FixedProtected gallery demo configuration files from being loaded directly outside WordPress.
3.3.36
Date Updated : 07 Nov 2026
FixedRestored third-party settings updates after gallery layout changes, including Upload Access controls with existing User Uploads installations.
3.3.35
Date Updated : 07 Nov 2026
ImprovedFaster gallery editing with deferred shortcode helpers, optimized settings tabs and background loading of additional layout settings.
ImprovedPause automatic previews while making bulk changes and refresh manually. Managing items queues one refresh for when Gallery Preview is reopened.
FixedStalled layout changes now time out after 15 seconds or can be canceled without losing settings or blocking saving. Loading messages and Retry appear beside Gallery Settings.
FixedAutomatic previews resume with the latest changes after a canceled or failed layout request, while respecting manual preview mode.
FixedPreserved add-on settings and gallery-specific Social warnings when switching layouts, and kept the Gallery Items heading on one line during loading.
3.3.34
Date Updated : 06 Nov 2026
NewPause automatic gallery previews with the Auto-update preview checkbox and refresh manually when ready, including in the pop-out preview window.
ImprovedPreview controls are hidden and preview updates are paused while managing items. Returning to Gallery Preview automatically refreshes the latest changes, even when auto-update is off.
ImprovedSimplified preview controls with left-aligned icons and loading indicator, a right-aligned auto-update checkbox, and instant tooltips. The refresh icon changes color and tooltip when the preview is out of date.
FixedRapid gallery edits now queue the latest preview refresh instead of starting overlapping requests, and outdated responses no longer replace the current preview.
FixedSlider PRO desktop galleries now follow their aspect ratio without a forced 315px minimum height overflowing short containers. Maximum Height now only limits the slider height instead of stretching smaller sliders. Panel borders now fit within the slider dimensions.
3.3.29
Date Updated : 03 Nov 2026
ImprovedRefreshed PRO layout previews in the free plugin with WebP images and direct demo links.
SecurityPrevent private and unpublished galleries from appearing in public embeds.
ImprovedImproved lightbox and panel controls for easier browsing on touch screens and with a mouse.
FixedSmoother Carousel transitions without images jumping into view.
NewPreview galleries against a background color of your choice in the pop-out preview window.
FixedPortfolio images now keep their full height when using Inner Rounded Corners.
NewAdjust image corners independently of the outer frame with the new Inner Rounded Corners setting.
ImprovedAdded Extra Large Rounded Corners to more gallery layouts, including Image Viewer.
FixedImproved rounded corners around borders, consistent Masonry corner sizes and smoother thumbnail corners during hover.
FixedImage Viewer navigation arrows return after clicking and moving the mouse away.
ImprovedRefreshed demo galleries to match layout defaults while preserving variation demos.
FixedPreserved custom colors when switching gallery layouts.
FixedKept open lightboxes on the same image when rotating a device, and restored page scrolling when the viewer closes or is destroyed.
FixedPreserved the selected image and mobile settings in Grid and Slider galleries across device rotation. Grid galleries continue adapting to screen changes after a maximized viewer closes.
ImprovedCustomize Slider galleries with rounded corners, borders, an outer shadow and optional thumbnail separators. Set separate height limits for desktop and mobile. Enjoy smoother thumbnail scrolling, consistent captions and easier mobile controls. New galleries use compact thumbnails below the image on mobile; existing settings are preserved.
NewAdded Wall and Mosaic PRO demo galleries.
FixedWall galleries avoid consecutive duplicate photos in columns and at animation loop joins.
FixedPolaroid images now keep their full height when using Inner Rounded Corners.
FixedPreserved sharing-network selections when switching gallery layouts.
FixedSpotlight and Image Viewer now show your chosen frame and control background colors consistently.
NewChoose thumbnail background fill separately for each gallery.
ImprovedRenamed Thumbnail Cropping to Thumbnail Background Fill.
FixedSmaller images now respect each gallery's background fill and color settings.
ImprovedNew Grid PRO galleries start with dark styling, six columns and image panels that fit the available screen space.
3.3.22
Date Updated : 02 Nov 2026
ImprovedImproved lightbox and panel layout detection to use compact controls on smaller touch screens and retain desktop controls on mouse-driven devices, adapting when the primary pointer changes.
FixedSmooth Carousel transitions to hidden images, removing entrances from below and keeping the active image above transitioning thumbnails while preserving side-image scaling.
NewAdded a background color picker beside the device controls in the external gallery preview window, with a remembered color choice and a Default button to restore white.
ImprovedRefined Slider galleries with matching rounded corners and 2px/6px/12px borders for the main image and thumbnail strip, straight thumbnail separators and consistent hover/current frames, and a single outer drop shadow. Removed inherited inset shadows from strip thumbnails. New Slider galleries use Medium Rounded Corners, Medium Border Thickness and Outline Drop Shadow, inherit the gallery button theme, hide thumbnail captions and start with Small thumbnails at the Bottom on mobile; existing galleries retain their framing and mobile inheritance. Panel buttons use proportional rounding, strip arrows match the rounding and border insets, and overflowing thumbnails use a soft 48px fade at scrollable edges. Fixed corner gaps, square thumbnail sizing with borders and captions, overlay-control spacing and mobile aspect ratios/caption panels; mobile thumbnail navigation stays compact while preserving strip positions. Earlier appearance setting keys remain supported. Added optional desktop/mobile Maximum Height limits for the complete gallery, with plain numbers using px and optional vh units, with existing galleries remaining uncapped.
FixedPreserve full image height in Polaroid and portfolio layouts when Inner Rounded Corners clips the thumbnail.
NewAdded Inner Rounded Corners to layouts with border and rounded-corner settings, allowing image corners to be adjusted independently of the outer frame. Auto preserves existing rounding.
ImprovedMake Extra Large Rounded Corners available across layouts with corner settings, including Image Viewer.
FixedKeep matching outer and inner corner presets in sync with the border width across supported gallery layouts.
FixedPreserve sharing-network selections and color-picker values when switching gallery layouts, including clearing previously selected networks.
