Description

Professional Photo Proofing Gallery Plugin for WordPress

Take your photography business to the next level with picu – the ultimate photo proofing solution for professional photographers.

Create private photo galleries for clients and make online photo approval simple, accurate, and fast. All galleries are customizable, and proofing with picu makes it easier than ever for both you and your clients.

Introduction

Are you a professional photographer looking to improve the way you work with clients by streamlining your photo proofing process? Look no further than picu – the comprehensive WordPress photo proofing plugin.

Designed to make it quick and easy to create online client galleries – use picu to let your clients make their preferred selections, and organize the entire workflow directly in WordPress so you can keep clients on the website you fully own & control.

Prefer to see a 3 minute demo of how easy and effective using picu is?

Take a look at the video below for a complete walkthrough of the photo proofing process with picu:

Why Photographers Choose picu for their Client Approval Workflow

picu is not just another plugin. It’s a whole new way of enabling clients to view and approve photos online. Free yourself up from endless admin, speed up project turnaround times, and delight your clients with an easy way to view, approve, and share feedback with you.

Let’s take a closer look at exactly how picu can help you with your photography business:

Effortless Client Approval

It’s time to say goodbye to endless back-and-forth emails and switch to an approval workflow that makes it easy for both you and your clients. With picu, you can share a link to photo galleries directly on your own website (not some third-party service) and make it effortless for your clients to browse and confirm their selections – as well as leave comments as they do so.

Seamless Workflow

The approval process with picu is as easy as it gets. As soon as you’ve created your gallery, simply send an automated email to your clients or manually copy the link to share with them separately. This link will allow them to view their photos and make their selections. Once they approve a collection, you’ll receive an automatic email notification, so you’re always in the loop without the hassle of chasing clients up.

Integration with Your Workflow

picu seamlessly integrates with your existing photo management software. After your client approves a collection, you can easily retrieve their selections and incorporate them into your preferred workflow. Everything happens within the familiar environment of your WordPress website, making for a seamless photo proofing experience.

Stunning, Theme-Independent Design

picu prides itself on its beautiful, theme-independent design for proofing collections. This ensures a consistent, user-friendly, and easy-to-understand workflow for your clients. But that’s not all – picu Pro takes it a step further by allowing you to customize the client photo gallery to match your branding, providing your clients with a personalized proofing experience that reinforces your professional image.

Enhance Your Brand (Pro Only)

With picu Pro, you have the power to add your custom logo and tailor the appearance of your galleries to align with your unique branding. This level of customization distinguishes you from the competition, and leaves a lasting impression on your clients.

Set yourself apart from those photographers still using Dropbox or Google Drive, sending people away from their own website and relying on manual back & forth to keep track of every collection they’re waiting for approval on.

Interactive Image Feedback (Pro Only)

picu Pro introduces the ability for your clients to provide feedback by adding comments and markers to individual images. This really helps make the communication meaningful, since all comments are directly attached to the images they relate to, rather than being included in separate emails or messages. Easily understand client preferences and requirements accurately, including which images they are referring to, every time.

Flexible Selection Options (Pro Only)

Want to specify the minimum or maximum number of images your client can select? No problem. With picu, you can use the selection options feature to define the number or range of images clients can approve, adding clarity to the approval process, and ensuring your clients meet their selection quotas every time.

Download Capability (Pro Only)

You can (optionally) allow clients to download all images in a convenient .zip file using the download feature. This feature is often popular with clients as it makes it easy for them to access and share the approved images with others. This is an optional feature you can enable for each gallery/client if you choose to use it.

Efficient Image Management (Pro Only)

Streamline image management with the import feature. Easily upload large quantities of images via FTP and import them to picu directly from your web server. This completely removes the need for time-consuming manual uploads, making your workflow more efficient.

Theft Protection (Pro Only)

Protect your valuable images from theft with picu Pro’s robust theft protection measures. These measures include the ability to add watermarks to your uploads, along with other security features to ensure that your work remains secure.

Multi-Client Support (Pro Only)

picu Pro’s multi-client support is ideal for photographers who manage multiple clients. Send photo collections to multiple recipients and receive individual selections, ensuring a seamless and organized workflow.

Priority Support (Pro Only)

At picu, we value our customers, and we’re committed to providing exceptional support. picu Pro offers priority support via email exclusively to Pro license holders. When you need assistance, you can count on prompt and personalized support to address your specific needs.

Why Choose picu?

picu is a WordPress plugin designed for photographers, by photographers. We know and understand your pain points – we’ve had them ourselves!

And that’s why we built picu.

It’s more than just a client photo proofing plugin, as it allows you to streamline everything from creating galleries, sharing photo galleries, communicating with clients in a much more efficient way, and having clients approve photos quicker and more accurately than ever. Say goodbye to long waits, endless email threads, vague feedback, and confusion about which image is which.

