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| ====== Configuration ====== | ====== Configuration ====== | ||
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| - | **Photo Battle Factory** comes with an easy voting system, requiring only a single click action for a speedy process. Photos can be paired together for battles, users will then be able to choose which one of them wins the battle by voting their favorite photo. The component can be used to rate different images like landscapes, art, etc. which can be assigned to numerous categories. The upload is very easy, allowing also multiple upload. For each picture a sharelink, rating and the number of votes will be visible and also a comments system if admin enabled. To allow the administrator content control on the site, each picture and comment can be reported.\\ | + | **Photo Battle Factory** comes with an easy voting system, requiring only a single click action for a speedy process. Photos can be paired together for battles. Users will then be able to choose which one of them wins the battle by voting their favorite photo. The component can be used to rate different images like landscapes, art, etc. which can be assigned to numerous categories. The upload is very easy, also allowing multiple upload. For each picture, a sharelink, rating and the number of votes will be visible and also a comments system, if admin has enabled this feature. To allow the administrator content control on the site, each picture and comment can be reported.\\ |
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| It is mandatory that before the first usage, you configure the basic settings regarding the extension. For doing this, go on the upper menu on **Components/Photo Battle Factory** and then to click on **Settings**.\\ | It is mandatory that before the first usage, you configure the basic settings regarding the extension. For doing this, go on the upper menu on **Components/Photo Battle Factory** and then to click on **Settings**.\\ | ||
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| A **Comments** system can be enabled for visitors. A text field will become available below each photo where users can express their opinion on it.\\ | A **Comments** system can be enabled for visitors. A text field will become available below each photo where users can express their opinion on it.\\ | ||
| - | To control the comments made you can also enable the **Approve comments** option, this will allow you as an administrator to filter and delete the offensive comments.\\ | + | To control the comments made you can also enable the **Approve comments** option. This will allow you, as an administrator, to filter and delete the offensive comments.\\ |
| - | You can also enable the **Guest comments** options meaning that visitors will not need to log in in order to post a comment, they will appear as Anonymous User.\\ | + | You can also enable the **Guest comments** option, meaning that visitors will not need to log in in order to post a comment. They will appear as Anonymous User.\\ |
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| - | **Limit per page** will define the number of comments shown per page, if more comments are made than the set limit, pagination will become available.\\ | + | **Limit per page** will define the number of comments shown per page. If more comments are made than the set limit, pagination will become available.\\ |
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| {{gallery> joomla30:photobattlefactory:photo_comments.png }}\\ | {{gallery> joomla30:photobattlefactory:photo_comments.png }}\\ | ||
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| With **Enable Pair Battles** users will be able to create pairs and vote on the already made ones.\\ | With **Enable Pair Battles** users will be able to create pairs and vote on the already made ones.\\ | ||
| - | Besides the normal pairing battles, you can choose to enable the **Random Battles** function, unlike Pair Battles, items that form a pair for these will be chosen randomly from all available items.\\ | + | Besides the normal pairing battles, you can choose to enable the **Random Battles** function. Unlike Pair Battles, items that form a pair for these will be chosen randomly from all available items.\\ |
| In case you want the photos for Random Battles to be only from the same category, enable the **Same category Random Battles** option below.\\ | In case you want the photos for Random Battles to be only from the same category, enable the **Same category Random Battles** option below.\\ | ||
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| For the **Voting** system you can choose the **Scaling** of the ranking to either 10 or 5 stars. In case you choose to modify it later on, remember that the votes already made will not change and it is recommended that you use the **Reset votes** found at the top of the page to clear them.\\ | For the **Voting** system you can choose the **Scaling** of the ranking to either 10 or 5 stars. In case you choose to modify it later on, remember that the votes already made will not change and it is recommended that you use the **Reset votes** found at the top of the page to clear them.\\ | ||
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| - | The **Interval** field will allow you to set after which period of time an user will be able to vote again the same photo.\\ | + | The **Interval** field will allow you to set after which period of time a user will be able to vote again for the same photo.\\ |
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| The same as for uploads and comments, you can allow guests to vote photos by enabling the **Guests voting** option.\\ | The same as for uploads and comments, you can allow guests to vote photos by enabling the **Guests voting** option.\\ | ||
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| {{gallery> joomla30:hot_or_not:images.png }}\\ | {{gallery> joomla30:hot_or_not:images.png }}\\ | ||
