picu – Online Photo Proofing Gallery

3.5.0

Release Date: 2026-04-01

• Added: Compatibility with picu Pro 2.5.0.

• Updated: picu Pro 2.5.0 or higher is required for using picu 3.5.0.

3.4.0

Release Date: 2026-02-09

• Added: The picu Collections List block is now available, which allows you to show clients a list of collections on any page or post. You can filter collections by date, status, current user (email address) and more.

• Added: Update telemetry data scheme and include (anonymized) picu Pro e-commerce data. Activating telemetry helps us understand real-world usage. More about how we use telemetry.

• Updated: picu Pro 2.4.1 or higher is required for using picu 3.4.0.

3.3.1

Release Date: 2025-11-20

• Bugfix: Made missing strings in the proof file translatable.

• Added: picu Pro Black Friday notice

3.3.0

Release Date: 2025-10-31

• Added: Compatibility with picu Pro 2.3.0.

3.2.0

Release Date: 2025-09-29

• Updated: The number of selected images are now shown in the proof txt file.

• Updated: Client facing download button styling has been updated.

• Updated: The Pro page is now much nicer and finally up to date.

• Added: Compatibility with picu Pro 2.2.0.

3.1.0

Release Date: 2025-09-08

• Added: picu now remembers original filenames. This ensures that filenames in the proof txt file (or when copy-and-pasting) can now contain spaces and other characters, which were previously sanitized (e.g., converted to dashes) during upload.

• Added: picu now deletes unused collection images automatically. Before, uploaded images would remain on the server until the collection was deleted. Now unused images will be deleted when saving the collection.

• Added: Image changes are now logged in the collection history (e.g., “2 images added, 3 images removed”).

• Changed: Improved the error message that is displayed when the photographer tries to select an image while the collection is still in draft mode.

• Added: Compatibility with picu Pro 2.1.0.

3.0.4

Release Date: 2025-08-28

• Fixed: Event times shown in the collection history meta box could be wrong. Now using the site’s timezone instead of UTC.

• Fixed: Compatibility with the Rank Math plugin.

3.0.3

Release Date: 2025-07-22

• Fixed: We fixed a bug where picu could send reminder emails even if the collection had already been approved.

• Updated: Made some under the hood changes to the way we update the filters on the front end.

3.0.2

Release Date: 2025-07-03

• Added: Improvements for the approval form on mobile devices.

• Changed: Fixed some country names.

3.0.1

Release Date: 2025-06-19

• Bugfix: Fixes a bug where images would not shop up in the client gallery due to an incompatibility with a third-party library (Parsedown)

3.0.0

Release Date: 2025-06-17

This is a major version update. Please make sure you have a backup before upgrading.

• Added: Compatibility with picu Pro 2.0.0, which adds e-commerce integration

2.5.5

Release Date: 2025-05-09

• Added: Compatibility with WPML media translations

2.5.4

Release Date: 2025-03-24

• Added: Adding index.php files to all collection folders to prevent directory listing (for the rare occasion when it is active on a server)

2.5.3

Release Date: 2025-03-12

• Added: Improve compatibility with the Speed Optimizer plugin.

2.5.2

Release Date: 2025-03-10

• Changed: Switched markdown parser for email formatting to Parsedown.

2.5.1

Release Date: 2025-02-14

• Bugfix: Accidentally increased the minimum required PHP version to 8.1. It is now back to 7.4. Sorry for that! (But also, for people still on PHP 7.4: Time to upgrade!)

2.5.0

Release Date: 2025-02-12

• Added: Email formatting is now possible with Markdown. Check out the docs for details.

2.4.1

Release Date: 2024-11-22

• Bugfix: Fixes a medium security issue, that could allow the unauthorized download of the proof file. (Thx thiennv)

2.4.0

Release Date: 2024-11-21

• Added: Compatibility with picu Pro 1.5.0, which adds star rating and filtering

• Added: Client initials in the collection overview now link to the client’s selection

• Changed: Updated WordPress.org assets including the picu logo and the banner graphic

2.3.8

Release Date: 2024-08-31

• Changed: The “Show picu logo” setting is now off by default to comply with wp.org guidelines.

2.3.7

Release Date: 2024-08-26

• Bugfix: Fixed an escaping issue. Certain date formats (if they contained a backslash) could cause a collection to not show any images.

2.3.6

Release Date: 2024-08-22

• Added: A better explanation for the image processor settings (under Tools) with a helpful link to more information.

• Added: As collections are not meant to be public, they were excluded from SEO from the begining. But collections were still visible in the Yoast settings (although those settings didn’t do anything). This has now been fixed.

• Added: Compatibility to picu Pro 1.4.7

• Bugfix: Fixed a couple of possible PHP warnings.

2.3.5

Release Date: 2024-08-02

• Added: Expiration date turns red when the collection expires in less than a day.

• Added: Added class to the email parts array, so individual styling is possible. Used it to add a box around the expiration info in client emails.

• Added: Added a new meta field to history events, now saving the approval form values inside the history.

• Changed: Duplication of just the selected/not selected images is now possible for open collections. (Previously this option was only available for closed collections.)

• Changed: Updated wording of the HTML email setting.

• Changed: Updated the warning modal content, depending on the status of individual clients.

• Changed: Separated compatibilty functions into separate files for easier access and development.

• Changed: Started disabling auto loading of picu options.

• Changed: Improved styling of picu UI in the WP Admin.

2.3.4

Release Date: 2024-07-11

• Added: When adding a client, after a collection has been published, it is now possible to also enter their name. Plus, you can now decide via a checkbox, if an email should be sent to the new client.

