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Photo Store Script

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Installation

Assume you want to install the script to yourdomain.com

Unzip files and upload them via FTP to yourdomain.com
Modify the file: yourdomain.com/admin/function/db.php with correct MySQL database information.

//MySQL database

define( "dbuser", "yourdbuser" );

define( "dbpassword", "yourdbpassword" );

define( "dbname", "storedb" );

define( "dbhost", "localhost" );

//Site HTTP URL

define( "surl", "http://yourdomain.com" );

//Site HTTPS URL

define( "ssurl", "http://yourdomain.com" );

//Site root. It is an empty if the script is in root directory or "/store" if the script in "/store" directory.

define( "site_root", "" );

Click yourdomain.com/install/ and follow instructions
If you receive the error writable notifications on installation page you should set writable permissions for:
yourdomain.com/content/ (and all content subdirectories)

yourdomain.com/templates/ (and all templates subdirectories)

yourdomain.com/upload/images/
Delete yourdomain.com/install/
if you install the script at yourdomain.com/somefolder/ you should edit /.htaccess file and replace "RewriteBase /" with "RewriteBase /somefolder/"

That's all!

Question: What is a writable permission?

It is a permission which allows you to upload files on the server using the script. Usually you should set 777 to make a folder writable. But sometimes the server security settings require other permissions for uploading. For example well-known cpanel hosting manager very often allows to upload files into a directory when it has only 755 rights and moreover if you set 777 permissions for a folder it can be banned by server security policy. So we advise you set 777 permissions only when the instructions on yourdomain.com/install/require that.

The script has been installed. Now you should configure it according to your needs.

Configuration – Settings - Global

There is a list of global settings.

Please log in and go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Site settings

Setting	Description	Example
Site name	It is a title of the site <title>Site name</title>	Photo Store script
Admin email	It is an email where the site admin receives all notifications from the site.	admin@yourdomain.com
From	It is an email which shows in "From" field of all notifications to a site user. Admin email and "From email" must be different.	noreply@yourdomain.com
Date format	Date format on the site	m/d/Y
Allow photo	It switchs on/off selling photos on the site	True/false
Allow video	It switchs on/off selling video on the site	True/false
Allow audio	It switchs on/off selling audio on the site	True/false
Allow vector	It switchs on/off selling vector on the site	True/false
Allow users upload	It allows users (photographers) to upload own files on the site	True/false
Items in the row	The amount of items in row on content category page	3
Items on the page	The amount of items on content category page	30
Small thumb width	The width of auto generated small thumbs on the site. There are 2 types of thumbs: small for category pages and big for photo pages.	120
Maximum small thumb height	It is a setting for a partrait photo. It should be equal 'Small thumb width'	120
Big thumb width	The width of auto generated big thumbs on the site.	400
Maximum big thumb height	It is a setting for a partrait photo. It should be equal 'Big thumb width'	400
Hover view photo	It allows to display a big thumb if a user mouses over a small thumb.	True/false
Hover view video	It allows to display video preview file if a user mouses over a video preview photo file.	True/false
Hover view video width	The width of video preview hover.	200
Hover view video height	The height of video preview hover.	150
Left column width	The width of left boxes column on the site.	200
Right column width	The height of left boxes column on the site.	200
Items in news box	The amount of the headers in a news box.	3
Items in best seller box	The amount of the items in a best seller box.	1
Allow photo types	The list of permitted photo types. ',' – delimiter.	jpg,jpeg,gif,png
Allow video types	The list of permitted video types.	wmv,flv,avi,mod
Allow audio types	The list of permitted audio types.	mp3,wav
Allow vector types	The list of permitted vector types.	cdr,ai,eps,zip
User status as default	It is a category of photographer as default. The photographers may have different status with different rights and upload limits.	Silver
Upload photo limit (Mb)	Maximum size of uploaded photo file in Megabites as default	3
Upload video limit (Mb)	Maximum size of uploaded video file in Megabites as default	20
Upload preview video limit	Maximum size of uploaded preview file in Megabites as default	10
Upload audio limit (Mb)	Maximum size of uploaded audio file in Megabites as default	20
Upload preview audio limit	Maximum size of uploaded preview audio file in Megabites as default	5
Upload vector limit (Mb)	Maximum size of vector photo file in Megabites as default	10
Avatar width	The width of a user avatar in pixels	30
User photo width	The width of a user photo in pixels	100
Photo preupload folder	The folder on FTP where you should preupload photos for a bulk upload.	/content/photopreupload/
Video preupload folder	The folder on FTP where you should preupload video for a bulk upload.	/content/videopreupload/
Audio preupload folder	The folder on FTP where you should preupload audio for a bulk upload.	/content/audiopreupload/
Vector preupload folder	The folder on FTP where you should preupload cectors for a bulk upload.	/content/vectorpreupload/
Blog	It allows users to have own blogs on the site.	True/false
Messages	It allows users to send messages to each other.	True/false
Testimonials	It allows users to write testimonials about each other.	True/false
Reviews	It allows users to write comments on the publication page.	True/false
Friends	It allows users to make own community net on the site.	True/false
Prints	It allows to sell prints for photo and vector publications.	True/false
Sell prints only	It allows to sell ONLY prints for photo and vector publications – not files.	True/false
Show watermark info	It shows a watermark position on a photo publication page.	True/false
Credits	It allows to sell items using prepaid credits. If it is false then the prices show in currency.	True/false
Download limit	The user may use a download link only 'Download limit' times.	10
Days till download expiration	The download link will be live for the time.	20
Download sample	It shows a download sample link on the publication pages.	True/false
Check or Money Order	It allows to use the method in payment process.	True/false
Subscription	It allows to sell a time access to different content.	True/false
Related items	It dispalys related items on the publication pages	True/false
Related items quantity	The amount of related items on the page	3
Content type as default	You may specify different types of content to use them in subscription plans.	Common
Zoomer	It shows a zoomer like fotolia.com on a photo publication page.	True/false
User uploads premoderation	All users upload are premoderated by default. You may switched off it.	True/false

