Image Handler 3 Support Thread (for ZC v1.3.9)

[DivaVocals]

In order to save time and space on our website server, we are wanting to use product images from another dedicated server. However, ZenCart doesn't take an image URL. It wants you to upload all images. Can this mod handle image URLs instead of having to upload them? If not, is there such a mod? Thanks in advance.

No..

From page ONE of this support thread..

[FONT=Tahoma]Image Handler 3 is meant to ease the work required to setup images for your store. It works WITH default Zen Cart functionality, it does not replace it.[/FONT]

[DivaVocals]

Chuckles to self. Done that myself even though I should know better. It actually is not a flaw in IH as such.

Here's the thing about this.. this error has been around for YEARS and it's been hard to pin down all the causes because no one ever posted enough DETAILS when getting the error to pin down ALL the reasons for it popping up.. We've always known that invalid filenames is one possible cause, but there are others.. I had a client that got this error when uploading images to ONE particular product.. No issues uploading images to any other product.. The ONLY thing that was different about this product was that there were quotes (representing inches) in the PRODUCT name.. So (for reasons that will ALWAYS escape me) I removed the quotes from the product name and no more error.. **shrugs**

Anyway, now we know ONE MORE reason when/why this issue occurs, and the readme and interface in the next version of IH3 will be enhanced to cover this a little more thoroughly..

Here's the thing. In Zen Cart the 'default' image is the small image. To me that is counter-intuitive, but there you go. If no large and medium are supplied then the small image is used. But, hey, it might actually be big because it is the only image. But it is still saved in the same place as small images. If there isn't a small/default image specified then Zen Cart and Image Handler won't know what image applies to what product and won't be able to use 'large' or 'medium' versions. The 'small' image is the one that the system uses to 'identify' the other images.

As I say, this to me is counter-intuitive but it is just the way it is.

[Stoffi]

Hi!

I am new to the world of zen-cart and I managed to get the "one-click" installation from my provider all right :)

I now installed image handler 3 but suddenly all images are gone. I tried to look through this thread but couldn't find a hint.

zen-cart 1.3.9
image handler: 3.0
site: www.scoutware.at/index.php

I tried to reload the pages in case it got mixed up via ftp but no success so far.

any help would be apreciated and sorry for the 100th time it is asked

regards
Stoffi

[Design75]

It is recommended you never use a automatic installer for zen cart, and yours probably messed up something in your configure.php file since you haven an extra / in your url. (http://www.scoutware.at//index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6)

You should resolve this first

[Stoffi]

@Design75: Thanks for that hint, I solved the "//" issue.

regards
Stoffi

[Stuff4Toys]

A new image module sounds like a good idea, but Image Handler has been brilliant so far, the above being the only real issue.

I wish I could help with coding and such, but I am useless frankly lol. Mabye myself and other users could help donating to those that upgrade or create an image module. As we did when Tim Kroeger initially made this module.

I am definitely NOT a codder, but is that anything I can do to help expedite IH for 1.5?

$$, Beta Testing, anything else?

[DivaVocals]

I am definitely NOT a codder, but is that anything I can do to help expedite IH for 1.5?

$$, Beta Testing, anything else?

Got beta testers.. All volunteers are still working diligently to make sure we do a thorough job testing and tweaking.. But remember it's work done in folks free time..

[SPH]

Got beta testers.. All volunteers are still working diligently to make sure we do a thorough job testing and tweaking.. But remember it's work done in folks free time..

Shall I assume that everyone who uses IH have not yet upgraded to 1.5?

[gothstone]

Probably a good bet. Those of us who use it wouldn't know how to cope without it. Image manager is pretty much the only other option, and its just painfull.

[DivaVocals]

Shall I assume that everyone who uses IH have not yet upgraded to 1.5?

They can't use the 1.3.9 compatible version in the free-downloads with Zen Cart v1.5 if that's the question you are asking..