Virtuemart Image Handling - What works, what not and what need to do yourself

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Ok, its hard to find the right information and some stuff just does not work as you would expect it. One of this cases is the way product images are handled.
So I am starting a new thread here in the hope to join and compile aell ssencial information about a specific issue.

If you upload image and expect that they will be automatically resized to fit the size necessary for then product page, you´ll be diappointed as this is not the case. Instruction from jenkinhill is:

If you need the main product image a certain size you add a descriptor for the class medium-image into the VM css file, vmsite-ltr.css or append it to your Joomla template css file so it does not get overwritten by an upgrade. eg.

        .medium-image {
            width:350px;
        }

See also related post at http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=98863.msg326588#msg326588

However Category and Thumbnail page images ARE programmed to resize automatically and if you want to make adjustments, you find information here:

[SOLVED] Category and Product Image Thumbnail Resizing:
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=93019.msg332269#msg332269


Multiple Images upload:
Aparently not posssible in native VM2. There is a 3rd party tool for this at:
http://www.cms-extensions.net/netbase-vm-multiple-product-image-upload.html
Pricing: 29.99 USD

For uploading large amount of product detail and images, most users recommend scripts which add the records directly into the VM database:

http://www.csvimproved.com/

Hope this helps...