I would like to suggest a new way of uploading images to k2. This would incorporate the featured image and simple image gallery.

Images would be uploaded either by ajax upload, zip gallery, or importing a flickr gallery. one the images have have been uploaded, a listing of the images is shown that allows you to name, caption, and credit. From there you can organize and select which of the images is the featured image.

Images also have an embed code or number. Where ever the user wants to place the image in the blog, they simple put the code in to apply the image. If the user wants to put the entire gallery, they just add the gallery code.

Please share your thoughts on this...

Thanks!

Great idea! A must for next K2 release please!

I will appreciated if good K2 and JoomGallery (www.en.joomgallery.net/) integration done
This much ease, and solves many image handling problems.

Dear Lou,

did you have any luck finding a better gallery for K2?
I already bought SIG Pro and unfortunately the uploader is useless for my site.

Packing a zip is not usable for most of my users.
Additionally when i think of a gallery, the users need to be able to:
- bulk upload (ajax)
- edit image captions directly after uploading
- image ordeing to the users need after uploading

An unordered gallery is like viewing a movie in unordered snippets...

Any help or hints are very welcome!

Btw. Of course i am willing to pay, if someone is able to code it as a custom job.

Thanks.

Did you get an answer to this question?
I'm also looking for such a solution...

sigpro_firsttry said:Dear Lou,
did you have any luck finding a better gallery for K2?
I already bought SIG Pro and unfortunately the uploader is useless for my site.

Packing a zip is not usable for most of my users.
Additionally when i think of a gallery, the users need to be able to:
- bulk upload (ajax)
- edit image captions directly after uploading
- image ordeing to the users need after uploading

An unordered gallery is like viewing a movie in unordered snippets...

Any help or hints are very welcome!

Btw. Of course i am willing to pay, if someone is able to code it as a custom job.

Thanks.

Oh yes please!

One of the things missing from k2 in particular is the ability to caption Gallery images without having to retreive the individual txt file by FTP, laboriously fill in the details and then FTP it back to the server.

If the goal of k2 is to be the principal presentation layer, adding style and functionality to Joomla in consort with other JoomlaWorks plugins, then this capability is a real must have in future releases.

CHRIS

Haven't seen this solution yet. Though I am working on something. Any developer out there wanting to take a stab at this - will fund it.

Reply to Doggiefield´s question:

Unfortunately no!
I posted this issue in Joomlaworks-Forum: No reply within two weeks. Bad support.

Finally a Joomlaworks-Team-Member answered: "There are plans in K2 for better gallery flexibility already". That was on July the 15th... and no improvements to this problem were done or announced, whether to K2 nor to SIG Pro.

You can find some other posts that show, people are not satisfied with the image-upload engine, but Joomlaworks doesn´t seem to be interested in improving the upload -feature.

My recent plan is to let it code by external developer.

Doggiefield said:Did you get an answer to this question? I'm also looking for such a solution... sigpro_firsttry said:Dear Lou, did you have any luck finding a better gallery for K2? I already bought SIG Pro and unfortunately the uploader is useless for my site.
Packing a zip is not usable for most of my users.
Additionally when i think of a gallery, the users need to be able to:
- bulk upload (ajax)
- edit image captions directly after uploading
- image ordeing to the users need after uploading

An unordered gallery is like viewing a movie in unordered snippets...

Any help or hints are very welcome!

Btw. Of course i am willing to pay, if someone is able to code it as a custom job.

Thanks.

Hi guys,

If you are ready to pay for some extra gallery features, i'm your man !

You can PM me if you're interested.

Olivier
Jiliko.net

Hi Oliver,

Depends on how much we have to pay.
I think it would be much more easy to make an estimation about the cost. Then we can deside together. This wa there is a better change for a new development.

Olivier Nolbert said:Hi guys,
If you are ready to pay for some extra gallery features, i'm your man !

You can PM me if you're interested.

Olivier
Jiliko.net