05. Frontend Category View
in MediaLibrary 3.5.x Shop
In this
article we will look at the frontend
Category View of MediaLibrary 3.5.x Shop.
Frontend Category View in
MediaLibrary 3.5.x Shop
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Pathway
On the top you will see the Joomla
pathway (breadcrumbs) reflecting where
you are inside MediaLibrary. That part
can also be used for easy navigation;
the links are clickable (except for the
current location).
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Media
Comes from the menu entry name you
created for
MediaLibrary Software.
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Library Description
The text "Our library with
suggestions for Media for you to enjoy"
can be found and changed to your liking
inside the language files (/components/com_medialibrary/language/)
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Media Image
The image of the Media can be found in
the directory
/components/com_medialibrary/images/.
The file is called
Media.png and can be replaced
with a different image if you like, just
call it Media.png and upload in that
directory.
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Categories and Subcategories
The categories created for your Media
show here, together with the number of
Media in them. If you have set
[Show Subcategory] to YES in [Settings
Frontend], then subcategories are also
shown.
REMEMBER:
Categories will only show up in the
frontend if there are media inside
it and those Media are published!
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Category folder icon
When
[Custom Category images] is set
to NO in [Settings Frontend] you will
see these default folder icons in the
categories. When you set that to YES,
then each category will show the image
here which you specify in the Category
itself (through category edit in the
backend). The optimum size for category
images is 48x48px.
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Suggest Media
This button will show up if Show button
[Suggest Media] is set to YES in
[Settings Frontend]. It allows the user
groups you specified in
[Settings Frontend] to enter
Media suggestions for inclusion in your
library.
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Add Media
This button will show up if Show button
[Add
Media] is set to YES in [Settings
Frontend]. It allows the user groups you
specified in [Settings Frontend] for Add
Media for inclusion in your library.
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Search Media
This is a link to the Search form for
MediaLibrary