This post is in a new category (Web Administration) aimed entirely At family who are interested in the ballfam.net domain. Anyone else reading this can just skip it.

I’ve been trying to install a new system to let anyone in the family post to the website, and in particular to post pictures. The system I decided to use, Gallery2, turned out to be much harder to install and integrate with the blogs than I expected. Worse, there appears to be no user manual. Searching the web has indicated that others have had similar problems, and I find comments like “It makes me want to cry”. I think I made a bad choice. I’m going to look for an alternative method of incorporating pictures in blogs and the website. The way I’ve been doing it is just too painful, especially when done remotely.

This is why the recent post on Columbus was so late, I was hoping to use Gallery2. I didn’t, I just did it the old way.

I’m also working on installing a forum system, and in fact got one installed. Then I discovered a more inclusive system that gives us more general capabilities, and I’m getting ready to install that. I just got sidetracked by the whole Gallery2 mess.

My goals for this are:

  • Ballfam.net content that can be posted to by any family member
  • A photo gallery that lets any family member post photos to ballfam.net
  • A discussion forum (Bulletin Board) as part of ballfam.net
  • Blogs for those who want them, with pictures fully integrated
  • Access control, so that family members can post and read everything, others can read whatever we allow
  • Simple instructions for doing all of these wonderful things
  • Simple admin (for me)

I’ll keep you posted as things actually get done.