Hello to all beta-testers,

The third (and last) release candidate for Piwigo 2.4 is available. This version is still for test only, don't install it on your live website.

For those who have followed the beta versions of the previous months, you already know that Piwigo 2.4 brings many new features. For others, you can read previous announcements:

* announcement for 2.4.0beta1
* announcement for 2.4.0beta2
* announcement for 2.4.0RC1
* announcement for 2.4.0RC2

1) Changes

Here follows the list of changes available in version 2.4.0RC3, compared to version 2.4.0RC2:

* [Bugtracker, feature 2606, fixed] redesign multiple size configuration screen
* [Bugtracker, feature 2626, fixed] redesign watermark configuration screen
* [Bugtracker, feature 2608, fixed] explain what the Center of Interest is
* [Bugtracker, bug 2388, fixed] Thumbnail croop in page element_set_ranks
* [Bugtracker, bug 2615, fixed] Php notice on calendar display
* [Bugtracker, bug 2482, fixed] deactivate template-extension during upgrade
* [Bugtracker, bug 2617, fixed] tooltip for the admin page of themes
* [Bugtracker, bug 2589, fixed] Warnings on multiple size configuration

2) Screenshots



The "Center of Interest" configuration screen gets additional details.





The multiple size configuration becomes simpler: details about dimensions are only displayed "on demand" and you can edit sizes one by one.





The watermark configuration screen becomes simpler to use with predefined positions and the ability to upload your own watermark (PNG files mandatory, with transparent background recommended).



3) Start your tests

Test Piwigo 2.4 live demo or Download Piwigo 2.4.0RC3

Please, try to open a new topic in the beta testing forum for each problem you may encounter.

If you can not install this test release, but you still want to test and help us stabilize Piwigo 2.4, we will provide you a "ready to use" test environment. Just ask.

Have a nice time while discovering Piwigo 2.4 new features!

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The Piwigo Team

Hello Piwigo fans,

Piwigo 1.0 was released on April 12th 2002. Back then I was still a student in computer sciences. The photo sharing ecosystem on the web was very different. Social networks and big players such as Flickr (Yahoo), Picasa Web Albums (Google) or Facebook were not born yet. PhpWebGallery, the name of the Piwigo project until 2009, distributed as a free open source software has made photo sharing possible for thousands of users.

In 10 years, many opensource photo galleries were created and nearly as many have died, probably because it's hard to exist compared to web giants. Thanks to its strong community, Piwigo is still alive and its evolution is getting even faster. Years after years, many contributors have joined their efforts to improve Piwigo, by coding on the core, by creating extensions, by translating in their language, by supporting users on the forum or by giving some money to the Piwigo Association.

What makes Piwigo an important project? Many things of course, but here follow the most obvious reasons in my opinion:

1) photo sharing is one of the most common usage for the web and recent news, such as Facebook buying Instagram, shows that it's still true for a long time

2) Piwigo complies with a decentralized web model, in which the user keeps control over his data and is able to customize his website the way he wants

3) although very rich in features, Piwigo strives to remain simple to use for everyone


Happy Birthday Piwigo!

Hi Piwigo users,

Piwigo 2.3.4 is available. A few security bugs are fixed in this version, and even if we don't give full details, read Piwigo 2.3.4 Release Notes.

The Finnish language was added by Jussi Sunnari and Tome-. Piwigo is now available in 47 languages!

Follow the automatic upgrade procedure and run the most recent version of Piwigo.

Have a nice upgrade!

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Piwigo Team

Hello to all beta-testers,

The second release candidate for Piwigo 2.4 is available. This version is for test only, don't install it on your live website.

For those who have followed the beta versions of the previous months, you already know that Piwigo 2.4 brings many new features. For others, you can read previous announcements:

* announcement for 2.4.0beta1
* announcement for 2.4.0beta2
* announcement for 2.4.0RC1

1) Changes

Here follows the list of changes available in version 2.4.0RC2, compared to version 2.4.0RC1:

* [Bugtracker, feature 2600, fixed] hide missing info and deactivate options by default
* [Bugtracker, feature 2586, fixed] simpler sort order labels on gallery side
* [Bugtracker, feature 2599, fixed] load jQuery by default on gallery
* [Bugtracker, feature 2598, fixed] add sizes XXS and XS
* [Bugtracker, feature 2594, fixed] redesign on album permission screen
* [Bugtracker, feature 414, fixed] synchronization, set more permitted characters for file names
* [Bugtracker, bug 2604, fixed] [multiple size] rotation
* [Bugtracker, bug 2596, fixed] [Batch Manager] filter on privacy level with option on lower levels
* [Bugtracker, bug 2593, fixed] localization on new "Applications" screen

2) Screenshots



Improvements on the new default theme Elegant include a sliding pane for photo properties.