FixedApply opaque and tinted Item BG Color settings to Spotlight and Image Viewer frames and controls, updating colors when navigating between images.
NewAdded per-gallery thumbnail background fill overrides to enable or disable fill independently of the global setting.
ImprovedRenamed Thumbnail Cropping to Thumbnail Background Fill, with an Enabled override that respects Crop while preserving existing Background Fill galleries' no-crop behavior.
FixedApply gallery background fill to smaller original images even when global Background Fill is disabled, including inherited fill colors.
ImprovedRefreshed Grid PRO defaults with 250px thumbnails, six columns, dark styling, overlay controls and Auto / Fit to Image panels capped at 80% of viewport height.
3.3.20
Date Updated : 27 Oct 2026
FixedRequired verified HTTPS for Freemius service requests and blocked insecure transport fallbacks.
FixedEscaped gallery titles in the pop-out preview window document header.
FixedExcluded renamed imported demo galleries from rating notice checks, including previously saved show decisions.
FixedMade Responsive gallery images fill their frames when mobile columns apply, including the mobile editor preview, while preserving desktop thumbnail sizing.
FixedCorrected gallery Usage detection for nested blocks, single-quoted shortcodes and Elementor changes, excluded escaped shortcode examples, and added automatic repair of existing usage records.
FixedImproved gallery editor button spacing and borders when Manage Items and Gallery Preview wrap on narrow screens.
NewAdded a native Divi 5 FooGallery module with a gallery selector, live previews and conversion of existing Divi gallery modules.
NewAdded Morph page animations, while preserving existing galleries' instant page changes and respecting reduced-motion preferences.
NewAdded a pop-out gallery preview window that follows unsaved editor changes and reconnects after the editor reloads, with desktop, tablet and mobile views and automatic inline preview pausing.
Known issue : Grid PRO first-row expansion and FooBox lightboxes still need fixes in native Divi 5 editor previews; frontend galleries continue to work.
New[Starter Plan] Added Wall PRO for animated photo walls behind content or inline, with a fullscreen transition setting.
New[Starter Plan] Added Mosaic PRO with responsive tile layouts and favorite stars to emphasize selected gallery images.
NewAdded a PRO trial overview with feature usage summaries, countdowns, a guided feature tour and plan recommendations, controlled by the actual Freemius trial state.
ImprovedHighlighted PRO layouts, settings, tabs and metaboxes during trials with plan-coloured pulses, and tailored notices for active trials, expiry and license recovery.
ImprovedExplained which galleries stop displaying after trial expiry, including galleries using PRO layouts or datasources, while preserving saved gallery settings.
New[Expert Plan] Added Morph filtering animations with reduced-motion support.
FixedPrevented stale gallery picker requests from updating removed block editor components.
FixedRemoved React rendering deprecation warnings from feature-sharing settings and onboarding.
ImprovedResolved Plugin Check naming warnings in gallery management and settings filters.
FixedPrevented an unnecessary image-optimization request on the settings screen.
FixedPreserved literal backslashes and escaped quotes in gallery titles updated through the gallery API.
ImprovedUpdated to Freemius SDK v2.13.5 (includes security fixes).
FixedVerified the security nonce before processing Freemius account activation callbacks.
NewAdded a public gallery update API with validation and rollback support (PR #419).
FixedAvoided lightbox scroll locking on extremely long pages to reduce mobile browser memory pressure and tab crashes (client PR #29).
FixedImproved gallery rendering performance by avoiding unnecessary FooBox checks for unrelated gallery fields (PR #428).
FixedImproved gallery rendering performance by avoiding repeated mobile-caption setup for each image (PR #429).
3.3.8
Date Updated : 2 Oct 2026
FixedPrevented a startup fatal when an invalid Action Scheduler logger class is supplied; valid custom loggers still work (PR #417).
FixedImproved HTML cache performance for large and paginated galleries by caching complete gallery output, including pagination data and noscript markup (PR #425).
FixedPreserved quotes and backslashes in cached captions and gallery data, and kept repeated gallery embeds working correctly.
FixedRefreshed gallery caches after plugin, extension, and theme changes, while keeping Social interactions and User Uploads forms current.
3.3.7
Date Updated : 21 Sep 2026
NewAdded Media Audit to scan galleries and the media library for image issues, with background progress, practical fix guidance, links to affected items, and downloadable reports.
NewAdded optional usage reporting under FooGallery Settings > Improve FooGallery, with report previews, pause and resume controls, deletion requests, weekly collection, and environment identification.
New[Starter Plan] Added 13 mobile settings across captions, pagination, hover effects, lightbox and panel controls, Carousel scaling, and thumbnail sizing for Portfolio-based layouts.
Improved[Commerce Plan] Moved White Labeling to a standalone add-on while preserving existing access and settings, with an administrator notice guiding legacy users through the transition.
Fixed[Starter Plan] Restored Polaroid PRO caption description controls and preserved dominant background colors on paginated and dynamically loaded gallery items.
FixedRestored Smart caption titles and caption overrides for FooBox Free and PRO without changing image Alt Text, while preserving saved settings across FooGallery edition changes.
FixedImproved frontend rendering for captions, gallery items, filtering with unlimited paging, and offscreen Image Viewer and Spotlight loaders, with stronger validation for developer-only Custom Settings.
FixedImproved gallery editor stability and responsiveness by grouping Portfolio lightbox controls correctly, preventing preview scroll jumps, and reducing media-library lag and memory growth.
3.3.3
Date Updated : 3 Sep 2026
FixedRestored gallery images in the block editor when Polylang Media translations are enabled.
FixedImproved handling of custom gallery item data by cleaning captions and descriptions before display and preventing shortcode overrides of developer-only Custom Settings.
New[Expert Plan] Added an option to copy all or selected settings from another gallery into the gallery currently being edited.
New[Starter Plan] Added more mobile controls and live previews so supported gallery layouts can be tailored for smaller screens.
Improved[Starter Plan] Made mobile settings easier to edit, with sensible defaults and automatic fallback to desktop values.
Fixed[Starter Plan] Corrected mobile layout and preview issues, including Masonry galleries that use different layouts on desktop and mobile.
