koken vs zp

After a failed uninstall-new-install on the server last week, I decided
to change from zp to koken (which in itself was difficult to get
installed through the host). Now don’t get me wrong, Zen photo had many
nice features – some that I would like to see in other galley programs –
but it was purely a moment of frustation that made me decide to click on
koken rather than zp again.

Pros of Zp:

• End user search function. Koken does not have this feature. It’s a very
  important feature for my use, I have considered reinstalling zp soley
  because of this.
• View properties of multiple photos at once to make editing quicker and
  more efficiant.
• Lots of control and customization options, many of which I hadn’t even
  tried yet.
• Tree strucure that was familiar to me

Pros of Koken

• Off the bat: a cleaner, sleeker looking end result page. While I’m sure
  zp could have been modified to look just as clean, koken is off the
  shelf ready for a professional look and feel.
• Makes adding photos and albums a breeze – though I have not reached my
  php size limit. I’ll let you know what happens after I hit 256.
• Creative commons options built right in.
• Have a photo on multiple albums without re upload.

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To try to find some sort of cohesion, I utilized the css from koken into
my main site. At the end of the day, I want three things:

• Easy to manipulate pages
• Search feature
• Ability to add ads – which I guess can be lumped in with the first list
  item.

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