Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman)

2.1.6

• Fixed slider mode getting stuck on loading spinner (regression from 2.1.5)

2.1.5

• Reworked Guide page loading to reduce blocking and improve responsiveness
• Improved cache/help guidance on the settings page
• Thanks to @naveenbachwani for detailed testing, UX observations, and support-thread feedback

2.1.4

• Screenshots added

2.1.3

• Add “How the cache works” section
• Improve Guide page loading experience

2.1.2

• Make caching description more clear and prominent

2.1.0

• Settings page moved to top-level admin menu with subpages for easier navigation and reference
• Google Photo description can be supported after all 🙂
• Introduce a halo effect to improve text readability

2.0.11

• Swiper loop navigation

2.0.10

• Lighter loading for large sliders

2.0.9

• New fullscreen-display-max-width and fullscreen-display-max-height
• New info-wrap and info text alignment parameters
• New gallery-buttons-on-mobile behavior for touch devices
• Responsive layout improvements

2.0.8

• File name bug fix

2.0.7

• New dynamic photo info overlays
• EXIF placeholders with background loading
• Slider, carousel, gallery and fullscreen photo info
• All Settings page samples are editable by now, not only the Playground

2.0.6

• Touch devices: Controls appear on tap and fade out on inactivity

2.0.5

• Fullscreen vs inline controls
• Video download support
• Download UX & settings improvements

2.0.4

• New: Mosaic thumbnail strip (mosaic=”true”) for slider and carousel modes
• Mosaic feature inspired by Mateusz Starzak’s fork
• Added fullscreen-background-color (default #000) to control fullscreen background separately
• Fixed gallery mode where show-download-button=”true” did not render the download button
• Fixed slideshow option logic: use disabled, manual, or auto for slideshow and fullscreen-slideshow
• Fixed fullscreen-toggle=”click” for video slides in gallery mode
• Improved iPhone pseudo-fullscreen behavior, including fullscreen arrow navigation
• Added restore-to-last-viewed position when closing fullscreen
• Thanks to Peter and Ulf for detailed bug reports and testing

2.0.3

• New parameter: “cache-refresh”
• Clear Cache button added

2.0.1

• Fixed album titles being truncated (dates and special characters are now preserved)

2.0.0

• Gallery mode support
• Experimental video support
• Shortcode parameters and their default values changed (Breaking. Apologies!)

1.0.6

• New animated logo

1.0.3

• Improved Settings page with more intuitive onboarding and richer, example-driven documentation
• Added Shortcode Playground on the Settings page to test and preview [jzsa-album] shortcodes without leaving admin

1.0.2

• Initial Settings page and onboarding content

1.0.1

• Release related improvements

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Modern Swiper 11 library integration
• Fullscreen mode with dedicated button
• Play/pause button in fullscreen with spacebar keyboard shortcut
• Download button with server-side proxy (optional, disabled by default)
• Zoom support (pinch on touch devices)
• Keyboard navigation (arrows to navigate, spacebar to play/pause in fullscreen)
• Lazy loading for optimal performance
• Progressive image loading with error recovery and placeholders
• Click-to-fullscreen option
• Random start position for galleries
• SSRF protection and proper escaping
• WordPress coding standards compliance
• 24-hour caching mechanism
• User-friendly error messages for invalid album URLs
• Responsive design with touch gestures