It would be great to see some updates, but nonetheless this is good info to have. Thank you!
27 2022-12-21 21:09:12
Re: New Themes (4 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Forgot to mention...
Also, a theme that would allow video to be shown would be a great addition! Please let me know if new themes are coming.
Thanks!
28 2022-12-21 21:05:03
Topic: New Themes (4 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Are there any plans for releasing new and/or updated themes (JuiceBox or otherwise) to use with Showkase?
29 2020-12-13 21:08:50
Re: uploading images (12 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Thanks Steven, appreciate all your help!
30 2020-12-11 21:14:14
Re: uploading images (12 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Wow, this has been super helpful!
I do have one more question. The default setting is 1024px wide for galleries (or Layout max site width 1078px). Are these something that can be made higher without creating all kinds of other problems with layout and functionality within Showkase? I'm just not sure if this was recommendations from a few years ago and wasn't updated with higher-res displays or if alignment and other issues may develop.
Your help and suggestions have been great and I think I have enough to start reworking things!
31 2020-12-11 16:06:32
Re: uploading images (12 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Thanks for the reply!
How are you determining the dimensions of the images being displayed in the gallery? Are you using your browser's developer tools?
I am viewing the "images" tab on the page in Showkase and there it shows the pixel dimensions of the photo. I understand that is not necessarily the size it is displaying, but I am guessing the largest size it will show when possible (without pixelating)
try completely clearing your browser's cache before reloading your web page
I have been clearing the cache to view.
In looking at the ACQUA demo, my images are displaying at a very similar size when viewed on a PC monitor with a 2560x1440 resolution. If the full screen button is activated on the demo site, then there is a huge difference. My concern with this though is that the images don't look sharp. Is this because Showkase is forcing those photos to be larger than the native size that was uploaded?
Under Customize Theme, Gallery Pages, Max Image Width... if I increase the default max of 1024px to something maybe 150-200px greater, will I be causing other issues?
Auto sizing for different devices/resolutions is very important to me, so I want to make sure I don't lose that feature. With that in mind, please tell me which boxes should remain checked. Your explanations have been great, but I want to make sure I'm not confusing myself with any of this.
I have been using the Juicebox script in Photoshop to prep the images for uploading. If I will now be needing to upload different size files for each image, will I be better off doing this in a different manner?
Thanks!
32 2020-12-10 21:57:06
Re: uploading images (12 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
All 3-boxes for the sizes were selected. I tried having only the Large selected (2048x1536), but after publishing the results were the same. I then tried deselecting all of them and publishing... still no change.
However, one change I do see is that the Images tab for the page now does show that the images are the correct dimensions there. It just doesn't show it when viewing a gallery. Any other possible causes you can think of?
33 2020-12-10 19:21:33
Re: uploading images (12 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Thanks, but still having same issue. Even when the "resize images" is unchecked the same thing occurs. For example, in this instance I uploaded an image that is 2048x1368. After it is uploaded and I go to the "images" tab, I can see the dimensions have changed to 1024x684.
Is there a setting somewhere else in Showkase that may be forcing it to this size?
34 2020-12-10 17:09:36
Topic: uploading images (12 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
I want to start using larger sized photos in my galleries. I am dragging photos into the Showkase Upload Photos dialog box that are 2048px wide and the dialog box to the right says "2048 x 1536", but after it is uploaded it is sized as only 1024px wide. I cannot find a way to get it to retain the larger size photos. Please let me know how to fix this. Thank you!
35 2020-12-10 16:01:14
Topic: Juicebox Pro script [SOLVED] (1 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
I am using Showkase Pro 1.7.5 and have previously had the Juicebox script in Photoshop size and optimize the photos for the website prior to uploading. With the latest update to Photoshop CC 2021, the Juicebox script was no longer present. I copied the Juicebox folder from the script folder of Photoshop CC 2020 and pasted it into the same area of Photoshop CC 2021, however now I am noticing that it says Juicebox Lite Options. Is there something else I need to do so it recognizes that I also have a Juicebox Pro license?
36 2019-03-20 19:01:34
Re: Feature Requests (93 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
I see many websites transitioning to an effect where as the the page is scrolled, an image stays stagnant (https://www.meyerdentalgroup.net/). Is there anything in the works with Showkase or Juicebox that will offer this type of effect?
