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G2 Installscreen

Before going further with the Joomla component be sure that Gallery2 works standalone and you are able to create albums, upload images etc. You also have to disable the URL Rewrite Module in G2 before you install the component as this Module doesn't work with Joomla's SEF.

Download and install the G2 Bridge for Joomla
Download and install the latest version of the Gallery2 component from the Joomla! Developer Project site and install it with the component installer. If you have problems with the component or need help with the installation, please visit trac.4theweb.nl/g2bridge (website of Michiel Bijland) , the home for Gallery2 component development and check out the forum and FAQ.
The G2 Bridge requires the installation of the JoomlaLib component. Download and install JoomlaLib form the JoomlaLib project site .

Related Files:
 Gallery2 Bridge for Joomla 1.0.x (181.64 kB)
 Joomlalib (198.89 kB)

G2 Component Backend overview:

Components - Gallery2 - Settings
After a sucessfully installation you have to provide two path's to make the Gallery2 component work.
Prefered way of adjusting this value is using the wizard by selecting the correct wizzard icon in the top right of your browser window. (Only if your Server does not support fsockopen() you should use direct editing.)

G2 Core Settings

G2 User Settings

G2 Display Settings

1. “User is Blocked!”, This means the password for this user is changed to a random string. The user won’t be able to lock in if he bypasses Joomla. This is set when a user has been blocked and the users are synced. If the user isn’t blocked in Joomla but is in G2 then resync the users.
2. “Username”, the username isn’t the same in Joomla as it is in G2.
3. “Password”, the Password isn’t the same in Joomla as it is in G2.
4. “Email”, the Email isn’t the same in Joomla as it is in G2.
5. “Fullname”, the full name isn’t the same in Joomla as it is in G2.

G2 User Manager

G2 User Details

Template adjustment

Here is one way to make the embedded Gallery2 look like the rest of your Joomla site.
Disclaimer: this may not work with all templates and themes.

1) Download the Embed Color Pack by Steve Lineberry from the Gallery2 User Contributions and copy it into your /gallery2/modules/colorpack/packs directory. Maybe you have to download and install the Gallery 2 Color Packs Module before you get a "Color Pack" option in your theme setting

• http://codex.gallery2.org/index.php/Gallery2:UserContributions#Color_Packs
• http://gallery.menalto.com/node/35451

2) Set the embed color pack in your theme settings. Here is a screenshot of the Matrix theme.

Matrix settings

Code:
a:link, a:visited {
font-size: 12px;
color: #CC9966 !important;
text-decoration:none;
font-weight: bold;
}
a:hover {
text-decoration:underline;
color:#FF0000 !important;
} 
   

Code by Steve Lineberry:
#gallery{
color: black;
font-size: 90% !important;
}
#gallery h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6,
.giDescription,
.autoCompleteBackground,
.autoCompleteHighlight,
.autoCompleteNotSelected,
.autoCompleteNotSelected{
color : black !important;
}
#gallery table.gbDataTable th {
background : #D4EAF8 !important;
color : #666666 !important;
}
#gallery .gcBackground1, .gbEven { background-color: transparent !important; }
#gallery .gcBackground2, .gbOdd { background-color: transparent !important; }
#gallery .summary{ color: #666666; }
#gsHeader { display : none; } 
   

Code:
#gallery {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 62.5%;
color: #333;
background-color: transparent;
}
body.gallery {
background-color: transparent;
}
.gcBackground1 {
 background-color: transparent;
}
.gcBackground2 {
background-color: transparent;
} 
   

To change the Gallery image or the descriptions like Date, Owner, Size, etc. take a look at the .tpl files in the "templates" directory of your chosen Gallery2 theme. For example, the Matrix theme's directory is located here: gallery2/themes/matrix/templates/ directory

• Random Image
• Last Added Image
• Most Viewed Image
• Random Album
• Last Added Album
• Most Viewed Album
• Daily Image
• Weekly Image
• Monthly Image
• Daily Album
• Weekly Album
• Monthly Album
• Specific Picture

If you want to run a second instance with another image, make a copy of the Gallery2 Image Block in the modulemanager

Comments Module

Stats Module

Search Result

G2 Image Chooser JCE Editor Plugin
Gallery2 Image Chooser	Gallery2 Image Chooser advanced

• Download
• Instructions for Joomla
  

Comunity Builder Plugin
This plugin for the Community Builder add a tab for the Gallery2 Bridge to the User Profile Page of CB.
You can see the users Last Added, Most Viewed Images and the Last Added Albums.

User Profile Page

Pix2Gallery2

Code:
    $ret = GalleryEmbed::init(array('fullInit' => true, 'embedUri' => '/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=135?', 'g2Uri' => '/gallery2/')); 
   

Code:
<embed xsrc="http://www.your-site.com/gallery2/slideshow.swf"
 flashvars="xmlUrl=http://www.your-site.com/gallery2/xml.php?mode=slideShow%26g2_itemId=330&showDropShadow=true&
transInType=Fade&transOutType=Random" quality="high" wmode="transparent" width="150" height="150" 
name="slideshow" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com
/go/getflashplayer" />