[RELEASED] Image Gallery Extension 1.5.0.x

This is an image gallery extension for opencart 1.5.0.x

It was originally made by Amdev @ Siamopencart.com for 1.4.9.4 but i have re written all the parts needed to enable it to work with 1.5.0.x

Currently, SEO Url doesnt seem to wanna work, but please feel free to correct this and re-up the new version.

Feel free to download, and leave comments.

Link to the album can be placed on your site using index.php?route=gallery/show

SXGuy wrote:... It was originally made by Amdev @ Siamopencart.com for 1.4.9.4 but i have re written all the parts needed to enable it to work with 1.5.0.x ...

Really?

I first built an image gallery for OpenCart 0.7.7 (for myself), released it for "public consumption" around version 1.1.something. Current versions on my own site are for OC 1.4.7 (free) and OC 1.4.8b (commercial @ $4.50), which didn't need updating for 1.4.9.x as it is fully compatible with ALL 1.4.9.x versions.

You made enquiries about an image gallery here viewtopic.php?f=110&t=34506, I pointed you towards the existing module (and a demo) and informed you that I will be updating it for 1.5.0 shortly, then you go and do this!

Looking at the screenshots, it looks the same as my own. Sure there are differences in the code, but it doesn't look like there is that much difference in the way it works.

This isn't the first time that one of my modules has been copied by someone else, who then claims it as their own work. Let's see, there's a "News/Blog" module that I originally released for OC version 0.7.7 that has been copied by others, FAQ pages (also released at version 0.7.7). There's also a Poll module that, although originally someone else's work, had been rebuilt by me to comply with the OC framework and released as an update to the original author's work (with his permission). Even Daniel has tried to "undermine" my efforts with the "Welcome" message (intended to replace my Homepage module). And someone even released some form of "layout" modification for the homepage, with tabbed modules after viewing some work I had in development in that area. Frankly, I'm sick of it!

Fido, wasnt trying to step on your toes, i assumed the one you would release would not be as basic as this.

I did say to you at the time that i was currently working on updating a free version. So i didnt hide it from you.

When i say it was originally done by Amdev @ Siamopencart.com, i am going with the information supplied in the READ ME.txt file, i got it from his website, and updated it.

I had and have no idea whether you wrote it or anyone else wrote it. I just simply went with the information i had.

I have no trouble crediting you or anyone else for the work, it isnt as if i claimed it to have been my own work.
I did actually say all i did was update it to work with 1.5.0.x.

I released it because i wanted to share it with the community, i had no intension on stepping on anyones toes, i have no problem with removing it if you wish.

wow fido that's a bit harsh. I know it gets annoying, but if you are in the software game you have to accept that people are going to immitate your work. If they don't steal it and write their own code there's not much you can do about it other than make yours better. Think about how many stand alone gallery scripts there are. Do you think it would do the first guy who wrote one any good to holler about it? I know daniel didn't steal any of your code, though yes he does incorporate the functionality of many mods into the core in new versions, but then if he didn't opencart core wouldn't really advance.

Now I also know there are people who will straight up rip off your code and claim it as their own. I had one person do that here on the extension store a while back. They even kept my readme with my contact information in it. Those kind of people are worth getting angry with, but this guy gave credit to where the mod came from. I'm sure that if you want to sell a gallery script you can add some advanced features and still do so.

Xsecrets wrote:wow fido that's a bit harsh...

Yeah, I probably went a bit overboard.

... I know daniel didn't steal any of your code, though yes he does incorporate the functionality of many mods into the core ...

True. He didn't steal any of my code, but he did steal some ideas. For example, the "Latest Products" used to be a function that was built-in to the homepage controller. When I released my "Homepage Module" 3 years ago for OpenCart 0.7.7, I converted the homepage into a module place-holder and got rid of the latest products function and replaced it with a module. A couple of versions later, I added a "Featured Products" module to the package. Qphoria then released his "Featured Products" module. Daniel incorporated these into OpenCart at version 1.4.8.