37 2017-08-14 01:46:59
Topic: Kosel gallery zoom on tablet (1 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
I have had several people tell me that zooming in on my Kosel galleries doesn't work (at least not well). I'm not sure if this is a Juicebox or Showkase issue, but I've tried and experience the same thing on an iPad and android phone. I then tried zooming in on the Sample Showkase galleries, same problem. At first it kinda starts to let you zoom in and then the image just gets smaller than where it originally started.
Since using gestures to zoom in on both phones and tablets is so common, it's expected to just work and not working makes it appear as something is wrong with my website.
Any possible solution to this?
Thanks!
38 2017-07-05 15:02:40
Re: Feature Requests (93 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
With most DSLR's, smart phones and drones being capable of video, support for video would probably be a very well received feature to build into Showkase and its gallery viewers.
39 2017-07-05 15:00:46
Re: Juicebox gallery photo/video workaround (3 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Thanks, I will play around with these suggestions some to see what works best. In the meanwhile, please make note to the developers that with most DSLR's, smart phones and drones being capable of video, support for video would probably be a very well received feature.
40 2017-07-04 21:16:13
Topic: Juicebox gallery photo/video workaround (3 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
I am using Showkase with a Juicebox gallery. I know Juicebox does not support videos, but have a thought and am hoping you might be able to assist with a workaround. First let me briefly explain why I find it so important for both photos and videos to be shown on the same gallery (at least the previews). I do both drone photos and videos.
Showing just photos in a gallery, but saying in the copy that I do both is too easily overlooked.
Here is my initial thought. I would like to have a gallery with thumbnail previews showing photos and the viewer will show the large image as normal. I would then also have a still image to represent a frame from the video showing in the gallery. This part would be easy to carry out. However, when selecting that thumbnail rather than just showing a large photo, it would instead be linked to a video (possibly opening in a new window). After viewing the short video, the new window could be closed and all of the preview thumbnail images for the Juicebox gallery would once again be visible. Any ideas to carry this out? ...or another idea so both the photos and videos can coexist in some manner?
41 2017-07-04 13:31:57
Re: enable direct links option [SOLVED] (3 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
That does help, thank you!
42 2017-07-04 01:01:53
Topic: enable direct links option [SOLVED] (3 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Will turning on "enableDirectLinks" within the Showkase set-up have a negative effect on page load times? I'm wondering because I think this will have the browser load a totally new URL each time and that may defeat any advantage that may have been seen with pre-loading images on a gallery page. I'd like to take advantage of the "enableDirectLinks" option, but only if there is not a possible slow down as well. Please let me know. Thanks!
43 2017-05-22 13:02:25
Re: website load times (8 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Try entering the absolute path to a CSS or JavaScript file on your website
Can you show me an example of one of the paths you are referring to?
Add the code provided on this web page (there are many other web sites that provide similar code) to your root directory's .htaccess file
If these changes are made to use this compression, will it be lost each time I add photos or make a change to the website or when there is an updated Showkase version?
44 2017-05-19 21:44:55
Re: website load times (8 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
I checked that site and yes it does appear that the gzip compression is already active. Not sure how that happened, but as long as it's advantageous I'm good with that.
Once again thank you the direction with this!
45 2017-05-19 02:25:07
Re: website load times (8 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Thank you, your review of these items does help. I will take a pass on the minifying. Please clarify one more thing. Does the report numbers and your experience with gzip compression also appear to be a non significant help in load times?
Thanks for replying so quickly and thoroughly. It is really appreciated!
46 2017-05-18 22:10:20
Topic: website load times (8 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
When I use https://testmysite.thinkwithgoogle.com/ it shows it's great for mobile friendliness, but not so much for load times on either mobile or desktops. My homepage djphoto.com only has 5-images in a Juicebox gallery and the images aren't overly large, yet the score for loading is really low at approx 50/100. It shows recommendations, but I'm not sure if these changes can be made without messing up Showkase. Any thoughts on how things can be improved in terms of speed?
48 2017-05-01 20:00:17
Re: img alt tag (6 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
So, I actually found the page you were referring to and think I have it working as it should.
The one question I do have though, the "image title" and "alt tag" are designed to use the info (from the title) and be the same in both places?
49 2017-05-01 19:04:31
Re: img alt tag (6 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Please see the Juicebox Search Engine Optimization support section for further information. The specifics refer to JuiceboxBuilder-Pro but Showkase provides similar functionality.
The link is going to a dead link. Please send new link.
50 2017-05-01 13:21:36
Topic: img alt tag (6 replies, posted in Showkase Support)
Is there a place to add <img alt=””> tags to help with SEO?