free package
Fully functional, no restrictions
Easy to install on any website
XML customizable
GPL Licensed
Watermarked :
paid package
NO watermark:
plus a Flash component (AS3) which can be used in Flash projects
Features
- unlimited number of rows and columns
- option to go to an URL when clicking an image or to enlarge the image
- resizable to the extent of 1680 x 1050 pixels
- CSS formatted text in both tooltip and description
- unlimited number of images (JPG, PNG, GIF and BMP supported) and SWFs
- external PNG (changeable) for next/previous arrows
- configurable images border and spacing
- enlarging effects
Installation instructions for:
How to install this Image Grid on your website
Step 1. SWF embedding
Download the image-grid.zip package and put all the files from this package into the same folder with the HTML file in which you want the component to be embedded.
You should know first of all that the SWF file is the one that actually represents the component, while the other files (settings.xml, images.xml and JPGs in the images folder) are the assets that the SWF file uses.
A short explanation on how SWFs and XMLs interacts you will find here.
Open your HTML file with a text editor and insert somewhere between the <head> </head> tags the following lines:
<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var flashvars = {};
var params = {};
params.scale = "noscale";
params.salign = "tl";
params.wmode = "transparent";
var attributes = {};
swfobject.embedSWF("ImageGrid.swf", "ImageGridDiv", "600", "300", "9.0.0", false, flashvars, params, attributes);
</script>
For a fast and easy publishing, the best thing to do is to have the SWF file, the HTML file which embeds the SWF, the swfobject.js file, and the assets that the SWF uses (XMLs, JPGs folder) in the same folder.
If that is not possible, please read this detailed article on how to specify the paths correctly.
The above code itself isn’t enough to publish the SWF file on your webpage. You just need to add a div somewhere in the body section of your page (between the <body> </body> tags of your HTML file).
So, in a specific location of your HTML body section insert this div:
<div id="ImageGridDiv"></div>
Step 2. Customization
You'll be able to define a maximum size of 1680 in width and 1050 in height in the 3rd and 4th arguments of the swfobject.embedSWF() function above. Usually the same values as for galleryWidth and galleryHeight (which you will set below).
Now you will have to define the properties of your Image Grid.
You can do that by editing the settings.xml file, or much simpler, set your values on the Live Demo above and press Generate button, then select all (Ctrl+A) and copy-paste over the existing content of settings.xml file.
If you intend to have more than one Image Grid on the same page, for the same ImageGrid.swf file you’ll need to have different settings. Please read here how publish a component twice on the same page.
All is left to do is to put your own images, add the text, add the behavior for when clicking each image. All these through the images XML file. Open the images.xml file (or whichever file you specified as the imagesXML property in the settings.xml file, by default is images.xml) and define in each row the image path, the text in CDATA section, and optionally (if 'maximize' property is false): the url to go to when clicking the image, the target (_self for the same browser window, or _blank for a new browser window).
You can have as many images as you like. To add a new image add a new row in the XML file.
The order of the images is given by the order of the rows in the images.xml file.
Here's how an XML entry (corresponding to an image) should look:
<photo image="images/01.jpg" bigimage="images/01.jpg" url="http://www.flashxml.net" target="_blank" lightboxinfo = "Description for first image 1"><![CDATA[
<tooltip>Hello</tooltip>
<description>Description text</description>]]></photo>
ImageGrid.swf embeds only the Verdana font. To be able to embed any other font you'll need the Image Grid Flash component. As an alternative you can use non-embedded fonts.
To add Lightbox functionality (showing a bigger image and a description when clicking on an image) please read this article.
If you'll want to use the Image Grid in Flash projects (FLA files), the Image Grid is available as a Flash component (MXP file) in the paid package
Instructions on how to use the Image Grid component in Flash you will find here.
To be able to remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you will need to purchase the paid package.
Make sure your Wordpress version is greater than 2.8 and your hosting provider is using PHP5.
1. There are two files to download:
a. WordPress Plugin that you have to install and activate
b. Free package
2. Create a new folder inside your wp-content folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called image-grid-fx and copy the content of the free package there
3. If you copied the free package to a location different than the one above, go to Image Grid FX from the Settings tab from your WordPress Dashboard and update the path accordingly
4. Add [image-grid-fx][/image-grid-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page.
5. If you want to make the Image Grid FX part of your theme, edit the template files and add <?php imagegridfx_echo_embed_code(); ?> where you want it to show up
6. Customize your Image Grid FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Generate the settings.xml text and use it to overwrite wp-content/flashxml/image-grid-fx/settings.xml
7. To use your own images, upload them to wp-content/flashxml/image-grid-fx/images and update the wp-content/flashxml/image-grid-fx/images.xml file accordingly
Additional settings file
To embed the Image Grid FX more than once, you will need another settings file and (probably) another set of images. Let's assume your new file is called settings2.xml. Add [image-grid-fx settings="settings2.xml"][/image-grid-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the file name as the first argument of the imagegridfx_echo_embed_code() function call (for example <?php imagegridfx_echo_embed_code("settings2.xml"); ?>).
