like color, opacity, background and shadows.
- Users
This page allows you to create and manage admin users.
Good luck, and please use the new
X2 forums if you have any problems or questions!
