Create Gallery-Themed Websites Using W-Script
10
Jan
W-Script is an open source application which is originally aimed at creating "wallpaper download websites".
But, it is a very ideal resource for building any gallery-themed or image-oriented website like CSS galleries, photo galleries ,etc.
The application is built with PHP-MySQL & it can handle large number of images.
Some features of W-Script:
- unlimited categories, subcategories
- visitors can submit images (and optionally register)
- images can be rated & commented
- advanced search
- auto-thumbnails in various sizes
It has a Smarty-based template engine which makes creating new templates pretty easy.
Also, W-Script can be extended with modules like tag clouds, color browser, user stats or anything custom.
- Tags:
Mysql Php
- Filed under: CMS Softwares, Extras, GPL License, Gallery, Goodies
- 5 Comments
5 Responses for "Create Gallery-Themed Websites Using W-Script"
this is a very nice free script
Very useful link. Thanks for the article.
Love open source!
The script is ok. The layout is nice and attractive, but actually managing your pictures is awful awful. Only a few options that most times seem hidden from the user.
Appearance is overdone and displays incorrectly in every different browser. It is slow, no support, and just about impossible to work with – underneath it is just messy php coding without a clue about user satisfaction or SEO placement. Just try finding a W-Script powered website that scores high in Google SERPS – there are none, so that just about sums it all up.
It is free of course, because surely only an idiot would pay for this.
Open Source ? Drainage sewers are open source also, and you know what they are full of…
Create your own simple, basic image gallery using HTML tables and stuff that works and you will see success, or download this W-Script and mess around with its unworkable CSS and weird structure for the next few months to learn failure…
Don’t believe me? Just Google “Powered by W-script v3.4.0 RC3″ to find all the failed and abandoned websites out there – “Users Online = 1″ and that is YOU.
Nuff said…