Remove Digital File Ratio from Price List Description

[shawnmknox]

Because I am primarily selling photos from sporting events I do not wish to upload full resolution images. The number of images in my average gallery is probably around 300. Uploading full resolution images would unnecessarily take up too much of my server space. Plus, the nature of my event photography is that I like to personally prep any image that is ordered before it is delivered. Given all of the images I make it is not practical for me to prep every image so that they are ready to download right away (customers also sometimes make cropping requests).

I have added a notice to my order confirmation email, as a work around, that lets my customers know that if they have order any digital download files the initial link they will receive for a file download will be a low resolution image and that I will then personally provide them with a second link (that I will create) for the full resolution image. (Note: it would be nice to have the option of telling the plugin whether or not to provide the download link automatically or let me do it manually).

Here’s my problem: the size/ratio of the uploaded gallery image displays next to the Digital description in the prices table, i.e. Digital : Hi-Res JPG(864×576).

Is it possible for me to modify the plugin code so that size of the digital file does not display for the customer? Having that size/ration display is a bit confusing for my customers given what I’m trying to do in the work around.

[admin]

Lets say you have 300 images. You will be cropping/re-sizing all of them manually then upload those re-sized images? Isn’t that too much work for you to do? These days the space on your server is really really cheap. Are you 100% sure that you want to go down this path of manual tweaks?

[shawnmknox]

The 300 images that I upload are previews that have not be cropped/resized/retouched so that’s why I do not want the uploaded images delivered directly to the customer. In fact, most event photo hosts like Zenfolio provide the option to replace the preview (uploaded) image with a retouched image before the download link is sent. I am basically trying to replicate via a work around since that is not an option in the plugin.

It would be great for a future enhancement to include the option of sending the file download links manually instead of automatically.

I do not have the time to completely retouch every single file that I shoot and I definitely do not want to sell a unretouched photo to a client. I want my client to receive the very best image I can give them. Also, the difference in upload time in uploading 300 images that are 200K and 300 images makes for a much faster workflow for me.

So can the code be tweaked so as to omit the file size??

[Peter]

We are in the process of adding wordpress filters to the photo seller code which outputs those file size strings.

These filters will allow you to control what is displayed as far as file size string goes.

[cmiguelponte]

Shawnmknox is totally right! Uploading high resolution hundreds and hundreds high resolution photos for most of us is just too time consuming.

It is best to have the extra work just for the photos being bought.

[Peter]

We have a few filters you can use:

wpps_filter_digital_variation_res_string

this one filters just the resolution string part, eg,

Digital : FullRes(5760×3840)

wpps_filter_digital_variation_name_and_res_string

this filters the part after the “Digital” string, eg,

Digital : FullRes(5760×3840)

wpps_filter_full_digital_variation_string

this filters the complete description string, eg,

Digital : FullRes(5760×3840)

The above filters can be found in the following file:

wp-photo-seller/models/WPSPhotoProduct.php

[callumstaley]

Peter, just wondering if you can help please? I have found the filters in the file you mention but am unsure how to use them? I want to use pps_filter_digital_variation_res_string on all galleries on my website

Thank you

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