Talking Drupal #083 - Galleries

January 29, 2015
In episode 83 we talk about photo galleries.

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Topics

  • What do we mean by “gallery”
  • Considerations when building a gallery
  • Customer workflow 
  • Single or multi content types
  • Page layouts
  • Lightbox and Colorbox
  • Image uploading
  • Mobile image upload
  • 3rd party integration

Module of the Week

File Field Sources

FileField Sources is an extension to the FileField module. The FileField module lets you upload files from your computer through a CCK field. The FileField Sources module expands on this ability by allowing you to select new or existing files through additional means, including:

  • Re-use files by an auto-complete textfield
  • Attach server-side files uploaded via FTP
  • Transfer files from a remote server (cURL required)
  • Paste a file directly from the clipboard (Drupal 7 only)
  • Select existing files through the IMCE file browser
  • Although FileField Sources provides several built-in sources, it can be extended by any module through an API for creating new sources. Users can toggle between any of the available methods for selecting a file.