Zenphoto 1.1 Release
November 2nd 2007
I am happy to announce, on behalf of the Zenphoto development team, the release of Zenphoto 1.1!
First, I’d like to give a warning to upgraders — you’ll need to move your zp-config.php file from the /zen/ folder to the new /zp-core/ folder. We just renamed it, but I know that’s going to be confusing, so I’m reiterating it everywhere I can. After the upgrade you should delete the /zen/ folder.
Ok, now that’s done, here’s what’s new in this release:
- Sub-Albums - fully supported in the Admin and all themes.
- Tags - enter tags in a text field on albums or images, and then you can…
- Search! Searches within tags, album titles/descriptions, image titles/descriptions, and other text fields.
- RSS Feeds for the gallery and albums.
- EXIF/IPTC reading and display - IPTC Titles and descriptions are loaded when images are loaded, EXIF is displayed in a nice table.
- Video support (.flv, etc.) by Zenvideo
- Preliminary Plugin support
- Sp@m filtering for comments
- Geospatial visualization - maps photos by geocoded metadata onto a Google map.
- Image archives by date
- Even more, lots more.
Wow. That’s a lot of new features. And what’s even more incredible is that I cannot take responsibility for any of them. I helped out here and there, but mostly did nothing, as I still don’t have the time to dedicate. The release was made possible by many people, but I want to thank Stephen B. (sbillard), Mark (aitf311), and Malte (acrylian) in particular because they did by far the most work for 1.1.
I know I am never satisfied with anything; I feel like a bad parent to this project sometimes, when at some point I simply should let go and let the new team have their own spotlight. This is that moment. They deserve all the credit and more for the great things in Zenphoto 1.1, while I take full blame for the delay in getting it to you all. There are still some known issues, but none of them are important enough to hold up a release. I apologize for that, and I hope I can do better in the future.
This is truly a great achievement, and I am truly impressed with how it has come together. Look forward to more releases in the future with less time in-between, and for now, enjoy your photographs as displayed by Zenphoto. Thank you.
[Note: due to a bug in Wordpress (which is fixed in 2.3.1 which I just upgraded to) this post couldn't be in the zenphoto category and the 'Release Announcements' category at the same time. Sorry if those of you subscribed to the 'zenphoto' feed didn't hear about it until now!]
Let me be the first (hopefully) to say, great job ZenPhoto Team!
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Well, Tristan, despite your awful (;)) efforts towards 1.1, none of it would have happened without your talent that started it all.
Congratulations to everyone who made it happen.
Woohoo! Thanks for getting this project on its feet! We couldn’t be more proud of the release!
This is great news! I didn’t even know a new build was in the works until your post a few days ago. I’m installing it now and want to say thanks for being the leader of this great product. Keep up the good work!
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I have, as I imagine many others have as well, been waiting for this release for a LONG time! I’d like to thank you, Tristan, for all of the time and effort that you put into this project to get it started, to get it off the ground, and to generate the buzz and interest necessary for a quality project like this to attract the talent that is needed to push it to the next level.
I will be downloading this release and putting it through the wringer to help make the next release even better.
GREAT job to all of the volunteers that joined this project, and kept things alive with their efforts. This is a very exciting time for zenphoto, and I hope to see it continue to grow and flourish.
This is great news, and timely, as well. One of my clients needed a light and clean photo gallery on their site and I decided to use ZenPhoto instead of Gallery, which I have used in the past. I’m loving ZP and the subalbum suppport is exactly what I’ve been waiting for. The upgrade took less than 5 minutes and it took another 30 to configure and edit the design to match the look of my client’s site. All in all, well done!
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Fantastic news. Props!