Here’s why photographers choose picu as their go-to photo proofing solution:

1. Streamlined Client Experience: With picu, you can create a seamless client experience that sets you apart in the industry. Impress your clients with proofing galleries, interactive feedback options, and efficient communication.
2. Brand Reinforcement: picu Pro allows you to reinforce your brand identity. Add your custom logo and tailor the client gallery’s appearance to match your unique branding, leaving a lasting impression.
3. Enhanced Client Interaction: picu Pro enables you to receive detailed feedback from clients by enabling them to leave comments for individual photos. Understand exactly what they want with their comments attached directly to the photo, so there’s no risk of any confusion later on.
4. Streamlined Decision-Making: Define selection quotas with the selection options feature, making it easy for clients to meet their requirements. Set a minimum or maximum number of images to select – as a range between two values, or a fixed number. Eliminate confusion with a straightforward approval process.
5. Client Convenience: The download feature enables clients to access and share approved images effortlessly. Deliver a convenient service that enhances client satisfaction.
6. Efficient Workflow: picu streamlines your workflow with the import feature, eliminating the need for manual uploads. Spend more time on what you do best – capturing stunning photos. And when ready, import photos in bulk.
7. Safeguard Your Images: Protect your work from theft with picu Pro’s watermarking tool. Safeguard your images with watermarks, giving you peace of mind.
8. Multi-Client Proofing: For photographers handling many clients, picu Pro’s support for multiple clients is a game-changer. Get feedback and approval of multiple client interactions efficiently, all on your WordPress site.
9. Priority Support: As a Pro license holder, you gain access to priority support via email. When you have questions or encounter challenges, our dedicated support team is here to assist you promptly.

Get Started with picu Pro

Have questions or suggestions? Get in touch with us on the forums for support, or via our website for pre-sales questions – we’re here to assist you and value your feedback.

Elevate your photography business with picu – your all-in-one solution for professional online photo proofing with WordPress.

Anforderungen

PHP 7.4
WordPress 6.0

Webseite

picu.io

Autoren

Screenshots

picu im WordPress Admin: Erstellen Sie ganz einfach eine Sammlung von Fotos und senden Sie diese an Ihren Kunden.
This is how the client sees the proofing gallery. (You can choose between a dark and a light theme, by the way.)
Sobald die Sammlung freigegeben wurde, erhalten Sie eine Email.
Collection overview, with status indicators for open and closed collections.
View approved images and conveniently copy filenames with one click, or download the proof file.
Setting a collection goal. (Pro)
Import images directly from your web server. (Pro)
Add comments and markers to individual images. (Pro)

Installation

Laden Sie den picu Ordner in Ihr /wp-content/plugins Verzeichnis hoch.
Aktivieren Sie das «picu» Plugin im WordPress Administrations Interface.

FAQ

I have a problem. Where can I get help?

Please take a look at our documentation first.
Still having issues? Check out the support forum here on wp.org or reach out via our support page.

Emails are not working

Can WordPress send emails?

picu uses functions built into WordPress to send emails. If you have any email issues, please make sure your WordPress installation can send emails, e.g., notifications for new comments, resetting passwords, etc. If those don’t work, picu won’t be able to send emails either.

Receiving a notification once the client has approved a collection

An email will be sent to you, announcing that the client has approved a collection. This email will be sent to the email address specified in your user profile. In the WordPress Admin go to “Users > Your Profile” to see/change that address. Make sure it is correct and working, otherwise you won’t receive any notifications!

Changing the FROM name and address

In case picu emails end up in the client’s SPAM folder, ask them to add your FROM address (no-reply@ + your domain name) to their allow list. You might also use the email options to change the FROM name and address. There are also filters to do this.

When viewing a collection I get a “page not found” / 404 error

In your WordPress Admin, go to “Settings > Permalinks”. There is no need to “Save Changes”, just visiting the page will flush the rewrite rules so that any changes to the permalink structure will take effect. Sometimes this needs to be done manually, e.g., after changing the language of your website or after a new plugin was activated that introduced new permalinks.

I don’t see any images when viewing my collection

In 90% of cases this issue stems from using some kind of optimization or caching plugin. Please make sure to exclude picu collections from any kind of optimization or caching in the respective plugin’s settings.

picu images show up in the Media Library

By default, we hide all images in the Media Library. Sometimes, third party plugins tamper with the way image uploads are connected to their parent post. If that connection between image and collection is lost, picu can’t filter its images from appearing in the library.

picu images do not show up in the Media Library

This is intentional. 🙂 We wanted to separate the images that you use in a picu collection from the images you use on your website, thereby keeping you from accidentally using an image from a collection in a blog post or in your portfolio.
The media library would get completely crammed and confusing having hundreds, or in some cases thousands, of (temporary) images in there.

picu also cleans up behind itself: When you delete a collection, all images are deleted from the server automatically. (You can see how using an image elsewhere on the site would become a problem here.)

More options are available via filters and action hooks

There are lots of additional options to configure and extend picu by using a little bit of code. To get started, have a look at our developers page. Also, please have a look at our examples page with lots of working code snippets.

Can I help translate picu into my language?

Yes! picu has been translated by our kind users into many different languages. If not available already, you can contribute translations by going to translate.wordpress.org. Choose your language, then click on «Stable (latest release)» and start adding translations. (Please note that you need a WordPress.org account to add translations.)

BTW: We are looking for people to help us translate our Pro modules as well. If you are interested in a free license, get in touch.

I have an idea that would make picu even better

Awesome! We are always open to feature suggestions and are always interested to learn about photographers› workflows. Please get in touch!

