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Daz wrote: Goldryder wrote: Well it was just an idea to think about that would save the main site having to cope with huge photos and vast quantities of them all over the place. The seperate gallery answers so many problems in that respect and its a cheap and easy option too. The servers are not compromised with the gallery setup whereas they can be without it. But as I said, its just a suggestion from someone trying to be helpful sounds like a great idea but the details are confusing me cuz I is dumb as a box of rocks!

If you click on one of the links in my signature, it will take you to one of the sites I am staffing, the photo gallery link is on the homepage, if you as a guest clicks on that link, it will take you there but will not reveal the contents. Only members are able to actually see the gallery contents, keeps the security a bit easier to look after, especially in stopping anyone taking the photos for their own use elsewhere, they are under our Terms of Service, property of the site and if any are reproduced or used elsewhere for any reason without the owner/member's permission, we, the site can pursue it.

Well it was just an idea to think about that would save the main site having to cope with huge photos and vast quantities of them all over the place. The seperate gallery answers so many problems in that respect and its a cheap and easy option too. The servers are not compromised with the gallery setup whereas they can be without it.

But as I said, its just a suggestion from someone trying to be helpful

We aren't using seperate servers for the main section and gallery Killian, its all on the same one. I have set mine up that guests cannot see the entries on the gallery, which is all part of the software options available.

Rhys has seen how ours work, its dead easy to do and all you need is to buy the licence and download the software, which would be much better on the pocket than having to expand the main bandwidth all the time.

Edited by Goldryder

If you chose to have a seperate gallery, detailing could be a section within that gallery, along with regional and marque sections, Killian. It would keep the main site's bandwidth less, loading quicker etc. The gallery could go on a link along with the existing ones at the top of the page...cars for sale etc.

The sites I have to look after use this...

http://www.photopost.com/

It can be set up so that only members can view the photos, for security, and automatically resizes large photos too. Very very easy to set up and organise (I have done both galleries on the sites I admin on, and I ain't a pooter whizz by any stretch of the imagination). Really great way to free bandwidth off the 'written' sites and probably a cheaper option too.

Kbannon ,

How much capacity do you require and what will be the cost for say a year?

Regards

Robert

I suggest Daz's 3 lady friends open the new topic

erm, or do you mean another forum?
(long day in the office!)

I have not seen anything further on this baby so I take it that it's a no go?

Daz

If enough enthusiasm is generated then K will create a section. It's a balancing act between having LOADS of sections and splitting specialist subjects off so if more folk are keen on this, get posting on this thread.

yes please

 

best suggestion someone has come up with in ages

 

then the folk like Polished Bliss who sponsor the club by advertising on main page can come on and give folk tips etc:(Sorry Rich if you have time to pop in now and again Lol)