Fixed[Starter Plan] Refreshed galleries immediately when the screen moves between desktop and mobile sizes.
Fixed[Starter Plan] Kept inherited mobile settings consistent when saving a gallery or changing its layout.
Improved[Expert Plan] Made Bulk Copy more flexible with options to copy every setting or choose specific groups, such as SEO and Colors.
3.3.0
Date Updated : 25 Aug 2026
NewAdded Divi Builder compatibility with automatic FooGallery asset loading for shortcodes and a gallery-selection module.
FixedSanitized imported gallery custom CSS before saving it to prevent unsafe markup from being persisted.
FixedEnforced WordPress plugin-management permissions for FooGallery extension downloads, activation, deactivation, and error cleanup.
NewAdded mobile-specific gallery settings with live mobile preview support, allowing layouts to be tuned independently for smaller screens.
NewAdded mobile controls for Responsive gallery columns and gaps; Justified gallery row sizing and gaps; Masonry layout, thumbnail width, and gaps; Simple Portfolio gaps; and Thumbnail gallery positioning.
NewAdded mobile controls for Carousel maximum visible items, thumbnail gaps, navigation arrows, and pagination dots.
NewAdded mobile page-size and compact numbered-pagination controls shared by supported gallery layouts.
NewAdded mobile caption alignment plus separate title and description line limits across supported gallery layouts.
NewAdded extra-small hover preset sizing and a dedicated mobile hover preset size.
New[Starter Plan] Added mobile gap controls to PRO Portfolio layouts.
New[Starter Plan] Added mobile aspect ratio controls to Slider galleries.
New[Starter Plan] Added mobile autoplay and pagination-dot positioning controls to Spotlight galleries.
New[Starter Plan] Added mobile maximum columns, panel visibility, open-by-default behavior, and aspect ratio controls to Grid PRO galleries.
New[Expert Plan] Added a mobile result limit for gallery filtering.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Scoped the media folder sidebar to FooGallery-owned modals by default, added an opt-in compatibility setting to show it in all media modals, and kept the global disable setting authoritative.
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Restored product information for WooCommerce datasource gallery items by validating their runtime product bindings.
Improved[Commerce Plan] Improved the watermark test page with previous and next Media Library image navigation, accurate page titles, and safeguards that prevent the configured watermark image from being used as the test image.
ImprovedImproved the gallery editor's mobile preview so responsive option changes and template-specific CSS classes update immediately and safely.
FixedPreserved mobile caption line-limit overrides and handled gallery templates without registered mobile option mappings.
FixedCentered Spotlight navigation SVGs within their circular controls and isolated their layout from theme CSS.
FixedCorrected gallery admin mobile previews so Responsive gallery layouts honor the configured one-, two-, or three-column mobile setting.
ImprovedAdded a thumbnail visibility fallback so gallery images remain visible until gallery scripts initialize, with an Advanced setting to disable the fallback when needed.
ImprovedReorganized global Advanced settings into consistent, predictable groups and clarified their descriptions.
ImprovedStandardized Portfolio naming and gallery layout terminology throughout user-facing settings, help text, and documentation.
3.2.6
Date Updated : 6 Aug 2026
FixedAdded descriptive alternative text to images throughout the FooGallery admin interface.
ImprovedImproved performance when loading and managing sites with many galleries.
FixedPrevented direct access to FooGallery PHP files.
FixedHardened gallery, album, media search, attachment lookup, and uninstall database queries.
FixedPreserved settings sanitization by removing a duplicate legacy settings registration.
FixedImproved attachment file-size handling across supported WordPress versions.
ImprovedImproved translation context and corrected text domains throughout FooGallery.
ImprovedReplaced deprecated API usage and native URL and random helpers with supported WordPress equivalents.
ImprovedImproved release Plugin Check tooling and kept development-only files out of release scans and ZIPs.
3.2.5
Date Updated : 4 Aug 2026
ImprovedAdded a reusable core API for creating galleries and atomically retrieving, replacing, adding, or removing Media Library attachments.
ImprovedUnified gallery attachment validation, cache clearing, save hooks, datasource enforcement, and video-count maintenance across core and WordPress Abilities.
3.2.4
Date Updated : 4 Aug 2026
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Restored Add to Cart for gallery images using either directly linked WooCommerce products or a gallery master product.
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Allowed hidden WooCommerce products to be used as gallery master products.
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Preserved gallery image details through cart, checkout, order viewing, and customer downloads so purchased images remain accessible after checkout.
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Prevented duplicate image download permissions when WooCommerce processes an order more than once.
3.2.3
Date Updated : 3 Aug 2026
Fixed[Expert Plan] Allowed video imports to continue when a valid thumbnail upload returns a null error value.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Added explicit fallback errors for incomplete or empty video thumbnail upload responses.
3.2.2
Date Updated : 3 Aug 2026
Fixed[Expert Plan] Displayed detailed error messages above the video import actions when an import fails.
Improved[Expert Plan] Added a `force_error=1` URL test switch for exercising video import failures.
3.2.1
Date Updated : 19 Jul 2026
FixedRegistered the legacy block categories filter only on WordPress versions below 5.8.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Restored VideoPress imports and frontend embeds with a corrected oEmbed provider URL.
3.2.0
Date Updated : 18 Jul 2026
ImprovedIncreased the minimum supported PHP version to 7.0.
ImprovedImproved compatibility across PHP 7 through PHP 8.5 and WordPress 5.3 and newer.
FixedHardened remote imports, attachment metadata, datasource settings, and related gallery editing workflows.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Improved secure video thumbnail importing and PHP 7 compatibility.
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Restricted WooCommerce gallery requests to valid published products and referenced gallery images.
ImprovedImproved delayed loading, Infinite Scroll, jQuery compatibility, Gutenberg assets, and CSP handling.
ImprovedAdded album descriptions and extension APIs, with safer nested rendering, routing, and saving.
Improved[Starter Plan] Added Slider aspect ratios and Spotlight autoplay and navigation improvements.
