Security improvement: Hardened input validation and output escaping for Album-related blocks/shortcodes and related REST endpoints to prevent unsafe attributes from being saved or rendered.
3.3.2.1
Security update: video poster generation is now restricted to users with the upload_files capability, ensuring that only users allowed to upload media can create poster images and preventing unauthorized use of this functionality.
3.3.2
Added Media Indexing settings to control how gallery media is exposed to search engines.
Disabling static HTML output helps prevent gallery images from being indexed or included in XML sitemaps in most cases, while galleries continue to render via JavaScript.
3.3.1
Fixed: XSS vulnerability (The ability for Contributors to create galleries has been disabled.)
3.3.0
Updated: Internal improvements
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.13.0)
3.2.8
Added: the ability to attach a link to a VideoPress-hosted video to an image.
Updated: Internal improvements
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.12.2)
3.2.7
Updated: Internal improvements
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.12.1)
3.2.6
Fixed: Custom CSS XSS Vulnerability Fixed. Field now has more restrictions.
3.2.5
Added: Autoplay option for slideshow in Lightbox (Slideshow Autostart)
Changed: Tabindex for thumbnails (set to 0) to comply with WCAG 2.2 standards.
Fixed: minor bug fixes
3.2.4.5
Updated: Internal improvements
Fixed: Block Viewer – add “alt-text”
3.2.4.4
Updated: Internal improvements
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.10.1)
3.2.4.3
Updated: Internal improvements
Fixed: XSS vulnerability via saved HTML in the title link of any gallery item
3.2.4.2
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.9.0)
3.2.4.1
Fixed: issue with album initialization when adding an album to a page
Updated: shortcode generation script
3.2.4
Updated: Changed the algorithm for calculating responsive height for mobile devices (smartPhone)
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.7.4)
3.2.3.1
Fixed: issue with Additional CSS class(es)
3.2.3
Fixed: an issue with the thumbnail panel on touchscreen devices
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.7.3)
3.2.2.1
Package updates, security improvements.
3.2.2
Fixed: XSS vulnerability (properly escape custom class name and prevent use of undefined values)
Fixed: minor bug fixes
3.2.1
Fixed: a problem with the poster editor (impossibility to delete) in Items Manager
Updated: Twitter icon to X
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.7.2)
Fixed: minor bug fixes
3.2.0
Fixed: bug with displaying Media Library Assistant categories and tags
Updated: system for loading the list of FileBird folders
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.6.2)
Fixed: minor bug fixes
3.1.9
Added: gallery status to the “SimpLy Saved Gallery” block
Added: gallery status to the “SimpLy Gallery” dashboard widget
Fixed: shortcode rendering for unpublished galleries
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.6.1)
3.1.8
Added: support for YouTube Shorts
Fixed: AlbumNavigator – error displaying some galleries
3.1.7
Added: mode for automatically loading pages after the first click of the “Load More” button Live DEMO
Update: Freemius SDK
Fixed: Albums and AlbumNavigator – error displaying some galleries
3.1.6
Update: Freemius SDK
3.1.5
Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK (2.5.10).
Fix: Security fix.
3.1.4
Update: Freemius SDK
Added: Gallery Settings -> ‘Apply Global Preset’
Optimized: Gallery Settings -> ‘Use Global Preset’
3.1.3
Update: Freemius SDK
Added: support for publishing folders from Vimeo
Fixed: management of dynamic galleries
Fixed: minor bug fixes
3.1.2
Update: Freemius SDK
Fixed: minor bug fixes (video)
3.1.1
Update: Freemius SDK
3.1.0
Added: the ability to create a poster for a self-hosted video (.mp4). Just select a frame and set it as a featured image for your video.
Fixed: SimpLy Viewer – item description
Fixed: playlist icon in YouTube player
3.0.9
Update: Freemius SDK
Update: for posters on video and audio files, only the Featured Image will be used.
Added: Clean Style for Viewer
Fixed: issue with download button (Viewer Block)
Fixed: minor bug fixes (Vimeo Cattegories)
3.0.8
Added: New block with Slider – Viewer
Fixed: security vulnerability fixed – improved permission check for different user types for Ajax requests. With the assistance of Erwan Le Russo (Security Research Engineer, WPScan / Jetpack / Automattic)
Fixed: issue with lightboxes in Classic Editor
Fixed: minor bug fixes (Vimeo)
3.0.7
Update: Freemius SDK (2.5.3)
3.0.6
Added: multiselect option for Att. Cattegory and Att. Tag (Media Library Assistant). (* PRO version).
