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 wp-config.php
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
