Album covers not displaying in columns

  • Hi,

    I am having trouble getting the Album covers arranged into columns. I tried with a lot of widths in the “Maximum width for a album cover display” right from 150px but the album covers are always displaying in full width of the page one above other. I tried with all cover types with mcr and also followed all instructions in your documentation page but no success.

    Can you help please? I am sorry if this is a simple issue but I am just starting to use your plugin and I really like it.

    I can’t provide you a link because the site is on localhost.

    Thanks
    Vadakkus

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  • Plugin Author Jacob N. Breetvelt

    (@opajaap)

    Do the following:

    – Do NOT specify a size in the shortcode to make the total display covering the entire available width.
    – Select a mcr-type album cover in Basic settings -> Albums -> III -> Item 4
    – Set the max cover width in Basic settings -> Albums -> I -> Item 1 to a value smaller than the total display area.
    Example: when the total width of the theme is 800 px and you specify something between 401 and 799 you will see 2 columns, when set smaller than 400 you will see 3 cols etc. Also: see what happens when you make the browserwindow smaller.

    It is as simple as that, BUT: This only works when the shortcode produces multiple albumcovers, so the following shortcodes will show multi columns:

    [wppa]
    [wppa type=”covers” album=”1″] (If album 1 has multiple child albums)
    [wppa type=”cover” parent=”1″] (is the same as above)

    This will show a list of single covers, not in columns because when there is only one album to display, it will always use the full width (when there is no size spec in the shortcode) and thjis is a list of single items:
    [wppa type=”cover” album=”1″]
    [wppa type=”cover” album=”4″]
    [wppa type=”cover” album=”64″]

    Thread Starter vadakkus

    (@vadakkus)

    Thank you Jacob for the prompt and clear response. I fixed this by including child albums in the parent album which was according to my requirements, but now I have a different problem.

    I have the parent album cover occupying 100% of width of the page. When I click on that parent album cover, the two child albums open up in a “lightbox overlay” (with a ‘x’ on the top right corner) situated over the page instead of appearing in the page. Also, the two covers are located on the top right and bottom left of what seems to be a 2×2 box (like the number 2 on a dice) as if they have excess width. Subsequent photos also open in the same lightbox-like overlay, and when I close the overlay, the original parent cover seems to have shrunk to 50% of the original page width.

    Could you help please? Much appreciated. I can send you screenshots if you could direct me where.

    Thanks
    Vadakkus

    Plugin Author Jacob N. Breetvelt

    (@opajaap)

    Make sure Advanced settings -> System -> I -> Item 1: Modal boxes is UNticked.

    You can mail me at opajaap at opajaap dot nl

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