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
3.0.5
Added: random sorting mode for dynamic galleries (Att. Cattegory, Att. Tag, FileBird Media Folders and SimpLy Tags)
Fixed: sorting system for Vimeo collections (as far as Vimeo API allows). The sequence of video clips must match the source on the Vimeo service.
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
3.0.4
Updated: poster display method for audio files (MP3)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
3.0.3
Update: Freemius SDK
Fixed: Showcase Gallery Block – Next / Previous Buttons
Upgrade: Zoom mode changed in Lightbox
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
3.0.2
Added the ability to activate comments on gallery posts
Fixed: Lightbox description
Tried to fix the problem in Jetpack – Enable Lazy Loading for images
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
3.0.1
Fixed: issue with Share and Download buttons
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
3.0.0
Updated: block data optimization
Added: dynamic mode for galleries – automatically update descriptions and tags for gallery items. Disabled by default. (* PLUS version).
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
2.4.0
Added: ability to create dynamic gallery for selected SimpLy tags (* PRO version).
Fixed: HTML validity errors
2.3.9
Added: new Showcase Gallery Block (* PLUS version)
Added: mode to play the entire YouTube playlist (* PLUS version).
Added: Block and Preset Selector for Album shortcode.
Added: Preset editor for Albums and AlbumNavigator blocks (* PLUS version).
Added: Mode – Display Image in original Size in Lightbox (* PLUS version).
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
2.3.4
Added: New Album Mavigation Block (* PLUS version)
Fixed: Lightbox for Native Gallery Block and Native Image Block
Fixed: Major bug fixes
2.3.3
Added: ability to publish Woocommerce Product List, Cattegory or Tag (* PRO version)
Fixed: MLA Cattegories, Tags and FileBird Folders – convert to staic mode (import content)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
2.3.2
Added: ability to publish Vimeo Showcase / Album, User Uploads, Channel, Category (* PRO version)
Added: Paged Mode – “Show more” for Grid, Masonry, Justified, Portfolio and Portfolio2 Blocks (* PLUS version)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
2.3.1
Fixed: Justified Block and Grid Block layouts (Gallery without background)
Fixed: Diamond Block – YouTube playlist
2.3.0
Added: New Diamond Gallery Block (* PLUS version)
Fixed: Performance improvement
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
2.2.6
Added: New Accordion Gallery Block (* PLUS version)
Added: New display mode (Fit) for images in the Slider Block (* PLUS version)
Fixed: Errors in the block settings panel in the site customization mode (Customize)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
2.2.5
Added: Improved block transformation mode
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
2.2.4
Added: Items Manager – Bulk Select. It is now possible to easily add (remove) a tag to a group of items. And quick removal of a group of elements from the gallery is available
Fixed: Removed preloading for videos that have a poster
2.2.3
Fixed: improved Blocks compatibility with iOS 11.3 – 13.3
2.2.2
Fixed: Albums Block – Gallery Preloader
Fixed: Slider/Carousel Block – some CSS styles
Added: New Editor for Tags Filter – Premium Blocks
Added: DeepLinking for Tags Filter – Premium Blocks
Added: Ability to disable the “All” button in the Tags Filter – Premium Blocks
Updated: Plugin Core – Performance improvement
2.2.1
Fixed: Albums Lightbox Settings – Caption source
Fixed: All JavaScripts that the user added to the image caption, description and title will be filtered and, if the user has no rights, will be blocked. At the request of Vishnupriya Ilango of Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs ( CVE-2021-24667 ).