... but this guy gave credit to where the mod came from.

Yes, he did. I included that bit in what was "quoted".

SXGuy wrote:I did say to you at the time that i was currently working on updating a free version. So i didnt hide it from you.

Uh, yeah, after I pointed you at my gallery.

I released it because i wanted to share it with the community, i had no intension on stepping on anyones toes, i have no problem with removing it if you wish.

Naah, leave it there. I'll just have to build a better gallery (if I can be bothered).

fido-x wrote: True. He didn't steal any of my code, but he did steal some ideas. For example, the "Latest Products" used to be a function that was built-in to the homepage controller. When I released my "Homepage Module" 3 years ago for OpenCart 0.7.7, I converted the homepage into a module place-holder and got rid of the latest products function and replaced it with a module. A couple of versions later, I added a "Featured Products" module to the package. Qphoria then released his "Featured Products" module. Daniel incorporated these into OpenCart at version 1.4.8.

believe me I know how you feel. I had modules for both product compare and product extra fields and both were added to the core in 1.5.x, but that's just the way it goes.

Xsecrets wrote:believe me I know how you feel. I had modules for both product compare and product extra fields and both were added to the core in 1.5.x, but that's just the way it goes.

There's also the "domino" effect. Prior to the release of 1.4.8, there was an average of 114 downloads per week from my site. This has dropped significantly since the release of 1.4.8, to just below 37 per week. My Alexa ranking has also dropped by around 400,000, and I "lost" around $7,000 in the StatInternet valuation of my domain name.

I am new here, but to all who wrote it, great job. I have a few extensions of my own coming, although I shared some jQuery code which I wrote for OC product options on my hubpages profile.

This forum has made me realize that I am sure people will steal my ext's. Like x-secrets said, that will happen with software.

Bruce

well if someone actually takes your code and claims it as their own let one of the moderators know. We don't allow "stealing" code however anyone is free to re-implement your idea with their own code and yes that will happen.

Xsecrets wrote:well if someone actually takes your code and claims it as their own let one of the moderators know. We don't allow "stealing" code however anyone is free to re-implement your idea with their own code and yes that will happen.

X-Secrets-I didn't actually mean stealing, but you know it happens regardless anywhere in the open source world. I like your wording better about "re-implementing your idea".

I can Say something Opensource = contribution ; So all of you if you want it Opensource you have to accept the owner of the script to catch some , this almost why most of the softwares/scripts are opensource to get the features & functionality of what contributers did and combine it to the core ... SO Sooner or later All your ideas "not your codes" will be combined in next versions = if no --> else no new version !

can you post here original version from Amdev @ Siamopencart.com for 1.4.9 ?

I use OpenCart 1.4.9.5.

Thankk you

Hi,

I want to install this image gallery but not found .sql file or gallery table structure. Can any one ask me the all table structure related with image gallery

Thanks

vladis wrote:can you post here original version from Amdev @ Siamopencart.com for 1.4.9 ?

I use OpenCart 1.4.9.5.

Thankk you

im sorry but ive since deleted it, you can however, search for old extensions, think Q uploaded a rar file with all of them in, it may be in there.

sanjeevsharma07 wrote:Hi,

I want to install this image gallery but not found .sql file or gallery table structure. Can any one ask me the all table structure related with image gallery

Thanks

Sorry, im unable to understand what you require, could you please rephase your sentance?

Hey! Any update on this the original links are all dead? I could really use it, Thanks so much!

Sorry, didnt update this for a very long time, issues with rights to previous versions, so decided against it.

I think Fido-X has a gallery extension.

It seems Fido-X website is no longer online. I am currently looking for an image gallery for OC 1.5.5.1 but none of the ones in the extension store seem to be right for what i`m looking for. Would be interested to know if this will work with 1.5.5.1

Untested past 1.5.0.X so not sure. Try it and find out. however i believe there have been some changes since then so its unlikely.