Photobox

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Added:

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• Joomla 4 / 5 / 6 services architecture (namespaced module)
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• Vanilla CSS/JS lightbox with jx-pbx prefix (no jQuery / Photobox 1.8)
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• Masonry layout (default) or uniform CSS grid
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• Keyboard, swipe, filmstrip, counter, captions, autoplay
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• Themes: Modern 2026, Minimal, Dark + accent colour (close-button hover uses accent)
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• WebP thumbnail cache under images/mod_photobox_cache/
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• Content plugin shortcode {photobox …}
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• Editors-xtd button with insert modal (masonry option)
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• Package pkg_photobox_2.0.zip (module + content + editors-xtd)
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Changed:

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• Tabbed parameters: Look & Feel / Lightbox / Images / Advanced
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• Default thumb size raised for sharper grids (e.g. 720×480; masonry uses width-only)
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• Removed separate Close Button Hover Color setting (follows Accent Color)
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Fixed:

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• Removed jQuery dependency and legacy Photobox library conflicts
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• Fully compatible with Joomla 4, 5, and 6
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• Replaced timthumb with Joomla's native Image class for image resizing
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• Advanced thumbnail styling (border, radius, shadow, filters)
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• Flexbox gallery layout + gallery item padding
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• WebAssetManager, improved XML labels, security hardening
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• Support Joomla 5
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• No need for a Backward Compatibility Plugin
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• Code optimization
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• Removed Fixed width
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• Removed jQuery load in body
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• Supports Joomla 4
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• Joomla Updater integrated
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• Fixed image loading issue for Image Slide options
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• Uses LazyLoad to load thumbnail images
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• CSS issue fix
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• Uses Joomla Update System
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• Uses Joomla jQuery Framework
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• Uses Joomla Subform
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