Showkase Version History

Version 1.7.6 [25 March 2021]

• Compatible with PHP 8
• Updates to latest versions of Smarty, PHPMailer, jsTree and CKEditor.
• Upgraded Bebas Neue font to version 2 with more accented characters.

Version 1.7.5 [3 April 2020]

• New option to use latest version of Google Analytics
• Compatible with latest release of PHP 7.4
• Fixed option to show/hide the gallery index image in the gallery itself sometimes has no effect.
• Fixed gallery index page thumbnails can be too small for very wide sites.
• Updated to latest versions of PHPMailer, Smarty, CKEditor, jQuery UI, Plupload and jsTree

Version 1.7.4 [20 October 2018]

• Fixed bulleted list in body text not indented
• Fixed Juicebox version not showing in Customize Viewers and Change Viewers screens.
• Fixed uploader shows green success icon after an error.
• Fixed PHP memory limit of -1 (unlimited) not recognised. Memory test default increased to 128M.
• Fixed medium multi-size image can be overwritten by a smaller image.
• Updated Smarty template engine to 3.1.33 for better compatibility with PHP 7.2

Version 1.7.3 [22 March 2018]

• Faster publishing for sites with large numbers of galleries
• Fixed thumbnails sometimes remain when image is deleted
• Fixed warning message when setting up https site

Version 1.7.2 [5 December 2017]

• Compatible with PHP 7.1 and 7.2

Version 1.7.1 [15 September 2017]

• Updated to Juicebox 1.5.1
• SimpleViewer has been retired but is still supported for existing galleries
• Corrected some theme colors
• Fixed problem with ctrl-drag in pages screen
• Fixed inconsistent default page layout setting in Boma theme
• Updated CKEditor to version 4.7

Version 1.7.0 [30 May 2017]

• New ‘Featured Image’ option for Listviewer splashes first image at full page width.
• New theme option to upload an image for the gallery index page and hide it in the gallery itself.
• New look for page text editor.
• Added support for older Windows servers using UNC paths.
• Fixed some Juicebox colors and button styles not showing correctly.
• Upgrades to jQuery 1.12.4, Plupload 2.3.1, jsTree 3.3.4, Smarty 3.1.30 and CKEditor 4.6.2.

Version 1.6.1 [7 June 2016]

• Fixed multiple backslashes in saved paths (Windows servers only).

Version 1.6.0 [1 June 2016]

• Upgraded to Juicebox 1.5.0
• A navigation link page can now be grouped under another page.
• Improved handling of hidden gallery index pages.

Version 1.5.0 [21 March 2016]

• Completely new pages screen with drag and drop for page order, hidden pages and trash.
• New System menu Recover option to recover trashed pages
• Customize screens have collapsible sections to simplify data entry
• Customize screens have buttons to reset each option back to the default
• New Listviewer options to show titles and captions side-by-side with images
• Easier entry of longer image captions in Listviewer
• Gallery index pages can now have a page title
• Updates to Smarty 3.1.29, CKEditor 4.5.7, jQuery 1.12.1

Version 1.4.3 [29 January 2016]

• Essential update for compatibility with the new PHP 7
• Also recommended for users running PHP 5 to ensure future compatibility

Version 1.4.2 [15 December 2015]

• Maribo nav now compatible with background images
• Maribo default font now works with https pages
• Fixed uploader changes file size even if resize is turner off.
• Removed Flash uploader option – not needed with modern browsers.
• Improved tooltips and user messages

Version 1.4.1 [26 October 2015]

• Improved password security for recent versions of PHP
• Optional image count for gallery index pages
• Theme style improvements
• Juicebox pages updated for IOS 9
• Contact form now compatible with DMARC validation system
• Image size defaults more consistent
• Fixed flash of content before juicebox gallery loads
• Fixed gallery fitting not available in Maribo pages
• Fixed error message in change all viewers

Version 1.4.0 [9 September 2015]

• Added Maribo Theme. Maribo is a new, clean, minimalist theme using Open Sans from Google Fonts with large type sizes and an open layout.
• Added optional social media icon options for footers.
• Added contact form option for contact page. Requires php mail support on the server.
• Updated to Juicebox 1.4.4.1
• Pages screen UI improvements
• Library and browse library screens have a more helpful messaging
• Change Theme screen has been altered to make current theme more obvious
• Removed redundant FotoMoto settings
• Corrected some outdated default settings
• New versions of 3rd party software widgets

Version 1.3.6 [12 February 2015]

• Upgraded to Juicebox 1.4.3.2
• Fixed Juicebox pages not responding to screen width in IOS 8

Version 1.3.5 [30 January 2015]

• Upgraded to Juicebox 1.4.3
• Upgraded jQuery, jQuery UI, Plupload, CKEditor to latest versions
• Fixed library browse returns http on https sites

Version 1.3.4 [30 September 2014]

• More efficient use of server memory allows more galleries in one web site.
• Increase time limit for publishing large websites (if allowed by server).

