Choose Cover photo for albums

[Geiri]

An option to Allow users to choose a cover photo for there album instead of the 4 thumbnails shown.
I think albums might look better that way.

If there is an option for this already or an addon please let me know.

 

[Offshore Dan]

Good idea! I like that too. I use SmugMug and it gives you similar option and that would be great to have for albums on Xenforo

 

[joshg]

THIS ^^^^! Please... members all asking to do their own cover art for their albums.

 

[philmckrackon]

An option to Allow users to choose a cover photo for there album instead of the 4 thumbnails shown.
I think albums might look better that way.

If there is an option for this already or an addon please let me know.

THIS ^^^^! Please... members all asking to do their own cover art for their albums.

I also wish I could set the album cover. I settled for one or two thumbnails so it's not so cluttered.
You have to edit src/addons/XFMG/Service/Album/ThumbnailGenerator.php

Two thumbnails:


One thumbnail:


Find:

        /** @var \XF\Mvc\Entity\AbstractCollection|\XFMG\Entity\MediaItem[] $media */
        $media = $mediaFinder->fetch(4);

Change $media = $mediaFinder->fetch(4); to $media = $mediaFinder->fetch(2); or $media = $mediaFinder->fetch(1);
Then run admin/Tools/Rebuild Caches/XFMG: Rebuild media thumbnails
Note: The file check will fail the next time it runs because of the edited file.

 

[joshg]

Nice, that's an OK work-around. Thanks for finding that and posting it here.

 

[faiqharris]

An option to Allow users to choose a cover photo for there album instead of the 4 thumbnails shown.
I think albums might look better that way.

If there is an option for this already or an addon please let me know.

Great idea! Letting users choose a custom cover photo would definitely make albums more visually appealing. If this feature isn’t built-in yet, it could be a great enhancement or addon. Would love to know if there's already a workaround or extension available for this too!