Configuration – Settings - Languages

The script is translated to 22 languages.

Please log in and go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Languages

Here you may select a list of appropriate languages, set up a default language and define a menu.

Configuration – Settings - Currency

Please log in and go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Currency

You should select an appropriate currency.

Please, notice: The price may be displayed in currency or in prepaid Credits.

To switch on Credits you should go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Site settings and check 'Credits'. In this case the price of Credits will be in currency only. Othervise if the Credits are disabled then all prices will be in currency.

Configuration – Settings - Media content

Please log in and go to Admin Panel -> Catalog

There are 4 types of media content which can be sold by the script:

photo
video
audio
vector

Photo publication consists of:

Photo file for sale
2 automatic ganerated and watermarked thumbs (small one for a category page and big one for a publication page)

Video publication consists of:

The list of video files for sale. They may have ANY types (and none video ones too - *.zip for example). You may specify a list of available video types at Admin panel -> Settings -> Video types.
Preview video file. It may have *.flv and *wmv types ONLY.
Preview photo file.

Audio publication consists of:

The list of audio files for sale. They may have ANY types (and none audio ones too - *.zip for example). You may specify a list of available audio types at Admin panel -> Settings -> Audio types.
Preview audio file. It may have *.mp3 type ONLY.
Preview photo file.

Vector publication consists of:

The list of vector files for sale. They may have ANY types (and none vector ones too - *.zip for example). You may specify a list of available vector types at Admin panel -> Settings -> Vector types.
Preview photo file. The script automatically generates 2 thumbs (small one for a category page and big one for a publication page).

Queation: Can I sell digital books and pdf files?

Yes you can. You may sell ALL file's types. For example, *.pdf file can be uploaded as a vector publication.

Question: Can I sell CD collections?

Yes you can. You should zip your CD collection and upload it as a vector publication.

