Setting theme and display settings for multiple galleries

huseyin

What happened to "Multiple Galleries" switch? I can't find the theme editing tools in the new smugmug.

In new Smugmug, I go to Gallery Settings and under Appearance I see Thumbnail, but Multiple Galleries or "All Galleries" check mark is gone.. :scratch

When I try "Customize Site" it does not allow customization of views, it's just the fancy css editor I guess.

denisegoldberg

In new smugmug you can change settings for multiple galleries in the Organizer. Go into Organizer, select multiple galleries, click Settings. Click the checkbox in front of the each setting to select it.

--- Denise

huseyin

Thanks Denise, but that does not help when you have multiple categories with multiple galleries. The solution would be to have a setting for ALL galleries, which is missing (basically something we had before, disappeared).

I wouldn't mind so much if setting button also worked on categories with an option to change all galleries under that category. Still a cumbersome method if users have many categories, but it would have made it less hassle.


Solution would be to make the setting button active when clicked on the site name and allow this to make changes to all galleries.

rainforest1155

Bulk settings can be applied to all galleries in a folder. It's not possible to change settings across folders or your whole site. I'm sorry.

huseyin

But it was, previously (and still is if we did not reveal the new version). Why the removal of such useful feature?

WinsomeWorks

huseyin wrote: »

But it was, previously (and still is if we did not reveal the new version). Why the removal of such useful feature?

Another thing that's going to give me hours & hours of extra work. Wish I could understand the thought process that went into removing so many useful tools & wanting to hear everyone begging to have them back again... ble-e-c-cch.

huseyin

Has this been implemented in any way?
Can we set all new galleries to be in Thumbnail Style?
Is there anyway to apply settings such as appearance/security/social to multiple or All galleries?

I am still trying to find a way to just apply new password/etc to all my galleries, and I can't find a way to change this!

rainforest1155 wrote: »

Bulk settings can be applied to all galleries in a folder. It's not possible to change settings across folders or your whole site. I'm sorry.

Also, maybe I forgot to mention before, this is not true. Even within a folder, you are not giving us the option of changing all settings. It only has Basics and Security/Privacy. It doesn't even have appearance settings in there.

denisegoldberg

huseyin wrote: »

Is there anyway to apply settings such as appearance/security/social to multiple or All galleries?

Yes. Use Bulk Gallery Settings.

huseyin wrote: »

...Even within a folder, you are not giving us the option of changing all settings. It only has Basics and Security/Privacy. It doesn't even have appearance settings in there.

Bulk settings has most (if not all) of the gallery properties available.

• Go into the organizer.
• Select all of the galleries (within a folder) where you'd like to apply the same settings.
• Click the settings button to activate bulk settings.
• Click the section you'd like to change.
• Click the checkbox in front of the setting you'd like to change
• Set the property
• Click done

See help page at http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1240194-new-bulk-gallery-settings.

--- Denise

huseyin

rainforest1155 wrote: »

Bulk settings can be applied to all galleries in a folder. It's not possible to change settings across folders or your whole site. I'm sorry.

denisegoldberg wrote: »

Yes. Use Bulk Gallery Settings.


Bulk settings has most (if not all) of the gallery properties available.

• Go into the organizer.
• Select all of the galleries (within a folder) where you'd like to apply the same settings.
• Click the settings button to activate bulk settings.
• Click the section you'd like to change.
• Click the checkbox in front of the setting you'd like to change
• Set the property
• Click done

See help page at http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1240194-new-bulk-gallery-settings.

--- Denise

Thanks, this totally defeats the purpose of having Folder/Subfolder/Gallery structure.
If I have
>Site
>>Archive
>>>2010
>>>>Project 1
>>>>Project 2
>>>>Project 3
>>>2011
>>>>Project 1
>>>>Project 2
>>>>Project 3
>>>2012
>>>>Project 1
>>>>Project 2
>>>>Project 3
>>Portfolio
>>>Weddings
>>>>John Doe
>>>>Jane Doe
>>>Parties
>>>>XYZ
>>>Birthdays
>>>>Timmy
>>>>Kerry

I am going to have to go through all "sub-folders" and then select all in order to apply the same setting to all of them. Extremely annoying.

Why remove the site-wide setting?
It sounds like the only solution is to get rid of 3 layer setup I have and go back to two layer.
Site/Folder/Galleries.
That's all... I am going to have to just drag all of my galleries out of their subfolders into one big "Folder"
I think this is the intention behind removal of these feature, users should not have galleries that are too deep.

rainforest1155

You can change your site's default gallery style via the customize site screen, you just need to open the customize screen from within a gallery. Hold your mouse over the gallery display and click the wrench button. There you can set the "default style".
Note that the default style only takes effect for galleries that are set to use the default style.

huseyin

rainforest1155 wrote: »

Note that the default style only takes effect for galleries that are set to use the default style.

