Here's what's been added or changed in Simple Image Gallery Pro with the release of v3.10:
- Full support for PHP versions from 5.6 to 8.5 - as Joomla 3.x UTD works up to PHP 8.5
- Accepts AVIF as input format in galleries (WebP was already supported in previous releases).
- WebP output is now the default format for generated thumbnails (with JPEG fallback).
- Added support for ImageMagick if it's installed on your server for better quality of created images (and of course GD fallback).
- Updated third-party libraries elFinder (used in the extension's file manager) and Plupload (used for backend uploads) to their most recent releases.
- General code cleanups.
- Security: fixed a path traversal in the gallery image delete flow, a stored XSS in the admin gallery image description field and a missing permission check on the media manager's file browser connector.
- Security: hardened image upload extension validation and gallery path handling (when using the "gallery" plugin tags) against malicious input.
- Minor functional bug: Fixed modal image preview in the backend not opening for images uploaded to an existing gallery in the backend, since newly appended images were never bound to the modal JS.
If you have any custom gallery layouts, you may have to slightly modify them to play nice with PHP 8.x.
As always, send a ticket in our helpdesk system for assistance with such matters...
FUTURE PLANS
The next version of SIGPro is already being worked on. These are the things we're considering:
- Consider supporting Joomla versions 5 and 6. Drop support for Joomla 1.5 and 2.5 and in the future maintain support for Joomla 3.x UTD and any actively supported version by joomla.org (e.g. v6, v7 and so on).
- Custom ordering for images using drag and drop in the backend.
- Switch to a new, custom made modal that uses vanilla JS only. This modal's design will be fully CSS-controlled, so this means we can have a few variations, to replace what we have now in the form of multiple "popup engines".
- All-new gallery layouts using CSS Grid properties, with distinct options for responsive designs.
- More slideshow-like (carousel) gallery layouts.
- Updated backend UI that is fully responsive on mobile devices for gallery management on the go.
- Dynamic image filters (e.g. grayscale, mix with background colors or gradients etc.)
- New JSON based format for captions.
Not all the features above will be available when SIGPro v4 is released, but they will be gradually included as updates come in.
DEMO
The JoomlaWorks demo site has been updated to the latest Simple Image Gallery Pro release. Have a look here: https://demo.joomlaworks.net/simple-image-gallery-pro
DOWNLOAD
If you have an active Simple Image Gallery Pro membership, just head over to the Member Dashboard at https://www.joomlaworks.net/members and grab your copy from your "Subscriptions" page.
Or purchase this latest release from just 19.90 EUR. More info at: https://www.joomlaworks.net/extensions/commercial/simple-image-gallery-pro
UPGRADING
Just upload the new version and it will overwrite the old one.
For more help, please visit the updated documentation page for the extension at: https://www.joomlaworks.net/support/docs/simple-image-gallery-pro
For support questions please use our Helpdesk system included in your Member Dashboard at https://www.joomlaworks.net/dashboard (active product membership required).