I've multiple mini Frontpage modules (1.2.4.1) set up on a Joomla 1.0.x site, www.65degreesnorth.com. Everything works fine apart from the images, which don't work at all: I get a blank space and 'article thumbnail' text where each thumbnail should be.

All the original image files are under images/stories or subfolders of that, and the file permissions are ok. MiniFP obviously registers that the articles contain images; it just doesn't seem to be finding them or creating thumbnails?

I use the native TinyMCE editor for Joomla 1.0.x. Some of the images are added using mosimage, others through the editor and a link. Nothing is showing in either case. I've tried turning off aspect ratio, or posting new articles with images in them. Nothing helps.

Is there a code fix for this? What should I do? The module is perfect otherwise and I've spent a lot of time setting up the site with it.

Some more info: this seems to be a files permission issue. I added an image to one of the stories, then checked the images/stories folder, and a thumbnail had been created but hadn't been given the proper permissions to allow the image to be displayed??!

When I chmodded the image permissions manually, the thumbnail displayed.

Any ideas on why this is / how to correct it?

Hello Mattimc,

you would be try to edit the default of your files and folder chmod with this way:
1. Go to your administrator pages
2. Click Global Configuration
3. Make sure if your Global Configuration manager Writeable ( configuration.php is : Writeable )
4. Then choose Server tab
5. At File Permissions choose CHMOD new files to: and make sure the number is 644
6. at Directory Permissions choose CHMOD new directories to: and make sure the number is 755
7. then save its

Hope this information would be help you

Regards
Rony

Tried this, but Mini Frontpage generates '0600' thumbnails whatever value is in Joomla's configuration file.

I opened configuration.php file manually, and checked to make sure. The code reads:

$mosConfig_fileperms = '0644';
$mosConfig_dirperms = '0755';

The media manager applies file permissions just fine. What's going on with MiniFP?? There must be some internal MiniFP setting that's overriding the Joomla setting??

... just wondering - if noone can come up with a setting - is there any way to hardcode a chmod command *into* the mod_minifrontpage.php file at the appropriate places?

Googled this and someone had a similar problem for another extension, and added some lines to the code. If anyone knows how to do this, can you please specify where and what I should add to the code?

Hello Mattimc,
i think that about your server, because me and another person can use with module with correctly

mmm...., what about if you try to edit the default thumbnails of Mini Frontpage with using FTP or FileManager CPANEL

Regards
Rony