Image Attachment Page

Thanks for opening this new topic and for the work you’ve already put in to setting up your “single image” page.

I tried the link you posted but got a 404 error, so I haven’t seen your implementation in action. I did, however, work up a variation of my own that you should be able to adapt to your application.

You wrote “I would like to display the image’s TITLE and DESCRIPTION …” The easy way to do this is by adding an mla_caption parameter to your shortcode, something like:

mla_caption="{+title+}<br>{+description+}"

If you want more control over the gallery display you can implement a custom template; more information is in the “Style and Markup Templates” section of the Settings/Media Library Assistant Documentation tab.

You also want to display “ the # of images (1 of 20) in this gallery …” This is an interesting idea that uncovered a shortcoming of the current MLA version. You can use the mla_output=current_link parameter in a third shortcode like this:

[mla_gallery mla_output="current_link" mla_link_text='Image {+index+} of {+found_rows+}' attachment_tag="{+request:attachment_tag+}" id="{+request:current_id+}" link=none]

My CSS styling expertise is limited so I used a table to align all three on one line:

<table style="clear: both; max-width: 90%" align=center><tr>
<td style="text-align: left">[mla_gallery mla_output="previous_link,wrap" mla_link_text='PREVIOUS' attachment_tag="{+request:attachment_tag+}" id="{+request:current_id+}" mla_rollover_text="{+title+}" mla_link_href="{+page_url+}?current_id={+attachment_ID+}&attachment_tag={+query:attachment_tag+}"]</td>
<td style="text-align: center">[mla_gallery mla_output="current_link" mla_link_text='Image {+index+} of {+found_rows+}' attachment_tag="{+request:attachment_tag+}" id="{+request:current_id+}" link=none]</td>
<td style="text-align: right">[mla_gallery mla_output="next_link,wrap" mla_link_text='NEXT' attachment_tag="{+request:attachment_tag+}" id="{+request:current_id+}" mla_rollover_text="{+title+}" mla_link_href="{+page_url+}?current_id={+attachment_ID+}&attachment_tag={+query:attachment_tag+}"]</td>
</tr></table>

If you come up with a good layout alternative consider posting it here for others to follow.

As I said, this idea uncovered a shortcoming; the {+index+} substitution parameter is broken in the current MLA version. I have uploaded a new MLA Development Version dated 20150809 that fixes the problem and is required to make the above example work. To get the Development Version, follow the instructions in this earlier topic:

Shortcode not working in (special) widget

It would be great if you can install the Development Version and let me know how it works for you. I will leave this topic unresolved until I hear back from you. Thanks for your interest in the plugin.

I have released MLA Version 2.32, which includes the new example plugin that supports your application. I am marking this topic resolved, but please update it if you have any problems or further questions regarding the solution outlined above. Thank you for your interest in the plugin.