Image Handler 2 (for ZC v1.3.8 ONLY) Support

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This must be the largest thread on the forum. I must admit I have not looked at every post. There is obviously much interest in this contribution. I personally want to be able to use this tool.

I ALWAYS suggest reading/search through any module's support thread.. Great way to know all the ins and outs of the module..

I seemingly had no problems with the install. I am using the most current version with Zen cart V3.1.9h. I had all of the default Zen cart Demo files installed along with my own template, files etc. I adhere strictly to the override system to the extent possible.
I have a few mods but most all the files are stored in my-template folders.

Several Image handler install files are Admin so they have been installed in my default Admin files. I have a new folder, Uploads installed in Host/Htdocs/Zencart/.

Before the install of Image handler 2.0 I had no product images except the default Test/demo images and icons.

I installed. The zoom feature works. I uploaded about 100 product images.

Here is where I am confused. most of the test/demo files are neatly organized in their respective sub folders. I could only install my product images in the main images directory. The images now appear except there are no files in the med or large folders and I have no Large image display, only the path and a red X. I am now also missing most of the Zen cart test/demo images and some icons.

Something either did not get installed correctly or there is a problem with the program.

Sounds like something was not installed configured correctly and without the usual compliment of information we ALWAYS ask for in this support thread (link to the a specific product where the issue you are reporting can be seen -- don't make us dig through your whole site ). Without seeing this issue it would be nothing but wild guesses to know what the specific issue was..

I've quoted other posts in this thread with information you might find useful to troubleshoot the issue and to help you understand how IH2 works (and why it does NOT use the _MED or _LRG folders)

Not likely.. IH2 takes care of the image naming following Zen Carts requirements for additional product images naming conventions.. There is no work required by the shopowner to take advantage of this feature..

In fact a shopowner doesn't have to worry about this at all.. If they upload a main product image named flower.jpg, and three additional images named tulip.jpg, daisy.jpg, and rose.jpg, IH2 would correctly rename all the additional images to the proper naming convention required for them to be recognized as additional images by Zen Cart. So using my example, IH2 would rename tulip.jpg, daisy.jpg, and rose.jpg to flower_01.jpg, flower_02.jpg, and flower_03.jpg.

IH2 takes the name of the main product image and then appropriately names the additional product images so that they are linked to the correct product.

The MOST common reason for additional images to not appear on the product when they appear in the IH2 admin has EVERYTHING to do with using mixed image file fomats for the main and additional product images.. You cannot have a main product image be a JPG while the additional product images are another file format (say GIF or PNG for example)

So the way for this to work correctly is that you must make sure that the main product image and all additional images uploaded MUST be the same filetype.. (I do believe this is covered in the IH2 readme documentation..)


and by the way you cannot "fool" IH2 by simply changing the file extension of the additional images.. If the main product image is a JPG, then you must convert any additional images that are not the same format to the correct matching format.

Not really an IH2 created issue rather this is how Zen Cart identifies/manages additional product images.. My guess is that based on the behavior you are describing you have product images with the similar names and Zen Cart is interpreting them as additional images for another product as per these Zen Cart FAQs:
Why am I seeing images for other products on my product pages?

How do I add multiple images to a product?

How do I add more than one image of a product? I want to have a main image and also one or two other images that show more parts of a particular product. How/where do I add additional images to a product page? Thanks!


IH2 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.. Here's some additional FAQs which discuss how product images work in Zen Cart..
Image Preparation - How-to

My images are distorted/fuzzy/squished, help?


Check out these FAQs and see if they help clarify how Zen Cart works with product images..