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Signature Photos

IMS supports a very flexible front page layout, designed to help you offer anything from just a login box, through to a slideshow of your best photos and links to individual galleries.

Note: You must be using the latest templates to use these features.

An example front page layout is shown in the screenshot for this article, below. To achieve this layout, here is a list of steps:

• Create a new Collection in your admin console called "Signature Photos".
• Tip: You can create a collection by saving your current lightbox - just look for the button labelled "Save as Collection". Normally, this is the most effective way to work.
• Open the Configuration -> Site Options page, and click on the "Front Page Options" tab.
• In the pull-down box labelled "Show signature photos on front page", select the Collection you just created. This activates the collection on your front page.

Now, log out and you will see IMS has rearranged your front page to include a cross-fading slideshow of the images in your Signature Photos collection. The pictures will be watermarked.

Added Fri, 02 May 2008 17:07:19 +0100

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