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Photo Gallery X3.33.0 :elephant:
This release includes an updated Files Gallery with complete file manager capabilities and a few maintenance fixes.
www.photo.gallery/blog/photo-gallery-x3-33/

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How to update?
See docs or simply navigate to X3 Panel > Tools > X3 Updates and click "update now".

Test post.

svacko wrote:is possible update cart functions? I would ask if you can add in cart near each added photo columns like format (6x4, 5x7), quantity and price?
Also it would be perfect if it could calculate prices.

Honestly, I'm not sure about this. First of all, for "price", we then need a "price" input in the control panel for each photo. This price then needs to appear in the frontend (alongside title, description etc), as well as in the actual cart overview. Then what happens next when we are asked to support multi-currency? Then someone will ask for color, size and frame selectors. These are factors that I intentionally avoided when I decided to call it "cart" and not "ecommerce", because it's just too complicated. This is what some large (and expensive) services (only) do well.

The simple solution is to add prices into title and/or file name.

I will consider it for the future, but I don't think "prices" will be added into the current cart plugin.

svacko wrote:If I upload some photos through files gallery what I need to do to see immediately also in photo gallery

Are you using the Files Gallery that is included with X3? If so, you can just refresh the X3 page, because Files Gallery will automatically clear the X3 cache after uploading (and other file manager actions).

If you are using Files Gallery from a different location without the X3 plugin, you would first need to click SAVE in the X3 panel after uploading, to clear the X3 cache.

svacko wrote:but format and quantity tab could be very suitable to appear near photos in cart...
I have next question:

What would "format" be for? A dropdown to select some print-specific format?

svacko wrote:It is possible that the photos would be automatically watermarked after uploading to the server via ftp, but the originals would also be preserved for orders in the cart. Because if the client add photos to the cart, after the order is placed, the originals could be copied to a folder with the order number or name for better clarity. It would be enough to create links with file names for save data.

Unfortunately, this is simply beyond X3. I could write a long post about explaining why, but here are a few reasons:

When would X3 create watermarks? It means we would need to load all images via PHP, create the watermark, and rename the image (so we know it's already watermarked). Then we would need to move the original non-watermarked image in the same process, but to where? If the original is not supposed to be downloaded, you would need to serve these from a protected area that the user can't access. Then of course, adding watermarks is slow, causes JPG degeneration, and that's even if your server is capable of creating the watermark in the first place (very memory intensive). Also, what "mechanism" would be serving the "original" images to the customer after purchase? I assume this must be some kinda manual preparation by you? Unfortunately, it's pointless to pretend this vague half-solution can be implemented successfully in X3.

The shortcut solution, would be to upload images watermarked from "Files Gallery" application, and have it create the watermarks on upload. Then, you can just upload the original non-watermarked images into another location with the same names or matching name patterns ... That would be part of your manual approach to serve images after you receive an order and payment (outside of X3). You could add the originals into a hidden password-protected folder available to the client after upload of course, but there is no automation for this.

I really wish I could reply positively and "X3 can do that!", but unfortunately I need to make it clear what X3 and the cart can't do. This was a specific reason it was called "cart" and not "e-commerce" or "digital checkout", because it requires features that are beyond what most clients can imagine. Unfortunately, this is also why it's incredibly difficult to find a suitable solution for what you are trying to achieve, at least without paying a hefty monthly fee.

I'm sorry that X3/cart doesn't meet your requirements, but I have to make it clear :clap:

svacko wrote:Yes dropdown format for print size could be suitable near each photos in cart also with quantity value.

This does into the same category as "price" unfortunately. We then need to add "options config" for each item in your gallery, and that might be size, color, frame, style etc etc.

svacko wrote:Karl I need add one function in panel in menu ORDERS asap please . "Copy cart file names" I would ask replace comma with OR.
Example of copy names: 103A6236.jpg OR 103A6131.jpg OR 103A6170.jpg OR 103A6461.jpg

There are options in cart settings to separate by comma or space, but not "OR". I can't just add "asap" a custom separator that doesn't follow any standard. If it's really important, can't you just use a search-replace tool like the link below? Just add the search-replace rule and input your copied texts.
https://onlinestringtools.com/replace-string

svacko wrote:If I delete some order in panel, is possible to view it later in some archive in panel?

No. When you delete something, it's deleted. If you need backups, you would need to backup the /orders/ dir from server.

svacko wrote:Is possible in panel in gallery upload set watermark image like in files gallery with overlay code "position=center&scale=0.5&globalAlpha=0.5", please?

To achieve this, you will need to use Files Gallery to upload files. After all, that is one of the reasons it's included, because it has several more powerful file manager features than the X3 panel, including watermark on upload.

svacko wrote:Is possible to add cart option to Files Gallery too?

Yes, I might consider a cart-feature for Files Gallery.

svacko wrote:Is possible in Files Gallery to add option in uploaded files (Overwrite, Resume, Rename)? Or only replace actuality rename to resume...

There is already an upload_exists option in X3.

upload_exists wrote:Decides what to do if uploaded filename already exists in upload target folder. Default 'increment' will rename uploaded files by appending a number, 'overwrite' will overwrite existing files while 'fail' will cause the upload to fail.

Sirjoe54 wrote: Having a bit of trouble linking an image to an external video.

Click the "view" button until you are in "Edit mode":