New sort orders on gallery side, more options and easier to understand.





New album permission screen: the public/private status was moved from the album properties screen, groups and users can be found by auto-completion.





2 new sizes XXS and XS: they are designed to be displayed on the thumbnail page as "big thumbnails".


3) Start your tests

Test Piwigo 2.4 live demo or Download Piwigo 2.4.0RC2

Please, try to open a new topic in the beta testing forum for each problem you may encounter.

If you can not install this test release, but you still want to test and help us stabilize Piwigo 2.4, we will provide you a "ready to use" test environment. Just ask.

Have a nice time while discovering Piwigo 2.4 new features!

--
The Piwigo Team

Hello to all beta-testers,

The first release candidate for Piwigo 2.4 is available. This version is for test only, don't install it on your live website.

For those who have followed the beta versions of the previous months, you already know that Piwigo 2.4 brings many new features. For others, you can read previous announcements:

* announcement for 2.4.0beta1
* announcement for 2.4.0beta2

1) Changes

Here follows the list of changes available in version 2.4.0RC1, compared to version 2.4.0beta2:

* [Bugtracker, feature 2577, fixed] Mobile theme
* [Bugtracker, feature 2575, fixed] redesign menubar on clear administration theme
* [Bugtracker, feature 2368, fixed] canonical URL
* [Bugtracker, feature 2568, fixed] redesign sort order fields and labels in administration
* [Bugtracker, feature 2584, fixed] redesign on add photos screens
* [Bugtracker, feature 2562, fixed] pre-cache thumbnail at upload time
* [Bugtracker, feature 2555, fixed] display file name on photo administration screen
* [Bugtracker, feature 2564, fixed] redesign on photo administration screen
* [Bugtracker, feature 2581, fixed] redesign on albums administration screen
* [Bugtracker, feature 2379, fixed] option to display user comments sorted new > old instead of old > new
* [Bugtracker, feature 2567, fixed] in IMAGES_TABLE the field "name" should be prefiled with the filename
* [Bugtracker, feature 1711, fixed] sort photos by name
* [Bugtracker, feature 2460, fixed] [Batch Manager] add "shift-click" ability to photo selection
* [Bugtracker, feature 2309, fixed] [Batch Manager] add a "move photos" action
* [Bugtracker, feature 2470, fixed] [Batch Manager] ability to create an album "on the fly"
* [Bugtracker, bug 2565, fixed] pending comments: highlight selected

2) Screenshots



Piwigo gets a mobile theme, automatically loaded when visitors browse the gallery with a mobile device (iPhone, Android...). The theme "SmartPocket" can be switched off by the visitor if he prefers to browse your gallery with the "classic" theme.





New action in the Batch Manager: you can move photos into another album. The "move" action is equivalent to actions "dissociate from all albums" + "associate to album". We have also added an option to create the destination album if it doesn't exist yet.





You can define a sort order for user comments, oldest first or latest first. In the gallery, the visitor can also switch from one option to the other with a simple click.





The "Piwigo Uploader" screen is replaced by a more general "Applications" screen including pLoader, Piwigo Mobile for iOS/Android, iPhoto, Aperture, Lightroom, Shotwell, digiKam, ReGalAndroid.





The administration menubar was redesigned to include icons and reduce lost space.





We have redesigned the ergonomy to configure photos sort order: new labels, new options.






The administration screen for each photo gets a new design : a single form on the whole page and tab to manage "center of interest" (related to crop for square thumbnail)





New design on album list manager: the action links only appears when the mouse is hover.





New design on album list manager: when you have moved an album by drag and drop, a button "save manual order" appears.





New design on album list manager: the album creation form is only displayed on user demand.





New design on album list manager: the automatic order form is only displayed on user demand.





New default theme "Elegant": grey colors, simpler design, less borders.





New default theme "Elegant": with a simple click you can show and hide the menu.





New default theme "Elegant": the photo page (changes to come in next release candidates)


3) Start your tests

Test Piwigo 2.4 live demo or Download Piwigo 2.4.0RC1

Please, try to open a new topic in the beta testing forum for each problem you may encounter.

If you can not install this test release, but you still want to test and help us stabilize Piwigo 2.4, we will provide you a "ready to use" test environment. Just ask.

Have a nice time while discovering Piwigo 2.4 new features!

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The Piwigo Team