Hello PhpWebGallery community,

Project team is proud to announce the first "release candidate" 2.0.0RC1. This release is for test only. You will discover features added since 1.7.x. We need as many feedbacks as possible from users so that we can fix bugs and achieve last modifications on the code. The better the user feedback, the better the 2.0.0 final release will be.

New functionnal features compared to 1.7.x:

- pLoader, a dedicated client for photo preparation and upload, without using FTP
- new graphical theme Sylvia, dark gray, pink and flowers
- simplified synchronization process, 1 click is enough
- client side dynamic pages (AJAX and Javascript)
- integrated theme creator
- permissions at photo level
- improved slideshow
- manual sort of photos inside each category
- menubar manager
- default templates overloading

New technical features:

- new template engine: Smarty
- UTF-8 compatibility
- PHP 5 required
- MySQL 5 required

Links:

- download: http://download.gna.org/phpwebgallery/r … 0.0RC1.zip
- test without install: http://demo.piwigo.net
- pLoader guide : [Forum, topic 13908] [pLoader 2.0.0RC1] guide for beta testing
- beta testing forum: http://forum.phpwebgallery.net/viewforum.php?id=8

See you soon on the forum

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PhpWebGallery/Piwigo team