ZeppOS Training on Kauai

Posted by Michelle Harrington on Sep 1st, 2008 | 1 comment

Rob Bertholf of Empowered Internet (Honolulu) and developer of the ZeppOS website content management system, visited Kauai last week for a 2 hour hands-on training session for ZeppOS users. Rob shared some of the exciting improvements and features that have recently been built into ZeppOS including the FTP manager, image library configuration, and the new “lightbox” flash image gallery to name just a few. The following is a recap of some of the features I thought most ZeppOS users would be interested in.

Automatic Image Sizing:
ZeppOS now offers a library configuration page where you can specify your preferred image size (in pixels) and whether or not you would like thumbnails generated automatically. By choosing options similar to those shown below, you can upload your photos directly to the image library in ZeppOS and the images will be sized as specified in the library configuration screen (see below). The extra resolution/file size is discarded beyond what is needed to size the photos to the designated size. This is a great feature to use when you want to upload a lot of photos and create an image gallery quickly. Be sure to make separate image folders in the Library for your different image galleries as this will enable you to use the variety of image gallery options in ZeppOS and will help to keep your images organized over time.

Flash Lightbox Image Gallery:
There is a new “Lightbox” option for the dynamic flash image galleries in ZeppOS. To use the “Lightbox” image gallery option, click on your photo gallery interaction on your page (you must be logged in) and the following configuration screen will appear. Make sure under “Open Option” that “Lightbox” is checked and then click “update”. Now when you click on any of the thumbnail images the site will launch the Lightbox Flash slideshow viewer, see example below.

Configuring the Flash Lightbox Image Gallery

Flash Lightbox Image Viewer

FTP Manager:
This new component provides an easy interface for adding FTP Accounts to ZeppOS and integrates seamlessly into the Library of the ZeppOS Control Panel allowing administrator management of member files.  The member interface provides access to upload or download files hidden to the public.   Contact Michelle for component pricing and more information.

Online Training Options:
If you are a ZeppOS user and missed the training, please click here to learn about other online training opportunities provided by Empowered Internet:

http://empoweredinternet.com/zeppos-training.asp

Related Posts:

• Preparing Photos for the Web
• ZeppOS Tips & Tricks
• ZeppOS Member Group Functions
• Free ZeppOS Online Training
• ZeppOS Virtual Walk Thru

Author | Michelle Harrington of Emagine Web Marketing
Michelle is a web development and internet marketing professional dedicated to helping small businesses in Hawaii achieve success online. Michelle provides free advice, tips and how to's on the Small Business Internet Marketing Blog.

One Response

1. Rob Bertholf says:

   September 1, 2008 at 6:12 pm

   Michelle,
   Great writeup, thanks for the invite over to your Garden Isle!

   With Aloha,
   Rob