No return links on Gallery and Album

fiddler · Post by **fiddler** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 4:28 pm

I have 1.11.9 "Bartolome" installed, along with the Modules Album 1.10.3 and Gallery 1.6.1

I have uploaded photos in both, and they show correctly on the page, and when I click on a thumbnail in either one, the image comes up in full size, like it is suppose to.

My problem is, there is no return link or arrows or anything else that appears. The only way to get back to the original page where all the thumbnails are is to click on the back arrow in the browser.

I have NO idea now to get a backlink or arrows so viewers can just move on to the next image, if they so choose, in either Module. What am I doing wrong, or missing?

Post by **JohnnyB** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 4:50 pm

It might be the option to Show link to Parent is unchecked in the subgallery.

fiddler · Post by **fiddler** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 4:58 pm

Ok - one thing I just discovered is that the back and forward arrows DO appear on Explorer in the Gallery, but do not for Album. And if viewed in Firefox and Chrome, neither Gallery nor Album show the back and forward arrows. How do I make the modules behave correctly in Firefox and and Chrome>

My developer Page on the Forge · Post by **Jo Morg** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 5:07 pm

I don't know about Gallery (although should be similar), but in Album it pretty much depends on which template you are using.
Check that: http://album.multiintech.com/

fiddler · Post by **fiddler** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 5:13 pm

Thanks for the suggestion, JohnnyB, but that didn't seem to be it.
I can tell you that in Explorer, for the Gallery, it views as a flash file, and thus, the back and forward arrows work - but in Firefox it just loads up as a picture - no flash is indicated.

For what it is worth, I've tried all the various templates available, and got the same results (or rather, lack of results) with them all - for both the Album and Gallery.

It must be something I'm missing, although I wouldn't think it would be necessary to change anything in the templates just to make the back and forward links work. Am I wrong on that?

Post by **velden** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 5:44 pm

Flash?!

Most templates use javascript. Make sure you've enabled javascript in your browser (you probably have) and that all is configured well (proper paths/urls etc).

Better: post link to the gallery/album

fiddler · Post by **fiddler** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:48 pm

Sorry, I misspoke about the Flash - I knew it was javascript. I was just being dumb.

The link with the Gallery is:
http://ranchcountrywhitetails.com/index ... =trailcams
arrows work fine in Explorer, don't work in Firefox or Chrome
Lightbox has been set as the template.

The links with the Album are:
http://ranchcountrywhitetails.com/index ... nch-scenes
http://ranchcountrywhitetails.com/index ... rophy-room
arrows on either page do now show in any browser. Both pages use the default template

Post by **velden** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:14 pm

You need to validate your html to start with.

I think Firefox just stops after the very first line:

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"

It misses the closing >

My developer Page on the Forge · Post by **Jo Morg** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:15 pm

OK! as far as I could see you have a mix of calls on the same template, and at least two conflicting calls to JQuery. When testing modules, particularly if they require JQuery, you should test them on a controlled separate environment, which in this case means a different template, BEFORE you actually set any of them on the live templates. You should also check for conflicts in JQuery versions from each module, and ultimately find a common ground (in this case JQuery version) for the modules you know you WILL be using. I bet that any of them works fine on its own.
After testing, discard what you don't need, and copy the needed calls to the main template, making sure that there is one and one only call to load JQuery on the same template (you may need to check the HTML source on the generated page).
On a side note, you will have differences when seeing pages with javascript on different browsers. Developers try to account for those differences but only if the libraries are properly loaded, which is not the case here.

HTH

staartmees · Post by **staartmees** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:22 am

Newest version of Album is for testing purpose.
I use Gallery without problems, http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/gallery

My developer Page on the Forge · Post by **Jo Morg** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:34 am

staartmees wrote:Newest version of Album is for testing purpose.

That is absolutely inaccurate. The latest version of Album is being used in production sites without any problems. Please get your facts straight before posting.

fiddler · Post by **fiddler** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:37 pm

Thanks, guys, for your patience and guidance. Sometimes I just get ahead of myself and forget to get everything in place properly. A second (and third, and fourth) pair of eyes, with constructive criticism is instrumental in creating a successful website and I am deeply appreciative for your helpful input here.

staartmees · Post by **staartmees** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:35 pm

Sorry Jo, I just quote what it says on http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/album

A fully integrated photo gallery manager for CMS Made Simple. Newest version for testing purposes, please test and let me know. PLEASE read the Help as the {tag} is not the same as version 0.9.3.

My developer Page on the Forge · Post by **Jo Morg** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:42 pm

No problem. I guess DrCss forgot to update the info on that page. He uses it frequently and AFAIK it's production ready.

Dr.CSS · Post by **Dr.CSS** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:03 pm

I changed that text, it is fully ready for production...

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