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May 27, 2011 - Joomla    Comments Off on Managing Picasa photos on a Joomla site

Managing Picasa photos on a Joomla site

Joomla uses Picasa to show photo albums. It’s linked to my Picasa account.

To add a new photo to an album

  • Simply upload the new photo(s) to the album.
  • It will appear automatically on the web site.

To add a new photo album to the web site

  • Simply create the new album.
  • It will appear automatically on the web site.
May 27, 2010 - Joomla    Comments Off on Phoca document library: setup files for download

Phoca document library: setup files for download

The Phoca component is used as a document library (it replaces the legacy DocMan component).

To configure video files for use in the library

  • Using Mozilla FileZilla, FTP/upload the video file(s) to the following directory:
/a/sl/phocadownload
  • Once uploaded, they are available to be loaded by the Phoca component admin GUI
  • Go to Components | Phoca Download | Files
  • Click the New (+) button to add a new file
  • Enter the Name
  • Next to the Filename field, click the File button to select the previously-uploaded file
  • Choose a Section and Category
  • Click Save

You should now see the file listed on the Joomla web site.

Note: .MOV video files are not supported formats. However, they can be renamed to .MP4 files before uploading and will download and play fine.

Handbrake may be used to reduce the file size using an iPod Touch optimized profile.