The media publication has some common fields:

Field:	Description:	Example:
Title	The title of publication	Cool photo
Description	The short description of publication	Photo of my last visit to London
Keywords	The list of keywords. ',' - delimiter	London,city,tower
Category	It allows to change a category of the publication	Categories dropdown select menu.
Published date	The date when the publication was uploaded.	03/05/2007
Views	The amount of publication visits	1034
Author	The author of publication	siteowner
Published	If it is true the publication may be displayed on the site.	True/false
Featured	The easiest way to mark the best publications and display them on home page.	True/false
Content type	The way to sort of a content. (See Configuration – Media content - Content types)	Common
Free download	If it is true then the publication can be downloaded for free.	True/false
License	The type of license (See Configuration – Media content - Licenses)	Royalty free
File manager	The section where you may edit uploaded files.

Question: Can the script extract IPTC & EXIF information and add it to a photo publication automatically?

Yes. The Photo Video Store script supports the feature.

You may set up any Category Tree from the publication.

Every Category has the next fileds:

Field:	Description:	Example:
Title	The title of publication	Cool photo
Priority	The position of category in the list.	1
Category	It allows to change a parent category.	Categories dropdown select menu.
Description	The short description of category.	The photos of London
Password	It allows to restrict an access to the category for users. If the password is empty then the category is available for everyone.	fox
Photo	The photo thumb of category. It generates automatically from the original image.	Photo url
Allow users upload	It allows photographers to upload files to the category	True/false
Published	If it is true then the category is available on the front end	True/false

Question: Why I am not able to remove several categories?

The category can be removed only if it is empty and doesn't contain any subcategories and publications. You should delete all subpublications first and then you will be able to remove the category.

Configuration – Media content – Photo settings

Every photo piblication may have several sizes of the same photo. The photo copies are generated automatically from initial uploaded image. You should specify a list of necessary photo sizes at

Admin Panel -> Settings -> Photo Sizes.

Field:	Description:	Example:
Title	The title of a photo size	Small
Priority	The position of photo size in the list.	1
Size	The width of a landscape photo or the height of a portrait photo in pixels	500
Description	The short description of photo size.	Photo width: 500px
Price	The price of photo size	2.00

Question: Can I sell a photo with initial sizes?
Yes you can. You should set 'size' field as '0' to do that. The script determines real sizes of image automatically.

Configuration – Media content – Watermark

All images thumbs of photo stock script are defended by a watermark.

Please go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Watermark

You should upload a transparent *.png file with your logo or an inscription there. Also you may define a position of the watermark on an image.

Question: I uploaded a new watermark but I cannot find any changes on the site. Why?

The photos with watermarks are generated one time during uploading. The new watermark will affect new publications only.

Configuration – Media content – Video types

Please go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Video types

You should define a list of available video types here.

Field:	Description:	Example:
Title	The title of a video type	QuickTime
Type	The extentions of video types. "," – delimiter.	mod
Price	The price of the video file	5.00
Priority	The position of the type in the list	1

Configuration – Media content – Video upload form

Please go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Video settings

You may specify here:

Video upload form for users
Different properties of the video:

Clip Format
Aspect Ratio
Field Rendering
Frames per Second

Configuration – Media content – Audio types

Please go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Audio types

You should define a list of available audio types here.

Field:	Description:	Example:
Title	The title of a video type	MP3
Type	The extentions of audio types. "," – delimiter.	mp3
Price	The price of the audio file	5.00
Priority	The position of the type in the list	1

Configuration – Media content – Audio Upload Form

Please go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Audio settings

You may change:

Audio upload form for users
Different properties of the audio:

Track Source
Track Format

Configuration – Media content – Vector types

Please go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Vector types

You should define a list of available vector types here.

Field:	Description:	Example:
Title	The title of a vector type	Vector
Type	The extentions of vector types. "," – delimiter.	Eps,ai,cdr,zip
Price	The price of the vector file	5.00
Priority	The position of the type in the list	1

Configuration – Media content – Content types

It is a way to sort out a content of the stock script. You may define different types of content and sign subscription plans to users for every type (See Subscription). The type doesn't depend on the types of file. For example some photo, video, audio, vector files may be a 'Premium' content, other ones - 'Plus' and etc.

Please go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Content types

Configuration – Media content – Prints types

You may sell not only digital files – prints items too. You may add prints for photo and vector publications.

