Zenpage as index.php

Soleil

I do not understand exactly how to get a zenpage page to become the opening page of a website (i.e. an index.php page) or how to have the url http://www.mysite.com/index.php and not http://www.mysite.com/zenpage/index.php.

I created an unpublished page called "homepage" (maybeI should call it "index"?!) and chose "homepage" under Homepage in the CMS under Theme.

Could you please help me further?

acrylian

http://www.mysite.com/index.php and not http://www.mysite.com/zenpage/index.php.
If you install Zenphoto in a folder named "zenpage" you get this url. If you don'T want that don't install it in a folder but in the root.

To my knowledge only the Zenpage theme does support this homepage feature. I just tried it still works that simple. Make sure you don't have the static_html_cache active and if you do you need to clear the cache first to see an effect (or wait until it updates itself as set on its option).

Soleil

Thank you very much acrylian for this super quick answer!

I feared it would be the way you explained. It does not mean at all that I am negative about Zenpage. On the contrary! I'll have to find a solution with the design of my index.php for I would not like to have all the zenphoto elements in the root, I prefer to have them in a folder.

The main reason for me to have a zenpage page as an index.php is that I would like to have the language selector already there so that the English-speaking visitor can go directly to the English version of the gallery, the French-speaking to.... etc. Or do you have an idea how to do these links in an elegant way?

acrylian

Ok, I see you want a splash page actually. These are a little out of fashin, especially since you can switch the site's language at any time if you include the selector or a custom one. Or even let it switch via the visitor's browser language setting.

But if you want a splash page with just two or more language seleciton links that is doable as well.
Enable the seo_locale plugin. Then create a static html page in the root. There place links like `http://www.mysite.com/zenpage/FR` then Zenphoto will switch the language via URl (see the plugin's documentation as well).

Soleil

This works perfectly !!!!