• Added: History meta box empty state, if there are no events yet.

• Changed: The proof file prefix is now “selection-” (was “approved-collection-” previously), to reflect better the new open nature of collections.

• Changed: Improve clarity of history events: Using „Published“ instead of „Sent manually“.

• Changed: Removed current php user from our debug info, because it could interfer with some hosting providers and we don’t need that information anyway.

• Bugfix: Fixed a bug where after duplicating a collection, the wrong modified date could be displayed.

• Bugfix: Remove environment type check in order to display the history meta box.

• Bugfix: Adjust collection title line-height, so it is not cut-off at the bottom.

• Bugfix: Allow very long collection titles to break in the collection overview in WordPress Admin.

2.3.3

Release Date: June 28th, 2024

• Enhancements

  • Handle „private“ post status better, which is not supported with picu collections
  • New and updated Pro banners, with more helpful links to our website
  • Compatibility with picu Pro 1.4.4

• Pro-related Enhancements

  • When re-publishing a delivery collection (eg. after editing the description), the zip file will only be re-created, if the images changed (Thx Alexandru N.)

• Pro-related Bugfixes

  • Fix an issue, where the checkmark icon would disappear, when selecting an image on a mobile device – if you had a custom primary color set (Thx Amanda)

2.3.2

Release Date: June 25th, 2024

• Bugfixes
  • picu Pro compatibality update

2.3.1.1

Release Date: June 9th, 2024

• Bugfixes
  • Fix a possible redirect loop, for manually sent collections

2.3.1

Release Date: June 8th, 2024

• Bugfixes
  • Fix a bug where previewing a collection could cause a redirect loop (Thx Torsten V.)
  • Fix a bug where the “View Collection” link could be show twice in the admin bar
  • Fix positioning of admin notices on the picu settings page

2.3.0

Release Date: June 4th, 2024

• Enhancements
  • Collections no longer close automatically, instead you can now manually close a collection or use the expiration feature to have it close after a set amount of time
  • New and improved collection overview
  • Collection status has been simplified to „open“ and „closed“
  • New client column that shows the status of each client
  • The image count column is back!
  • The proof file can now be downloaded at any time
  • Updated status meta box, which shows the most important information about the collection
  • New (optional) collection history meta box, which gives you get a detailed look at what is happening with your collection
  • When reopening or editing a collection, the status of all of the existing client selections will stay intact

2.2.0

Release Date: March 13th, 2024

• Enhancements

  • Collections can now be closed manually
  • Collection images can now be ordered by create date (the images must contain the necessary IPTC/EXIF data in order for this to work)
  • Updated proof file content: Using markdown headlines, better data structure
  • The proof file is now also available for expired/closed collections
  • Clients who did not finally approve a collection will now be displayed as “failed” if the collection expires or is closed manually
  • More fine-grained events will be displayed in the “Last Modified” column of the collection overview
  • Improved button layout for downloading the proof file and copying the image filenames
  • If a collection is set to expire, the expiration time is now shown in the email to the client (before only the date was displayed)

• Bugfixes

  • Fix an issue where the proof file could contain the wrong approval time for individual clients
  • Fix an issue where the collection title would not be displayed in the WordPress admin, if the collection was expired

2.1.4

Release Date: February 20th, 2024

• Bugfixes
  • Revert to original post status when restoring collections from trash
  • Fix an issue where switching the default image processor would cause an error
  • Fix an issue where an empty approval message would be shown

2.1.3

Release Date: January 29th, 2024

• Bugfixes
  • Fixes a bug where a scrollbar would be visible below the collection title in some browsers
  • Fixes a bug where the approval message would not be saved

2.1.1

Release Date: December 21st, 2023

• Bugfixes
  • Remove surpurflous database queries to increase performance (Thx Daniele D.)
  • Improved rendering of collections on smaller screens
  • Fixes for Pro users: comments get a bit more room & the photographer logo in emails is now bigger

2.1.0

Release Date: December 8th, 2023

• Enhancements
  • The approval comment is now again part of the approved collection email notification
  • For Pro subscribers: All approval fields will be included in the approval email for collections with one recipient

2.0.3

Release Date: November 29th, 2023

• Bugfixes
  • Fix a bug where redirecting after approval would not work correctly
  • Fix a possible PHP warning after a collection has been approved

2.0.2

Release Date: November 21st, 2023

Please note: picu 2.0+ is only compatible with picu Pro 1.1.0 and higher. Learn more

• Enhancements
  • Compatibility with picu Pro 1.2.0

2.0.1

Release Date: November 7th, 2023

Please note: picu 2.0+ is only compatible with picu Pro 1.1.0 and higher. Learn more

• Bugfixes
  • Image filenames are no longer copied into the clipboard twice
  • Proof file content is fixed for collections that have only one recipient
  • Fix the link that closes the thank you message after a collection has been approved (if permalink structure is set to “Plain”)
  • Display the correct information below the password field, whether the password is sent with the email or not
  • Keep expiration setting, when a collection is reopened
  • Automatically redirect to the correct collection link, if there is only one email recipient

2.0.0

Release Date: October 23rd, 2023

Please note: picu 2.0.0 is only compatible with picu Pro 1.1.0 and higher. Learn more

• Enhancements
  • You can now set collections to expire
  • picu can now automatically send emails to remind clients to make their final approval
  • New setting to automatically set a random password for a new collection
  • Refreshed settings pages

Pre 2.0.0

Older changelog entries can be found here.