Hi Folks,

is there a way to allow a user to manage just a subfolder? From what I can see in the Options>Admin Information, it appears that you can only select top level folders for them to manage, not subfolders.

Did I miss something?

Thansk!

Management is restricted to the top level albums (and their content.)

Ah, thanks. I've searched and found recommendations to share a single unpublished folder, then manually move user's pics into a subfolder, but was hoping I could avoid a few steps. Is there a simple way to allow users to upload to a subfolder?

Thanks!

I you give users access to an album they can upload to any folder within that album.

As for your single upload folder, while it is doable, there are some issues you need to consider. We do not yet have an implementation of move/copy/rename. So the only information that would move with the images would be things that are stored within the image EXIF/IPTC fields.

If this is not an issue, create a single album for upload. Mark it as unpublished and allow your users upload rights and access to just that album.

I guess I need a primer on the various logins. If I understand right:

1. Gallery Guest User (Edit>Gallery Confugration) is the name and password which restricts the VIEWing of the whole gallery.

2. Album Guest User (Edit Album) is the name and password which restricts the VIEWing of certain albums.

3. Admin Login (Options>Admin Information) allows certain users to VIEW and EDIT the gallery or certain albums.

So it seems to allow a user to upload pictures, they would need an Admin Login. And they can only upload to top level albums, not subalbums.

Is this correct? Thanks.

Pretty good. Some refinements: All passwords are enablers, so #1 enables viewing of the entire gallery. #2 enables viewing of just the album (and subalbums) on which it is applied. The user is not required (may be blank) but the login must match.

3: There are many "rights" that can be assigned to an admin user.

a. User admin rights: This is kind of a master priviledge. A user with these rights can do anything. (No matter what the other rights might say!)
b. Options rights: Allows the user to make changes on the options tabs. (All users may modify their login credentials.)
c. Themes rights: allows the admin to view/make themes related changes. These are limited to the albums checked in his managed albums list.
d. Edit rights: allows the user to view/make edit tab changes to the albums checked in his managed albums list.
e. Comment rights: allows the user to make comments tab changes to the albums checked in his managed albums list.
f: Upload rights: allows the user to upload to the albums checked in his managed albums list.
g. View all albums rights: allows the user to view all albums. Without this right, the user can view only public albums and those albums checked in his managed albums list.
h. Overview rights: allows the user to view the admin overview page.

(#g and #h are post 1.1.7 release.)

4. Search guest user (edit>Gallery Configuration) is the name and password which allows viewing of the results of a search.

logins and right are inherited. So if someone has the rights to upload (view, etc.) an album he may do the same with that albums subalbums.

There is a plugin (user_logout) which will allow a theme to place a logout link (or if no one is logged in a login form) on a theme page. This is the same form that is displayed when the album/gallery/search page is password protected with a guest password.

Since I was writing this anyway I have added it to the User guide http://www.zenphoto.org/2008/07/an-overview-of-zenphoto-users/