Improved[Commerce Plan] Added opt-in thumbnail watermarking and bulk tools, including lazy caching, Blueprint support, and GD, Imagick, and ShortPixel compatibility.
ImprovedAdded Image Viewer autoplay, lightbox Auto Progress controls, SEO fallbacks, optional ImageGallery schema, Polylang support, and improved paged-gallery search.
FixedImproved safe attachment captions, mobile in-app downloads, and lightbox scrolling on Firefox for Android.
3.1.32
Date Updated : 21 May 2026
FixedFixed generated thumbnail URLs using the wrong HTTP/HTTPS scheme behind proxies by matching the configured site URL scheme.
FixedFixed album admin requests that could reach WordPress with the Albums post type unregistered when extension activation state options drifted.
FixedFixed a PHP notice on the help page when a PRO feature referenced an unknown plan key.
FixedCustom gallery container attributes now require administrator capability to edit and only render from validated saved settings.
3.1.31
Date Updated : 18 May 2026
NewAdded attachment filename as a caption source in the core plugin.
NewAdded filename sorting options for galleries: alphabetically and reverse.
FixedFixed keyboard tab ordering in the lightbox.
FixedHardened the lightbox close path to prevent a white screen after closing in some scenarios.
FixedFixed cached CSS optimizer URLs using the wrong HTTP/HTTPS scheme on some sites.
New[Starter Plan] Added separate item and lightbox background color controls to the Colors feature, including independent tint percentages.
Fixed[Starter Plan] Ensured PRO client assets are packaged and fingerprinted from the served PRO build output.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Fixed EXIF bug when global EXIF metadata was not being saved correctly.
3.1.30
Date Updated : 06 May 2026
NewAdded new WP Abilities for gallery management.
NewAdded a new button in settings "Clear Thumbnail Cache" which clears all thumbnails across all galleries.
NewAdded support for a dynamic FooGallery block, so a saved gallery is not required.
New[Expert Plan] Bulk copy now supports subsets of settings.
FixedForce galleries to use the classic editor when gallery descriptions are enabled for albums.
FixedCaptions stripping legitimate test like Eval in Evaluation.
ImprovedUpdate to Freemius SDK 2.13.1
3.1.28
Date Updated : 08 Apr 2026
New[Starter Plan] Added new Colors gallery settings for dominant color extraction, color-based sorting, and gallery color controls.
New[Starter Plan] Added Item Background Color modes for Opaque and Tinted backgrounds, plus a Tint % slider for theme-aware color styling.
New[Commerce Plan] Added new Ecommerce gallery settings for "Add Download Button" and "Download Button Text".
Improved[Commerce Plan] Added client-side support for gallery caption download buttons so they trigger file downloads like the lightbox download control.
3.1.27
Date Updated : 31 Mar 2026
NewAdded shortcode argument helpers to gallery settings in admin, making shortcode arguments and option values easier to discover.
FixedFixed a bug where album capabilities could get out of sync, causing users to see "You do not have permission to view this page." when opening Albums.
3.1.26
Date Updated : 30 Mar 2026
NewFooGallery custom post types now support show_in_rest.
NewAdd support for admin Command Pallete – does a search for existing foogalleries.
NewAdded align and activePosition settings to carousel layout.
NewAdded new "Parent / Uploaded Post" option for the Thumbnail Link setting, with fallback to the full size image when no parent post exists.
NewAdded new Download button in lightbox. Enable it under Lightbox -> Controls.
FixedFix for all jQuery migrate warnings in the console.
FixedFixed lightbox CSS priority on some sites, where stylesheet ordering was wrong.
FixedFix for lightbox rendering in Safari.
FixedBug with imageviewer gallery layout stretching in certain site layouts.
ImprovedImproved the attachment modal metadata area, including uploaded post info and a cleaner filename layout.
ImprovedAdmin CSS updates to accommodate admin style changes in WP 7.0
Improvedlighbox now adds alt tag of the attachment to the image when shown in the lightbox.
New[Expert Plan] Added new datasource for Infinite Uploads.
New[Expert Plan] Added setting to choose which taxonomy to use for media folders.
New[Starter Plan] Added new setting for Grid PRO layout : Panel -> Open By Default, which will open the panel by default.
New[Expert Plan] Added setting for Background Fill Type under Advanced. Options are "Inherit", "Auto", "Transparent" & "Custom".
Improved[Starter Plan] Removed setting ScrollOffset from Grid PRO Layout. No longer needed because the scrolling is done natively now.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Encode media category names in folder area in media modal.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Fix for tags with special characters, which breaks filtering.
3.1.16
Date Updated : 13 Feb 2026
NewAdded a new "Custom Rel" field for attachments, which is output on anchor tags in the gallery.
NewAdded new setting to Responsive Layout to force number of columns.
NewAdded support for background fill when using ImageMagick to upscale small images to thumbnail size setting.
ImprovedRenamed "Upscale Small Images" setting to "Background Fill", and enable it by default.
New[Starter Plan] Added new setting for Grid PRO layout, to disable the Panel.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Fixed issue with multi-level filtering when term names contain special characters.
3.1.13
Date Updated : 10 Feb 2026
FixedRemoved PHP warnings when loading foogallery assets in the iFrame block editor.
FixedAdded permission checks for all admin AJAX calls.
FixedImproved input validation and render output for Custom URL and Custom Target fields for attachments.
3.1.11
Date Updated : 30 Jan 2026
FixedFixed bug where FooGallery assets were not being loaded in iframe mode.
FixedFixed bug where FooGallery blocks were not selectable in the block editor.
FixedFixed bug where masonry galleries were not calculating correct layout in iframe mode.
3.1.10
Date Updated : 28 Jan 2026
ImprovedThumbnail generation tests are only done on the gallery listing page now.
FixedReworked thumbnail generation tests to not do HTTP checks for images in the media library, and only load 5 attaachments. These prevent any possible 503 errors happening.
ImprovedAdded capability checks for admin ajax events to ensure user can perform the needed activites.
ImprovedUpdated foogallery block to use apiVersion 3, to future proof for iframe block editor coming in WordPress 7.0.
