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Source - DJ-Catalog2 Gallery

DJ-Catalog2 Gallery

This plugin allows using DJ-Catalog2 Images as a source of DJ-MediaTools Albums.

This plugin requires installed DJ-MediaTools extension.

This plugin comes free with the subscription of the extension. You'll find it installed (you may need to enable it manually) after extension's installation, alternatively it's available in downloads section (available for active subscribers).

Source settings - There are no additional options for this type of album. This album replaces the original DJ-Catalog2 gallery with DJ-MediaTools album.

You need to choose the album layout and settings for DJ-Catalog2 galleries then go to DJ-Catalog2 configuration and enable DJ-MediaTools integration at 'Image Processing' tab.

How to set it up?

First, you need to be sure you have the latest DJ-MediaTools version installed along with the enabled DJ-Catalog2 integration plugin for DJ-MediaTools.

dj-mediatools source djcatalog2 gallery

You can also download the plugin from the DJ-MediaTools Downloads section (available for active subscribers).

DJ-MediaTools setup

  • Now in Joomla backend go to Components -> DJ-MediaTools -> Albums and create new Album by clicking the New button

dj-mediatools add new album button
  • Fill all needed fields (also set the layout you want to use on product page by selecting it in DJ-MediaTools -> New Album form and choose DJ-Catalog2 Product Gallery as the Album source

dj-mediatools choose album source - dj-catalog2 product gallery
  • Save the form

DJ-Catalog2 setup

Now enable DJ-Catalog2 settings to handle integration for DJ-MediaTools.

Go to Components -> DJ-Catalog2 -> Options -> Image Processing tab and scroll down to DJ-MediaTools (DJ-MT) Integration section and enable this feature (set it to "Yes”).

dj-mediatools dj-catalog2 setup

Below that setting, you'll find 4 additional settings:

  • DJ-MT Album - Product

  • DJ-MT Album - Category

  • DJ-MT Album - Producer

  • DJ-MT Minimum count

For points 1,2, and 3, you need to choose one of the Album(s) you created earlier in the first step (DJ-MediaTools setup).

In setting DJ-MT Minimum count, you can decide when the integration will be triggered (default the setting is 2 - so the DJ-MediaTools integration will display DJ-MediaTools layout only are more than 2 images in product, category, or producer view).

Click Save to save the settings.

dj-mediatools dj-catalog2 integration options

When it's all set

You’ll see the DJ-MediaTools layout in product details. In DJ-MediaTools album settings, you can choose one of the available layouts (slider, gallery grid, modern slider, kwicks, skitter, and more).

dj-mediatools in dj-catalog2 product view

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