Piwigo

• 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.

• 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.

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                                                                                                                                                    

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

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Fixed the issue with deleting photos published to multiple albums

• 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

• Fixed the issue with user authentication in some cases

• 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

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

• 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.

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

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.

• Fixed issues with using multiple publish services.

• 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.

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

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

• 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)

• 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