The Piwigo Plug-in allows you to export photos from Adobe Lightroom directly to a Piwigo hosting service.

Piwigo is a photo gallery software for the web that comes with powerful features for publishing and managing your photo collection.

Features

  • Supports Export operations in Lightroom 2, 3, and 4
  • Supports Publish operations in Lightroom 3 and 4
  • Supports photo comments and ratings
  • Enables you to Import existing online gallery structures into Lightroom catalog
  • Provides automatic pairing of online photos with photos in the catalog based on photo name and capture time
  • Synchronizes photo metadata
  • Enables you to assign and modify album covers

Requirements

  • Lightroom 2 (2.4 - 2.7): Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS X
  • Lightroom 3 (3.3 - 3.6): Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS X
  • Lightroom 4 (4.1 - 4.4):  Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS X
  • Piwigo version 2.1.x - 2.5.x (2.5.1 or above recommended)

Licensing and Registration

This plug-in is released as Shareware (no source code provided). The registration fee is $15 (USD) per single user. The license allows you to install the plugin on two computers, for example a desktop and a laptop computer, owned and operated by a single user.

Starting with Lightroom 5, you would need to purchase a new registration code for each major Lightroom version. This does not impact dot (minor) releases, e.g. Lr 4.1 to Lr 4.2.

You may use the unregistered (free) version at no charge, however some features (see below) are limited or disabled in the free version.

Free (unregistered) Version Restrictions

You may use the unregistered (free) version at no charge, however some features will be either limited or disabled:

  • The export capability is limited to 10 photos at a time.
  • The number of photos in a single album is limited to 10.
  • Piwigo Export Options and Piwigo Publish Option section are unavailable (grayed out).

Support the Development

There are many ways you can support further development of this plug-in:

Your participation is always appreciated!

Version History

1.10.5

May 1, 2013

(Latest Version)

  • Fixed the "Can't update this collection. An internal error has occurred: ?:0: attempt to compare number with nil" when synchronizing ratings for albums that does not have any rated photos.
  • Fixed the "Can't update this collection. An internal error has occurred: ?:0: attempt to compare number with nil" in some situations when using album-specific export settings.
  • Opening the Lightroom Publishing Manager panel and logging into Piwigo no longer triggers the "Not Saved" state unless you actually modify one of publishing options.

1.10.4

Apr 20, 2013

  • Fixed: Lightoom hangs during uploads.
  • Fixed the issue with uploading keyword tags in Piwigo 2.5.

1.10.3

Apr 17, 2013

  • Implemented a workaround for the "Error parsing server response" error when Piwigo API responses contain PHP notices.

1.10.2

Apr 14, 2013

  • The plugin is now fully compatible with Piwigo 2.5.
  • Implmented a workaround for a Windows specific HTTP Error 12032 (the action must be retried).
  • Other minor fixes.

1.10.1

Feb 1, 2013

  • This is a quick fix for the issue in version 1.10.0 causing the plugin to lose its registered status.

1.10.0

Feb 1, 2013

  • Publish Service: added the ability to control image settings (size, JPEG quality) for each album individually.
  • Publish Service: now "Associate Images" populates Piwigo Metadata fields correctly.
  • Publish Service: the "Associate Images" dialog has been redesigned to fit 13" laptop screens.
  • Publish Service: now "Check Photos" clears Piwigo Metadata fields if photos are no longer published through the Piwigo publishing service.
  • Fixed: multiple whitespaces in keyword tags cause errors when republishing photos.
  • Fixed: field caption in Keyword Filtering - Inclusion Rules reads "Exclusion Rules".
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

1.9.1

Jan 7, 2013

  • New feature - Keyword Filters. Now you can exclude individual keywords or entire keyword trees from the export. For explanation, see the FAQ page.
  • Fixed the issue with updating photos published to multiple albums when one of the albums no longer exists on Piwigo.
  • Now keyword tags can be not only added but also removed when re-exporting photos.
  • Improved generation of photo URLs in the Piwigo section on the Metadata panel.
  • Other minor fixes.

