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Creating airpics.net

We are almost ready to release www.airpics.net. 

Using airpics.gr database as start, we create a new site with more professional interface, more user friendly and improved functionality.

We hope that we'll release our new baby on October, after beta testing period.

Keep on browsing :)

BBCode image creation

BBCode is a HTML alternative usually used in phpBB forums. BBCode allows to use a small variety of HTML-link tags inside textareas. Instead of using HTML tags uses [url]http://www.airpics.gr[/url] and [img]a.jpg[/img] for links and images.

For this reason, we create a BBCode compatible code for each photo.

On photo page, you can find a link "Get BBCode for PHPBB forum" that generates BBCode for current photo. Press CTRL + C and you will copy BBCode to clipboard. Then paste it in your phpBB message. You will create a refference link with current photo.

New search option using URL Rewrite

As we have already read in previous articles, you can link search page using various criteria, such as:

Airport (IATA or ICAO code):
http://www.airpics.gr/airport/iata/CFU
http://www.airpics.gr/airport/icao/LGKR

Airline Name (using underscore instead of space):
http://www.airpics.gr/airline/Air_Berlin

Registration number:
http://www.airpics.gr/reg/D-AGEL

Photographer Name (using underscore instead of space):
http://www.airpics.gr/photographer/Vasilis_Porgiazis

Now, you have the option to combine these searches together!

Examples:
http://www.airpics.gr/photographer/Vasilis_Porgiazis/reg/D-AGEL
Or
http://www.airpics.gr/reg/D-AGEL/airline/Air_Berlin/airport/iata/CFU
Or
http://www.airpics.gr/airline/Air_Berlin/airport/icao/LGKR
etc with 2 or more criteria!

Airport direct links are available

Two new ways added to link photos from a specific airport, using IATA or ICAO codes.

You can use the following links:

IATA code
http://www.airpics.gr/airport/iata/ATH

ICAO code
http://www.airpics.gr/airport/icao/LGAV

Next / Previous Photo

In external view, we added links for next and previous photograph. Actually, the previous photo is most recent photo (newer) and next photo is older photo than current. It's an easy way to navigate. Next step is relevancy based on criteria.

New way to link your photos - Embedded links

Here is another way to share photos in your page. The embedded link is a javascript reference to a photo that generates HTML code inside your page. For example, this code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.airpics.gr/air.asp?id=333"></script>

has the following result:



The id is the photo ID as displayed in site.

Airline direct link is available

After registration and photographer direct links, we are proud to deliver airline direct link. You can find all pictures of a specific airline quick and easy. See the following example of Olympic Airlines and Aegean Airlines:

http://www.airpics.gr/airline/Olympic_Airlines
http://www.airpics.gr/airline/Aegean_Airlines

You have to replace spaces with underscore to avoid url space representation (%20) and broken links.

Predefined searches

A great way to increase usability is predefined searches. Predefined search is a search using specific criteria. In this page

www.airpics.gr/reg/G-MARA

you can see pictures of airplane with registration number G-MARA. Also, there are links on photographers' names. These links are predefined searches. Using one of these links, you search for photos of a specific photographer. The visitor doesn't need to complete any kind of form to submit and it's much easier to find relative photos.

Feed me! Feed me!

A great way to spread your news to users is RSS. The first approach to RSS world is live and you can find it at:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/airpics

In this feed you can find new photos.

There many ways to read RSS feed, either using a web browser which supports RSS feeds, or using an online service like iGoogle, or using a desktop application.

Link directly to your pics or a specific registration number

www.airpics.gr relative new

We have added a feature that allows you to link your pics on airpics.gr to other website or forums.

The Format is very simple, www.airpics.gr/photographer/ and your name with underscore in between.

e.g for Panayiotis Lekkas the link would be:

www.airpics.gr/photographer/Panayiotis_Lekkas

Also we are giving you the option to link the pics of a specific aircraft registration number on airpics.gr to other web sites or forums.

This time type, www.airpics.gr/reg/ and the registration number you wish.

e.g. for the reg No UR-82060 the link would be

www.airpics.gr/reg/UR-82060

We hope that you find these features useful. Contact us with any comments or suggestions.

airpics.gr Team