Version 1.3.3 [11 September 2014]

• Additional checks and error messages for users who move the install directory.
• Medium image size quality settings now 80 for consistency with other sizes.
• Fix for Showkase Lite Juicebox images screen set multiple titles, captions and links.

Version 1.3.2 [3 July 2014]

• Support for changes to Flickr API
• Upgraded to Juicebox 1.4.2
• Upgraded to SimpleViewer 2.3.2

Version 1.3.1 [6 June 2014]

• New thumbnail sort screen
• Upgraded to Juicebox 1.4.1
• Support for multi-size images in Juicebox Pro
• Support for Purchase URL in Juicebox Pro
• Support for minimal-ui in iPhone IOS 7
• Theme updates for mobile devices

Version 1.3.0 [21 April 2014]

• Improved support for Asian characters in nav names
• Added resize quality setting to upload screens
• New theme customize option. Navigation home link can be removed if a link on the logo is preferred
• Contact page anti-spam options
• Improved gallery fitting allows for spacing differences in pro viewers
• New Juicebox 1.4 Pro viewer options
• New child themes feature makes new themes easier to create and maintain
• All theme html and css optimized and made more modular
• Boma theme auto-hides the navigation in small screens
• Added links for custom javascript
• Custom color scheme border color now affects all borders
• Removed fade transition on gallery index page thumbnails – incompatible with Chrome browser
• Zero theme is now deprecated and will not be updated
• Fixed italic text option in editor rendered as bold
• Fixed problems with links in Listviewer image title
• Fixed path problems in older Windows servers
• Upgrades to Juicebox, Smarty, Plupload and URLify

Version 1.2.0 [9 December 2013]

• Boma and Kosel theme settings for gallery fitting, body text layout and background images can now be overridden for individual pages
• Gallery Manager theme settings for background images can be overridden for individual pages.
• Faster loading of Juicebox and SimpleViewer galleries by cacheing the javascript code
• Includes Juicebox 1.3.3
• Updates to WYSIWYG editor and template engine
• Fixed white dotted border appearing below Juicebox splash screen
• Removed support for Showkase presets (customize viewer or individual page instead)
• Removed support for Internet Explorer 6

Version 1.1.0 [13 August 2013]

• Added support for variable number of index page thumbnails columns and size.
• Added new 'Gallery Manager' theme to manage galleries in an existing web site.
• Added page background image options.
• Added choice of image to use as the index page thumbnail
• Added more image sort options for galleries
• Added better viewer settings controls.
• Added support for importing Juicebox and SimpleViewer galleries.
• Added recovering trashed Showkase pages.
• Added gallery image links can be opened in a new window/tab
• Added support for IPTC title and description meta data embedded in images
• Added new options for Listviewer galleries
• Added page body layout options for galleries and basic pages
• Added drop shadow options for gallery image page thumbnails
• Upgraded all third party code to latest versions

Version 1.0.5 [25 June 2013]

• Upgraded Juicebox to 1.3.2
• Fixed lower case type descenders clipped in Kosel header for some fonts

Version 1.0.4 [9 May 2013]

• Added support for Juicebox 1.3.1
• Added search engine text in Juicebox and SimpleViewer pages
• Added OpenGraph tags
• Extended language support for navigation names

Version 1.0.3 [8 April 2013]

• Text input fields now accept special characters and html entities
• Improved home page selection for special cases such as links and hidden pages
• Fixed problems with some servers that pass the session id in the url
• Fixed gallery sometimes has reduced height when returning from fullscreen mode
• Fixed php error when all web pages are hidden in the navigation
• Fixed Kosel nav menu items with spaces split across lines in Chrome browser
• Fixed Kosel thumbnail caption font cannot be changed

Version 1.0.2 [26 Feb 2013]

• Added Google analytics support in Site Settings
• Added gallery fitting adjustments to Customize Theme
• Added change text color icon to WYSIWYG editor toolbar
• Added Showkase favicons
• ListViewer image alt attributes now contain image title
• Image upload creates thumbnails for new images only, rebuild re-creates all thumbnails
• Improved error reporting for problems during thumbnail creation
• Home page can not be a child page
• Fix for some servers reporting current working directory relative to web root not server root
• Fixed home page problem for subdirectory install
• Improved home page index.php for Windows servers

Version 1.0.1 [20 Dec 2012]

• Fixed possible set_time_limit warning on uploading images
• Fixed Kosel nav icon placement
• Fixed theme hover colors and fonts
• Improved default colors for Boma and Kosel themes
• Admin label updates
• Removed extraneous viewer options from Page Customize tab
• Added Logo max width option in Kosel theme customize screen

Version 1.0.0 [14 Dec 2012]

• Bon Voyage!