FixedFixed CSS styling issues for foogallery block gallery selector.
ImprovedHardened all admin ajax endpoints with capability checks and extra checks.
ImprovedIncluded Social Add-on promotion tab when editing a gallery.
ImprovedRemoved all old FooVideo compatibility code.
3.1.9
Date Updated : 15 Jan 2026
Fixed[Expert Plan] fixed bug introduced in 3.1.7 where the media modal was not showing in the classic editor, ACF and other plugins using the media modal.
Fixed[Expert Plan] fixed bug introduced in 3.1.7 where the media modal was not showing for the ACF image field.
3.1.7
Date Updated : 11 Jan 2026
Fixed[Expert Plan] fixed bug introduced in 3.1.6 where the "Import Video" tab was not showing in the media selector modal.
3.1.6
Date Updated : 7 Jan 2025
Fixedfixed bug introduced when saving custom JS in admin settings. Correct JS was being escaped.
Improvedupdated how assets are generated, so that caching plugins do not try to minify files that are already minified.
3.1.5
Date Updated : 21 Dec 2025
ImprovedOverhaul of the gallery import (inside the Import/Export feature) to better cater for large galleries. It now shows import progress, has better error handling and also allow you to resume the import if you refresh the page.
3.1.4
Date Updated : 26 Nov 2025
NewFooGallery assets now enqueue from fingerprinted files, to prevent issues when updating the plugin.
NewAllow license key to be activated by defining FOOGALLERY_LICENSE_KEY in the WordPress configuration file
ImprovedAttachment modal enhancement – shows the selected attachments instead of using saved attachments (better previews).
ImprovedAttachment modal enhancement – allows for 'wrap' navigation when navigating between attachments.
ImprovedMade gallery previews more reliable with settings that control features that use AJAX requests.
ImprovedImproved accessibility on Image Viewer and Carousel templates.
ImprovedImproved gallery editing experience by persisting certain settings when changing gallery layouts, eg. pagination, filtering.
ImprovedImproved gallery editing experience by allowing certain changes when in preview (e.g. product info and social features).
FixedMultiple fixes for Plugin Check requirements.
New[Expert Plan] Added new Media Category "Folder" sidebar feature, that now shows in the attachment modal.
New[Commerce Plan] Added gallery setting "Lightbox Display" to change the Cart Panel from overlay to inline. Default is inline, which pushes the content over when opened.
3.1.1
Date Updated : 19 Nov 2025
NewAdded new filter 'foogallery_attachments_pre_sort' that runs before a gallery sorts attachments.
NewAdded new filters for asset management: 'foogallery_feature_style_deps' and 'foogallery_feature_script_deps'. These allow you to add dependencies to the scripts and styles for a feature.
NewAddedd page argument to foogallery shortcode, to allow only a specific page of attachments to be shown.
ImprovedUpdated the way FooGallery enqueues scripts and styles. The FooGallery core script is now split into 2 scripts.
FixedFixed bug where captions were being limited to 2 lines by default, even if no limiting was set.
FixedMade password protect code backwards compatible with WP 5.9
FixedRemoved CORS error when loading images from a remote server.
FixedFixed some PHP Warnings that were showing up in the debug log.
FixedMade the Elementor widget more reliable, when editing a page with multiple galleries.
Fixedoffset argument in foogallery shortcode was not working.
ImprovedUpdate to Freemius SDK 2.13.0
3.1.0
Date Updated : 07 Nov 2025
NewAdded dropzone to gallery edit page, so images can be uploaded by dropping them onto the page.
NewOn the gallery listing page, the shortcode column changes to a small copy button on tablet size screens.
FixedPlugin Check requirements.
FixedMultiple PHP warnings.
FixedFixed bug where caption titles were not showing in Firefox browser.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Better support for video imports when importing local videos.
3.0.6
Date Updated : 31 Oct 2025
FixedDeeplinking not working in lightbox.
3.0.5
Date Updated : 29 Oct 2025
NewAdded new filter to override any setting 'foogallery_get_setting-{key}'
NewAdded new filter to override attachments for a gallery 'foogallery_attachments'
Fixed[Expert Plan] Multi-select filtering modal now loads correct terms for other datasources.
Improved[Expert Plan] Improved post query datasource. Added support for non public post types, included ability to load taxonomy terms for filtering, added multiple override fields, added custom target field, added support for ACF fields.
New[Commerce Plan] Added new ability to add a custom button (based on Custom URL and Custom Target).
New[Commerce Plan] Added new ability to add a ribbon based off the custom class (will only show if the class is set in the custom class field on the attachment)
3.0.2
Date Updated : 24 Oct 2025
FixedText shadows showing when hover effect theme is transparent.
FixedClassic editor button not showing, and changing setting does nothing.
FixedJavascript error for URL.parse for older browsers, which would cause gallery images to not load.
ImprovedUpdated the wording in the Custom CSS Admin notice and linked to migration documentation.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Custom captions show blank in certain edge cases.
3.0.1
Date Updated : 24 Oct 2025
FixedSorting attachments by date and modified was not working.
3.0.0
Date Updated : 21 Oct 2025
Change : Gallery Templates are now called Gallery Layouts.
New[Commerce Plan] Added setting to hide all ribbons for the gallery.
New[Commerce Plan] Added setting to hide all buttons for the gallery.
Improvedimprovements to the gallery edit page styling.
ImprovedUpdated all gallery layout defaults to use more modern look and feel.
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.1.6
ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.12.2
2.4.35
Date Updated : 07 Aug 2025
NewAdded setting to limit number of galleries returned when choosing a gallery in the block editor.
New[Commerce Plan] Added setting to override the max number of watermarks generated (currently set to 100).
2.4.34
Date Updated : 18 Jul 2025
ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.12.1
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.1.6
New[Commerce Plan] Added support for WooCommerce blocks, when using Master Products!
New[Commerce Plan] Show a Checkout button in lightbox.
New[Commerce Plan] Show an Out of Stock message in lightbox.
New[Commerce Plan] Added new option to show a View Product button in lightbox, when the product is non-purchasable.
