GameDB2 User Manual - Game Images

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GameDB allows you to attach one or more images to each game in the database. These can be images of the game itself, images of people playing the game, or any other image that you might want.

Every game with images has one image that is designated as the primary image, which is the image that is initially displayed whenever game details are displayed.

Throughout GameDB, all images displayed are clickable links. Most of the time these links will open the full size image in a new window. In some cases, such as the Game Details page, clicking the main image being displayed works in this manner, while clicking on the smaller thumbnail images allow you change which image is being displayed, allowing you to browse through images for the game.

Currently, GameDB supports only JPEG type images, although this will change in future releases.

Primary Image


Like Categories, Publishers and Designers, each game also has an image which is designated as the Primary image. When Game Details are displayed, the primary image is the one that is seen by default. Any other part of GameDB which needs to select a single image to represent a game also uses the primary image.

Initially, the first image added for a game becomes the Primary image. This can later be changed.

adding new images


Images can be added to a game from the Game Details page by clicking on the "Add Image" link that appears in the navigation bar.

The Add Image page allows you to select a local image and upload it, adding it to the list of images for that particular game. Currently, GameDB supports only JPEG images, although there are plans to expand this in the future.

In the upload form, you may specify that the new image should be the primary image for this game. If this is the first image being uploaded for any particular game, that image automatically becomes the primary image.

If the upload is successful, GameDB will resize your image, and make copies to be used as thumbnails and smaller versions for on line display.

Images may only be added by users with the permission to do so.

changing the primary image for a game


At any time, the Primary Image for a Game may be changed by viewing the Game Details for the game, and clicking the "Edit Images" link that appears in the navigation bar.

A page will appear that shows the thumbnails for all of the images that are attached to this game. Clicking the link named "Make Primary" above the list of games will cause that image to be set as the new primary image for this game.

The primary image for a game may only be set by users with the permissions to do so.

removing images from a game


Images attached to a Game may be removed at any time by viewing the game details for the game in question and clicking on the "Edit Images" link that appears in the navigation bar.

A page will appear that shows the thumbnails for all of the images that are attached to this game. Check the check boxes for all images that you would like to remove, and then click the "Remove" button at the bottom of the list. You will be asked to confirm your intention to remove the images before the removal takes place.

If one of the images being removed is the primary image, GameDB will select the first remaining image in the list as the new Primary.

Images may only be removed by user with the permission to do so.