What is "Default album name" setting for?

Under Advanced Settings > General, there is a text box labeled "Default album name". The value is "Hidden". What is that supposed to do?

Note that I am not talking about the settings under Modules > Photos > Settings.

I was hoping it would have an affect on the default album used when uploading photos. I tried changing it to {nickname}'s photos, but the default when uploading photos is still to create a new album. I thought it might affect where the photo uploaded on the join form was placed, but no.

Hi Toxalot,

It should have a value of:

{nickname}'s photos

This is to define the name of the folder which is used the initial time the users uploads an image.

Gew

@NO118 You are thinking about a different setting. That's what the one under Modules > Photos > Settings does. And FYI, that one doesn't need to be {nickname}'s photos. I've set mine to Profile Photos because I let users change their nickname.

I've dug into the code. The one under Advanced Settings > General has something to do with privacy. Basically, if the album name matches the default set here AND no privacy info is passed to the function, then privacy is set to 8. I have no idea when, if ever, these conditions would be met.

I find it strange that something so obscure is an option in the admin and yet there are so many needed options that don't exist.

This setting is used when media (photo, video, etc) is uploaded without specifying Album. It shouldn't normally happen, but it maybe the case when some custom module is loading the file using the API without specifying the album it is loading to.

The default value in the field is "Hidden"; could you expand on that please.

This album wasn't showed anywhere

I found a use for Hidden albums. I am not using the cover photo, but the system still creates an empty album for the cover photos. It's confusing for the user to have this empty album that they can't delete. So I set the Default Profile Cover Album Name in module settings to Hidden. The empty album is now hidden from album management.

Hidden Albums has bugged me for a while and I couldn't figure out why it happens and how to tun it off.

Basically, images uploaded to groups, events, lodging, locations, etc seem to go in this Hidden folder under user path, and given an 8 for permissions. Interesting they are all modules by modzzz.

This then hid photos in certain categories and used to bring up the hidden, private eye image and looked a little eerie to new members who registered but hadn't yet confirmed their e-mail.

Rather off-putting.

I don't want default 'hidden' photos. If something is online and shouldn't be seen, it shouldn't be online.

So I've changed this Hidden default name to Public. It sounds better.

This also need some database changes in `sys_albums`.

I changed Hidden to Public in caption and uri, then permissions from 8 to 3.

It seems these hidden photos haven't been parsed through the photo resize script, so I'll see if running the script again does anything.

Fingers crossed.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Michel ✈ Meta-Travel.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~