Hi Sarah,

Custom Layouts are actually quite easy. They are just normal HTML and CSS with the PhotoSmash fields placed into that you want to show up.

So, if you're comfortable with HTML and CSS, you can easily style your gallery however you'd like. To add the PhotoSmash fields, there is a list of the available fields on the right hand side of the Layout Editor, just enter them right into the HTML Layout box with the HTML that defines how you'd like it to look.

Example:

<div>
[medium]
<br/>
[caption]
</div>

That would show the medium size image with the caption below it.

Since you're using the Gallery Viewer, you can control which layout is used when a Gallery is displayed by adding this to your Shortcode:

gallery_view_layout=’my_custom_layout’

just enter you layout name.

If you get stuck, let me know...You can contact me through the contact page.
Cheers,
Byron

Hi Sarah,

Glad it's coming together. Here's the code to link from the Gallery Viewer to a Gallery, using the Medium picture:

<a href='[gallery_url]' title='Gallery: [image_gallery_name]'>
		<img src='[medium_url]' />
</a>

On the slideshow...unfortunately, no, PhotoSmash doesn't do that yet. But it's on my list of things to do.

Cheers,
Byron

Hi Sarah,

Can you describe what is happening a little more on the images that are not showing up? I'm not quite understanding. You can set all of your galleries up to use the same layout, but I'd need to understand how you're calling up your galleries and how you're telling them which layout to use.

For the font-size, this depends on CSS classes that are being used on the titles. It's just a matter of figuring out which classes to affect with the CSS. This should work on the standard Gallery Viewer (if you're talking about the titles in the index of Galleries):

.bwbps_galviewer_head a {
font-size: 25px !important;
}

If you're talking about on the individual gallery pages, then try:

.photosmash_gallery h3 {
font-size: 35px !important;
}

Cheers,
Byron

Go to PhotoSmash Settings / Images tab. You will see the spot for the medium size...next to each field is a multi-disc icon. Enter the values you want and then click the Multi-disc for each setting and this will update all of your existing Galleries.. Then Save you Settings in PhotoSmash Settings to make these the default values for any new galleries.

If you're talking about the psmash-gallery=1, that can't completely go away. But in the next version of PhotoSmash, you will be able to specify what that psmash-gallery will be. You could make it gal or g or something short, but it is used to determine which gallery is being viewed.

BB

Hi MV,

Ah...gotcha. You should be able to remove that by editing the gallery_view_layout (unless you're using a different layout for the galleries in the Gallery Viewer).

Here's a how-to on editing custom layouts: http://smashly.net/photosmash-galleries/how-to/create-custom-layouts/

The layout should have either a [file_name] or [caption] field. Just need to pull that out.

Cheers,
BB