Please go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> Prints types

Here you may specify pints types:

Field:	Description:	Example:
Title	The title of a print	Framed
Priority	The position of a print in the list.	1
Description	The short description of a print.	Photo width: 500px
Price	The price of a print	2.00
Shipping price	The price for shipping	1.00
Each additional item	The price for shipping for each additional print	1.00
Quantity	The amount of available prints	10

You can see a list of current prints here:

Please go to Admin Panel -> Catalog -> Prints

Question: Can I sell only prints – not digital files?

Yes, you can. You should go too Admin panel -> Settings - > Site Settings and check 'Sell prints only'

Configuration – Media content – Licenses

The media content have different rights of usage. You may define a list of available licenses and describe them (Royalty Free, Extented and ect.).

Please go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> License

Uploading content

You have 3 ways to upload a media content on the site:

1) Admin upload panel

2) Admin bulk upload panel

3) User upload panel

The 1st and 2nd methods are for a site admin, the 3^rd one is for a user (photographer).

Lets describe each method in details.

Uploading content - Admin upload panel

Please go to Admin Panel -> Catalog

There are 5 buttons on the top:

add "category"
add "photo"
add "video"
add "audio"
add "vector"

If you click on the 'add' button you will go to the admin upload form:

Here you may browse a file for sale, specify different sized copies, prints and upload it on the site.

Please read Configuration – Media content to figure out what means every field.

Question: When I try to upload 5Mb. file I receive a error message. The small files are uploaded fine. Why does it happen?

Probably it is a PHP setting restriction. By default in php.ini file upload_max_filesize = 2M. You should increase it and restart Apache.

Uploading content - Admin bulk upload panel

To accelerate uploading process we developed a bulk upload feature where you may upload several files simultaneously.

Please go to Admin Panel -> Catalog -> Bulk Upload

First you should preupload files on FTP:

/content/photopreupload/

/content/videopreupload/

/content/audiopreupload/

/content/vectorpreupload/

and then select files from the dropdown menu and click "Upload"

Uploading content - User upload panel

The users may sign up on the site as sellers (photographers), upload their files, sell them and earn a commission.

The script supports different types of photographers with own rights, limits and commission. Please read Seller types for more information.

To became a photographer the customer needs to register as a seller on a front end and go to

Front End ->Member area -> My upload

There are 3 sections:

1) Status. Here the customer canknow about his/her rights.

2) File manager. Here the customer may upload files.

3) My publications. It is a list of all users publications.

Uploading content - User Upload Moderation

All users uploads are premoderated and aren't published on a live site by default. You may switch off the ontion in Admin panel -> Settings -> Site settings -> User uploads premoderation

To moderate user's publications please go to Admin panel -> Catalog -> User upload manager

There you can easy to enable or disable a publication.

Selling content - Payments gateways

The media stock script supports many well-known payment gateways which allow you to accept money around the world.

You should go to Admin panel -> Settings -> Payment gateways and set up your accounts.

Question: Could you integrate a new payment gateway?

Yes, we could integrate a new gateway for free. The most of available gateways weere added after our clients requests.

Selling content - Orders

The site owner can sell media content per file.

1) Every registered user may add files to shopping cart:

2) View shopping cart:

3) Click Checkout

4) Order the files and select Payment method:

5) Go to payment gateway and pay there:

6) Return to the site and download the files:

The site owner may handle the orders at Admin panel -> Orders

Selling content - Subscription

The site owner can sell instant time access to a media content.

To switch on a subscription service you should go to Admin panel -> Settings -> Site settings and enable "Subscription"

You need to define Content types before adding a new subscription plan.

To add a new subscription plan you should go to Admin panel -> Settings -> Subscription types

Every subscription plan has the next prorerties:

Field:	Description:	Example:
Title	The title of a subscription plan	1 month instant premium access
Priority	The position of a subscription plan in the list.	1
Price	The price of the subscription plan	5.00
Days till expiration	Days till subscription plan expiration	30
Content types	The types of content which can be downloaded by a user during the subscription	Content+Premium
Bandwidth	The maximum bandwidth which can be downloaded by user during the subscription	1000 Mb

The site owner may see all current subscriptions at Admin panel -> Orders -> Subscriptions:

Selling content - Credits

It is a common practice on stock sites to sell media content for prepaid credits. It simplifies the process for a user and a site owner.