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| - | The **Watermark** feature offered by **Photo Battle Factory** allows you, as an administrator, to add an image, such as the website logo, and stick it on all the uploaded photos in order to avoid from being stolen by other websites.\\ | + | The **Watermark** feature offered by **Photo Battle Factory** allows you, as an administrator, to add an image, such as the website logo, and stick it on all the uploaded photos in order to avoid it from being stolen by other websites.\\ |
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| - | After you **Enabled** this feature, choose the **Image** which will be used as the watermark. Click on **Select** and a modal window will appear from which you can click the image to be inserted.\\ | + | After you **Enabled** this feature, choose the **Image** which will be used as the watermark. Click on **Select** and a modal window will appear from which you can click the image that will be inserted.\\ |
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| - | You can define the position of the watermark on the photos with the **Vertical Alignment** option which will place it either to the top, middle or bottom and with the **Horizontal alignment** which will place it to the left, center or right side of the photos. Here you can also add (in pixels) the **Margins** of the watermark.\\ | + | You can define the position of the watermark on the photos with the **Vertical Alignment** option, which will place it either to the top, middle or bottom and with the **Horizontal alignment** which will place it to the left, center or right side of the photos. Here you can also add (in pixels) the **Margins** of the watermark.\\ |
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| {{gallery> joomla30:photobattlefactory:photo_watermark.png }}\\ | {{gallery> joomla30:photobattlefactory:photo_watermark.png }}\\ | ||
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| - | Each photo will have a **Thumbnail** generated for it, from here you can set the **Height** and **Width** of them.\\ | + | Each photo will have a **Thumbnail** generated for it. From here you can set the **Height** and **Width** of them.\\ |
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| {{gallery> joomla30:hot_or_not:thumbnail.png }}\\ | {{gallery> joomla30:hot_or_not:thumbnail.png }}\\ | ||
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| ===== Media ===== | ===== Media ===== | ||
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| - | Since the component is a media portfolio for users, giving them the possibility to pair the photos and use them in battles, as an administrator you can help populate the database with new photos or to manage the existing ones from the **Media** page.\\ | + | Since the component is a media portfolio for users, giving them the possibility of pairing the photos and using them in battles, as an administrator you can help populate the database with new photos or to manage the existing ones from the **Media** page.\\ |
| - | This page will provide you all the existing photos from the database with various information of them, such as their categories, tags, status, the users who added them and more.\\ | + | This page will provide you all the existing photos from the database with various information, such as their categories, tags, status, the users who added them and more.\\ |
| In case the approval feature is enabled, you will be able to use on this page the **Approve** and **Unapprove** buttons accordingly, in order to manage their current state.\\ | In case the approval feature is enabled, you will be able to use on this page the **Approve** and **Unapprove** buttons accordingly, in order to manage their current state.\\ | ||
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| Here you can check and manage all the photo pairs made by members, you can delete or unpublish them if necessary.\\ | Here you can check and manage all the photo pairs made by members, you can delete or unpublish them if necessary.\\ | ||
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| - | For each photo you can see the number of battles and for how many times they've won.\\ | + | For each photo, you can see the number of battles and the number of times they've won.\\ |
| Clicking on one of the photos will allow you to edit its details.\\ | Clicking on one of the photos will allow you to edit its details.\\ | ||
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| With the **Comments** system enabled, users will be able to post comments on frontend for each photo and share their thoughts on them.\\ | With the **Comments** system enabled, users will be able to post comments on frontend for each photo and share their thoughts on them.\\ | ||
| - | From this page you will be able to see all the comments wrote along with the photos on which were made, the username who made them and the date and time of posting.\\ | + | From this page, you will be able to see all the comments wrote along with the photos on which were made, the username who made them and the date and time of posting.\\ |
| In case the approval system for comments is enabled, new comments ones will appear with their status as "Unpublished" and will require your action to become "Published".\\ | In case the approval system for comments is enabled, new comments ones will appear with their status as "Unpublished" and will require your action to become "Published".\\ | ||
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| {{gallery> joomla30:hot_or_not:comments_list.png }}\\ | {{gallery> joomla30:hot_or_not:comments_list.png }}\\ | ||
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| - | From this page you can also insert new comments or edit already existing ones by selecting the checkboxes and clicking on the **Edit** button.\\ | + | From this page, you can also insert new comments or edit already existing ones by selecting the checkboxes and clicking on the **Edit** button.\\ |
| Here you will be able to select the author of the comment, the date when it was submitted or the actual message.\\ | Here you will be able to select the author of the comment, the date when it was submitted or the actual message.\\ | ||
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| - | **(!)** Documentation based on **Photo Battle Factory** version **4.0.0** | + | **(!)** Documentation based on **Photo Battle Factory** version **4.1.5** |