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Gallery is an online photo album organizer that is available for free. Regardless of the size of your community or personal website, Gallery provides an easy solution to incorporate photo management into your website.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Gallery from Softaculous using the cPanel dashboard, available to users on one of Hosted.com’s cPanel Web Hosting plans.
Install Gallery From Softaculous
This tutorial assumes you have logged in to cPanel and have selected the Softaculous icon.
1. Scroll down until you find “Image Galleries” in the panel on the left and expand its dropdown menu.
2. Click “Gallery 2”; this will take you to the Overview page to view information about the software before you install it.
3. Go to the “Install” tab, select “Quick Install” or “Custom Install”, then follow the next step.
4. Click “Quick Install” from the “Install” tab. The next two boxes require your selected Domain and the Directory. The Directory is relative to your Domain and should not exist. e.g. To install at http://mydomain/dir/, type “dir”. To install only in http://mydomain/, leave this empty.
Note: If you have multiple Domains on your account, you can choose where to install Gallery.
5. Next, fill in the “Data Directory” name. The Gallery Script requires storing its installation URL data in a folder that isn’t directly accessible via the web. Choose the URL to install; it will be created in your Home Directory.
For example, if you specify “datadir” as your installation URL, the following path will be created: https://www.yourinstallationURL.com/home/username/datadir.
Note: The process for custom installations is the same as Quick Install. However, you will have the option to select “Gallery Full Version” under Site Settings.
6. After clicking “Install” in both processes, the software will be installed. Now you can view your new site by clicking the Installation link.
Here is our example image Gallery, ready to be used.
You’ve reached the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to install Gallery from Softaculous.
Additional Information:
Key Features Of Gallery
Gallery provides a platform for users to showcase their images, organize them into albums, and share them with others. Here are more of the software’s key features:
User-Friendly Interface
Users can upload, arrange, and manage their photographs with ease because of Gallery’s user-friendly interface. All users, regardless of technical skill level, can easily navigate and enjoy the interface’s attractive visual design.
Album Management
The platform allows simple classification and can group images based on various criteria, such as events, topics, or dates, by organizing photos into albums and sub-albums.
Tagging and Metadata
Gallery provides the option to annotate images with tags and metadata; this facilitates searching for images and filtering them according to descriptions, keywords, and other criteria.
Customizable Themes & Templates
By selecting from various themes and templates, photo galleries can be customized to change their appearance and feel. Users can change the layout, color scheme, and other design components to reflect their signature tastes and branding.
Privacy & Sharing
The software lets users manage who can see their albums and photographs through various privacy and sharing choices. Users also have the option to share photos and albums with particular people or groups, as well as make their galleries password-protected, private, or public.
Plugins & Extensions
Gallery is compatible with numerous plugins and extensions that increase its capabilities and introduce new features. These consist of plugins for watermarking, making slideshows, manipulating images, and more.