Photo video store script supports Credits. To switch them on you should go to Admin panel -> Settings -> Site settings and enable "Credits".

You need to define a list of available Credits at Admin panel -> Setting -> Credits types

The site owner may see current Credits dinamic at Admin panel -> Orders -> Credits

Selling content - Coupons/Discount

A site admin may set special coupon's and discount's programs for users:

Please go to: Admin panel -> Catalog -> Coupons -> Types of coupons

Field:	Description:	Example:
Title	The title of a coupon	The Coupon for second and more order
Days till expiration	Days till coupon's expiration	365
Total Discount	The discount in a currency	5.00
Percentage Discount	The discount in percentage	30
Free Download Link	The url of a free file for downloading	http://www.domain.com/free.avi
Bonus	The bonus to a user balance	10.00
Events	The event when a coupon is sent to a user	New order/New Signup
Limit of Usage	The times of coupon's usage	1

You may see a list of current coupons here:

Admin panel -> Catalog -> Coupons -> List of Current Coupons

Selling content - Commission

A user may upload own files on the site, sell them and get a commission. He/she can use a commission for buying files, subscription, credis and request a payout.

A site admin may set several sellers types with different rights, uploads limits and commissions. Please go to Customer manager -> Seller types for more information.

A site admin monitors a commission at Admin panel -> Orders -> Commission manager

There are 3 sections:

1) Commission. Here the script automatically adds a commission to a user when his/her file is sold.

2) Refund. Here a site admin pays out to a user.

3) Users earnings. Here a site admin may monitor a user's balance.

A seller can see his/her commission here: Member area -> My commission

Customer manager – Users

To see all users you should go to Admin panel -> Users -> Customers

A user has the next properties:

Field:	Description:	Example:
Login	The user's login	john
Password	The password	*******
First name	The user's first name	John
Last name	The user's last name	Smith
Email	The user's email	sales@cmsaccount.com
Telephone	The user's telephone	234234324
Country	The user's country	Canada
City	The user's city	Ottava
Zipcode	The user's zipcode	90210
Address	The user's address	John St., 23
Website	The user's website	www.domain.com
Date of registration	The user's date of registration	10/23/2007
IP	The user's ip of registration	192.168.0.1
Category	The seller category	Silver
Type	The user type	Seller/Buyer
Access denied	The method to switch a user on/off	True/false
Avatar	The small user's logo	picture
Photo	The user's photo	picture
Company	The user's company	Company Inc.
Description	The short text about a user	Excellent photographer.
Newsletter	A user may get a newsletter	True/false

Customer manager – Seller types

A site admin may set several sellers types with different rights, uploads limits and commissions. Please go to Admin panel -> Settings -> Seller categories

Field:	Description:	Example:
Title	The category title	Gold
Allow to create category	It allows a seller to create a category	True/false
Allow to upload photo	It allows a seller to upload photo files	True/false
Allow to upload video	It allows a seller to upload video files	True/false
Allow to upload audio	It allows a seller to upload audio files	True/false
Allow to upload vector	It allows a seller to upload vector files	True/false
Show in Menu	A seller will display into box menu	True/false
Blog	A seller may have a personal blog	True/false
Percentage of sale to site owner	The commission to a site ovner	25
Priority	The category possition in the list	1
Upload photo limit (Mb)	A use may upload a photo file if its size is smaller than the limit in Megabites.	2
Upload video limit (Mb)	A use may upload a video file if its size is smaller than the limit in Megabites.	250
Upload preview video limit	A use may upload a preview video file if its size is smaller than the limit in Megabites.	20
Upload audio limit (Mb)	A use may upload an audio file if its size is smaller than the limit in Megabites.	50
Upload preview audio limit	A use may upload a preview audio file if its size is smaller than the limit in Megabites.	3
Upload vector limit (Mb)	A use may upload a vector file if its size is smaller than the limit in Megabites.	20