2.2.0
Added: Albums Block
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
2.1.7
Fixed: SimpLy Gallery Custom Post – blocking third-party blocks
Fixed: Lightbox for Native WordPress Gallery – erroneous actuation
Fixed: Performance improvement
2.1.6
Fixed: conflict with Jetpack
2.1.5
Fixed: Performance improvement
Fixed: Global Preset Priority Render
Added: Horizon Gallery Block (* PLUS version)
2.1.4
Fixed: Performance improvement
2.1.3
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
Added: Split Carousel Block (* PLUS version)
2.1.2
Fixed: saving custom link with parameters
Fixed: transitions between blocks
2.1.1
Added: source manager (item link or post) to share the item (Share Bar Settings)
Added: dynamic gallery displays YouTube Playlist (* PRO version)
Added: dynamic gallery by Media Library Assistant categories, tags (* PRO version)
Added: dynamic gallery displays FileBird folder (* PRO version)
Fixed: block styles
2.0.1
Added: Elementor Widget for Saved SimpLy Gallery
Added: Dashboart Widget
2.0.0
Updated: SEO Optimization
Added: SimpLy CPT and Shortcode
Added: SimpLy Gallery Widget
Added: Block for SimpLy CPT
Added: Storage mode for gallery. The SimpLy gallery will be available (in a simplified style) to visitors after deactivating the plugin or removing the block used
Updated: Save Method – no longer need additional publishing permissions for Editors (and other roles) in Multisite (WordPress MU)
For galleries created in earlier versions of the plugin, an update (Reload Button) and re-save procedure is required (Update Page / Pos).
1.8.4
Added: Custom CSS Editor for gallery blocks
Added: Support for Featured Images for videos (Media Library)
Added: Premium List Block
1.8.3
Added: Capabilities editor for Admin and Editor Roles – Multisite (WordPress MU)
Fixed: WPML
Fixed: Portfolio & Portfolio2 Blocks Tags Filter
1.8.2
Fixed: RTL support for Lightbox
Added: Premium TagsBox Block – Covers Gallery
1.8.1
Fixed: SimpLy Slider – low quality video poster
Fixed: SimpLy Grid – low quality video poster
Added: Hidden Mode
Added: Premium Portfolio2 Block
1.8.0
Added: Filters (by Tags)
Added: Tags for Items
Added: Premium Portfolio Block
Fixed: Slider error on touch device
Fixed: bug Lightbox for WP Native Image
1.7.4
Optimization: Slider Slideshow speed
Fixed: bug Lightbox for WP Native Image
1.7.3
Added: New Block – Slider / Carousel Gallery
Fixed: bug Lightbox for native gallery with some buttons/links
1.7.2
Fixed: Resolved conflict with plugins Smush and Jetpack – Lazy Load system
1.7.1
Added: Youtube and Vimeo video gallery support
Added: Lightbox for native gallery for Archive Page (Categoty Page)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
1.7.0
Added: compatible with Yoast SEO Plugin – Images in the XML sitemap. Need reload SimpLy gallery data and update Post/Page
Fixed: Poster (Video and Audio) Error with small images
1.6.0
Added: Now you can add poster for Video and Audio elements
Added: Export / Import gallery content
Added: Random sorting for gallery (frontend)
Fixed: Conflict with native Image block
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
1.5.1
Optimization: performance improvement – Go to Block Sidebar -> Items Manager -> Reload Gallery and Update Post/Page
Added: Now you can attach an additional link to an element
Added: Ability to disable lazy loading mode
Added: Gallery without background mode (Block without padding)
Fixed: Minor bug fixes
1.4.1
Fixed: HTML Tags in the caption
minor fix
1.4.0
Big changes – Major Udate!
Added: Supports Video MP4 and Audio MP3
Added: Gallery sorting by Uploaded date, Title, Caption or Custom
Added: Caption source – Caption, Title, Alt
Added: Thumbnail Caption Position (Top / Bottom)
Added: Option – disable Lightbox for a specific gallery
Added: Caption source for Lightbox – Caption, Title, Alt
1.3.4
Fixed: plugin conflict – removing featured image of a Woocommerce product
1.3.3
Fixed: Lightbox Plugin conflict with custom posts
1.3.2
Fixed: removed duplicate button (Settings) on Plugins page
1.3.1
Fixed: Error on page 404
1.3.0
Added: Lightbox for native WordPress Gallery (Gutenberg/Classic Editor)
Added: Gutenberg Sidebar plugin for lightbox control.
Added: Settings Page for Clobal Lightbox Pressets
Added: Settings Page for Blocks Pressets
1.2.2
Fixed: “Scroll down the page for the item you viewed” – smooth scroll theme compatibility
Fixed: input fields in the ColorPickers
Added: “Space between thumbnails” – increased limit to 40px
