NEW SMUGMUG: Randomize images on home page

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  • DJM595DJM595 Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
    edited September 28, 2013
    ericspicts wrote: »
    Smugmg, are you listening to your paid users? This should not be difficult to implement as you have done it before

    Absolutely right.

    +1 for this much needed feature re-instatement
  • cedericcederic Registered Users Posts: 46 Big grins
    edited October 13, 2013
    Heh, I came here looking for this too.

    It's even more glaringly wrong when you have the same image in multiple folders (due to how Smugmug and Lightroom interact) and it's showing the same image for each parent folder.

    It's a feature that's still in my original Smugmug site, so it doesn't feel like an onerous request?
  • dwterrydwterry Registered Users Posts: 209 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2013
    You would think it would be a piece of cake, given that legacy code already does this. But here we sit... A couple of months now.
    cederic wrote: »
    Heh, I came here looking for this too.

    It's even more glaringly wrong when you have the same image in multiple folders (due to how Smugmug and Lightroom interact) and it's showing the same image for each parent folder.

    It's a feature that's still in my original Smugmug site, so it doesn't feel like an onerous request?
    http://www.dterryphotography.com
  • NAubinNAubin Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited November 3, 2013
    Is there a published list of things that smugmug are working on?
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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,373 moderator
    edited November 3, 2013
    NAubin wrote: »
    Is there a published list of things that smugmug are working on?
    There isn't a public list.

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  • southeasternphotographysoutheasternphotography Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited November 3, 2013
    denisegoldberg wrote: »
    There isn't a public list.

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    How 'bout the publish the unpublished list?:deadhorse
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  • Soul Gaze PhotographySoul Gaze Photography Registered Users Posts: 263 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2013
    southeasternphotography wrote: »
    How 'bout the publish the unpublished list?:deadhorse

    They can't...if they were to make such a list visible, then competition would be drooling! Then legal battles and risk to the beauty that makes SmugMug unique. Be patient. Awesome things will come when the time is right. clap.gif
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  • GargaGarga Registered Users Posts: 67 Big grins
    edited November 11, 2013
    Wait, what? This still can't be done? :(:
    Soul Gaze Photography wrote: »
    Awesome things will come when the time is right.

    Was hoping they lost this catchphrase 3 months ago.
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  • UbraneUbrane Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited November 18, 2013
    Good news guys!

    I just checked by chance the slideshow settings on my homepage this morning and... the option to randomize images in finally there!!!!
    Woohoo :)

    Just go to your slideshow, then: Settings > Playback > Randomize images > select ON.
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  • NAubinNAubin Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited November 18, 2013
    Thats good... but it isnt there for the homepage yet as far as I can see.

    I am selection - Customize, customize site, then in the "on homepage" section I have an option for Multiple photos. In the settings for this multiple photos there is a "select from" section and this has a number of options - but not random...

    ?

    Neil
    www.myeyespy.com
  • dwterrydwterry Registered Users Posts: 209 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2013
    Randomize is in the Playback section.

    NAubin wrote: »
    Thats good... but it isnt there for the homepage yet as far as I can see.

    I am selection - Customize, customize site, then in the "on homepage" section I have an option for Multiple photos. In the settings for this multiple photos there is a "select from" section and this has a number of options - but not random...

    ?

    Neil
    http://www.dterryphotography.com
  • UbraneUbrane Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited November 18, 2013
    dwterry wrote: »
    Randomize is in the Playback section.
    Correct!
    Path as follow :
    Ubrane wrote: »

    Just go to your slideshow, then: Settings > Playback > Randomize images > select ON.

    It works fine for me :)
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  • southeasternphotographysoutheasternphotography Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2013
    I assume you can only pull images from one gallery or one smart gallery? Can't list multiple galleries, ehh?
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  • UbraneUbrane Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited November 18, 2013
    So far, no you can't use multiple galleries..
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  • NAubinNAubin Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited November 19, 2013
    I understand it is now there for slideshow.

    Part of the discussion was around randomizing the pictures that show up on a home page.

    See my site as an example - http://www.myeyespy.com

    The photographs are currently showing in newest first order. I wanted to have them be random...

    Neil
    www.myeyespy.com
  • UbraneUbrane Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited November 19, 2013
    Hi Neil,

    I think you need to create a slideshow for that.
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  • NAubinNAubin Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited November 19, 2013
    The very first post in this thread was a question from TonyStewart - the same as mine. It wasnt about slideshows...
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  • NAubinNAubin Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited November 19, 2013
    southeasternphotography wrote: »
    I assume you can only pull images from one gallery or one smart gallery? Can't list multiple galleries, ehh?

    I had a look. So maybe you could assign a keyword to all of your photos and then get it to select that keyword as the source...
    www.myeyespy.com
  • MomaZunkMomaZunk Registered Users Posts: 421 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2013
    I am not interested in a slideshow. I do not like waiting for them. ....I want a selection of photos on the front page that will change position each time the page is loaded......randomly.
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  • thenickdudethenickdude Registered Users Posts: 1,302 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2013
    You could do that if you only want grid layout (not collage) by running custom code on a second server which you display using the feed block.
    https://www.sherlockphotography.org/

    Please check out my gallery of customisations for the New SmugMug, more to come!
  • TonyStewartTonyStewart Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2013
    I posted this randomisation request in August, it is now November and it still isn't available? Why not? Can we have this please? My home page looks static and it really shouldn't be. 3-4 months is a long time to wait for something that should be relatively straight forward to implement. A response would be a good start. Thanks guys.
    Home Page: http://www.anthonyjstewart.com
  • battsbatts Registered Users Posts: 94 Big grins
    edited March 22, 2014
    Thread seems to have died, just another one of the items holding me back from migration for over a year.

    Has anyone found a work around?
  • dwterrydwterry Registered Users Posts: 209 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2014
    batts wrote: »
    Thread seems to have died, just another one of the items holding me back from migration for over a year.

    Has anyone found a work around?

    Actually, randomization on the home page has been available for awhile now. Back before November. I know ... because in November they broke randomization of slide shows in events. And I've been waiting since November for them to fix that bug. (sigh)

    At least the other slide shows work now....
    http://www.dterryphotography.com
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2014
    batts wrote: »
    Thread seems to have died, just another one of the items holding me back from migration for over a year.

    Has anyone found a work around?
    I looked at your homepage, what are you trying to randomize? Are those thumbs created in an html box?
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  • battsbatts Registered Users Posts: 94 Big grins
    edited March 22, 2014
    Allen wrote: »
    I looked at your homepage, what are you trying to randomize? Are those thumbs created in an html box?

    I liked the function with smugmug legacy that would randomize what the feature photo was for the gallery, as well as sub-category. Not looking for random slideshow photos.

    Still haven't found the best way or how to do this with the new layout.
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2014
    batts wrote: »
    I liked the function with smugmug legacy that would randomize what the feature photo was for the gallery, as well as sub-category. Not looking for random slideshow photos.

    Still haven't found the best way or how to do this with the new layout.
    On your homepage what type of boxes are those and how did you fill them?

    You could add html boxes and place the same thumbs that will randomize and link to a gallery.

    EDit: guess I looked at someone else's homepage. Yours is still in legacy.
    But, you could construct the same type page with randomized thumbs.
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  • mylifeinfocusmylifeinfocus Registered Users Posts: 208 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2014
    +1
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  • pigeonpigeon Registered Users Posts: 129 Major grins
    edited May 18, 2014
    I also like the function with SmugMug legacy that would randomize what the feature photo was for the gallery, as well as sub-category.

    This is what holds me back from moving to new SmugMug.
  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,373 moderator
    edited May 18, 2014
    pigeon wrote: »
    I also like the function with SmugMug legacy that would randomize what the feature photo was for the gallery, as well as sub-category.
    You might want to add your comment to the feature request for Random Thumbnails.

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