Would like uploaded items to appear in more than one album

magicka

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Posted: Mon, 2013-06-03 08:35

Is there any way to get an uploaded item (picture or video) to appear in more than one album? Perhaps by manually copying the corresponding SQL table row associated with the item and editing the album information in the column or maybe a module could be made to simplify this?

Thanks.
 
floridave
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Posted: Mon, 2013-06-03 16:47

Here is some discussion. Not a simple as it seems to be.
http://galleryproject.org/node/111320

Dave
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jnash
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Posted: Mon, 2013-06-03 16:53

Pro tip: Do -not- just copy the table row and change the file locations! You will regret it, trust me...

Even removing the physical file after you upload it and symlinking to the orig will pose a large number of issues.

I've tried and tried to think this out, but unfortunately, there is way too much involved.
 
magicka

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Posted: Mon, 2013-06-03 22:14

I do not want to change the file location. I want the file to appear in more than a single album, if possible.
 
jnash
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Posted: Mon, 2013-06-03 23:07

Short answer, can't be done in G3. Long answer, someone much smarter will need to pick this up and create a module, cause of short answer... :)

I'm wasn't (and still am not) smart enough.

But, +1, I'd like it too.
 
magicka

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Posted: Tue, 2013-06-04 00:40

Dave, thank you for pointing me to that discussion. I discovered the Tag Albums module, which did exactly what I needed.
 
jnash
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Posted: Tue, 2013-06-04 00:43

I'm glad that worked out for you. It really is the best idea and provides the most flexibility.

:)