Customer manager – Administrators

This is a list of administrators which can have a full access to Admin panel

Please go to Admin panel -> Users -> Administrators

Customer manager – Blocked IPs

The photo store script has a tool which allows to prevent bad visitors to define passwords of site users. If a user fails to login several times per minute than his/her IP is blocked. A site admin may monitor a list of suspended Ips at Admin panel -> Users -> Blocked IP

Customer manager – Blocked Users

The photo stock script has a tool which allows to prevent bad visitors to define passwords of site users. If a user fails to login several times per minute than his/her customer account is blocked and a new generated password is sent to him/her. A site admin may monitor a list of suspended users at Admin panel -> Users -> Blocked Users

Customer manager – Change admin password

Admin panel password can be changed at: Admin panel -> Settings -> Admin password

Customization – Skins

At the moment we have 8 professional templates. To change a current template you should go to Admin panel -> Templates -> Select Skin and select an appropriate one.

After you selected a skin you may modify template files. You have 2 ways to do that:

1) Using FTP. The templates files are situated at /templates/template[n]/

2) Using Admin panel. You should go to Admin panel -> Templates.

Question: I tried to modify template files in Admin panel but I could not see any changes. What did I do wrong?

The files at/templates/template[n]/ should be writable ones.

Customization – Home page

The photo store script has unique tool which allows to customize a home page and place different slideshows and photo sets there.

Please go to Admin panel -> Templates -> Home page

There are 2 sections:

1) Home page. It is a HTML code of a home page.

2) Components. It is a list of available slideshows and photosets

Every component has the next properties:

Field:	Description:	Example:
Title	The title of component	Small random photos 4x3 slideshow
Content	The type of content	Photo small thumbs, Photo big thumbs, Video thumbs, Audio thumbs, Vector small thumbs, Vector big thumbs.
Type	The method of sorting	Featured, New, Most popular, Most downloaded, Free Download, Random.
Category	The category which contains the files for the set.	The list of available categories
User	The author of files from the set	The list of available users
Quantity	The quantity files in the set. It must be more or equal Columns x Rows	20
Columns	The quantity of columns in the set	4
Rows	The quantiry of rows in the set	3
Slideshow	A side admin may switch on/off a slideshow and define a speed	True/false 2 items per second

To insert a component to a home page you should use the next code {COMPONENT_[component_id]}

Customization – Navigation

A site admin may define a navigation of:

1) Catalog

Please go to Admin panel -> Templates -> Catalog navigation

2) Top navigation

Please go to Admin panel -> Templates -> Top navigation

Here you may define a list of top links on the front end

3) Bottom navigation

Please go to Admin panel -> Templates -> Bottom navigation

Here you may define a list of bottom links on the front end

Question: I set Cool menu as a catalog navigation but the coordinates of the menu don't match a template. Could you help me?

You should fix the coordinates here: /inc/menu.php

oCMenu.fromLeft=7

oCMenu.fromTop=165

Customization – Side boxes

It is a section where a site admin can handle site boxes.

Please go to Admin panel -> Templates -> Side boxes

Here you can switch on/off sideboxes, sort them by position and left/right column, modify a content.

Question: I changed a template and 'member area' disappeared. Could you help me?

For 7 and 8 templates 'member area' sidebox are integrated into header. So when you changed a template to other one you should switch 'member area' box at Admin panel -> Tempales -> Sideboxes.

Customization – ADs

Here a site admin can specify a list of Ads code to use them on the site.

Please go to Admin panel -> Templates -> Ads

To insert Ads on a page you should paste the next code: {ADS_[ads_id]}

Community tools

The photo stock script has powerful tools to create a community between users to users and users to site admin.

Community tools - Notifications

A site admin may handle all notifications on the site.

Please go to Admin panel -> Users -> Notifications

The site email is sent when the next events happen:

Contact email to admin
Contacts response to user
Fraud auth email to user
New order emal to user
New order email to admin
New subscription email to user
New subscription email to admin
New credits email to user
New credits email to admin
New signup email to admin
New signup email to user
Forgot password email to user
Tell a friend email

A site admin can enable/disable them and modify the emails.

