In a few simple steps I’ll show you how to create an iPhone version of your Pixelpost powered photoblog. This does require editing the core files so keep a backup.
How it works
Each time someone visits your site the server receives information on what browser people are using. What we’re going to do is add in some code that will show the user a different template if they have are browsing your site with an iPhone or an iPod Touch.
What you need
First you will need a way to edit the core Pixelpost file (index.php) and upload it to your webserver. Second you will need a separate template you are going to show the iPhone/iPod Touch users. Name the directory of your new template ‘mobile’ – for testing purposes, you can use any template that is currently installed on your server. Download the template pictured here.
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This summer I was asked to take part in an exhibition of the Norlin Library on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. After discovering other photos I had taken of the campus I spent a few days taking new shots for the exhibition which is on display in the library’s new learning commons.
You can browse through most of the photos below, or if you want to hear me talk about my photos I’ll be part of a panel discussion on Tuesday, September 22. More info on the discussion can be found on the CU-Boulder Events Calendar.
While doing some recent work with the Flickr API and JSON I thought I could make a JSON object for Pixelpost pretty easily. WIth some relatively simple javascript, the JSON object will allow you to display your pixelpost photos outside of the Pixelpost framework. The object includes the title and descriptions of each photo as well as the urls to the thumbnail, fullsize image, and the link to the photo on your photoblog. You can access the object using http://yourdomain/index.php?z=json
Download the Pixelpost JSON Addon
Additional Parameters:
- number – number of images in JSON object.
- category – category id to pull images from.
- tag – tag to pull images from.
- tags and category parameters cannot be used simultaneously.
Example URLs:
- http://yourdomain/index.php?z=json&number=10&category=4
- http://yourdomain/index.php?z=json&number=20&tag=portrait
Examples
I’ve been working off and on with this template for a few months while trying to find a good JQuery Lightbox.
Template Demo | Template Download
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