All About Photographs in DGRUS

What can I do with the Photos feature?

The Photos feature allows you to upload photos and share them across the web. You can use the bulk media uploader to add up to 100 photos at a time to your profile page, or import photos from your Flickr account. You can even create albums of photos that have been uploaded to the network.

Your network comes with a branded photo slideshow widget. It promotes the network and encourages people to check out and join the network. Your network's branded photo slideshow widget is a great and easy way to spread the word about your network, and you can embed it externally into almost any other website out there. You can share it on Facebook or MySpace or add it to one of 15 other services in just one click, or you can grab the embed code and paste it into your own website or blog.

View photos on your network

You can browse all of the photos everyone has uploaded to the DGRUS network by heading to the Photos tab. You'll see the thumbnails and titles of the photos along with who uploaded each, sorted in order of those most recently uploaded to the network.

You can change the order of the photos to view them by top rated, most popular, or in random order by selecting from the "Sort by" drop-down.

Any photos the Network Creator has featured will appear in the top section of the page under the "Featured Photos" heading.

To learn more about a photo, click the title or thumbnail of it from the photos tab. You'll be taken to the photo detail page, where you can see information like when the photo was uploaded, its rating, tags, number of views, and comments people have left on the photo.

From this page, you can rate or comment on the photo. You can also add the photo to your "favorites," which means you can easily find it again in the future.

To rate a photo, locate the "Rate" section underneath the photo on the right side. You can rate the photo out of five stars.

To comment on the photo, scroll down to the "Add a comment" section below the photo. Type your comment in the box that appears. You can format your text or add links, images, or files using the toolbar.

To add a photo to your favorites so you can find it again later, click the "Add to Favorites" link below the photo.

To see all of the photos you've added as your favorites, click the "My Favorites" tab under the tabs on any photo page.

You can also view any albums people have made on your network by clicking the "All Albums" link. This link appears below the tabs on any photo page.

Add photos to your network

The fastest way to add content to the network is to use the bulk media uploader to add photos, videos, and music. Adding media to your network is a great way to share content related to the topic of the network. On a network for outdoor music festival fans, you might want to upload photos or videos you took at a festival.

Using the bulk media uploader, you can add up to 100 photos at a time. We support photos the following formats: .jpg, .png, and .gif

To upload photos, go to the Photos tab and click the "Add Photos" link.

Here's what the bulk media uploader looks like:

The left pane shows the file hierarchy on your computer. Use it to locate the photos you want to upload. Drag them to the right pane to add them to the upload list. For a more detailed tutorial on using the bulk media uploader to add photos to your profile page, check out this article.

If your Network Creator has enabled it on your network, you can also bulk import public photos from your Flickr account into your network. For more information on importing photos from Flickr to your network, check out this tutorial.

Edit your photos

You can edit any photo once you've uploaded it. You can rotate the photo, add or edit the tags you've given it, change the title, description, location, and change the privacy settings of the photo.

To edit a photo you've uploaded, head to that photo's detail page. On the right side under the photo, you'll see the options you'd like. Directly from the photo's detail page, you can rotate it or add or edit your tags by clicking the "Rotate photo" or "Edit your tags" links.

To edit the title, description, location, and privacy settings of the photo, click the "Edit photo" link. You'll be taken to a page where you can make any or all of these changes to your photo.

Send in photos by email

When you join a network on Ning, a unique email address is assigned to your profile on that network. You can use this email address to send photos and videos in one at a time to your network. If your cell phone has a camera and email, this is a great way to add camera phone photos to your network on the go! Any photo or video you send in to your unique email-in address will be added to the network as uploaded by you.

To find your email-in address and to get started, click the "Settings" link in the right column of the page. At the bottom of the page, locate the "Useful addresses" section. You'll find your email-in address under "Add by phone." it should look like a combination of your name on the network and a few numbers, and the domain will be the URL of your network.

When you email in photos using this address, the subject of your email becomes the photo's title and any text in the body of the email will become the description of the photo.

Create a photo album

You can create a photo album on your network that includes any of the photos on the network, even those you didn't upload. To create an album, head to the Photos tab and click the "All Albums" page.

Next, click the link to "Add an Album" in the right corner of the page. On the album creation page, you can select whether you want to choose from just your photos or from everyone's photos on the network. You can also choose from only photos with a specific tag.

The photos matching your search options will appear in the left page below. Drag the photos you want to be in your album to the right pane. Give your album a title and a description, and add an album cover.

Click save and admire your new album.

Add a slideshow to another page or website

You can embed your network's branded photo slideshow widget from the "Badges and Widgets" page onto any website out there. Just click the "Badges" link in the footer of your network. Next, scroll down to the "Photo Slideshow" section. You can choose from your most recent photos, photos from the network, or any albums you've created. You can also choose from three sizes.

From here, you can share the branded photo slideshow of your choice on Facebook or MySpace or add it to 15 other services, including Blogger, iGoogle, and Friendster, in just one click.

You can add any albums that have been created on the network to another page on the network - or another website entirely! If a slideshow of photos appears on the main page of your network, you can also add this slideshow to another website. Any slideshow you embed will appear in your network's branded slideshow player widget, a great way to promote your network and show off your membership!

To add an album externally, go to the album's page and click the "Get Embed Code" link.

You can paste the embed code anywhere that allows you to add HTML, including the text box on your profile page!

To embed the main page slideshow, go to the main page and hover your mouse over the upper right corner of the music player to see the < > "Embed" icon.

Click this icon, then copy the code and paste it anywhere you'd like.

DGRUS comes with branded video players, music players, photo slideshows and badges that can be embedded on blogs, MySpace, Facebook or any other website out there. These badges and widgets promote the network and encourage people to check out and join the network. They're a great and easy way to spread the word about DGRUS