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VirtueMart 2 + 3 + 4 => Administration & Configuration => Topic started by: EvanGR on October 03, 2019, 13:56:14 PM

Title: Separate product images into subfolders?
Post by: EvanGR on October 03, 2019, 13:56:14 PM
Hello,

For a site with over 50k products, handling product image files is a pain when they are all in the same folder. The FTP client takes a minute or two just to show up the files, and it's slow in general.

That's why we need to separate product images in subfolders (per product category).

This however may create issues with thumbnails creation, since VM expects a single root for all product images.

I am also worried the functions (we use from time to time):
"Reset Thumbs"
and
"Synchronize Media to Virtuemart"

...may cause further chaos.

Any thoughts?

Thanks
Title: Re: Separate product images into subfolders?
Post by: Jörgen on October 03, 2019, 16:17:44 PM
I use subfolders to make my products more manageble. Products/Lensadapters, lenshoods and so on ...
I then use the multi image upload plugin from studio42. Right now it only manages one sublevel, but maybe Patrick is interested in helping out with more sublevels.

Regards
Jörgen @ Kreativ Fotografi
Title: Re: Separate product images into subfolders?
Post by: GJC Web Design on October 03, 2019, 16:21:15 PM
"Synchronize Media to Virtuemart" still works with subfolders under product/
Title: Re: Separate product images into subfolders?
Post by: Studio 42 on October 03, 2019, 22:08:42 PM
Quote from: Jörgen on October 03, 2019, 16:17:44 PM
I use subfolders to make my products more manageble. Products/Lensadapters, lenshoods and so on ...
I then use the multi image upload plugin from studio42. Right now it only manages one sublevel, but maybe Patrick is interested in helping out with more sublevels.

Regards
Jörgen @ Kreativ Fotografi
Why not, but most customer only use 1 level, i had never request for more subfolders level
Title: Re: Separate product images into subfolders?
Post by: Jörgen on October 04, 2019, 01:27:05 AM
Quote from: GJC Web Design on October 03, 2019, 16:21:15 PM
"Synchronize Media to Virtuemart" still works with subfolders under product/
Yes, Max helped me with this some time ago, but uploading images is still a bitch, the multi image upload plugin makes this easy.

Jörgen @ Kreativ Fotografi