We'd like to have the photos on our treenav page show up to people who are not logged in. Currentley, only dead people's photos appear. I cannot figure out how to do this and which file/class/function controls this behaviour. Please help
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It is a privacy thing. ALL information (including media) is usually restricted to deceased souls. In fact, many countries mandate privacy of this kind and may extend it several decades beyond death. Genealogy is best not a social network.
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I think the privacy setting in the TAGS area will override all other settings. You would set MEDIA to PUBLIC/VISITORS, but again - I don't think its a good idea. Set up a Wordpress page and a gallery to show photos if you must ;-)
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When editing the Privacy settings associated with your GEDCOM, open the Global Fact Privacy settings section. MEDI is one of the Facts for which you can change the display rules.
However, I believe that the Living/Dead Privacy rule is superior to the Display MEDI Privacy rule.
I agree with Stephen that Genealogy programs are not the proper vehicle for keeping a photo album. If you want to put a photo album on-line for all to see (I do not recommend this, EVER), you need to find some software that's designed for this. You'll probably have difficulty finding one that supports Arabic.
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didn't work. I added it from the admin screen and nothing changed. I also checked the privacy.php file and under global privacy it only has:
$global_facts = array();
$global_facts["SSN"]["show"] = $PRIV_NONE;
$global_facts["SSN"]["details"] = $PRIV_NONE;
shouldn't this file get updated with the MEDI record I added through the admin page? I checked that the file has "write permissions" so what would be the issue?
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Update of Privacy file through the user interface built into PhpGedView worked for me. You might have a Permissions problem -- the "index" directory where the Permissions file, along with the GEDCOM and a few other things, is stored needs 777 permission.
However, the Fact that you would be trying to make visible is OBJE. But, I think you're wasting your time. I tried making OBJE items visible to the public, and this did not work. The living/dead privacy setting overrides any other display/hide setting governing the display of specific Facts.
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We'd like to have the photos on our treenav page show up to people who are not logged in. Currentley, only dead people's photos appear. I cannot figure out how to do this and which file/class/function controls this behaviour. Please help
It is a privacy thing. ALL information (including media) is usually restricted to deceased souls. In fact, many countries mandate privacy of this kind and may extend it several decades beyond death. Genealogy is best not a social network.
I understand, we have our family members discussing this and we may not do it. I just want to know how I can change this if needed.
I think the privacy setting in the TAGS area will override all other settings. You would set MEDIA to PUBLIC/VISITORS, but again - I don't think its a good idea. Set up a Wordpress page and a gallery to show photos if you must ;-)
LOL. I know its a bad idea. I agree with you actually but its up for a vote and I'm just the tech person :)
What TAGS area?
When editing the Privacy settings associated with your GEDCOM, open the Global Fact Privacy settings section. MEDI is one of the Facts for which you can change the display rules.
However, I believe that the Living/Dead Privacy rule is superior to the Display MEDI Privacy rule.
I agree with Stephen that Genealogy programs are not the proper vehicle for keeping a photo album. If you want to put a photo album on-line for all to see (I do not recommend this, EVER), you need to find some software that's designed for this. You'll probably have difficulty finding one that supports Arabic.
didn't work. I added it from the admin screen and nothing changed. I also checked the privacy.php file and under global privacy it only has:
$global_facts = array();
$global_facts["SSN"]["show"] = $PRIV_NONE;
$global_facts["SSN"]["details"] = $PRIV_NONE;
shouldn't this file get updated with the MEDI record I added through the admin page? I checked that the file has "write permissions" so what would be the issue?
You probably didn't click on the "Save" button after making your change to the list.
I did. Still didn't work. Tried it a few times
Update of Privacy file through the user interface built into PhpGedView worked for me. You might have a Permissions problem -- the "index" directory where the Permissions file, along with the GEDCOM and a few other things, is stored needs 777 permission.
However, the Fact that you would be trying to make visible is OBJE. But, I think you're wasting your time. I tried making OBJE items visible to the public, and this did not work. The living/dead privacy setting overrides any other display/hide setting governing the display of specific Facts.
So what other course of action do I have other than OBJE setting?
Where is the living/dead privacy setting determined? which file?
GEDCOM configuration, Access and Privacy group, Enable Privacy option.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT YOU DISABLE PRIVACY. USING PHPGEDVIEW TO MANAGE YOUR PHOTO ALBUM IS A BAD IDEA.