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asicu.com · 2011-08-22 23:20:44

Hello Bill,

Yes, it would do... however, the admin (it means me, a slow human) has to set it.
And that means... the user might have to wait hours or even days after registration to me, to be in front of the computer and change his or her level.

So, as I see it... it would not be automatic, but human...

Is it so? Or do you see something what I missed?

Thanks a lot,

Tamas

asicu.com · 2011-08-22 23:23:26

Eric wrote:
UAM is actually not translated to Hungarian. Thank you for your offer. I will send you files and instructions by PM.

I have got your private e-mail, and yes, I will do the translation gladly. So, you shall get soon a message from me there...

Thanks and slaut,

Tamas

Billr · 2011-08-23 02:00:00

No, I'm afraid you're right. I looked at it again and the permissions for pictures and for the status of registered visitors are different.

With UserAdvManager plugin registered visitors can be assigned to a group or given a status. Permission by groups is not supported for photos. Status is webmaster, administrator, user, generic and guest.

Photos can be given privacy levels to be viewed by Admin, Family, Friends, or Contacts, which is a permission that you need to set. There nothing for status level or group.

So close ...

Eric · 2011-08-24 17:46:49

I added this new feature in my todo list : [Bugtracker] ticket 2415

Now, i've to find some free time to do it ;-)

asicu.com · 2011-08-24 18:10:27

Hi Eric,

"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."
Douglas Adams

And free time is triple so...

:)

Tamas

p.s. Thanks, btw!

Eric · 2011-09-19 21:57:48

Eric wrote:
Your problem gives me an idea of evolution of the plugin. Currently, access control supported are based only on user groups membership or not. This forces to create virtual albums based on that affiliation.

I could add an option that would automatically set the "privacy levels" for pictures (admins, family, Others,...).

This step is done ([Bugtracker] ticket 2415). I've some other challenges to reach (like [Bugtracker] ticket 2437) before building the next release of this plugin but everything will be ready no later than the 2.3.0 release of Piwigo ;-)

Eric · 2011-10-01 17:08:53

New version 2.30.0!

News:
- Compatibility with Piwigo 2.3.0
- Bug:2415 - Management of privacy level for the validation of registrations
- Bug:2437 - Force registered users to renew their password (**)
- Bug:2447 - Only for new installations ("from scratch"), text fields given as examples are located in the language of the administrator
- Bug: 2450 - Restore the saved configuration

Bug fixes:
- Bug:2445 - MySql error (duplicate key) when a user attempts to validate their registration twice with the same validation key

Various: Changing language files for better compatibility with the new online translation tool

(**): This new feature works on the following principle:
- When the option is activated, a new column and a new action button appears in Piwigo's user management panel.
- The column displays the status of passwords (original password, password changed and password to modify). Usefull to identify what was done or not.
- The action button is used to mark the selected users to change their password the next time they connect.
- At their next login, these marked users will be redirected to their customization page where a message indicates the need to change password.
- Until they made the change, they will be redirected to this page every time they connect.

I opted for this mode of operation because less invasive than the outright blocking of access to the gallery. I am banking on the fact that this redirection is painful enough to push users to do what is expected of them ;-)

As usual, I took the time and care to test this new version up. But no one is perfect! Do not hesitate to let me go any bugs or improvements ^ ^

IGraham · 2011-10-02 17:07:42

not sure what the etiquette is regards asking a question about UserAdvManager. Ask here or a new thread ?
Regardless
I've installed UserAdvManager and went through the new user registration, register by auto email, all went ok except for i was in the gallery as a registered user before the email 'kindly confirm your registration' arrived ? Probably its a box i didn't tick any idea which one
I used the captcha plugin if that makes a difference
thanks

Eric · 2011-10-02 17:36:07

IGraham wrote:
not sure what the etiquette is regards asking a question about UserAdvManager. Ask here or a new thread ?

Hi IGraham !
Don't worry ! You are in the right place ;-)

IGraham wrote:
I've installed UserAdvManager and went through the new user registration, register by auto email, all went ok except for i was in the gallery as a registered user before the email 'kindly confirm your registration' arrived ? Probably its a box i didn't tick any idea which one
I used the captcha plugin if that makes a difference
thanks

Restricted access to your gallery is not set by UserAdvManager (UAM). You have to set some albums (or all of them) as private and give them access for a users group. If your gallery have only public albums, UAM can't restrict anything.

Do you have user groups created ? One of them have to be set with no access to private albums and a second with full access. Then, you can set UAM to put users who have not validate their registration in the first group and others in the second group.

If it's not clear enouth, tell me. Eventually, you can post (or send in PM) your gallery URL. I'll register and see what's wrong.

IGraham · 2011-10-02 18:07:19

Hi
thanks for the reply
It wasn't so much restriction to albums i wanted as a guest to not become a registered user till the whole click in the email bit was completed. As for setting user groups, i haven't got my head around that at all, it is/will be a public gallery, so I'm not sure if i need to set up user groups ??
http://sunderlandmountaineeringclub.org.uk/piwigo/
Your welcome to have a look and create an account ? if you need an admin user name and password do ask (a few tweaks from an experienced user would probably save me no end of headaches)

Eric · 2011-10-02 18:30:54

Well... That's an unusual request. :-/

If I understood everything, you have a public gallery and you want to prevent the connection of new registered users until they have validated their registration. Am I right ?

In this case, I'm affraid UAM can't help you at this time.
The plugin is dedicated to private galleries or semi-private and prevents users who have not validated their registration to access private albums.

But this can become an interesting evolution of the plugin. Even if I have no idea how to integrate this... Sorry not be able to meet your needs now.

Eric · 2011-10-02 18:38:50

I've added this in my "todo list" : [Bugtracker] ticket 2456

IGraham · 2011-10-02 19:49:25

Thanks
Piwigo's a great bit of software but it does take some 'finding out how things work'

Billr · 2011-10-06 15:22:46

That's true, Graham. Especially with plugins. It can be hard to understand what a plugin actually does, where it appears in the gallery (if it adds features, menus or capabilities) and where it ends up in the administrator's activated plugin list. Not all plugins have a configuration page and might only modify another plugin's configuration.

Also, there can be multiple places to do about the same thing and it's not clear how some things, like permissions, work as there can be different sets of them. Then there's the English translation of French descriptions, which may not be clear.

Add to that the need to search the forum for solutions to issues like conflicts between plugins and resolutions of some problems through CSS editing and you begin to understand this is not an out-of-the-box application. It takes a lot of learning, of hands-on setup, slowly becoming familiar with each aspect of it, with learning CSS coding. It's a bit geeky right now - a little bit like a house of cards - you don't want to entrust just anyone with what you have built as they may end up undoing a critical modification you have done and, whoops, website goes down.

Bill

IGraham · 2011-10-06 16:22:16

Yes its a bit geeky but aren't most applications that have admins/web masters/etc, I've an inclination towards the geek myself. I've got a website with gallery's, a forum, i do club spreadsheets and now I'm incorporating Piwigo, i spend far to much time staring at a computer screen.

As for 'not an out-of-the-box application' its a good deal more so than not, the basics of the thing are fairly obvious, i reckon most (minor geeky) people could get this up and running - its the tweaking that's difficult. The one thing Piwigo lacks is good help files, that's one of the problems with geek driven software the geeks would rather spend time coding than doing boring paperwork.

Just take a step back and look at what your got - it even installs itself

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