Reviews

bryant.cole 14. Februar 2025 1 reply

Warning! Please read carefully before installing it on your website. It may cost you your website storage and database. The developer has NO PLANS TO FIX. This is important. We are trying to warn you to save your server resources and you some time and money. This plugin’s gallery (collection) creation process is very buggy to the point you could consider it broken. There is a secret, one-time, correct way to create your gallery. If you try to delete the photos from the collection, they may appear deleted, but they are still sitting on your server and referenced in your database. The only way to delete a photo from your collection is to delete the entire collection and start over. Yes, anytime you want to delete a single image, you must delete the entire collection and start over. If you do not, the images are still on your server and referenced in your database. We have informed the developer, and their response was not they are working on a fix. But, a rude response which they have since edited. That if this was a deal breaker to use then we shouldn’t use their plugin. This issue has also been reported before. When reviewing their support forums, we found at least two other reports that the images are not being deleted. When a developer is asking for money from you and willing to mess up your server, they should never be trusted again. Here is a link support we sent notifying them, and if you read, they are not saying it is not true. wordpress.org/support/topic/reviewing-for-pro-purchase-and-have-some-questions/#post-18305266 and again they edited their rude reply. I am going to walk you through this so you can recreate the issue and see its serious. Not a vunabilty but you can use up your storage unknowingly and overload your database and not knowing this you will never know why. So… On a fresh install using local, studio, or wherever you test plugins. Some where you can see your files and database. Install and activate Picu. Create a collection and add images. now go to your wp-contents/uploads/picu you will see the collection you just created and the image you uploaded with server cropped sizes. Now go to your Database and go to your post. You will see your images referenced there. Now go to the collection you created and delete the images. Now go back to your wp-contents/uploads/picu folder and back into the collections folder. You will still see the images. Check your database post table. The images are still referenced. Now, think about how many times you may add and remove images to and from a collection to get it right. Think about how many collections you may create over time as you have more and more clients. Do you see the issue if the images are not actually deleted? Creating collections or galleries is the main feature of this plugin and it may cost you serious server resources When we informed the developer of this, their original response was that they had no plans to fix it, and if this was a deal breaker for us, then we should not use their plugin. Pretty rude for a serious problem. The original response has since been edited but their was two people with me that read it as well. We were not asking for a feature request. We were trying to buy Pro licenses and, during testing and found this. We were ready to buy a license for each of our clients totaling more than $1,000. But, why give money to rude people whose software may hurt our servers and do damage to our client’s business? You should think about it.

pleasure94 12. Februar 2025

This is the only plugin that works normally, and give you the best experience!The only thing that I see as a – is that the plugin is a little overpriced for the pro version!But it worth every penny, I guess! Great features! I wish one day to have option to modify the gallery via css or with different styles for a better user experience.

eduardoveit 3. Dezember 2024

Excellent plugin and very fast and attentive support. Thanks!

goody317 30. Oktober 2024

This is the best plugin for photographer’s proofing process with clients. Few months ago asked them if clients could register without an email and they did it! Gave them some feedback on a few things and they responded. As far as the support goes 5/5 stars! Having the pro version is worth every penny, their support is on par with the quality of this plugin. I will continue to support this plugin as much as I can, love it.

kurzschuss 6. Februar 2024

Gut funktionierendes Plugin! Scheint sorgfältig entwickelt zu sein und bringt super Funktionen mit sich. Funktioniert auch auf Mobilgeräten perfekt!

danieleweb 20. Oktober 2023

Simply fantastic! I’ve used other plugins to show photos to clients, but Picu I have to confess really surprised me. It’s very simple, the gallery page is fast and light, it contains the most important elements for the customer who only has to choose the photos he prefers.Congratulations also to the technical support who helped me resolve a conflict with another plug-in. Thank you

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Contributors & Developers

“picu – Online Photo Proofing Gallery” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

“picu – Online Photo Proofing Gallery” has been translated into 18 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

Translate “picu – Online Photo Proofing Gallery” into your language.

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Changelog

2.5.4

Release Date: 2025-03-24

Added: Adding index.php files to all collection folders to prevent directory listing (for the rare occasion when it is active on a server)

2.5.3

Release Date: 2025-03-12

Added: Improve compatibility with the Speed Optimizer plugin.

2.5.2

Release Date: 2025-03-10

Changed: Switched markdown parser for email formatting to Parsedown.

2.5.1

Release Date: 2025-02-14

Bugfix: Accidentally increased the minimum required PHP version to 8.1. It is now back to 7.4. Sorry for that! (But also, for people still on PHP 7.4: Time to upgrade!)

2.5.0

Release Date: 2025-02-12

Added: Email formatting is now possible with Markdown. Check out the docs for details.

2.4.1

Release Date: 2024-11-22

Bugfix: Fixes a medium security issue, that could allow the unauthorized download of the proof file. (Thx thiennv)

2.4.0

Release Date: 2024-11-21

Added: Compatibility with picu Pro 1.5.0, which adds star rating and filtering
Added: Client initials in the collection overview now link to the client’s selection
Changed: Updated WordPress.org assets including the picu logo and the banner graphic

2.3.8

Release Date: 2024-08-31

Changed: The «Show picu logo» setting is now off by default to comply with wp.org guidelines.

2.3.7

Release Date: 2024-08-26

Bugfix: Fixed an escaping issue. Certain date formats (if they contained a backslash) could cause a collection to not show any images.

