You can find payment test data at the end of the page.
New in 5.2
After a long time, I decided to start supporting video files 🎞️. I consider this as an experimental feature, any feedback is welcome. ⚠️Before you start uploading all kinds of video, there are restrictions. For Flickr and Google Photos, just do what you want. But if you upload your files to your local web server or Amazon S3, there are two requirements: have FFMpeg installed on your server to generate thumbnails, upload mp4-files only. That is it already 😎
The latest-Event module can now grab your latest images across multiple Events.
New in 5.0
Not a real feature.. but Event Gallery works with Joomla 4.4 and Joomla 5 without any issue. The minimum PHP version is now 8.0.
New in 4.0
With Event Gallery we the version number schema changes. The "3" was there for around 8 years. It is time to switch to a common version schema. That is what happended now. The new version contains a many fixes for Joomla 4 but also some improvements in the cart and checkout area. Please head over to the release notes to see yourself! Release Notes
New in 3.12
Besides Joomla 4 compatibility there are many big and small changes included in Event Gallery 3.12. Here are some examples.
- Image precalculation for local images to support static file delivery
- Image-based prices in addition to Event-based prices.
- Events can be published for a limited amount of time.
- Renewed sharing dialog
- Enabled file search for images for com_search
More changes are always listed in the release notes. They are part of the manual PDF, a web-version is available here: https://www.svenbluege.de/joomla-event-gallery/event-gallery-manual/releases
New in 3.11
Content Plugin enhancements
Sliders and better image selection are built into the content plugin now. If you want to use the cart feature in your article, you can do that now, too.
Add to Cart dialog
You can group image types now. No longer you need to mix your different product categories. Now you can clearly separate them.
Frontend Upload
Do you need to upload your images using the front end? This is possible now.
Upload to Amazon S3
Directly upload your images to an Amazon S3 bucket. No additional tools are necessary any longer!
Joomla 4 Beta support
A lot of effort went into the support of Joomla 4. Since Joomla 4 is still a moving target, please let me know when you encounter any trouble.
New in 3.10
Google Photos Support
Google will shut down the old Picasa Web API in January 2019. All events/albums you created in Event Gallery will stop working. But there is a way out. With Event Gallery 3.10 there is a new way to access Google Photos. It comes with some restrictions, but it works.
New in 3.9
New Lightbox
Event Gallery uses now PhotoSwipe. It works awesome on desktop and mobile, supports swipe gestures and allows zooming into images. Try it:
New in 3.8
Stripe
Stripe is now supported as a payment method. Feel free to test this new payment method on this demo site.
Improved PHP 7.2 support
I just found some warnings regarding the count() method. They are fixed now. If you see more, just let me know.
New in 3.7
Google Photos
In short: it works again! In addition to public and private Google Photos albums you can now use protected albums as well.
Content Plugin
The content plugin can now add single images to your article. Just select the image you want using the new Editor button and you're done.
Back Button
Funny feature, right? But it was missing since a long time. Now you have it.
Shipping Mail and Zip-File-Download
The checkout features now a shipping mail. If you're using the download shipping method you can now offer your customers a link to directly download all the images in their order in a single zip file.
New in 3.6
Amazon S3 support
With version 3.6, support for Amazon S3 is available. You can upload your images to a S3 bucket and deliver them from there. Since Event Gallery (nearly) never uses your original images to display them in the browser there is a strong need for thumbnails. Since S3 is just a dump storage service there is no way to let Amazon calculate the thumbnails. But Event Gallery can. Just upload your images to S3, create a bucket for your thumbnails and let Event Gallery create the necessary thumbnails. If this is done, all your images are delivered using Amazon S3. Using this approach your thumbnails can be processed like local images. This includes sharpening and watermarking.
The latest version of Event Gallery 3.x is available for download as preview releases. With a subscription you'll get the full package with modules and plugins mentioned below including the PayPal payment method for the checkout in a single easy to install package. Check the latest Release Notes to find out what's new.
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Cart & Checkout
This is a demo site for the latest version of Event Gallery 3.x. The main new feature of Event Gallery 3 is clearly the new checkout feature. It's highly flexible and easy to use.
If you want to test a checkout with PayPal use those credentials:
User:
Password: 12345678
Content Plugin
Do you want to use an event in your article? Now there is a content plugin which allows you exactly this. Here is a demo: Use Events in Articles
Categories
Build in support for using native Joomla categories to create the hierarchy you need.
Search Integration (Event Gallery Extended only)
Please have also a look at the new search integration. There is a plugin for the Joomla Smart Search and the Joomla Search available. Both plugins allow so search for events by indexing the description, text and tags of an event.
Modules (Event Gallery Extended only)
The first modules are available. While having just very basic displaying capabilities they offer a great start for creating custom JavaScript magic like this: Module Slider Demo.
Event Module
The main purpose of this module is to show exactly one event somewhere on your page. You can define parameters like the event, the thumb size and the number of images you want to show.
If you installed the module there is a new instance which you can find with the Joomla Module Manager. Make sure the module is configured correctly and shows up on at least one page. By default, it is not assigned to any page or to any position in your template.
Latest Event Module
Shows a number of images from the latest event. You can define the meaning of "latest" using the settings for the event sorting. In addition, the module has a setting for the event history position which allows you to configure for example three instances of this module type to display the three latest events.
Password and User Groups for Events
Another new feature is the ability to restrict the visibility of events by using user groups. Assign as many user groups to an event. Once the current user is in one of them he can see the event. Otherwise, he needs to log in. User group inheritance is considered while performing the check.
Use the following credentials to test this feature:
User: tester
Password: tester
Once your login was successful you should see the (Test Folder 4).
In case you need a credit card to test, just use VISA 4111 1111 1111 1111 with an expiration time in the future and a three or four digit secure code.
If you want to test a checkout with PayPal, use those credentials:
User:
