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    This is a manual topic for Easy 2 Gallery 1.4.4-pl by goldsky.

    Brief Description:

    See the HELP tab inside the module for the complete instruction.

    Module Features:
    * Creation and editing of folders with unlimited nesting capabilities
    * Image or zip package uploading via POST method.
    * Synchronization of gallery with files and folders uploaded via FTP.
    * Editing of image info
    * Comments moderation.

    Snippet features:

    * Image viewing.
    * Comments viewing and adding
    * High customisation capabilities with templates and placeholders.
    * Breadcrumbs
    * Pagination
    * Integrated javascript display modes:
    o - colorbox
    o - highslide
    o - fancybox
    o - shadowbox
    o - slimbox
    o - lightwindow
    READ their licenses for a commercial usage.
    * Possible to display random image or single image
    * Possible to sort pictures and folders
    * Slideshows:
    o - Simple
    o - Galleriffic
    o - SmoothGallery
    o - GalleryView
    o - ContentFlow
    READ their licenses for a commercial usage.

    Wiki: http://wiki.modxcms.com/index.php/Easy2gallery

    Changelogs
    ***************** 1.4.4 ******************
    Improvement:
    + Reworked how the slideshow’s file being included =>
    All custom slideshow’s controller files should return as "return $your_variable;", not "echo $your_variable;"

    Fixes:
    + Bugfixed the slideshow image duplication

    Installation Instructions

    1. Unpack archive in root folder of you modx installation
    2. If this is your fresh installation: create a new folder ’gallery’, the default path is assets/images/gallery.
    You can change this from the default.config.easy2gallery.php (fresh installation) from this value:

    ’dir’ => ’assets/images/gallery/’,
    If this is an upgrade, this module will use the existing config.easy2gallery.php values, if any.
    3. Create new module, name it anything (Eg: Easy 2 Gallery), type:
    <?php
    $o = include_once(MODX_BASE_PATH.'assets/modules/easy2/index.php');
    return $o;
    

    , click save.
    4. Refresh modx manager, then open the module tab.
    5. Install following instructions.
    6. If install is successful, remove install folder, manually or by clicking delete button. module won’t work if this folder exists.

    Upgrade

    1. Unpack archive in root folder of you modx installation
    2. If there is one (upgrade from below of E2G 1.4.0-rc4), COPY your existing

    config.easy2gallery.php
    file to

    assets/modules/easy2/includes/configs/
    folder.
    2. Open the module tab, upgrade following instructions
    3. If upgrade is successful, remove install folder, manually or by clicking delete button. module won’t work if this folder exists.
    4. Edit ALL of your viewers, change the folder directives.
    eg: assets/libs/highslide => assets/libs/viewers/highslide
    5. CLEAR MODX CACHE
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