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peat76

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Registered: 18-Jan-2020
Is it possible for a viewer to give an image a thumbs up or a like?
Posted: 28 Mar 23, 18:58
 
just wondering if this feature is being considered? A friend viewed my website recently and just said where do I click a like ?

I hadnt thought about it before but thought that would be a good addition to see which photos get the most likes / thumbs up.
JeffTucker

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Registered: 31-Jan-2006
Re: Is it possible for a viewer to give an image a thumbs up or a like?
Posted: 28 Mar 23, 22:59   in response to: peat76 in response to: peat76
 
jAlbum skins are all purely client-side. In other words, the only processing that occurs when someone views the album is happening on his PC. Keeping track of visitor "likes" would require server-side processing. The server would need a place to record who liked the album, and how many individual visitors did so.

It's very unlikely that Tiger will ever be modified to provide this. In fact, jalbum.net hosting doesn't allow any server-side processing, for security reasons (server-side processing is how hackers get into a hosting account).

There is an option for a Facebook "like" button, but this is deprecated. It's included for backward compatibility, and isn't recommended for new projects. It requires a lot of faffing about on Facebook, and results in a huge amount of visitor tracking, and subsequent targeting with ads.
RobM

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Registered: 4-Aug-2006
Re: Is it possible for a viewer to give an image a thumbs up or a like?
Posted: 28 Mar 23, 23:43   in response to: peat76 in response to: peat76
 
Are you talking about people you know, or anyone who happens upon your site?

You have the comments widget enabled, so anyone could write a comment there. You will get an email with their comments.

Another off the wall idea, for people you know, is to create a collaborative album. Give them the link and tell them to submit a copy of an image (unique names required) they like. You will then get an album of images liked by different people.
kartphoto

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Registered: 10-Sep-2014
Re: Is it possible for a viewer to give an image a thumbs up or a like?
Posted: 30 Mar 23, 13:49   in response to: RobM in response to: RobM
 
a much requested function that I hear and read among my jAlbum (most simple) users is a like or the rate system, and then preferably be able to show an overview of most liked photos.

https://jalbum.net/forum/message.jspa?messageID=358771#358771
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