1.9.0

Dec 14, 2012

  • Publish Service - All "extras" functions such as Import Albums, Associate Images, Check Photos, etc. are now available right from the Publish Service Settings panel within Lightroom Publishing Manager.
  • Extras - Associate Photos: The photo matching algorithm has been significantly improved to provide a faster and more accurate matching, particularly when file names contain spaces and other non-alphanumeric characters.
  • Extras - Associate Photos: Added a new method of resolving matching conflicts - now you can prioritize pairing of rendered JPEG copies over raw originals.
  • Extras - Associate Photos: Added new matching method "By File Number Suffix" which compares only numeric image suffixes when searching for pairing candidates.
  • Extras - Associate Photos: Added new matching method "By File Number Suffix and Capture Time" which chooses candidates based on the combination of the numeric image suffix and photo capture time.
  • Extras - Associate Photos: Now when associating photos by capture time you can specify a timezone offset to compensate for the time difference between the server and the local computer, if needed.
  • Fixed the 'Missing "method" name' error in Lightroom 2 and 3.
  • Fixed the "Tag already exists" error in Piwigo environments using the TypeT@gs plugin.
  • Other minor improvements and fixes.

1.8.4

Nov 13, 2012

  • Fixed the issue with applying tag ID instead of keywords when the Chunked Uploads option is turned off.
  • Publish Service: Fixed the issue with the "HTTP Authentication Required" message popping up when navigating between albums.

1.8.3

Nov 8, 2012

  • Fixed the issue with visibility keywords sometimes not working as expected.
  • Fixed the issue with visibility keywords not being applied on republish and sync metadata.
  • The "Create Keywords" action has been relocated to the Plug-in Extras menu so it can be accessed even when there are no Piwigo publish services in the catalog.
  • Windows OS: Fixed the issue with installing the plugin when the username contains accented characters.
     

1.8.2

Nov 4, 2012

  • Fixed the intermittent error 'Missing "method" name' causing some uploads to fail.
  • Improved the display of rendering and uploading phases on Lightroom's progress indicator.

1.8.1

Nov 2, 2012

This release is a quick fix for the issue with uploads not working introduced in 1.8.0

1.8.0

Nov 1, 2012

  • Now you can control the visibility level of uploaded photos. You can specify the default level and also control the visibility level of individual photos using special keywords.
  • Fixed a rare issue related to publishing photos into multiple albums.
  • Fixed the "attempt to index local 'headers' (a nil value)" error when the server rejects the uploaded photo.
  • Added validation of album names.
  • Export: fixed a few minor issues with the Export dialog screen.
  • Export: fixed the issue with not saving the password in export presets.

1.7.2

Jul 8, 2012

  • Publish Service: Fixed the "You did not specify the Server URL" error when attempting to re-parent an album.
  • Publish Service: Fixed the error when attempting to customize the cover photo for an album.
  • Fixed the issue with exporting or publishing images with empty "Capture Date" in their metadata.

1.7.1

Jun 23, 2012

This is acomplete list of changes between version 1.6.2 and 1.7.1:

  • The plug-in is now compatible with Piwigo 2.4.0.
  • Added backward compatibility with Lightroom 2.
  • Added support for hosting environments with HTTP Access Authentication (RFC2617).
  • Added support for Export operations.
  • Improved error handling when server response is empty.
  • Improved validation of the server address.
  • Improved behavior of the "Associate Photos using File Name and Capture Time" function when Piwigo metadata is missing the time part.
  • Improved generation of default descriptions for publish services.
  • Associate Photos - fixed the issue with ignoring photos in sub-albums
  • Minor fixes and improvements.

1.7.0 (BETA)

Jun 20, 2012

  • Associate Photos - fixed the issue with ignoring photos in sub-albums

1.7.0 (BETA)

May 23, 2012

  • Fixed several glitches in the Export dialog.
  • Added compatibility with Piwigo 2.4.0 RC3.

1.7.0 (BETA)

May 19, 2012

  • Added support for Export operations.
  • Improved error handling when server response is empty.
  • Improved validation of the server address.
  • Improved behavior of the "Associate Photos using File Name and Capture Time" function when Piwigo metadata is missing the time part.
  • Improved generation of default descriptions for publish services.
  • Minor fixes and improvements.

1.6.2

Apr 22, 2012

  • Fixed the issue with moving albums between album sets.
  • Sync Metadata - photos failed to syncrhonize are now displayed in a list box at the end of the operation, allowing to save the list to a text file.
  • Implemented the ability to reduce server load in a hosted environment by specifying a throttling interval for photo upload requests.

