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The iScripts EasyCreate 3.2 provides the users with a rich set of images that can be incorporated in to the user sites at absolutely no extra cost. These images are arranged in appropriate categories so that they can be easily browsed and selected. The gallery categories and images can be managed by the administrator using the Gallery Manager.

- Managing Gallery Categories

The System Gallery Images are stored in different categories. These categories are created and maintained by the administrator of the site. Select 'Image Category Manager' from the Gallery Manager. All the existing categories are displayed.
To add a new category, click 'Add New Category' link in the bottom left part of the screen. Now you are redirected to a page from which you can add the new category. Enter a unique Category Name and the Description for that category. Click on 'Add New Category'. If the category name you entered was unique, the new category is added to the category list.
To edit a category, click the 'Edit' link against the category in the 'Image Category Manager'. A new screen opens where you can edit the details of the selected category. Click on 'Save Changes' to update your changes.
To delete a category, click on the 'Delete' link provided against the category you wish to delete. Confirm your deletion. If the category is in use, you get an error message stating the reason for not deleting the category. If the category has no images, it is deleted. To delete a category which has got images in it, delete the images first and then try deleting the category.

- Managing System Gallery Images

After you have created the appropriate categories, you can start uploading your images to the system gallery. To upload an image, select 'Image Manager' from the 'Gallery Manager'. Images if any are displayed in the 'Image Manager' in a paged manner. In the bottom part of the Image Manager, a section with heading 'Upload Image' can be found and you can upload your image from here. Select the category your image will fall into. Browse for your image. Click on upload when you have selected the file. Now your image is uploaded in to the system gallery. One thing worth noting is that your file uploaded is renamed while being uploaded. Your file will be prefixed with 'sg_' on uploading. The name will be a combination of 'sg_' followed by the current timestamp. As web browsers can handle only gif, jpeg and png images, upload only gif, jpeg or png images.
To delete one or more images from the system gallery, go to Image Manager. Select the images you want to delete by checking the check boxes corresponding to each image you want to delete (the check boxes in the first column). Click on 'Delete Selected'. If the images are not being used, they will be promptly deleted. As it is required to check all the sites by all the users before deleting the images, it may take a long time to complete the operation sometimes.