No Flash support text
To support visitors without Adobe Flash Player, you can provide alternative content by adding the text between [image-grid-fx] and [/image-grid-fx]. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the text as the second argument of the imagegridfx_echo_embed_code() function call (for example <?php imagegridfx_echo_embed_code("","Alternative content"); ?>).
If you have PHP4
To make it work with PHP4, add [image-grid-fx width="600" height="300"][/image-grid-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the width and height as the third and fourth argument of the imagegridfx_echo_embed_code() function call. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 600 and 300 are just examples.
Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label
To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the paid package. Once you'll do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the wp-content/flashxml/image-grid-fx/ folder.
Make sure your Joomla version is 1.5 and your hosting provider is using PHP5.
Joomla Module Instructions:
1. There are two files to download (both under GPL License):
a. Joomla Module that you have to install and enable
b. Free package
2. Create a new folder inside your Joomla folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called imagegridfx and copy the content of the free package there
3. If you copied the free package to a location different than the one above, update the Path from module's parameters accordingly
4. Customize your Image Grid FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Generate the settings.xml text and use it to overwrite flashxml/imagegridfx/settings.xml
Joomla Plugin Instructions:
1. There are two files to download (both under GPL License):
a. Joomla Plugin that you have to install and enable
b. Free package
2. Create a new folder inside your Joomla folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called imagegridfx and copy the content of the free package there
3. If you copied the free package to a location different from the one above, update the Path from module's parameters accordingly
4. Add {imagegridfx}{/imagegridfx} where you want the Flash to show up in your article
5. Customize your Image Grid FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Generate the settings.xml text and use it to overwrite flashxml/imagegridfx/settings.xml
6. The default name for the settings file is settings.xml, but if you want to use another file (for example settings2.xml), specify the name like this: {imagegridfx settings="settings2.xml"}{/imagegridfx} where you want the component to show up in your article
7. In some cases the width and height will not be read from the settings.xml file but you can specify them like this: {imagegridfx width="400" height="300"}{/imagegridfx}. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 400 and 300 are just examples.
Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label
To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the paid package.
Once you will do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the flashxml/imagegridfx/ folder.
Below you will see instructions on how to install and use the Image Grid Component in Flash (available for Flash CS3, CS4, and Flash Player 9 or later).
For basic instructions on how to integrate the Image Grid SWF file into HTML/PHP, click here.
You can watch an installation video tutorial of a very similar component in Flash (3D Carousel Menu FX) by clicking here.
In this video you will see:
- how to create an instance of the component on the stage: from the Components panel (Ctrl+F7) drag & drop the component on the stage
- how to give a name to that instance for further use in ActionScript: click on the component instance on the stage and from the Properties panel (Ctrl+F3) enter a name in the text input
- how to access the properties of the component (read or modify) during different moments of your Flash application
Any property of the Component could be accessed that way. The names of the properties are identical with the ones from the settings.xml file.
The properties of the component can be of any of the three types: Number, String, Boolean. We assume it’s intuitive of which type each property is.
Warning! Setting the parameters of the component in the Component Inspector window (Shift+F7) and in the same time having a settings.xml file populated with different values for each property, the properties from the settings.xml file will have priority (meaning that a parameter set in the Component Inspector will be ignored if that parameter is also defined in the XML file)
For now, this component doesn't dispatch events, but stay tuned for an update.
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menno
Posted 22 Days Agocompliments for good product!
Will test it and if everything works will happely buy the logo free product.
One question (for now ;)
i am not so technically skilled..
at step 7 of the instalation guide (wordpress) you say
“update the wp-content/flashxml/image-grid-fx/images.xml file accordingly”
when opening this file (notepad++) i see a line of code for every image.
my gallery will exist out of at least 50 pics.. with specific non logical name of the pics.
do i need to write a line of code for every picture?
Or is there a trick to generate this (a) images.xml file?