2.3.6

Release Date: 2024-08-22

Added: A better explanation for the image processor settings (under Tools) with a helpful link to more information.
Added: As collections are not meant to be public, they were excluded from SEO from the begining. But collections were still visible in the Yoast settings (although those settings didn’t do anything). This has now been fixed.
Added: Compatibility to picu Pro 1.4.7
Bugfix: Fixed a couple of possible PHP warnings.

2.3.5

Release Date: 2024-08-02

Added: Expiration date turns red when the collection expires in less than a day.
Added: Added class to the email parts array, so individual styling is possible. Used it to add a box around the expiration info in client emails.
Added: Added a new meta field to history events, now saving the approval form values inside the history.
Changed: Duplication of just the selected/not selected images is now possible for open collections. (Previously this option was only available for closed collections.)
Changed: Updated wording of the HTML email setting.
Changed: Updated the warning modal content, depending on the status of individual clients.
Changed: Separated compatibilty functions into separate files for easier access and development.
Changed: Started disabling auto loading of picu options.
Changed: Improved styling of picu UI in the WP Admin.

2.3.4

Release Date: 2024-07-11

Added: When adding a client, after a collection has been published, it is now possible to also enter their name. Plus, you can now decide via a checkbox, if an email should be sent to the new client.
Added: History meta box empty state, if there are no events yet.
Changed: The proof file prefix is now «selection-» (was «approved-collection-» previously), to reflect better the new open nature of collections.
Changed: Improve clarity of history events: Using „Published“ instead of „Sent manually“.
Changed: Removed current php user from our debug info, because it could interfer with some hosting providers and we don’t need that information anyway.
Bugfix: Fixed a bug where after duplicating a collection, the wrong modified date could be displayed.
Bugfix: Remove environment type check in order to display the history meta box.
Bugfix: Adjust collection title line-height, so it is not cut-off at the bottom.
Bugfix: Allow very long collection titles to break in the collection overview in WordPress Admin.

2.3.3

Release Date: June 28th, 2024

Verbesserungen
- Handle „private“ post status better, which is not supported with picu collections
- New and updated Pro banners, with more helpful links to our website
- Compatibility with picu Pro 1.4.4
Pro-related Enhancements
- When re-publishing a delivery collection (eg. after editing the description), the zip file will only be re-created, if the images changed (Thx Alexandru N.)
Pro-related Bugfixes
- Fix an issue, where the checkmark icon would disappear, when selecting an image on a mobile device – if you had a custom primary color set (Thx Amanda)

2.3.2

Release Date: June 25th, 2024

Bugfixes
- picu Pro compatibality update

2.3.1.1

Release Date: June 9th, 2024

Bugfixes
- Fix a possible redirect loop, for manually sent collections

2.3.1

Release Date: June 8th, 2024

Bugfixes
- Fix a bug where previewing a collection could cause a redirect loop (Thx Torsten V.)
- Fix a bug where the «View Collection» link could be show twice in the admin bar
- Fix positioning of admin notices on the picu settings page

2.3.0

Release Date: June 4th, 2024

Enhancements
- Collections no longer close automatically, instead you can now manually close a collection or use the expiration feature to have it close after a set amount of time
- New and improved collection overview
- Collection status has been simplified to „open“ and „closed“
- New client column that shows the status of each client
- The image count column is back!
- The proof file can now be downloaded at any time
- Updated status meta box, which shows the most important information about the collection
- New (optional) collection history meta box, which gives you get a detailed look at what is happening with your collection
- When reopening or editing a collection, the status of all of the existing client selections will stay intact

2.2.0

Release Date: March 13th, 2024

Verbesserungen
- Collections can now be closed manually
- Collection images can now be ordered by create date (the images must contain the necessary IPTC/EXIF data in order for this to work)
- Updated proof file content: Using markdown headlines, better data structure
- The proof file is now also available for expired/closed collections
- Clients who did not finally approve a collection will now be displayed as «failed» if the collection expires or is closed manually
- More fine-grained events will be displayed in the «Last Modified» column of the collection overview
- Improved button layout for downloading the proof file and copying the image filenames
- If a collection is set to expire, the expiration time is now shown in the email to the client (before only the date was displayed)
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix an issue where the proof file could contain the wrong approval time for individual clients
- Fix an issue where the collection title would not be displayed in the WordPress admin, if the collection was expired

2.1.4

Release Date: February 20th, 2024

Bugfixes
- Revert to original post status when restoring collections from trash
- Fix an issue where switching the default image processor would cause an error
- Fix an issue where an empty approval message would be shown

2.1.3

Release Date: January 29th, 2024

Bugfixes
- Fixes a bug where a scrollbar would be visible below the collection title in some browsers
- Fixes a bug where the approval message would not be saved

2.1.1

Release Date: December 21st, 2023

Bugfixes
- Remove surpurflous database queries to increase performance (Thx Daniele D.)
- Improved rendering of collections on smaller screens
- Fixes for Pro users: comments get a bit more room & the photographer logo in emails is now bigger

2.1.0

Release Date: December 8th, 2023

Enhancements
- The approval comment is now again part of the approved collection email notification
- For Pro subscribers: All approval fields will be included in the approval email for collections with one recipient