Community tools - Contact Us

A user can write an email to a site owner. He/she should go to Front End -> Contact Us and fill in a form.

The contact form is protected by captcha, so all spam emails will be removed.

A side admin recieves the email on 'Admin email'. Also he can see all emails at Admin panel -> Users -> Contact Us

The email template can be modified at Admin panel -> Users -> Notifications

Community tools - Newsletter

A site admin can send newsletters to users.

Please go to Admin panel -> Users -> Newsletter

There are 2 ways to send a newsletter:

Site internal message
Email

Community tools - Blog

Every user on the site can have a personal blog.

Please go to Front End -> Member area -> My profile -> Blog

A site admin can moderate posts here: Admin panel -> Users -> Blog

Community tools - Messages

A user has a posibility to send and receive messages from/to other users and site admin.

Please go to Front End -> Member area -> My profile -> Messages

A site admin can moderate messages here: Admin panel -> Users -> Messages

Community tools - Reviews

A user can write reviews (comments) on every publication page.

Please go to Front End -> Some publication page -> Tools and click 'Reviews'. This is Ajax based section where you can read and post reviews.

A user can modify his reviews here: Front End -> Member area -> My profile -> Reviews

A site admin can moderate reviews here: Admin panel -> Users -> Reviews

Community tools - Testimonials

A user can write testimonials for every seller.

Please go to Front End -> Photographers -> Tools and click 'Add a Testimonial'.

A user can modify his testimonials here: Front End -> Member area -> My profile -> Testimonials

A site admin can moderate testimonials here: Admin panel -> Users -> Testimonials

Community tools - Friends

A user can create a list of his/her friends.

Please go to Front End -> Photographers -> Tools and click 'Add to friend'.

A user can handle his/her friends here: Front End -> Member area -> My profile -> Friends

Or on a friend personal page click 'Delete form friend'

Community tools - Tell a friend

A user can send an email about a publication to his/her friend.

Please go to Front End -> Some publication page -> Tools and click 'Tell a friend'.

It is Ajax based service allows you to send a message without page reloading.

Text pages

The site can contain a list of text pages (About Us, Terms of Use and etc.)

Please go to Admin panel -> Text pages -> Site info.

All the pages will display into 'Site info' box which you may enable at Side boxes section.

Text pages - News

A site admin can add news on the site.

Please go to Admin panel -> Text pages -> News.

The news can be read as RSS too.

Member area

Please login to Member area on Front End. This is an area where a user may handle his account, modify personal information, order files, upload media content, get a commission, order credits and subscription.

A user can be 2 types:

Buyer
Seller (Photographer)

A seller has buyer posibilities + selling functions.

Member area - My Profile

It is a section where a user modify his/her personal information and uses different community tools.

Please go to Front End -> Member area -> My profile

My profile area includes:

Orders
Personal information
Avatar/Photo
Messages
Blog
Reviews
Testimonials
Friends

Member area - Buy Credits

A user buys Credits here. He can buy new ones and see a history of payments.

Please go to Front End -> Member area -> Buy Credits

If Credits is disabled then the section is away.

Member area - Orders

A user can monitor a status of his/her orders here and download purchased files.

Please go to Front End -> Member area -> Orders

Member area - Subscription

Here a user subscribes on instant access to media content. He can purchase a new subscription, upgrade old one and see a history of payments.

Please go to Front End -> Member area -> Subscription

If Subscription is disabled then the section is away.

Member area - My Upload

The section is available for sellers only. Here a seller may upload own files.

Please go to Front End -> Member area -> My Upload

For more information please go to Uploading content -> User upload panel

Member area - My Commission

The section is available for sellers only. Here a seller can see his/her earnings.

Please go to Front End -> Member area -> My Commission

There are 3 sections:

1) Balance (= Earning - Refund)

2) Earning

3) Refund (Payout)

Member area - Lightbox

It is a section where a user keeps his favorite publications

Please go to Front End -> Member area -> Lightbox

Member area - Coupons/Free Download

It is a section where a user can see his coupons/discounts and free bonus download links.

Please go to Front End -> Member area -> Coupons/Free Download

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