1.6.1

Apr 1, 2012

Additional changes since version 1.6.0 Beta:

  • Added the option to turn the "Chunked Uploads" on and off.
  • Album thumnails are now generating of the correct size.
  • Implemented several internal fixes.    
  • Added support for Lightroom 4                                                                                                                                                    

1.6.0 (978 BETA)

Feb 28, 2012

  • Fixed the issue with photo thumbnails not being generated when performing chunked uploads

1.6.0 (972 BETA)

Feb 23, 2012

  • Added support for chunked uploads (requires Piwigo 2.3.3 and above). This is a major change targeted for customers who are unable to control their PHP environments and increase post size limits to handle large uploads (low post size limits is a typical issue for customers on shared hosting). Chunked uploads transfer photos in small chunks of only 200 KB, which should be sufficient to circumvent even the most rigorous post size limits.
  • Added support for file renaming. Now "Synchronize Metadata" also updates the file name of the photo if the name is changed in Lightroom.
  • Implemented additional safeguards for PHP notices, warnings, and errors that could affect the interaction between the plug-in and Piwigo API.

1.5.5

Feb 21, 2012

  • Improved diagnostic of upload errors caused by configuration and permission related issues on the server.

1.5.4

Feb 19, 2012

  • Added an option to turn off synchronization of photo comments and ratings which allows improving performance when you are not using comments.
  • Now server responses are being sanitized to prevent response parsing errors in situations when the E_NOTICE option is enabled in the PHP configuration.
  • Fixed the "image_id not found" error when a previously published photo is removed on Piwigo side.

1.5.3

Oct 23, 2011

  • Fixed: pairing photos works incorrectly when there are more than 500 photos in the online album.
  • Improved error reporting when Internet connection is interrupted or blocked by the firewall.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

1.5.2

Sep 12, 2011

  • Fix: "Synchronize Metadata" fails to update photo tags.

1.5.1

Sep 10, 2011

  • Fixed: In some cases "Synchronize Metadata" and "Unmark for Re-Publish" functions can produce a "No photos selected" error even when there are selected photos.

1.5.0

Aug 24, 2011

  • The Extras dialog now detects the active publish service automatically based on the selection in the Publish Services panel.
  • Fixed some formatting issues in the French translation.
  • Menu items in the publish service's pop-up menu are now localized.
  • Added metadata fields for keeping track of photos that were uploaded via the plug-in.
  • Losing Internet connection during photo uploads is now handled correctly.

1.4.2

Jul 13, 2011

  • Added the ability to retry uploading individual photos when the server times out during the upload or rejects a photo.
  • Improved plug-in's stability in case of intermittent network failures.
  • Added the ability to control the resolution of uploaded images.
  • Added the option to turn off automatic validation of Image Sizing settings.
  • The inadvertently removed in version 1.4.1 "Synchronize Metadata" function is back on the Extras screen.

1.4.1

Jul 7, 2011

  • Fixed the "image_id not found" error when re-publishing or retrieving comments for a photo that no longer exists on Piwigo.
  • Deleting a non-published album no longer suggests leaving the album online.
  • Now the "Extras" operations display provide feedback via summary messages at the end of processing.
  • Import Album Structure no longer creates duplicate albums for existing smart collections.
  • Fixed some errors in the French translation.

1.4.0

Jun 22, 2011

  • The plug-in now requires a small registration fee
  • Made substantial performance improvements when publishing photos to smart collections
  • Renaming albums now works correctly
  • Added the ability to upload only the metadata for selected photos (title, description, author name, keywords)
  • Fixed the issue with the Un-mark to Republish feature for smart collections
  • Added French translation (thanks to Julien Moreau)
  • Now before deleting albums the plug-in checks if there are photos on the Piwigo service and issues a more comprehensive warning message than the default Lightroom's one.
  • The plug-in now can automatically update itself.
  • Improved the ability to re-try uploading photos that failed to upload due to a server error.
  • Photos that failed to upload are now displayed in a list box with the ability to save the list to a text file.
  • The debug log is now submitted in a compressed form to improve performance.
  • Now you can use the Enter key to start a new line in the Submit Debug Log window.