This pretty much sums it up that it doesn't really take effect unless you set all galleries to default style by hand (those that do not use default style).
We can just let go of specific features/functions and focus on the features that are actually removed from the "upgraded" smugmug. What was the reason behind removal of such useful features?

I ended up removing SubFolders and moved them all one level up to Site/Category/Gallery/Pictures structure. At least this way I can go to Category and select all galleries and modify them accordingly because once you go one level deeper you lose all major settings.
Gallery settings vs Folder Settings.

Basically what we need is would be more tabs, such as: folder settings/gallery settings to apply to all galleries within this folder/site wide settings

1pocket

I'm obviously doing something wrong because when I try to follow these instructions to change the style of my galleries from the journal format to the smugmug format, I cannot get it to change.

1pocket

I hate the fact that I have to spend hours upon hours trying to figure out some new techno crap. I signed up for smugmug to keep things simple for me. And no, I do not want to pay someone to redo my site. Just make it f'n simpler for crying out loud!!!!!!!!

I am a hobby photographer, not a programmer and not a pro that can justify spending to get things the way I want. But I am also not at all a dummy, yet with this change, I can only get so far and get stuck.

1. Why can't I change my galleries to all show up in the classic smugmug format with thumbs on the left and one image on the right? Instead I get what I guess is the journal format with an endless stack of photos in a vertical scroll. This should be easy but I cannot figure it out.
2. Why can't I resize the menu and text areas so that I can fit some basic bio information at least on the home page?

I feel like I might have to look into a smugmug alternative that is simpler for me to manage. I am still just displaying the legacy format on both my smugmug accounts.

huseyin

1pocket wrote: »

Why can't I change my galleries to all show up in the classic smugmug format with thumbs on the left and one image on the right? Instead I get what I guess is the journal format with an endless stack of photos in a vertical scroll. This should be easy but I cannot figure it out.

1. Why can't I resize the menu and text areas so that I can fit some basic bio information at least on the home page?

What you are missing is the site-wide setting
For the menu/text areas, that's still possible with customize, when you click customize you can resize and change the text/content.

denisegoldberg

1pocket wrote: »

I'm obviously doing something wrong because when I try to follow these instructions to change the style of my galleries from the journal format to the smugmug format, I cannot get it to change.

Your screen shot doesn't show anything checked. If you click the check box in front of the property you want to change can you then select a value?

--- Denise

rainforest1155

1pocket wrote: »

Why can't I change my galleries to all show up in the classic smugmug format with thumbs on the left and one image on the right? Instead I get what I guess is the journal format with an endless stack of photos in a vertical scroll. This should be easy but I cannot figure it out.

To change your default gallery style, go to any gallery and click on customize > customize site. Hold your mouse over the gallery content block, click the wrench button and there you'll be able to adjust the default gallery style for your site.

1pocket

rainforest1155 wrote: »

To change your default gallery style, go to any gallery and click on customize > customize site. Hold your mouse over the gallery content block, click the wrench button and there you'll be able to adjust the default gallery style for your site.

Okay, I tried these steps -- which I found just as you describe -- and clicked to change to the smugmug style with thumbs on the left and one image shown, then I clicked "save and apply" or something like that, but they still seem to come up as and endless vertical scroll. Is there a delay or did I miss something?

1pocket

When I open that dialogue box, it clearly shows that "journal" is still the default style. When I click on smugmug to make that the default, indeed the gallery I am in changes to the smugmug style. But then I have the choice of "cancel" or "done" and when I click done, it immediately reverts to the journal style. Obviously I am missing something??

1pocket

1pocket wrote: »

When I open that dialogue box, it clearly shows that "journal" is still the default style. When I click on smugmug to make that the default, indeed the gallery I am in changes to the smugmug style. But then I have the choice of "cancel" or "done" and when I click done, it immediately reverts to the journal style. Obviously I am missing something??

ohmigod, I figured it out. Don't click on the style you want, click up where it says "default" and a new dropdown menu opens, and make your selection there. I'm glad to have solved that problem, but what a pain in the ass to go through all that searching for one small change. I hate the new smugmug!!

Next time I have an hour or two to kill I will try the advice given below regarding how to change the basic home page layout -- or rather, how to resize content boxes to customize the layout so I can add some extra text where I want it, and still have the basic menu choices and main slide show. Groan