Front end category management
Posted: 13 Nov 2010, 15:39
First, I would like to say that I really like this plugin. I would like to provide category management to the users from the front end, but I have a few requests:
1) Allow multiple users to administer the same categories. I have only been able to allow one user, the owner, to access their own respected categories. I feel that this is too restrictive. Users should be able to collaborate on content management from the front end.
2) Remove the requirement for a Main category. This is too restrictive. A user should be allowed access to choose any category/subcategory to create/edit/delete. These user rights should be assigned from the back end.
3) Provide an explorer tree interface when managing categories and the images contained in them. Selecting a parent category from a drop down list, as it is currently done, is not as user friendly.
4) Client side resize on upload. This is a big one. Content managers aren't necessarily tech savvy, and forcing them to resize their images before uploading is a difficult proposition. I believe the java upload option does this right now, but I'm not sure if it's universal for other types of uploads.
At this point I feel that I must resort to doing category management and picture uploading at the back end, and that means that I will have to be the middleman for all future photo album creations. Anything that can cut me out of the picture by improving front end gallery management would be greatly appreciated.
Alex
1) Allow multiple users to administer the same categories. I have only been able to allow one user, the owner, to access their own respected categories. I feel that this is too restrictive. Users should be able to collaborate on content management from the front end.
2) Remove the requirement for a Main category. This is too restrictive. A user should be allowed access to choose any category/subcategory to create/edit/delete. These user rights should be assigned from the back end.
3) Provide an explorer tree interface when managing categories and the images contained in them. Selecting a parent category from a drop down list, as it is currently done, is not as user friendly.
4) Client side resize on upload. This is a big one. Content managers aren't necessarily tech savvy, and forcing them to resize their images before uploading is a difficult proposition. I believe the java upload option does this right now, but I'm not sure if it's universal for other types of uploads.
At this point I feel that I must resort to doing category management and picture uploading at the back end, and that means that I will have to be the middleman for all future photo album creations. Anything that can cut me out of the picture by improving front end gallery management would be greatly appreciated.
Alex