Hello,
Unfortunately, there is no automated way of doing this, you will have to introduce them yourself. Try renaming the photos (as this is easier to do than copying/pasting long names) and modify your images.xml folder after that.
David
Posted 26 Days AgoHi,
I’m trying out your free version of Image Grid FX and Dock Menu before I buy them, Dock Menu works great but Image Grid took a while to sort.
I have a problem, it shows my images in the grid fine but when I click on them, the lightbox opens but only the loader animation works.
I am calling Image Grid from a page in the root of the site, the rest of the files are under the folder swf/grid/. I got the bulk of it working by using the flashvars.folderPath however I did have to put the image files from the css folder in swf/grid/css into my main css folder on the root.
Finally, is there an easier way of loading different image xml files as my system generates an xml file for each “gallery” from my database and the only way I can make it work is by manually making a settings file for each “gallery” and hard coding the link to the dynamically generated images files in that, then I can call it using the flashvars.settingsXML feature, not very dynamic (so far I have 7 seperate xml setting files and images files)?
Cheers
Dave
Hi,
First of all the feature to specify a different images.xml file through the flashvars it’s not implemented as you did for the Dock Menu. You can only specify the settingsXML file and in this file you can specify a different images.xml. You also have to specify the folderPath for the Dock Menu as well. Also, in the path to your images for the Dock Menu you don’t have to use swf/dock/ if you specify the correct folderPath.
About the Image Grid, because you used the folderPath you have to specify the relative path for the images, not the absolute path.
Okidoki
Posted 31 Days AgoHi. Can You post a example of link inside “lighboxinfo” description? My image will be a frame of video and I need to put a link to youtube in the description. I tryied to make it of several ways, but the pluglin never load. Where is my mistake?
<photo image=“images/01.jpg” bigimage=“images/02.jpg” url=“http://www.flashxml.net” target=”_blank” lightboxinfo = “Description <a href=“xxx”>for</a> first image 2”><![CDATA[
<tooltip>Drescription<br>Description 02</tooltip>
<description>description</description>]]></photo>
Hi,
Sorry but this is not possible.
dravekx
Posted 1 Month AgoAnyway to make this silly cool plugin automatically show the images in a directory without editing each line of that stupid xml file for 8000 photos????
Hello,
Besides using an automated script of some kind, we don’t have a solution for your problem. However, 8000 photos seems a bit excessive for a web gallery, test with the free version first, to see if you get the functionality that you want.
Okidoki
Posted 1 Month AgoHi!
How can I put links on lighbox description (lightboxinfo)? I´m trying to make it, but the plugin don´t load when a try.
Hi,
You have to change the value of lightboxinfo attribute in your images.xml file. Don’t forget to clear the cache of your browser after making the changes to that file.
Srinath
Posted 1 Month AgoI am getting the following error while installing the plugin in wordpress
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in /wp-content/plugins/image-grid-fx/image-grid-fx.php on line 35
My webiste is hosted by yahoo small business with PHP 4.3.11.
Hi,
To make it work if you’re using PHP4, add the following code [image-grid-fx width=“600” height=“300”][/image-grid-fx] in the post editor. From the PHP files of your theme, add the width and height as the third and fourth argument of the imagegridfx_echo_embed_code() function call. Don’t forget to provide your own width and height values, since 600 and 300 are just examples.
Marcus
Posted 1 Month AgoThanks for the help! But now, the image are opening on the footer of page. How can I fix it?
Hi,
Send to support[at]flashxml.net the login details to your Wordpress Admin and to your FTP so we can help you.
Marcus
Posted 1 Month AgoHi, I having some troubles in this plugin, and I need to solve before buy.
1) I cant show images in full screen. In the settings.xml file, the “useLightbox” attribute are set to “true” and the “maximize” attribute are set to “false”, but when I click on thumbnail, nothing are happening.
2) I need to set diferent images in “photo image” and “big image”, but the “big image” are not showing.
Thanks in advance!
Hi,
You have to add this code:
In the same article where you added the Image Grid, just like adding any other text.
marco
Posted 1 Month AgoFor it is strange because the plug is already activated.
Hi,
Send to support[at]flashxml.net the login details to your Joomla Administrator and to your FTP so we can check it.
Marco Cossali
Posted 1 Month AgoSorry but the site was blocked. The site is empty there is only a test page for installing the component. The others I got them installed and I are fine but I have deleted this but I did not see anything. We laugh again the site link and let me know. Thanks! http://www.bigdiamonds.it/
Hi,
It looks like you didn’t activated the Image Grid plugin. Please make sure you have.