Adding Additional Image Pages

[silverspring]

I am hoping that some kind soul will help me with a step by step guide to setting up two image pages per new product added.

I know there are good modules but being experienced find them way above my head.

Thanks in advance.

[Ajeh]

You can have unlimited Product images with Zen Cart ...

Perhaps this post will help you out:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showth...t=calicocat%2A

[silverspring]

Before posting the original post I studied that tutorial, but alias could not follow it.

extract .......You load via the categories.php an image file called:

a_bugs_life.gif and put it in the /images/dvd directory via the drop down

Now you FTP additional images to /images/dvd

a_bugs_life_01.gif
a_bugs_life_02.gif
a_bugs_life_03.gif
a_bugs_life_04.gif

I use the numbers so these load in order, as the additional images are loaded alpha/numeric ...............

Under categories I could not find anything else other than new category / product. Where is the image/dvd directory via the drop down you talk about ?

Kind regards

Liz

[gjh42]

Are you working with DVDs or ordinary products?
If ordinary products, just ftp them to the main /images/ folder where all the other thumbnail images go. (This has nothing to do with your ZC admin page.) Zen Cart will know what to do with them if you name them correctly (per the tutorial).

Large additional images can be ftp'd to your /images/large/ folder, again using correct filenames.

[Ajeh]

You can stuff all the images in one directory ...
/images

But if you have a lot of products you may want to organize things ...
/images/something
/images/somethingelse
/images/someotherthing

These directories will appear automatically in the dropdown where you add the image to the Product to allow you to say either:
Main Directory ( /images )
something ( /images/something )
somethingelse ( /images/somethingelse)
someotherthing ( /images/someotherthing )

NOTE: if the directories are not set to 777 you will receive error messages when trying to load to those directories ...

[silverspring]

You can stuff all the images in one directory ...
/images

But if you have a lot of products you may want to organize things ...
/images/something
/images/somethingelse
/images/someotherthing

These directories will appear automatically in the dropdown where you add the image to the Product to allow you to say either:
Main Directory ( /images )
something ( /images/something )
somethingelse ( /images/somethingelse)
someotherthing ( /images/someotherthing )

NOTE: if the directories are not set to 777 you will receive error messages when trying to load to those directories ...

I think I understand what you are saying here (if the product is named blue book, then images should aply name as page one/bluebook/blah and so on) - but what path do I follow to get to the images file ?

Also what path do I follow to set the 777 ?

Please accept my apologies for my ignorance, but the tuturiols are way over my head, so I would appreciate step by step instructions.

Kind regards

Liz

[dg5747]

You can stuff all the images in one directory ...
/images

But if you have a lot of products you may want to organize things ...
/images/something
/images/somethingelse
/images/someotherthing

These directories will appear automatically in the dropdown where you add the image to the Product to allow you to say either:
Main Directory ( /images )
something ( /images/something )
somethingelse ( /images/somethingelse)
someotherthing ( /images/someotherthing )

NOTE: if the directories are not set to 777 you will receive error messages when trying to load to those directories ...

I have a similar question. I followed the steps in the many articles pertaining to adding multiple images to a product and understand the concept of the base picture naming format(ie. sample.jpg) and the additional picture naming format(ie. sample_01.jpg); while placing them in their respective folders. I also provided several folders(ie. images, medium, large, 'other product folders') with 777 permissions.


However, when I attempt to view the product's details, I only show one picture...oppose to the additional three pictures that should appear on the bottom portion of the product. I also made sure that the Zen Cart Admin site was setup to show atleast three additional images.

I know I might be missing something, but I can't figure it out. Can someone lend me a helping hand??? Thanks in advance.