[Solved] Do I need plug-ins? Modules?

[ElviraKate]

I have just installed the Phoca Gallery Component in my Joomla 2.5 site. Do I need to install the Gallery Plug-in or the Gallery Image Module as well? Where can I find more information on what the modules and plug-ins do and how to use them effectively? The 'Documentation' isn't helping me - do I have to be able to code to use Phoca Gallery?

Help!

[Benno]

Hi,

Do I need to install the Gallery Plug-in or the Gallery Image Module as well?

depends on what you want to do and what you like....
See examples: https://www.phoca.cz/joomlademo/

do I have to be able to code to use Phoca Gallery?

No!

Kind regards,
Benno

[ElviraKate]

I'm sorry - I see these demos but I don't understand how to apply them. For example, I would like to use 'Shadowbox' for my gallery view, but I cannot see how and where to set this. I see it mentioned in the 'Options' but I don't see where I assign it to my category or my set of images. I must be missing something really obvious!

Kate

[Benno]

Hi,

I would like to use 'Shadowbox' for my gallery view, but I cannot see how and where to set this. I see it mentioned in the 'Options' but I don't see where I assign it to my category or my set of images.

Ok, go to your:
Joomla Administration (backend) --> Components --> Phoca Gallery --> Phoca Gallery Control Panel --> Options (the Options Button is located in the upper right corner of the Phoca Gallery Control Panel) --> Display --> Detail View Settings -->
Detail Window=Shadowbox
Save & Close

If you have allready created a menu item to Phoca Gallery Component and you click this menu item in frontend you should see your images with the detail view Shadowbox.

Kind regards,
Benno

[ElviraKate]

Benno, you're an angel! Thank you so much! I simply couldn't see how to do that.

all very best!

Kate

[Benno]

You're welcome!

Kind regards,
Benno