New[Commerce Plan] Can pull the attachment description into the product description, when using Master Products.
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Cleaned up the Master Product settings, so it's more intuitive.
2.4.32
Date Updated : 03 Jul 2025
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.1.4
FixedAdded support for Elementor Page Transition module to prevent page transition when clicking on a gallery image.
FixedEnhanced sanitization for gallery caption attributes.
FixedWhen gallery settings are saved – all text and textarea settings are sanitized to remove unwanted keywords.
FixedAdded HTML parsing to client side, where gallery captions are parsed to strip unwanted attributes.
2.4.31
Date Updated : 18 May 2025
FixedFixed bug with early translation PHP warnings in debug mode.
ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.12.0
New[Commerce Plan] Added ability to bulk assign galleries to a Blueprint.
2.4.30
Date Updated : 04 Mar 2025
Added checks in attachment modal to ensure the user can edit the attachment.
Improved escaping for albums to avoid dodgy inputs, and bad actors.
2.4.29
Date Updated : 25 Jan 2025
Newadded setting to limit galleries when editing an album.
Updated to Freemius SDK 2.11.0
2.4.27
Date Updated : 24 Nov 2024
ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.9.0
FixedFixed bug with early translation PHP warnings in debug mode.
FixedWhen in trial mode, do not load the promotion gallery layouts.
FixedGallery creator permissions will now work with custom roles, like Shop Manager.
New[Expert Plan] Added new selection mode setting to taxonomy datasource to allow for AND or OR selections.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Added check for folder datasource, to ensure only files within WP root are included.
2.4.25
Date Updated : 19 Oct 2024
FixedFixed bug with gallery and album capabilities being incorrectly set.
FixedFixed bug with custom JS and CSS not being double escaped.
2.4.22
Date Updated : 21 Sep 2024
ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.8.1
2.4.20
Date Updated : 20 Aug 2024
ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.7.4
Fixed[Commerce Plan] force cache to be disabled if product info is shown in lightbox.
Fixed[Commerce Plan] fixed watermark generation with galleries using a product datasource.
2.4.19
Date Updated : 20 Aug 2024
New[Commerce Plan] Added new setting to show price in the product info within lightbox.
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Fix caching bug with product datasource (settings were being "reset").
2.4.18
Date Updated : 4 Aug 2024
ImprovedGallery and album creator roles now inherit privileges.
FixedFix bug with video count throwing fatal error when a gallery has been deleted.
2.4.17
Date Updated : 7 July 2024
ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.7.3
2.4.16
Date Updated : 9 June 2024
Fixedenhanced sanitization for album settings in admin.
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.1.3
ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.7.2
2.4.15
Date Updated : 23 March 2024
Fixeddisabled the Custom Attributes setting under advanced gallery settings as it was unsafe.
Fixedensured all output is escaped within Advanced Attachment Modal.
Newadded 2 new settings under advanced gallery settings – "Custom Attribute Key" and "Custom Attribute Value" which is a safer alternative to the original "Custom Attributes" setting.
2.4.14
Date Updated : 21 Feb 2024
Fixedfix for albums showing html in "back to album" text.
NOTE : You only need to update if you use albums!!
2.4.13
Date Updated : 17 Feb 2024
NewAdvanced attachment modal is enabled by default now.
Fixedsmall bug fixes in the advanced attachment modal.
Fixedenhanced sanitization for language settings.
FixedStack album layout issues in certain scenarios.
FixedLightbox double-click close button bug.
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.1.2
2.4.9
Date Updated : 27 Jan 2024
Fixedenhanced sanitization for advanced gallery settings.
ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.6.2
2.4.7
Date Updated : 21 Dec 2023
Fixedfixed paging not showing anymore!
2.4.6
Date Updated : 17 Dec 2023
ImprovedFreemius SDK update 2.6.1
Fixedfixed PHP 8.1 warnings
NewOverhauled features listing, and added a bunch of features to the list, which can be activated/deactivated like plugins.
Fixedadded sanitization to advanced gallery settings.
ImprovedRenamed Master Galleries to Gallery Blueprints.
2.3.4
Date Updated : 6 Sep 2023
Fixedfixed bug with demo galleries not using the default lightbox
2.3.3
Date Updated : 6 Sep 2023
Fixedfixed bug showing incorrect lightbox option in admin
2.3.2
Date Updated : 6 Sep 2023
NewLightbox is now included in FREE!
NewAdded settings to control which role can manage galleries and albums
FixedAdded nonce checks and extra sanitisation to extensions page.
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.1.0
ImprovedUpdated to Freemius SDK 2.5.12
2.2.44
Date Updated : 1 July 2023
ImprovedUpdated to Freemius SDK 2.5.10
Fixedfixed bug where server folders datasource would load max 100 images.
2.2.42
Date Updated : 31 May 2023
ImprovedUpdated to Freemius SDK 2.5.8
FixedAttachment custom target bug in attachment modal.
ImprovedImproved UX : when changing gallery template, settings tab state is remembered.
Improved[Commerce Plan] Improved UX : watermarks can be generated on new galleries without needing page to refresh.
Improved[Expert Plan] Added EXIF descriptions and examples to attachment modal.
2.2.41
Date Updated : 10 Apr 2023
ImprovedUpdated to Freemius SDK 2.5.6
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.45
FixedMinor bug and styling fixes in advanced attachment modal.
FixedMinor security issue fixed on the FooGallery edit page (logged in administrators only).
New[Commerce Plan] Added support for file downloads when using a master product!
New[Commerce Plan] Added settings to add a ribbon to out of stock, backorder and featured products when using product datasource.
New[Commerce Plan] Added ability to include icons (dashicons) within ribbons.
New[Commerce Plan] Added new ribbon option type (bottom, full-width, grey).
2.2.35
Date Updated : 4 Mar 2023
ImprovedUpdated to Freemius SDK 2.5.3
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.44
ImprovedUpdated package.json to latest dependencies. Updated Gutenberg block build process.
ImprovedUpdated translation POT file.
NewMultiple improvements to Attachment Modal.
NewAdded new setting to enqueue polyfills JS, if you require more browser backwards compatability.