2.0.3

Release Date: November 29th, 2023

Bugfixes
- Fix a bug where redirecting after approval would not work correctly
- Fix a possible PHP warning after a collection has been approved

2.0.2

Release Date: November 21st, 2023

Please note: picu 2.0+ is only compatible with picu Pro 1.1.0 and higher. Learn more

Enhancements
- Compatibility with picu Pro 1.2.0

2.0.1

Release Date: November 7th, 2023

Please note: picu 2.0+ is only compatible with picu Pro 1.1.0 and higher. Learn more

Bugfixes
- Image filenames are no longer copied into the clipboard twice
- Proof file content is fixed for collections that have only one recipient
- Fix the link that closes the thank you message after a collection has been approved (if permalink structure is set to «Plain»)
- Display the correct information below the password field, whether the password is sent with the email or not
- Keep expiration setting, when a collection is reopened
- Automatically redirect to the correct collection link, if there is only one email recipient

2.0.0

Release Date: October 23rd, 2023

Please note: picu 2.0.0 is only compatible with picu Pro 1.1.0 and higher. Learn more

Enhancements
- You can now set collections to expire
- picu can now automatically send emails to remind clients to make their final approval
- New setting to automatically set a random password for a new collection
- Refreshed settings pages

1.11.0

Release Date: September 18th, 2023

Fix a bug where, when using the filter to customize filenames, certrain characters could break the copy to clipboard button (Thx Roberto S.)
Fix button alignment
Improve translations, add more translator comments

1.10.0

Release Date: September 6th, 2023

Enhancements
- Introducing picu Telemetry: We would very much appreciate you allowing us to gather some anonymous usage data. You can find more information about this topic on our website: https://picu.io/docs/telemetry

1.9.3

Release Date: August 22nd, 2023

Enhancements
- This is probably only exciting for us plugin devs, but we are now using GitHub actions to release new versions of picu.

1.9.1

Release Date: July 7th, 2023

Enhancements
- It is now possible to filter the «Send selection…» button text
- Changing the order of collection images can now be undone
- Display a notice, if the old Pro modules are still in use

1.9.0

Release Date: June 19th, 2023

Enhancements
- Collection base slug can now be defined unter «Settings > Permalinks»
- New picu Pro plugin compatibility

1.8.0

Release Date: May 12th, 2023

Verbesserungen
- Sorting images by filename – either in ascending or descending order
- Add a button to easily copy the collection URL to the clipboard, when the share option is set to «manual»
- Use more meaningful link texts in the collection overview row actions depending on the collection status (e. g. «View Proof Results» instead of «Edit»)
- Add more contrast to UI elements to make it more accessible
- Minimum required PHP version is now 7.4
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a bug in the media library, where the date filter dropdown could display empty months

1.7.7

Release Date: April 26th, 2023

Bugfixes
- Fix an issue where switching between picu settings tabs did not work

1.7.6

Release Date: April 26th, 2023

Verbesserungen
- We moved our debug info into «Tools > Site Health > Info»; We also added a button that copies all of the debug info into your clipboard
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a bug in displaying very long URLs in picu emails
- Fix a bug where tabs in the WP Admin could look wrong on small screens
- Fixed a bug where picu image sizes could be generated for images that are not part of a picu collection

1.7.5

Release Date: March 14th, 2023

Enhancements
- picu now remembers previous recipients› email addresses
- The date column now contains the modified date and reflects the latest status change

1.7.4

Release Date: February 21st, 2023

Bugfixes
- Fix image dimensions in Safari (Thx Ivo T.)
- Fix an issue with long image titles in the Delivery Module (Thx Andreas S.)
- Add missing string for translations (Thx Romain L.)

1.7.3

Release Date: November 23rd, 2022

Bugfixes
- Fix an issue where the email subject of the approval email could contain encoded characters (Thx Anna)
- Fix a PHP warning when duplicating a collection (Thx Anderas S.)

1.7.2

Release Date: November 17th, 2022

Bugfixes
- Fix an issue where the the delivery email would not be sent out (Thx Ricardo)
- Fix an issue where the selection target (as part of the Selection Options Pro module) would not be added to the email

1.7.1

Release Date: November 11th, 2022

Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix an issue where the email subject could contain encoded characters (Thx Anna)
- Fix an issue where collections sent to mutliple recipients would be listed when using the picu_list_collections short code without also specifing an email address (Thx Thomas)
Verbesserungen
- Adding a referrer field to the password form to make it more reliable (Thx Benjamin R.)

1.7.0

Release Date: November 8th, 2022

Enhancements
- Completely rewritten email functionality
- picu now supports custom email templates and styling
- The proof file is now attached to the notification email
- Added many new filters in regards to email, eg. to add CC and BCC addresses
- Added new action hooks for various picu events, eg. after a collection has been approved
- Find out more in our release post at https://picu.io/2022/11/new-in-picu-1-7-0/

1.6.5

Release Date: June 13th, 2022

Verbesserungen
- Added a new action hook that allows you to display content above the collection images
- Added a new filter to change the approval heading
- Added a new filter to change the approval button text
- Added a new filter for collection post type arguments
- Added a new action hook after a collection has been approved
- Added support for custom approval forms (part of the Brand & Customize Pro module)
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a visual regression bug in the media upload modal introduced with WP 5.8

1.6.4

Release Date: January 27th, 2022

Bugfixes
- Fix a PHP warning when using WordPress 5.9 (Thx Jörg S.)

