mellowvision

wow, you’re a life saver. I renamed the redirection plugin I was using and can now log into the site.

the question remains: after I complete the update to the new security plugin by changing the name (https://ithemes.com/2014/03/17/better-wp-security-plugin-changing-ithemes-security-need-know/) can I use the redirection plugin or will that continue to break login?

same here. this blows

this seems to be happening on one of my sites as well, can not log into backend from custom url set up before the update.

thanks Ross

returning to confirm dbarch’s fix. changing shortcode.php instantly cured this problem.

thanks

I should add that a really ideal solution would be to be able to use an updated version of something like NGG Video Extend… but that does not seem to work with the current version of NextGen, and it’s sort of a pain to get the url strings required for NGG Video Extend’s embed method in the description fields.

I also wanted to mention, that this issue appears to be corrected in today’s plugin update.

thanks guys.

Wow, yes, this corrected the issue. thanks!

What I ended up doing here was using the Download Shortcode plugin and using do_shortcode in a custom gallery override template.

Getting this to work took a few steps.

1. in the nextgen settings, be sure to store your images and galleries in the uploads folder. This is required for the Download Shortcode plugin

2. create your own custom template for the nextgen gallery, and get that operating

3. insert the a download link into that template using do_shortcode to trigger the Download Shortcode plugin. My code looked like this:

<?php echo do_shortcode( “[download label=’Download’] $image->imageURL [/download]” ); ?>

*big note:
I had about 4 galleries set up and displaying in a single album before I tried this approach. It did not seem to work at first, I think because the images were not originally uploaded within the uploads folder. Changing the nextgen preferences to store images and galleries in uploads did NOT correct the issue for OLD galleries. Any NEW galleries that were created after the change all operated correctly with the Force Download call. So, you should either make all the settings changes first, or be prepared to reupload all your old galleries to make the download links work.

Hi Ross,

I think I’m close to a solution.

Unfortunately, I can’t make pages for all the galleries. I am making only a page that houses the album shortcode, using

[ngg_images album_ids="1" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_extended_album"]

This then generates the galleries deeper in.

So, I’ve specified that the basic extended album will have Basic Thumbnails. Then in the settings for Basic Thumbnails I’ve chosen an override template for the gallery.

I then pasted in your code above. The missing link would be the actual ajax. But I guess I’m wondering if there’s just a way to modify the code you provided above to call your plugin into action? or use your handler?

That seems like the most direct approach to me, instead of writing another handler.

the new plugin sounds great webaware…

Hi Ross,

Thanks for the feedback. I’ve also heard back from nextgen, who suggests just not using the pro templates or waiting for future releases. I didn’t want to have to step down from the pro features, but since I need both captions and the download link, it looks like it might be the simplest solution at this point. At least I’ll be able to use templates and your plugin(Ithink).

Thanks for providing and maintaining this plugin. Much appreciated.

forgot to check “notify me” ??

I’m having a similar issue, but I’m stuck with the v2 Nextgen plugin… I’ve tried several approaches and always get close, but none of the options “just work” correctly.

Having a hard time figuring out a solution for v2.

happens for me too.