FixedFixed album shortcode bug when gallery shortcode is changed with the white-labelling feature.
New[Expert Plan] Support for YouTube shorts in both video importer and the lightbox.
New[Commerce Plan] Added modal for easily selecting master product.
New[Commerce Plan] Created Generate Master Product button on modal to easily generate a working Master Product, that is configured correctly.
New[Commerce Plan] Added validation to the master product, so you can see what changes are needed.
Improved[Commerce Plan] Enhanced lightbox checkout layout on mobile
2.2.28
Date Updated : 2023-01-02
FixedAdded check for thumb overrides within woocommerce in some setups, causing errors.
2.2.27
Date Updated : 2022-11-19
FixedRe-release of 2.2.26 but with smaller zip, which was causing problems.
2.2.26
Date Updated : 2022-11-12
Fixedimport/export include error on some installs.
Fixedfixed a few bugs with new edit attachment modal.
2.2.22
Date Updated : 2022-10-22
NewAdded new BETA attachment modal on gallery edit page, which is an easier way to edit attachment info. (Turned on from settings)
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.39
FixedFix for watermarks not generating when Shortpixel engine is chosen.
2.2.20
Date Updated : 2022-09-05
FixedFixed Justified last row + filter bug.
FixedFixed iOS swipe bug.
FixedFixed PHP warning when using taxonomy datasource originating from woocommerce product linking.
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.38
FixedFix for lightbox woocommerce cart issue, where cart button was always greyed out in some scenarios.
2.2.16
Date Updated : 2022-08-16
NewAdded Import/Export feature, so you can export galleries on one install, and import into another.
NewAdded settings to hide nav/paging/progress for Carousel.
NewAdded filter 'foogallery_render_template_template_override' which allows developers to override the gallery template.
NewRenamed Extensions page to Features. This will allow core plugin features to move to Features which can be toggled on/off.
FixedFixed layout issues with Carousel gallery.
FixedFixed custom JS & CSS being saved as double encoded (for real this time).
FixedBetter integration with FooBox and FooGallery.
FixedRemoved PHP warnings in albums extension.
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.35
ImprovedUpdated to Freemius SDK 2.4.5
New[Commerce Plan] Added White Labeling feature, so you can rename 'FooGallery' to anything you want.
NewAdded setting (Server Folder Root) which allows you to choose your server folder root on some server setups.
NewAdded new min/max price filter for the product datasource
FixedUndid previous server folder root change which broke server folder galleries on some installs.
Improvedmade the FooGallery attachment taxonomies non public
2.2.8
Date Updated : 2022-05-01
FixedFixed custom JS & CSS being saved as double encoded
FixedRemoved filter support for older AIOSEO versions.
FixedFixed server folders not finding files on some server setups.
2.2.7
Date Updated : 2022-04-15
FixedFixed carousel not working when no lightbox is available
FixedFixed RTL styles on FooGallery admin pages
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.32
2.2.6
Date Updated : 2022-03-31
NewAdded new gallery template : Carousel
FixedFixed bug with captions showing alternatives when using paging
FixedFixed conflict with image lazy loading in Safari 15.4, by adding loading=eager
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.30
NewAdded Master Gallery feature, which allows you to create templates from galleries that other galleries can inherit settings from.
NewAdded setting to filtering to hide the default "All" tag.
NewAdded setting to filtering to auto select first filter when "All" tag is hidden.
2.1.35
Date Updated : 2022-03-08
FixedFixed PHP warning on Widget Editor page in admin
FixedFixed bug where Bulk Copy feature was removed.
2.1.34
Date Updated : 2022-03-01
FixedFixed bug where WebP images could not be uploaded when using the GD image editor
FixedSecurity Fix in wp-admin
ImprovedUpdate to Freemius SDK
2.1.33
Date Updated : 2022-01-15
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.24
FixedEnsure gallery layout is triggered in certain scenarios.
FixedUpdated the hover effects and presets to trigger on focus for better accessibility.
Fixedil8n bug where il8n script was not being included in page in some scenarios.
FixedRemoved Gutenberg editor warnings when using the FooGallery block.
New[Commerce Plan] Added FooGallery tab to product data metabox, to allow overrides for buttons and ribbons per product (when using the product datasource)
New[Expert Plan] Added sort order option for server folder datasource.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Fixed PHP warning when using gallery search.
2.1.28
Date Updated : 2021-10-27
FixedFixed issue when no attachments being saved when updating gallery, in some scenarios.
ImprovedUpdated features on help page. Updated links to correct URL's.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Fix for self hosted videos not playing in lightbox on mobiles.
Improved[Expert Plan] Moved search settings into it's own tab under Filtering within gallery settings.
2.1.24
Date Updated : 2021-10-16
New[Expert Plan] Added a search input so that visitors can filter by their own search term.
New[Commerce Plan] Added sort to product datasource to sort products by date, price, popularity and rating.
New[Commerce Plan] Added stock status filter to product datasource to filter by in stock, out of stock and backordered.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Fixed layout issue with Polaroid gallery in certain scenarios.
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Improved way of including WC scripts on gallery pages.
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Product datasource only loads products that have an attachment set.
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Only use categories and tags from a product if the product was loaded using the product datasource.
2.1.18
Date Updated : 2021-09-01
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.20
ImprovedUpdated FooGallery Help page in admin to match new branding
ImprovedUpdated internal promotions to match plans
Fixedfixed bug in WP 5.8 when not all attachments showing in media modal
FixedAdded custom CSS for 3 gallery templates, to avoid incorrect thumb widths with certain themes and SVG thumbnails.
FixedAdded logic to generate unique ID's for the gallery container if the gallery is included more than once on a page.
NewAdded custom pagination theme
New[Commerce Plan] Introduced new Ecommerce features
New[Commerce Plan] Deep integration with WooCommerce
New[Commerce Plan] Gallery item ribbons
New[Commerce Plan] Gallery item buttons
New[Commerce Plan] Product Gallery template
New[Commerce Plan] Master Product feature
New[Expert Plan] Added Bulk Taxonomy Manager to galleries using tag/category datasource
Fixed[Commerce Plan] Fixed watermarks not generating on some installs.