1.6.3

Release Date: December 15th, 2021

Enhancements
- It is now possible to define a custom FROM name and address for picu emails in the settings (before, it was only possible to set these via a filter)
- Define an email address to receive all picu notifications (by default notifications are sent to the collection author)
- The number of collection images is now displayed in the status meta box

1.6.2

Release Date: October 7th, 2021

Bugfixes
- Fix a bug where the photographer would not receive an email when a collection was approved

1.6.1

Release Date: September 30th, 2021

Enhancements
- Display the time (in addtion to the date) for each status in the collection status box
- Add a Move to Trash link when editing a collection
- Add new filter «picu_approval_mail_recipient», to overwrite the TO email address for approval mails
- Performance optimizations

1.6.0

Release Date: August 10th, 2021

Enhancements
- Compatibility with new Pro feature to send collections to multiple clients
- Download the proofing .txt file right from the collection overview
- Refined approved view
- Copy filenames based on a filter (eg. approved, not approved)
- Update color scheme to match WordPress

1.5.9

Release Date: March 29th, 2021

Enhancements
- Improved collection list shortcode, added two new attributes: status and current_user

1.5.8

Release Date: January 25th, 2021

Bugfix
- It seems that one Yoast filter did cause some issues when uploading images. We will file a bug report with them shortly.

1.5.7

Release Date: January 25th, 2021

Enhancements
- Improved compatibility with Yoast SEO plugin

1.5.6

Release Date: November 20th, 2020

Bugfixes
- Fix a bug where a collection could not be displayed if an image description contained certain characters

1.5.5

Release Date: August 7th, 2020

Enhancements
- Compatibility improvements and fixes for the upcoming WordPress 5.5 release

1.5.4

Release Date: July 31st, 2020

Enhancements
- Improve light theme for delivery collections

1.5.3

Release Date: July 29th, 2020

Enhancements
- WordPress 5.5 compatibility
- Add filter for the filenames when copying approved images

1.5.2

Release Date: July 16th, 2020

Enhancements
- Improve Delivery module integration

1.5.1

Release Date: June 19th, 2020

Enhancements
- The collection password will now be accessible in the approved view (Thx Michal)
- The collection author no longer needs to enter the password to access password protected collections (Thx Charles O.)
- Updated Pro screen to include the Delivery module

1.5.0

Release Date: June 17th, 2020

Enhancements
- New approved view
- You can now see which images are selected even before the collection is approved
- You can now download a text file that contains the proofing information for archiving/save keeping
- You can now disable random collection slugs in the settings
- You can now disable sending collection passwords with the email to the client in the settings
- Prepare for upcoming Delivery Pro module release

1.4.13

Release Date: March 13th, 2020

Verbesserungen
- You can now duplicate a collection, using just the unselected images (before you could use all or just the selected images)
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix an issue were full sized images could be loaded in the collection overview (Thx Charles O.)
- Fix an issue where picu images, that were uploaded with a specific IPTC keyword, could show up in a keyword based gallery, created with the Media Library Assistant plugin (Thx Thorsten K.)
- Fix a bug where a php notice could show up when using NextGen Gallery (Thx Helene V.)

1.4.12

Release Date: February 5th, 2020

Bugfixes
- Fix a bug where a single download would link to a scaled version of the image (Thx Marcus B.)
- Fix a bug where scaled image would be generated when duplicating a collection (Thx Alan)
- Fix media modal alignment and improve third party plugin compatibility

1.4.11

Release Date: December 18th, 2019

Bugfixes
- Include the updated stylesheet, duh!

1.4.10

Release Date: December 18th, 2019

Verbesserungen
- Prepare for upcoming Download Pro module update
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a bug where a button would have the wrong label when the default send method is set to manually (Thx Charles O.)

1.4.9

Release Date: November 24th, 2019

Enhancements
- Add filter to change the email subject when sending a collection to a client (Thx Mohamed E.)
- Add filter to set the default share method (Thanks Charles O.)
- picu will not generate a «scaled» version of an image, introduced in WordPress 5.3 (Thx Sean T.)

1.4.8

Release Date: October 18th, 2019

Enhancements
- Flush permalinks after collection base slug has been changed
- Automatic redirection from old to new collection base slug
- Add wpml-config.xml

1.4.7

Release Date: September 13th, 2019

Verbesserungen
- Prepare for upcoming Import and Theft Protection Pro module releases
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a bug where special characters in the description could break the collection view

1.4.6

Release Date: August 20th, 2019

Verbesserungen
- Prepare for new Brand & Customize Pro module version
- Improve mobile view when using the Mark & Comment Pro module
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix strings that could not be translated (Thx Charles O.)
- Fix a PHP warning that would trigger an error message when approving a collection (Thx Shane B.)
- Fix an error where the approval screen would indicate a client message, when there actually was none (Thx Thorsten K.)

