Luxe Gallery

2.2.4

• Fixed: Lightbox caption showing image filename even when “Show image titles” setting is disabled

2.2.3

• Fixed: Hero grid layout broken — CSS class mismatch (.item-X vs .area-X) caused flat grid instead of Airbnb-style 2×2+4 layout
• Fixed: Lightbox shows blank images when lazy-loading plugin (LiteSpeed/WP Rocket) replaces img src with data-URI placeholder
• Fixed: “Show all photos” dialog empty when gallery has only hero images and no categories — now falls back to hero images
• Fixed: LQIP thumbnail images no longer duplicated in lightbox navigation (aria-hidden images filtered out)

2.2.2

• Full view now uses native HTML dialog element — proper focus trapping, Escape key handling, and top-layer rendering
• Fixed: Plugin settings (colors, gap, border radius, button text) now correctly applied on the frontend
• Fixed: Custom button text setting for “Show all photos” button
• Fixed: Hero images now included in lightbox navigation (click hero image → opens lightbox)
• Fixed: Critical error on gallery admin list when gallery data stored as array instead of JSON
• Fixed: Data loss when saving gallery with only videos/floor plan but no categories
• Fixed: Transient key injection in WebP conversion progress handler
• Fixed: Feature buttons (Video, Floor Plan, Before/After) now visible on mobile
• Fixed: Layout shortcode parameter (grid/masonry) now respected
• Fixed: LuxeLightbox and LuxeCompare re-entrant close/destroy crash
• Fixed: Gutenberg block TypeError on non-block-editor pages
• Fixed: Uninstall now cleans up all meta keys (videos, floor plan, before/after)
• Fixed: Transient cache now invalidated when plugin settings change
• Improved: Hero images with width/height attributes, srcset/sizes, and fetchpriority for better Core Web Vitals
• Improved: Full view focus restoration for accessibility
• Improved: Skeleton loading animation made more subtle

2.0.5

• Fixed translations not working: bundled .mo now loads via load_textdomain() before WP.org JIT translations can override with incomplete data
• “Show all X photos” button now correctly displays in German (and other languages)

2.0.4

• Regenerated .pot file with all translatable strings (was outdated from v1.0.1)
• Fixed “Show all X photos” button not translatable (string was missing from .pot)
• Fixed “photo/photos” plural form not translatable (missing from .pot)
• Fixed lightbox strings (Close, Share, Previous/Next) not translatable (missing from .pot)
• Completed 100% German (de_DE + de_DE_formal) translations for all 214 strings
• Added translations for all page builder modules (Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Bricks)

2.0.3

• Fixed mobile slider pagination dots jumping when clicking through slides
• Fixed back-to-grid button positioned in center of modal instead of at navigation
• Reduced excessive gap between category navigation and first category section
• Fixed show_image_count setting still showing count when disabled (default changed to false)
• Added German formal (de_DE_formal) translation files
• Smooth dot visibility transitions instead of abrupt display:none jumps

2.0.2

• Fixed category navigation no longer scrolls sticky with page
• Fixed show_image_count setting being ignored when unchecked
• Fixed all checkbox settings not saving correctly when unchecked
• Fixed German translations not loading (enabled load_plugin_textdomain)
• Added German translations for plural photo/photos, settings descriptions, and lightbox strings
• Fixed grid images not filling full height (picture element + wrapper height)
• Fixed hover removing rounded borders on grid images
• Added black border to slider pagination dots for better visibility
• Slider pagination now shows max 5 dots with sliding window navigation
• Updated settings description to remove outdated PhotoSwipe reference
• Regenerated .mo translation file

2.0.1

• Fixed critical SyntaxError caused by ES module export statement
• Fixed grid image display issues
• Fixed button icon alignment
• Added proper version bumping for WordPress update detection

2.0.0

• Major Performance Rewrite: Removed all third-party libraries
• Replaced Swiper.js (151KB) with custom CSS scroll-snap slider (~2KB)
• Replaced PhotoSwipe (68KB) with custom lightweight lightbox (~4KB)
• Removed jQuery dependency — zero external dependencies
• Frontend JS reduced from 246KB to 26KB (−89%)
• Frontend CSS reduced from 41KB to 20KB (−51%)
• HTTP requests reduced from 6 files to 2 files
• Optimized PHP: deduplicated WebP logic, reduced per-image overhead
• Optimized Icon.png from 1.1MB to 44KB
• Uses O(1) associative array for image deduplication instead of in_array()
• Single wp_upload_dir() call per render instead of per-image
• Custom lightbox features: pinch-to-zoom, swipe nav, wheel zoom, double-click zoom, preloading, Web Share API

1.1.0

• WordPress 6.9 compatibility with Gutenberg Block API v3
• Added extended shortcode parameters: show_title, title_tag, layout, columns, gap, border_radius, lightbox, sharing, virtual_tour
• Added new layout options: hero-grid, standard grid, and masonry
• Added virtual tour button integration
• Added comprehensive hooks and filters system for developers
• Added Display Defaults settings section (layout, columns, gap, border radius, lightbox, sharing)
• Added Branding settings section (button text, colors, accent color)
• Added skeleton loading animation for images
• Added blur-up image loading effect
• Added sticky category navigation in fullscreen view
• Added social sharing functionality in lightbox (Web Share API with fallback)
• Added deep linking support for lightbox images (shareable URLs)
• Added extended keyboard shortcuts (F to open, G to close, Home/End for navigation)
• Updated Elementor widget with layout, columns, features, and virtual tour controls
• Updated Divi module with layout, columns, lightbox, sharing, and virtual tour options
• Updated Beaver Builder module with full feature parity
• Improved Bricks Builder integration with extended controls
• Fixed Bricks Builder labels (internationalization)
• Improved accessibility with focus states
• Performance optimizations with CSS custom properties

1.0.1

• Updated all original strings to en_US for Polyglots compliance
• Synced localization files and builder labels
• Prepared release assets for WordPress.org distribution

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Hero grid layout with 5 configurable images
• Category-based gallery organization
• Mobile-optimized Swiper slider
• PhotoSwipe lightbox integration
• Automatic WebP conversion
• Comprehensive plugin settings
• Drag & drop admin interface
• Full internationalization
• Performance optimizations