Fixed[Expert Plan] Using attachments with the post query datasource now works.
2.0.39
Date Updated : 2021-06-12
FixedChanged how attachment full size image details are determined, when there are issues in certain setups
FixedjQuery backwards compatibility
FixedFixed issues with thumb widths for certain theme css
FixedUpdated lazyload placeholder SVG to include width and height attributes
FixedUpdated help page demo's to use correct placeholders
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.16
New[Commerce Plan] Introduced new Protection feature (No right click and watermark generation for images)
2.0.35
Date Updated : 2021-05-20
NewAdded lazyload compatibility for Imagify (replace img tags with picture tags)
Fixedupdated how gallery usage is determined
Fixedsanitised gallery custom CSS and global custom CSS & JS admin settings
Fixedonly show rating admin message after 5 galleries have been created (was showing always!)
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.13
2.0.30
Date Updated : 2021-05-03
NewAdded lazyload compatibility for Jetpack, Jetpack Boost, WPMU Smush, EWWW Image Optimizer, W3 Total Cache, WP Optimize
NewAdded "Enable Gallery Descriptions" setting for Albums
NewGalleries used in albums will now show a link to the album in the Usage column on the gallery listing page
Newoutput gallery debug info when debugging setting is enable
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.12
ImprovedUpdated the thumbnail generation test image to use a local image within the plugin
ImprovedAdded "Last Row" gallery setting back for Justified Galleries
FixedFixed bug with custom URL's not working for Single Thumbnail galleries
NewAdded advanced setting "Item ID Attribute" which changes how deeplinking will work with opening an item in PRO lightbox
FixedFixed bug with images set as custom URL's opening in iframe in lightbox
2.0.24
Date Updated : 2021-18-04
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.11
FixedFixed compatibility with WPRocket and rendering inline script of gallery items json
FixedFixed issue with empty collections in WP/LR Sync returning back all attachments in the media library!
FixedFixed bug wrt Safari/iOS Webview CSS Grid issue, with slider and grid templates
FixedFixed bug with filtering to work with Slider PRO
FixedFixed bug with filtering and pagination
2.0.20
Date Updated : 2021-11-04
NewMajor performance improvements for all gallery templates (improving scores for Core Web Vitals)
NewAdded "Mobile Columns" gallery setting for Responsive Galleries
NewAdded 6 Columns option for Masonry gallery layout
NewAdded "Horizontal Layout" gallery setting for Masonry galleries, to try maintain left-to-right order of images
NewMade all image loaded effects in PRO now available in free!!
NewAdded first-class support for ShortPixel Adaptive Images as a thumbnail engine. (can be changed from settings)
NewAdded "Alignment" gallery setting under "Captions" tab for changing horizontal alignment of thumbnail captions
NewAdded "Image Title Attribute" gallery setting under "Advanced" tab for disabling the title attribute added to thumbnail img tags
NewAdded gallery settings to change the lightbox captions when FooBox is the selected lightbox
NewAdded ability to refresh gallery preview when editing by clicking preview button again
NewAdded lazyload support to stack album, giving a major performance boost to very large albums!
NewOverhauled Help page when plugin is activated, including the ability create demo gallery content and view inline demos
NewAdded ability to override captions for FooBox
ImprovedFooGallery client side 2.0.9
ImprovedSimplified extensions admin page and removed all build-your-own logic
ImprovedUpdated the Justified gallery template. Removed "Max Row Height" and "Last Row" settings.
ImprovedUpdated the Thumbnail gallery template. Removed "Thumbnail Crop" setting.
FixedUpdated styling for FooGallery Block to look correct in latest version of Gutenberg
FixedJSON objects get built using all attributes needed
FixedCould not add images to the gallery for some installs, due to no thumbnail sizes being returned. Made the logic more resilient.
FixedCompatible with WP Rocket Lazy loading
FixedJavascript error with Masonry related to script dependencies when using script minifiers
NewAdded "Mobile Layout" gallery setting under "Lightbox -> General" to choose which lightbox layout will be used on mobile devices
NewAdded "Thumbnail Strip Button" gallery setting under "Lightbox -> Controls" to show/hide the thumbnail strip button inside the lightbox
NewAdded "Prev/Next Buttons" gallery setting under "Lightbox -> Controls" to show/hide Prev/Next navigation buttons within the lightbox
NewAdded "Thumbnail Strip Button" gallery setting under "Slider -> Controls" to show/hide the thumbnail strip button inside the slider
NewAdded "Prev/Next Buttons" gallery setting under "Slider -> Controls" to show/hide Prev/Next navigation buttons within the slider
NewAdded "Alignment" gallery setting under "Lightbox -> Captions" for changing horizontal alignment of lightbox captions
NewAdded "Thumbnail Caption Alignment" gallery setting under "Lightbox -> Thumbnails" for changing the alignment of the captions within the lightbox thumbnail strip
NewAdded "Video Thumbnail Directory" global setting under "Video" tab to override the directory that video thumbnails are stored in
NewAdded taxonomy lists to available dynamic placeholders in custom captions, e.g. {{taxonomy.foogallery_attachment_tag}}
FixedShow the "Minimum" and "Limit" gallery settings under "Filtering" when "Multi-Level" filtering is chosen
Fixedfixed bug when setting a caption description length and descriptions not being shown if below that length
Fixedfixed WP/LR datasource modal content
Fixedfixed YouTube video search and playlist import. A Youtube API Key is now required.
Fixedfixed a bug with Grid PRO gallery maximised lightbox not being fixed
Fixedfixed incompatibility issue with videos that are not positioned correctly with themes that include FitVidJS library
1.10.0
Date Updated : 2021-18-02
ImprovedRemoved WPThumb library completely
ImprovedUpdated to Freemius SDK 2.4.2
Fixedupdated FooGallery block category to 'media'
NewAdded new "Captions Enabled" setting which allows you to set the caption to be initially hidden
Fixedfixed bug where EXIF data was not showing for items on pages 2 or more
