X3 Photo Gallery Support Forums
We will be extending documentation, but for now, there is the HELP (?) links in panel (which is quite extensive), and the forums.clicketyclick wrote:Is there any documentation to refer to, or are questions like this for the forum?
You can create as many pages as you like, and they don't have to be "galleries". Each X3 page has a CONTENT section, where you can add any custom html, plain text, or use built-in content plugins. In our showcase section, you will find several websites with pages that are not galleries.clicketyclick wrote:Can you create more pages like the index which isn't a gallery, but can hold information about what I do?
Each X3 page has a CONTENT section, where you can add ANY html to the page content. You cannot include PHP into the content section, but may I ask what it is you intend to do?clicketyclick wrote:Is there a way from the panel to edit the html/php source?
The header and footer are already GLOBAL elements, which are configured with custom html and can be styled with CSS. You cannot include PHP into the footer or header, but may I ask what you intended to do so I have an idea?clicketyclick wrote:Is it possible for me to use php includes for things like my header and footer?
All this is already done by properly by X3. Just check the SOURCE of any of your X3 pages, or the X3 demo. X3 is very "complete".clicketyclick wrote:<title><PHP echo $pageTitle ></title>
?php if (stristr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"],'facebook') !== false) { ?>
<meta content="514548714" name="fb:admins" />
<meta property="og:title" content="<?PHP echo $pageTitle ?>" />
<meta property="og:url" content="<?php $url="https://www.".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];echo $url;?>" />
<meta property="og:description" content="<?PHP echo $pageDescription;?>" />
<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
<?php } ?
This also is managed by X3. Just insert your Analytics ID. If you have a custom analytics tracker, it can be triggered easily from custom JS.clicketyclick wrote:PHP include ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/analyticstracking.php'); ?
You NEVER edit the header or footer in more than one location, as they are GLOBAL, and already part of the X3 template mechanism (which uses PHP).clicketyclick wrote:If its faster/less complicated to run X3 from a subdirectory, then keeping the same header would make updating things much easier if I could attach my existing header, instead of having to edit it in two or more locations. On the other hand, recreating my entire website to be within X3 seems extremely time consuming, especially since most of my pages include php.
It seems you have missed crucial points of X3. I don't understand what you are trying to do that isn't already a part of X3, or why it would be time-consuming in any way. You just make a page from panel, and that's it ... X3 already includes all meta tags correctly (based on the page viewed), as well as analytics (if enabled), and header+footer are global elements based on your settings.clicketyclick wrote:On the other hand, recreating my entire website to be within X3 seems extremely time consuming, especially since most of my pages include php.
Understanding where you are coming from now, this seems to be a good question. To give a clear answer though, would you be able to provide me a link to your existing website so I can see what it's all about?clicketyclick wrote:All that said, from an efficiency standpoint, would you suggest the best route is to move all 200+ pages of my site into X3, or run X3 from a subdirectory?
See PM for recommendations.clicketyclick wrote:I have two sites I am considering X3 for. Once I figure it out, I want to do the smaller one first, for obvious reasons.
Are the gallery-folders already sorted into a physical folder structure? That would work in X3 ... the only issue is that X3 uses a folder-naming scheme "1.first", "2.second" etc, where the number defines the SORT order of the page/folder. Until a folder is numbered, it is considered "invisible" to the X3 menu, although it will still be accessible by direct link. Numbers are excluded from the URL and TITLE (1.first becomes "first" /first/).clicketyclick wrote:For the larger one, I have about 1/2 million photos, organized into directories, subdirectories, and sometimes even sub-sub directories. For that one, is there an easy way to use the existing folder structure, or will I have to create galleries (or folders - still not clear about the difference) in X3 and copy files into them?
I am not 100% sure what you mean by "new theme" in this context ... X3 already has robust GRID system available for the page CONTENT.clicketyclick wrote:I do have the folder structure I want, so that's great news. I'm currently trying to figure out how to make a 2 column page for my main page, and am assuming I have to create a new theme, so I'm off doing that. Hopefully that will give you a rest from my questions.
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</div>Yes thanks, we listen to ALL suggestions from customers. Personally I would expect it to be granted to work on new PHP versions if it is a premium script like X3.clicketyclick wrote:I do have one suggestion for you. So many scripts of all kinds (not just photo galleries) are not compatible with PHP 7. I think the fact that yours is should be mentioned loudly, and probably on your main page. That's a huge plus that is either not mentioned here, or not prominently displayed. Not my business, but thought it might help.