3 Ways to Build a Joomla Gallery with JSN Imageshow

JSN ImageShow is the gallery extension built for Joomla! Content Management System for developers, photographers and publishers. You can choose to show images from multiple sources such as local image folder, Joomla! galleries: (JoomGallery, Phoca Gallery…) and online galleries (Flickr, Picasa,Facebook…). Configured gallery then can be published in any part of website including: article’s content, mainbody area and module positions.
Developer: http://www.joomlashine.com
Download installation package: http://www.joomlashine.com/joomla-extensions/jsn-imageshow-download.html
STEPS

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DOWNLOAD JSN IMAGESHOW HERE: http://www.joomlashine.com/joomla-extensions/jsn-imageshow-download.html

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INSTALL THE ZIP FILE IN JOOMLA BACK-END, FOR EXAMPLE: yourwebsitedomain/administrator 

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DOWNLOAD AND READ JSN IMAGESHOW CONFIGURATION TO UNDERSTAND CLEARLY ABOUT JSN IMAGESHOW: http://www.joomlashine.com/joomla-extensions/jsn-imageshow-docs.zip
METHOD 1 OF 3: CREATE SHOWLIST

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GET TO KNOW WHAT IS A SHOWLIST: Showlist stores information about images to be presented in gallery. JSN ImageShow is able to connect to multiple image sources and use images directly from there. Image details like title and description are also used from the original source, so you don’t need to bother reconfiguring them again. You can create multiple showlists connected to multiple image sources.

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IN THE BACK-END, GO TO COMPONENTS -> JSN IMAGESHOW -> SHOWLISTS. In Showlists Manager page, click the button "New".

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SET UP THE SHOWLIST DETAILS: All showlist details are configured in four groups of parameters:General, Images Details override, Access Permission and Misc. Let’s look at the parameters in detail.

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SET UP THE SHOWLIST IMAGES: All showlist image management operations are shown in panelShowlist Images, which consists of2 areas Source Images and Showlist’s Images.
METHOD 2 OF 3: CREATE SHOWCASE

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GET TO KNOW WHAT A SHOWCASE IS: Showcase stores information about how to display images. JSN ImageShow provides theme mechanism which allows you to present the same set of images with multiple layouts and compositions. You can create multiple showcases for different type of presentations and use them to show multiple showlists. This results in incredible amount of images presentation variation.

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IN THE BACK-END, GO TO COMPONENTS -> JSN IMAGESHOW -> SHOWCASE. In Showcases Manager page, click the button "New".

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FOLLOW STEPS BY STEPS TO SET UP THE SHOWCASE LIKE: Install a new theme, set up showcase details, set up showcase theme.
METHOD 3 OF 3: PRESENT YOUR IMAGE GALLERY IN THE FRONT-END

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FROM JOOMLA ADMINISTRATOR, CHOOSE JSN IMAGESHOW -> LAUNCH PAD. In this page, you select any "Showlist", "Showcase" and "Presentation" that you want to choose.

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PRESENT VIA COMPONENT: You can present gallery in the main body area accessible via menu item.

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PRESENT VIA MODULE: You can present gallery in any module position supported by your template.

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PRESENT VIA CONTENT PLUGIN: You can present gallery inside any article.
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