JuiceBox 1.5.1 Released!

Juicebox 1.5.1 is primarily a bug-fix release. As the web platform advances there are continuous changes to device and browser functionality. The Juicebox code base is continually updated to accommodate these changes, handling new browser bugs and features. View the full change log here.

Upgrading to v1.5.1

As always, Juicebox-Pro upgrades are free within the same major version number. Check here for upgrade information. Juicebox-Lite users can get the update here. Please report any issues in the support forum. All Juicebox plugins have been updated.

We recommend you download this upgrade right away. If you have been holding off on purchasing Juicebox-Pro, now is a great time to try it out, using our 30 day money back guarantee.

JuiceBox 1.5.0 Released!

Juicebox v1.5.0 is out and it’s a big one! Let’s jump right into the new features:

Password Protection

Gallery Password Protection is very useful for creating private galleries for client review. Adding a password is as easy as setting the usePassword option to true. To change the gallery password or dialog text requires editing a separate file using any text editor. Check the instructions here.

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Password Dialog

In order to make password protection fully secure, we need to use server side technology, specifically PHP. Since PHP is supported on virtually all web servers, this is not too taxing of a requirement. We have previously steered away from using server side technology for this reason, but we figured the benefits are well worth the cost. View PHP requirements.

Image Download Button

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We’ve added 2 new optional buttons to the button-bar. The Image Download button allows gallery visitors to directly download the current image to the desktop, without using the ‘Open Image’ button and then downloading from there. Since some browsers (*cough* IE) do not support this feature natively we again needed to use some server side PHP to achieve this. Everything happens in the background, no need for additional setup. View gallery with Download Button.

Email Button

The new Email button allow users to email a gallery owner about specific images. This is useful for clients choosing images or giving feedback. The email button creates and populates an email, as specified by the emailAddress and emailSubject options. Email body will include a reference to the current image name, image number, gallery name and gallery URL. For example: ‘Regarding image #5: “My Image Title” in gallery “My Gallery Title” (http://www.example.com/my-gallery/#5)’. View gallery with Email Button.

AutoHide Thumbnails Option

The AutoHide Thumbnails Option will automatically hide the thumbnails when the user stops moving the mouse. This keeps the focus on the main image. Moving the mouse will bring the thumbnails back. Set the amount of time to hide thumbs using the InactivityTimeout option. View gallery with AutoHide Thumbnails option.

Right-Click Protection

Right-clicking on gallery images is now blocked by default, which prevents easy image hijacking.

New Presets

We’ve added 2 new JuiceboxBuilder-Pro presets that match our popular ‘Flat‘ and ‘MultiSize‘ demos. Now you can recreate these styles with 1 click.

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MultiSize Gallery Demo

JSON Config Support

The JSON data format is gaining popularity and some frameworks have limitations writing to XML. For this reason we have added full JSON config file support. This change is backward compatible so XML config files are still supported. At some point in the future we may switch over JuiceboxBuilder and the Juicebox plugins to write to JSON.

Full SSL / HTTPS Support

We have fixed some minor issues when using Juicebox galleries over HTTPS specifically when using our built in Shopping Cart. This is important since HTTPS is becoming a lot more common.

Bug Fixes

As the web platform advances there are continuous changes to device and browser functionality. The Juicebox code base is continually updated to accommodate these changes, handling new browser bugs and features. View the full change log here.

Upgrading to v1.5.0

As always, Juicebox-Pro upgrades are free within the same major version number. Check here for upgrade information. Juicebox-Lite users can get the update here. Please report any issues in the support forum. All Juicebox plugins have been updated.

We recommend you download this upgrade right away. If you have been holding off on purchasing Juicebox-Pro, now is a great time to try it out, using our 30 day money back guarantee.

Showkase 1.5.0 Released

We continue to improve Showkase, our complete image gallery website solution. Hot off the press is v1.5.0. Check the version history for a complete list of improvements since the last version. Specifically there are 2 updates we want to call out here:

ListViewer Gallery Split Layout

ListViewer is one of the 3 Image Gallery types built into Showkase. ListViewer is a simple, clean vertical scrolling page of images and optional captions. We added a new Split layout which allows you to show images and captions side-by-side in the list. This is good for galleries with lots of text. We also made it easier to add longer image captions in the Admin UI. Check out an example ListViewer Split Layout.

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ListViewer Split Layout

Redesigned Pages Screen

The ‘Pages’ Screen is where you create and organize the pages and galleries in your Showkase website. We have rebuilt the Pages Menu to make it a lot easier to re-order, delete and recover pages. You can now Drag-and-Drop pages for easy resorting. Check out the new Pages Screen via the Showkase Admin Demo.

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Pages Screen Drag and Drop

As always, Showkase upgrades are free within the same major version number. Check here for upgrade information. Please report any issues in the support forum.

Juicebox Hotfix for iOS 9

For iOS 9 we have made a small but important update to fix fullscreen galleries rendering at the wrong size. JuiceboxBuilder now adds a viewport tag to the HTML page generated when building a new gallery. The viewport tag looks like this:

<meta name="viewport" id="jb-viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=0"/>

If you are having issues with galleries appearing at the wrong size on iOS 9, please check you have the tag above placed in the HTML page’s head tag as seen in the source code of this page:

Each release of iOS comes with changes to Safari’s browser behavior which usually requires an update to Juicebox. In iOS 9, viewport tags added via JavaScript are no longer respected, meaning we have to add the viewport tag in the HTML code. The viewport tag is crucial to how mobile devices render web pages. It defines the size of the page as it should appear on smaller screens.

Upgrading to v1.4.4.2

As always, Juicebox-Pro upgrades are free within the same major version number. Check here for upgrade information. Juicebox-Lite users can get the update here. Please report any issues in the support forum. Plugins and templates have been updated.

Showkase 1.4.0 Released

We are proud to announce the release of Showkase 1.4.0. Showkase is our one-stop solution to create an entire image gallery portfolio website with no coding required. Showkase sites are designed to look great on desktop and mobile devices.

Maribo Theme

Showkase 1.4.0 includes a brand new theme – Maribo. Maribo is a clean, minimalist theme using Open Sans from Google Fonts with large type sizes and an open layout. Check out the Maribo demo site.

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Maribo Gallery Index Page

Contact Form

Showkase 1.4.0 includes a much requested Contact Form feature. This allows site visitors to submit inquiries in the website rather than publishing a personal email address.

Social Media Icons

All themes now get optional social media icon options for footers. This allows easy linking to Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Flickr, Facebook, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Vimeo.

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Social Media Icons

Improved Admin UI

The Showkase Admin UI has been updated, including Pages, Library and Theme screen improvements, and more helpful messaging. We also updated all the built-in 3rd party software for image uploaders, HTML editors etc.

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Showkase Admin Pages Screen

Upgrading to Showkase v1.4.0

As always, Showkase upgrades are free within the same major version number. Check here for upgrade information. Please report any issues in the support forum.

We recommend you download this upgrade right away. If you have been holding off on purchasing Showkase, now is a great time to try it out, using our 30 day money back guarantee.