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Phoca Gallery version 2.6.0 Alpha3 has been released. In this version new features were added:

  • In Phoca Gallery, albums from Google Picasa can be displayed - see: Displaying Google Picasa Web Albums
  • Geotagging - map can have 100% width
  • Added 'Special' value to Categories Image Ordering, Category Image Ordering and Categories Image Ordering in Category View (displaying image instead of folder icon). Using 'Special' value can prevent from running recursive function to find image of the category but has some limitation too (ignores unpublished and not authorized image settings, doesn't search the image in subcategories)
  • All views refactored to work with external images (Picasa images).

Minor bugs were fixed:

  • Changed code for JComments integration (creating links to image commenting still needs to be solved)
  • Geotagging - map can have 100% width
  • Not authorized images are not displayed instead of folder icon
  • Language string bugs fixed
  • Selecting more values in multiselect input field fixed
  • Not correctly parameter name fixed in UCP.

You can download the Alpha3 version on Phoca Gallery download site. This version is a development version and shouldn't be used on production site.

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Phoca Download version 1.3.0 Beta has been released. In this version some minor bugs were fixed and frontend upload was added.

Beta version shouldn't be used on production sites, it should be used on test servers only.

Download: Phoca Download site.

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Phoca Gallery version 2.6.0 Alpha 2 has been released. In this versions small bugs were fixed:

 

  • Medium and small images in administration are resized if they are larger as in default settings
  • New parameter added - disable/enable Java upload in administration
  • Fixed bug with creating new category in frontend
  • Fixed bug with creating new image in frontend
  • Fixed bug with description in Highslide JS

This version is a development version and should be not used on production sites.

See:
Download this version.
Background Image editing in version 2.6.0

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Phoca Gallery version 2.6.0 alfa released.

New features:

  • User Control Panel in frontend changed:
    • User statistics added (number of subcategories, number of images, used space)
    • User can upload avatar
    • User can create main category
    • User can create, delete, edit, publish, unpublish subcategories
    • User can upload, delete, edit, publish, unpublish images
  • Adminstrator can approve (authorize/unauthorize) main category in administration
  • Administrator can approve (authorize/unauthorize) subcategories in administration
  • Administrator can approve (authorize/unauthorize) images in adminitration
  • Java Upload applet upgraded
  • New Theme features - option to change background image, see: Styling Background Image article
  • Users can comment categories and images
  • External comment extension integration added. Now you can use JComments extension for commenting category or image
  • New Button added in backend. Recreate thumbnail - now you can recreate more than one thumbnail at once (Changing thumbnail size is faster and easier)
  • » characters removed from alt attribute
  • Ordering categories improved
  • Option to set equal percentage for columns in categories view added
  • Option to display avatar of category owner in categories view addd
  • Removed css classes which were in conflict with JComments extension
  • Fixed minor bugs
  • Fixed bug in JAK title and description
  • Removed double saving of item
  • New parameter: Option to upload avatar
  • New parameter: Enable avatar authorization
  • New parameter: Enable user category authorization
  • New parameter: Enable user subcategories authorization
  • New parameter: Enable user images authorization
  • New parameter: Maximum resolution of image (width and height)
  • New parameter: Count of user's subcategories - limitation
  • New parameter: Maximum size of all user's images - limitation
  • New parameter: Equal percentage width

 

You can download the Phoca Gallery version 2.6.0 Alfa on Phoca Gallery Download site. Be aware, this is development version which should not be used on production sites as it is not stable yet.

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Phoca Gallery Plugin version 2.5.8 has been released. In this version small bugs were fixed (include the JAK lightbox bug).

 

You can download the plugin here: Phoca Gallery Plugin download site

Category: News
  1. Phoca Gallery 2.5.8 released
  2. Phoca Restaurant Menu stable released
  3. Phoca Download new packages released
  4. Phoca Download Button Plugin released
  5. Phoca PDF Content Plugin 1.0.2 released

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