Release note / Piwigo 1.7.0

New main features

• Plugin system to avoid code modification
• Anti-spam system for comments
• Index displays subcategories and thumbnails
• 'recent pictures' filter
• 'flat display' => all available thumbnails on index
• History search
• Lite slideshow
• Category permlinks
• Quick search
• Images counters within the category and within its subcategories
• Hits under thumbnails (optional)
• New distant synchronization (more parameters)

New features

• Links to main PhpWebGallery pages from the Administration page
• Virtual categories and real categories have different look
• Users profiles are visible and updatable in Admin
• Local translations
• History exclusions
• Some Bots Protections
• Registry is open/closed
• .jpeg support
• 2 types of RSS
• Historized Registions/Connections
• New maintenance tool
• Add index.php Plugin to local categories
• Administrator Plugin to see temporary the gallery as a guest, with a different theme or a different language.
• Advices plugin to admins

New functions

• New themes : p0w0 and wipi.
• guest is a real user as any others (but a required user)
• Sheets within Administration pages (reduced menu)
• Category notification to a group
• Default group on new members
• HTML email support
• Links to pictures in email and RSS.
• Notification on registrations, on comments, on picture upload
• New counters (anywhere on Categories menu)
• New help in Admin

Technical features

• 'About' page could be extended by a theme
• Double upgrade avoiding
• New stats graph
• Graphical rating
• Automatic RSS cleanup after first review
• Web service
• New Categories management display
• Links menu enhancements
• New start page (configuration)

Technical corrections

• Link to picture.php from admin/rating.php
• Script support in category descriptions with subcatify mode
• English/French mistakes
• IIS System PhP values support, ...
• Singular/plural support
• And correctives.