Wednesday, 24 March 2010 19:28

MediaLibrary Documentation

In this article we will look at the frontend Media List in Category View

of MediaLibrary 1.5.x Shop.

Frontend Media List View in MediaLibrary 1.5.x Shop

• Pathway

On the top you will see the Joomla pathway (breadcrumbs) reflecting where you are inside MediaLibrary. That part can also be used for easy navigation; the links are clickable (except for the last or current location).

• Media

Comes from the menu entry name you created for MediaLibrary, followed by the Category name.

• Media List

Show the Media list for the selected category, with Cover - Title - Authors - Rating - Hits - Lend Status.

The Hits and Rating columns can be made to disappear if you prefer with a hack published in the forums.

The Status column shows if the Media is available for lending (if you specified that option in [Settings Frontend]). A red cross means "Already Lent Out", a checkbox means "Available for Lending".

Users can click the checkmark box and then click [Lend Request] to request the Media(s) for lending.

If a user does not have the correct permissions to submit Lend Requests, then they will see a green checkmark instead of the checkbox.

• Suggest Media

This button will show up if [ Show button [Suggest Media] ] is set to YES in [Settings Frontend]. It allows the user groups you specified in [Settings Frontend] to enter Media suggestions for inclusion in your library.

• Search Media

This is a link to the Search form for MediaLibrary