I would like to recommend you ZOOlanders Image Pro Element that integrates with WidgetKit. As Image Pro is an repeatable Element you can choose the Image one by one or just select a folder with all Images. Recently has added the Submission support.

You can find it on ZOOlanders.com

Hello Ben,
The true is that the solution i found it's really easy.

I understand your problem because I have the same type of client, but the trick is create a continue FTP connection with the client.
You just need to create the first connection point and the user never going to note the difference, because they're going to access the folder like a system one.

It's really easy if you put the FTP folder like a Map Drive, or in Mac, like a OS Folder.
About security, In my case I created a FTP user with permissions for only the gallery folder.

After that, the user just need to use the submission for select the gallery that they want.

Here a image of how's "submission" looks like:

(The system language in the sample picture is Spanish)

Regards,
R.v.

francois.jan.du.chene, before posting some bad opinion you should get better informed. We are here sharing our knowledge or ideas to help the users, but if those are not constructive, better not answer.

Image Pro is an extension of basic Image Element, yes, but as you can select several images and is integrated with WidgetKit you can get your gallery effect using Gallery Widget, and more. You can checkout the demo here.

More future Widget integrations are not discarted.

I can confirm that ZOOLanders ImagePro is AWESOME! You just have to know the "limitations" and how to use it. You have to be running your front-end submission in trusted mode and ImagePRO in advanced mode to get the uploader that is desired, and then its as easy as drag and drop. They don't have any demo for it so I created a quick video, you can check out, of how it works from the users perspective. FYI I have absolutely nothing to do ZOOLanders except that I took the chance on their products and they have delivered. Also their support is great, they have worked out any of the minor issues I have found and even included feature requests of mine.

ImagePRO Front-End Submission

Well then this is an official request in the new forum! Haha

This would be a great feature!

The code is all there (its basically just a "widget kit" element) but we just need a new way to get the images to it!

Basically we need a front end editor for Widgetkit items (gallery, slideshow etc)

Hello guys, I guess I resolve this one.
My solution use a ftp connection to the folder that I use in the gallery element, this is my solution for upload the images.
After, I edit the gallery element for support the submission function.

Currently I just have a problem with the lightbox, I'm looking about this trouble right now.

I use ZOO 2.4.17.

Hi webintec,

This is a solution if you have users that are fairly internet savvy.

The whole point of a CCK like Zoo for me is that I have clients that are still rubbing sticks together to make fire!

Editing their pages, or an entry in a directory needs to be so simple that their 6 year old can help them!

Zoo is perfect for ALMOST everything, but why only have a solution for almost everything?? There are a few additions that in my opinion would finish Zoo off, and would make it king of the CCK! Front end gallery submission is just one of those things.

Good solution though, I'm glad it is working for you

Hello webintec.
Is this screenshot your frontend submission or backend submission?
If it is fronted, can you explain how to have the field new gallery? I'm only able to have this in backend submission.
Thanks in advance

Webintec

How did you get the Gallery option with the pulldown to appear in the submission on the frontend. I am unable to add this to the submission layout template because it is not in the "Submittable Elements" list.

Is there a way that once I have the images ftp'd to a folder in the images folder, that my client could have a pulldown like this in the frontend submission to select which subfolder the gallery pulls from?

It would be SOOO nice if we could upload gallery images in the frontend submission!

Chris

Thanks Miljan!

I'll check it out

@ Webintec... (or a zoo - yoo expert...)
You said: "After, I edit the gallery element for support the submission function."

Can you explain how to do this modification???

Thanks in advance.

I second every request to let the user upload multiple images not using the media manager and the cumbersome way it's done today. Should be as simple so that the user (in the backend) can select and upload multiple images that are shown on the site using a slideshow or another way.

please do that. I really cannot understand why a company developing such fantastic products like Zoo and Widgetkit have not thought about that missing feature...

Zoolander is bad, Zoolander Image Pro dosent work like a gallery, its about the same as the image field already in zoo.. from 3 years we are waiting for the ability to post a gallery from the front-end in zoo.. and it will never append.. The only alternative to do that is K2 or Seblod.

This needs to be added.

It should of been in there from the start.