1.4.5

Release Date: July 24th, 2019

Verbesserungen
- Prepare for Theft Protection Pro module update
- Integrate traduttore registry to automatically update translations for Pro modules (Thx @wearerequired)
- Use proper way to include the password form for collections
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a bug where the slug could not be changed when the collection has not been saved (Thx Charles O.)
- Fix strings that could not be translated

1.4.4

Release Date: April 24th, 2019

Verbesserungen
- When using the picu_list_collections shortcode, you can now add a message to be displayed, when no collections are found (Thx Nicolas L.)
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a bug where single quotes would be falsely converted (Thx Charles O.)

1.4.3

Release Date: April 15th, 2019

Bugfixes
- Fix a bug where the logo could not be updated in the Brand & Customize settings (Thx Pascal O.)

1.4.2

Release Date: April 8th, 2019

Enhancements
- Make picu compatibale with more plugins, that hijack image upload handling
- Prepare for upcoming Theft Protection Pro module release

1.4.1

Release Date: April 3rd, 2019

Verbesserungen
- Button text switches between «Publish» and «Send to Client» depending on which sharing method is selected.
Fehlerbehebungen
- Collections are once again accessible when published but not yet sent. (Would return a 404 error in version 1.4.0.)
- Fix a tinymce styling bug (Thx Bastien J.)

1.4.0

Release Date: March 22nd, 2019

Verbesserungen
- Lazy loading!
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix lightbox view in IE 11
- Fix duplicate filter name (Thx Christian F.)
- Prevent Real Media Library plugin to mess with the upload screen

1.3.4

Release Date: January 31st, 2019

Verbesserungen
- New button to reopen a collection after it has been approved
- Use Quick Edit to set the collection status to draft, sent or approved
- You can now duplicate either all or selected images only
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a bug that could prevent duplication from working
- Fix image count in collection overview

1.3.3

Release Date: January 14th, 2019

Verbesserungen
- Include my-picu.php_example file to show available filters/hooks
- Debug info is now only shown to administrators
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a bug where the custom picu upload path could not be set correctly (Thx Jörg S.)
- Fix a bug where a Pro license could not be removed

1.3.2

Release Date: November 22nd, 2018

Verbesserungen
- Prevent Autoptimize from «optimizing» picu collections
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a bug where collections could fail to load in IE
- Fix a bug where collections could not be send in IE
- Fix a bug where image meta data could cause collections not to load
- Fix a bug where left over code would show up in the UI (D’oh!)

1.3.1

Release Date: November 8th, 2018

Verbesserungen
- Add a new filter to disable random URL slugs
- Introduce picu Pro
- Update welcome and picu Pro screens
- Update plugin name and readme content
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a bug where picu images would show up in the Media Library (Thx David G.)
- Fix a bug where images would be stretched beyond their natural size in the light box
- Fix a minor bug that could throw a PHP notice
- Fix minor bugs regarding Mark & Comment module

1.3.0

Release Date: September 25th, 2018

Verbesserungen
- Collections now auto save!
- Table view is now the default when viewing approved collections in the WordPress Admin
- Prepare for upcoming Mark & Comment add-on release
- Disable Gutenberg for picu collections (until it is ready)
- Automatically remove picu collections from xml sitemaps generated by The SEO Framework plugin
- Automatically remove The SEO Framework and Yoast meta boxes from the collection edit view
- Disable NextGen Gallery «resource manager» that caused issues when viewing picu collections
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix searching by filename in the media library

1.2.1

Release Date: November 4th, 2017

Verbesserungen
- Add image number to the lightbox view
- Add filter that allows you adjust the from email address for picu emails
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fix a bug that could prevent duplication from working
- Fix encoding for translations

1.2.0

Release Date: July 25th, 2017

Verbesserungen
- Add shortcode [picu_list_collections] to display a list of collections
- Update add-ons page
- Final preparations for Download add-on release
Fehlerbehebungen
- Lightbox performance improvement for large collections

1.1.1

Release Date: May 26th, 2017

Verbesserungen
- Kopiere Dateinamen in die Zwischenablage mit einem Klick!
- Blog URL und aktives Theme auf unserer Debug Seite hinzugefügt
- Finale Vorbereitungen für Selection Options Add-On
Fehlerbehebungen
- Bug entfernt der das Duplizieren von Kollektionen verhindert hat

1.1.0

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 14. April 2017

Enhancements
- Add possibility to filter selected/unselected images in the front end
- Hinzufügen einer neuen Spalte auf der Übersichtsseite der Sammlung, welche anzeigt wieviele Bilder ausgewählt wurden
- Neue Standard Bildgrösse ist jetzt 3000px breit (war bisher 1024px)
- Kleine Design Verfeinerungen
- Filter hinzufügen für den picu ‹collection› slug
- JS Templates funktionieren nun mit aktivierten ASP Style PHP Tags
- Attachment Seiten für picu Bilder werden nicht in den Yoast XML Sitemaps angezeigt, Attachment Seiten werden zur Homepage umgeleitet
- Vorbereitung für die Veröffentlichung des Selection Options Add-On

1.0.0

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 9. Dezember 2016

Enhancements
- Revised notification system with more meaningful notices when saving and sending collections
- Weitere Vorbereitungen für bevorstehende Add-On Veröffentlichungen
- Und betreffend Add-Ons: Unter https://picu.io/add-ons finden Sie unsere ersten beiden Add-Ons!