1.3.3

Apr 10, 2011

  • Fixed the issue with deleting photos published to multiple albums

1.3.2

Apr 9, 2011

  • Fixed the "attempt to index local 'exportSettings' (a nil value)" and "attempt to index local 'settings' (a nil value)" errors when re-parenting Piwigo collections
  • Fixed the "Access denied" when the Piwigo URL contains uppercase characters
  • Now when you attempt to move a private album you'll get a comprehensive error message

1.3.1

Apr 7, 2011

  • Fixed the issue with user authentication in some cases

1.3.0

Apr 4, 2011

  • Added the ability to import the album structure from Piwigo into Lightroom's publish service
  • Added the ability to automatically populate published collections with photos already existing on Piwigo
  • Fixed the issue with uploading multiple copies of the same photo when the photo is published through a smart published collection
  • Other fixes and improvements

1.2.0 (381 BETA)

Feb 21, 2011

  • Fixed the issue with creating the album hierarchy using album sets

1.2.0 (380 BETA)

Feb 21, 2011

  • Fixed the issue with duplicate photos remaining in the gallery after re-publishing
  • Fixed the "attempt to index local 'propertyTable' (a nil value)" error when submitting the debug log
  • Implemented a change for the upcoming Piwigo 2.2 that will allow to retain existing comments and ratings when re-publishing photos.

1.2.0 (357 BETA)

Feb 11, 2011

  • Implemented a workaround for the "There is something wrong with CryptUnprotectData" error.

1.2.0 (347 BETA)

Jan 27, 2011

Now updating keyword tags will automatically mark affected photos for re-publishing.

NOTE: If you have an earlier version of the plug-in installed, you must modify the Piwigo Publish Service settings for the fix to take effect. Simply go to the Lightroom Publishing Manager, log-in, then check/un-check any check-box - this will enable the Save button. Return the check box in its original state and click Save.

1.2.0 (345 BETA)

Jan 26, 2011

  • Fixed issues with using multiple publish services.

1.2.0 (326 BETA)

Jan 25, 2011

  • Added a check to ensure that the server is ready to accept uploads from the user.
  • Added validation of the Image Sizing settings. The plug-in will issue a warning if the dimensions of rendered photos are outside of the 500 - 10000 pixels range.

1.2.0 (304 BETA)

Jan 21, 2011

  • Fixed the issue with a missing script file on Mac OS

1.2.0 (302 BETA)

Jan 21, 2011

  • Fixed the "error code1003 invalid category_id" error when trying to upload to a new album.

1.2.0 (297 BETA)

Jan 21, 2011

  • Fixed the issue with re-parenting to a previously unpublished album or album set
  • Fixed the issue with navigating to an unpublished album. Instead of a "URL not found" error, now you get a message explaining that the album has not been published.
  • Now you can create several Piwigo publish services, each with a unique combination of hosting parameters (Server/Username/Password)

1.1

Dec 23, 2010

This is the first public release of the plug-in.

1.0.266 (beta)

Dec 2, 2010

This update is mostly code optimizations and slightly improved handling of the situations when previously published photos and albums are removed from Piwigo outsize of Lightroom.

1.0.258 (beta)

Nov 25, 2010

Fixed the issue of re-parenting albums contained in an album set to the top level of album hierarchy.

1.0.252 (beta)

Nov 25, 2010

Fixed the "attempt to index global 'propertyTable'" error when saving connection settings.

1.0.251 (beta)

Nov 23, 2010

Fixed the issue with creating new publish services.

1.0.242 (beta)

Nov 22, 2010

Found and fixed a rather intricate bug related to republishing a photo that has been deleted from Piwigo service, if the photo had originally been published to multiple albums.

1.0.228 (beta)

Nov 22, 2010

When a photo has been deleted from Piwigo service, "Go to photo in Piwigo" now displays an intelligent error message instead of trying to open a non-existent page in  the web browser.

    1.0.226 (beta)

    Nov 22, 2010

    		Fixed the "attempt to index field '?'" error when editing settings for an album set which no longer exists on Piwigo.

    1.0.225 (beta)

    Nov 21, 2010

    • Added the ability to create multiple Publish Services, each with an individual set of login credentials
    • Fixed the error when re-parenting a unpublished album
    • Fixed the error when using the "Go to Album in Piwigo" option
    • Improved handling of situations when albums or photos are deleted from Piwigo service outside of Lightroom

    1.0.216 (beta)

    Nov 13, 2010

    		Now the "Edit Album Set..." dialog allows you to edit the comment for an album set.

    1.0.217 (beta)

    Nov 13, 2010

    		Now the privacy level for uploaded photos is zero (Everyone). NOTE: It will be possible to control the privacy level in a following version of the plug-in.

    1.0.203 (beta)

    Nov 11, 2010

    		Fixed the issue with publishing additional photos to an already existing album.
    #202 fixes the issue with failure to re-publish an already published photo.

    1.0.202 (beta)

    Nov 10, 2010

    		Fixed the error when trying to re-publish an already published photo.

    1.0.196 (beta)

    Nov 9, 2010

    		This the initial release of the beta version.