The Photo Albums Plugin page allows you to manage all the photo albums in your network, determine the Global Settings and Member Level Settings for your network, and manage Categories for photo albums.

 

Manage Photo Albums and Global Settings

View Albums

Select albums to view or delete. They are categorized by Title, Owner, Views, and Date.



 

Viewing an Album

To view the album's page, click on the "view" link under "Options" for the album you want to view.




You will then be redirected to the album's page.




 

Deleting a Single Album

You can delete an individual album by clicking the "delete" link on the right side of each row under the "Options" column.



 

Deleting Multiple Albums

You can choose to delete multiple albums at once by using the checkboxes on the left side of the table and the "Delete Selected" button at the bottom. Checking the checkbox in the blue line will select all the checkboxes on the list below it.









 

Global Settings

To get to this page, click on the "Global Settings" tab.



Determine how many albums will be shown per page.



 

Member Level Settings

These settings are applied on a per member level basis. Start by selecting the member level you would like to modify, then adjust the settings for that level.
 

Member Level

Select the Member Level that you would like to edit.


 

Allow Viewing of Photo Albums
 

The "Yes, allow members to view all albums, even private ones" option is only available for member levels that are of the moderator/admin/super admin type. This option will allow members of this level to see all albums on the site no matter what level of privacy the album has been set to. Selecting the "Yes, allow viewing and subscriptions of albums" will allow members of this level to view and subscribe to all albums which apply to members of this level. Selecting the "No, do not allow albums to be viewed." option will not allow members of this level to view any album pages or see the Photo Albums menu item in any menus on the site.
 

Allow Creation of Photo Albums

You can limit the ability of the selected member level from being able to create album.



The "Yes, allow creation of photo albums" will allow members of this level to create photo albums. Selecting the "No, do not allow photo albums to be created." will not allow the members of this level to create any photo albums.
 

Allow Editing of Photo Albums?

You can decide if the members of the selected member level are able to edit or delete certain photo albums or any photo albums at all.



The "Yes, allow members to edit all photo albums" will only appear for moderators/admins/super admin type member levels. Selecting this option will allow members of this level to act as a moderator and be able to edit or delete any photo album as they see fit. The "Yes, allow members to edit their own albums" will only allow members of this level to edit the photo albums they have created. Selecting the "No, do not allow photo albums to be edited" option will not allow the members of this level to edit or delete any photo albums.
 

Allow Deleting of Photo Albums

You can decide if the members of the selected member level are able to delete certain albums or any albums at all.



The "Yes, allow members to delete all photo albums" will only appear for moderators/admins/super admin type member levels. Selecting this option will allow members of this level to act as a moderator and be able to delete any album as they see fit. The "Yes, allow members to delete their own photo albums" will only allow members of this level to delete the albums they have created. Selecting the "No, do not allow members to delete their albums." will not allow the members of this level to delete any photo albums.
 

Allow Commenting on Albums?

You can decide if the members of the selected member level are able to comment on items in certain albums or any albums at all.



The "Yes, allow members to comment on all photo albums, including private ones" will only appear for moderators/admins/super admin type member levels. Selecting this option will allow members of this level to comment on any item belonging to any album as they see fit. The "Yes, allow members to comment on albums" will only allow members of this level to comment on items within albums they have access to. Selecting the "No, do not allow members to comment on photo albums." will not allow the members of this level to comment on any items in any albums.
 

Album Privacy

Set the options for who can view Albums they make.


 

Album Comment Options

 

Album Tag Options

When finished modifying the privileges of the selected member level, click on "Save Changes" to save any changes you have made.




 

Categories

Create categories if you want to allow your users to categorize their photo albums. In order to get to the Categories page, click on the "Categories" tab on the top of the page.



Categories enable your members to sort their photo albums into different groups (for instance, Arts & Culture, Business, Entertainment, etc.). If you have no categories, your users will not be given the option of assigning a category.


 

Creating a New Category

1   To create a new category, click on the "Add New Category" button at the bottom of the category list.



2   Enter the a name for your new Category.



3   Click on "Add Category" to add this category to the list of categories.


 

Editing a Category

To edit a category name, click on the "edit" link under the "Options" column for the category whose name you want to change.



It should bring up a module just like the one used to create a category. When you have finished making your changes to the category name, click on "Edit Category" to save your changes.


 

Deleting a Category

To delete a category name, click on the "delete" link under the "Options" column for the category whose name you want to change.



It should bring up a module asking if you are sure you want to delete the following category. To delete the category, click on the "Delete" button.