0.9.5

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11. Oktober 2016
* Verbesserungen
* Vorbereitungen für bevorstehende Add-On Releases

Bugfixes
- Removes an embarrassing bug which added «test: » before email subjects

0.9.4

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 16. August 2016

Enhancements
- You can now duplicate collections
- Aktualisiert, wie picu Emails sendet
- Verhindere das picu Sammlungen in Yoast SEO’s XML Sitemaps auftauchen
- Weitere Vorbereitungen für bevorstehende Add-On Veröffentlichungen

0.9.3

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 7. Juni 2016

Enhancements
- Add rudimentary print css
- Hinzufügen einer Seite mit Debug Informationen unter Einstellungen
- picu kann jetzt von jedem übersetzt werden via https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/picu
- Aktualisierte Add-Ons Seite
- Vorbereitung für bevorstehende Add-On Releases

0.9.2

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 21. April 2016

Verbesserungen
- Filter hinzugefügt um das Standard Trennzeichen für Dateinamen anzupassen, siehe picu FAQs für detailliertere Informationen
- Finnische Übersetzung hinzufügen (Thx Rami & Tom)
Fehlerbehebungen
- Kompatibilität von picu mit (einigen) caching Plugins verbessern

0.9.1

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12. März 2016

Enhancements
- Redirect clients to the homepage after they submitted their selection
- Implementierung eines Hooks um die Standard Email Nachricht zu ändern
- Kleine Styling Verbesserungen

0.9.0

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 22. Januar 2016

Enhancements
- picu now (officially) supports password protection for collections
- Dialogbox hinzugefügt beim Versuch eine Sammlung zu bearbeiten welche bereits dem Kunden gesendet wurde
- Lade-Indikator hinzugefügt wenn Sammlungen gespeichert/gesendet werden im Frontend
- Viele kleine Styling Verbesserungen

0.8.2

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 29. Dezember 2015

Verbesserungen
- Neue Bezeichnungen für unseren Custom Post Type «Sammlungen» (WordPress 4.4+) hinzugefügt
- Neuen Filter für Anpassungen durch Add-Ons hinzugefügt
Fehlerbehebungen
- Konfliktfehler behoben welcher auf einigen Admin Seiten erschien bei denen $current_screen nicht gesetzt war

0.8.1

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 9. Dezember 2015

Verbesserungen
- Support für Responsive Bilder (WordPress 4.4+) hinzugefügt
- Deutsche Übersetzungen aktualisiert
Fehlerbehebungen
- Anzeige Fehler im Backend für WP 4.4+ korrigiert

0.8.0

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 25. November 2015

Verbesserungen
- Komplettes Re-Design der Backend UI!
- Die Möglichkeit für weitere Sharing-Optionen hinzugefügt (neben Email)
- Re-Organisation einiger Dateien hinter der Kulisse
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fehler bei der Grösse der Vorschaubilder nach dem Upload behoben
- Fehler auf der Willkommens Seite behoben
- Breite der Add-On Boxen auf grossen Bildschirmen korrigiert

0.7.5

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 29. Oktober 2015

Verbesserungen
- Aktualisierung der Übersetzungen
- Lizenzfunktionalität für picu Add-Ons hinzugefügt
Fehlerbehebungen
- Fehler behoben, bei dem eine Sammlung nicht korrekt angezeigt wurde
- Fehler behoben, bei dem der Inhalte von Emails nicht korrekt formatiert war

0.7.4

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 23. Oktober 2015

Verbesserungen
- Maximale Dateigrösse für das Hochladen von Bildern wird jetzt angezeigt
- HTML Email werden nun standardmässig gesendet (kann in den Einstellungen deaktiviert werden)
- Einige fehlende Übersetzungen hinzugefügt
- Customs Hooks und weitere kleinere Vorbereitungen für picu Add-Ons hinzugefügt
Fehlerbehebungen
- Versionierung zu js/css hinzugefügt um sicher zu stellen das die richtigen Dateien geladen werden, ungeachtet vom Caching
- Einige Darstellungsfehler für IE korrigiert

0.7.3

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 7. Oktober 2015

Enhancements
- HTML email notifications
- Kompatibilität mit anderen Plugins verbessert
- Verschiedene Verbesserungen für die Vorbereitung von zukünftigen Updates und der Veröffentlichung von picu Add-Ons hinzugefügt

0.7.2

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12. September 2015

Verbesserungen
- Neue Listen Ansicht und Filter hinzugefügt um bestätigte Bilder im Backend zu überprüfen
- Vorschaubilder zu den Theme Einstellungen hinzugefügt
- Filter Hooks für Backbone Templates, Collections, Models & Views hinzugefügt
Fehlerbehebungen
- Entferne doppelte Admin Seiten TItel

0.7.1

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 7. September 2015

Verbesserungen
- Email Adresse des Fotografen ins CC hinzugefügt in den Email an den Kunden
Fehlerbehebungen
- Bestätigungs-Email an den Fotografen korrigiert wenn eine Sammlung bestätigt ist
- Fehler behoben, bei dem Bilder in der falschen Reihenfolge angezeigt wurden
- Fehler korrigiert wobei Fehlermeldungen im Admin-Bereich an falscher Stelle angezeigt wurden
- Passwortschutz für Sammlungen korrigiert
- De-Installations Routine für Multisite Installationen korrigiert

0.7.0

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 1. September 2015

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