Adjusting the Layout of a set of Galleries

@skyykorat – Without knowing what changes you have made to the plugin’s code (as it appears you are noting) there is not much we can offer towards making suggestions on the layout.

– Cais.

Thanks Cais. To change ALBUM thumbnails that are 91×68 to 150 x 150 I changed file package.module.nextgen_basic_album.php in /plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/nextgen_basic_album/

On about line 340 or so, I changed the line from
$image_gen_params = array(‘width’ => 91, ‘height’ => 68, ‘crop’ => TRUE);

TO

$image_gen_params = array(‘width’ => 150, ‘height’ => 150, ‘crop’ => FALSE);

This gives me album thumbnails that use a maximum of 150 pixels and maintain the original aspect ratio.

I’m not sure if that change is what’s causing the layout to be the way it is, or if the layout is just a byproduct of the layout style (masonry perhaps?), but I’d like a bit more vertical space between rows so it’s obvious which gallery has which name, and a more consistent “rowlike” layout.

I spent several hours last night looking at all the CSS files containing “album” and trying to figure out how to change the inter-row spacing and such, but had no luck. I found some old discussions of people doing this and used the code they suggested but wasn’t able to replicate their results.

I even went back and changed a bunch of gallery covers to landscape images so the thumbnails would be a more consistent aspect, and got this image. Now they’re more orderly, although still very tight vertically…

https://www.dperezphoto.com/line.jpg

Is there a CSS setting I can change to add vertical space? If so, I’m wondering if adding a bit of space might help with making the overall album thumbnail layout more orderly…

@skyykorat – You should be able to change the album thumbnail sizes within the NextGEN Gallery interfaces … there is no need to modify the plugin’s core code which we do not support or recommend especially since it is not update safe.

Also, once you start making modifications to the code, we cannot reasonably offer suggestions and/or assistance sorting out how to “fix” any issues or sort out any concerns.

– Cais.

OK, I need to know exactly which setting will change the album thumbnail sizes and keep their original aspect ratio. Everything I’ve found online said the album thumbnails were LOCKED to 91×68 in the code.

Yes, I’ve modified the code. Would you be so kind as to point me to the css I need to change the inter-row spacing for album thumbnails? Or does that also fall under the “we cannot reasonably offer suggestions”?

@skyykorat – Look under Gallery > Gallery Settings > NextGEN Compact Album for the “Override thumbnail settings” option … you will also find this for your existing displays in their customizations accordion panel.

As to custom CSS, generally it is best to see the site first-hand versus just a screen capture … then common browser developer tools can help to locate the specific element(s) that you may need to adjust and also note if there is a specific theme component to the layout that may also need to be addressed.

Thanks!

– Cais.

PS: Please keep in mind we also need to see this without modifications to our plugin code.

@skyykorat Please do not create new topics for the same thing. Those get closed and/or deleted when found.

Your deleted topic had this at the beginning.

I”m back for the third try (hoping its the charm), and this time I’ve purchased the NextGEN Pro. I’m developing locally, and I COMPLETELY blew everything away and reinstalled XAMPP and WordPress – the current versions. The only plugins at the moment are NextGEN Gallery and NextGEN Pro. Rather than continue with the 2 month old topic, I thought it best to start a new topic since I’ve bought the PRO version, which may work differently (I suspect not, but…)

You may not be aware of it but the plugin author isn’t allowed to support you here. If you go to their site, I am positive you’ll get support there.

https://www.imagely.com/wp-login.php

That may not be the correct URL but I’m sure that @photocrati will be happy to point you in the right direction for customer support.

@jdembowski – Thanks Jan! … and as always, we greatly appreciate your help and works in these forums!!

@skyykorat – Jan’s link will work, or you can just go straight to https://imagely.com/account/ as well (if you have logged in recently).

– Cais.

Sorry guys. When I thought I’d put something in the forum and it didn’t show up I figured I’d done it wrong and tried again. It didn’t appear, I couldn’t edit it, and as near as I could tell it was lost in space.

As far as support, I’m a bit confused… They have a forum, I’ve been told they ONLY do support through the forum, and I wasn’t aware I had to use some avenue other than the nextgen support forum to get support. I’m now aware and presume that for the paid plugin I’d go through their separate resource.

You can close this one or delete it or whatever. Hopefully, things will get handled in the other support channel.

@mainecoon1 – Thanks (although I didn’t see you in this specific topic?!).

– Cais.