Photobox

Version 2.1: 19 October 2026

• Runs on Joomla 5 and 6 with the Behaviour Backward Compatibility plugins disabled
• The editor button uses the Joomla 5 plugin service and Web Asset Manager

Version 2.0: 16 July 2026

Added:

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

Changed:

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

Fixed:

• Removed jQuery dependency and legacy Photobox library conflicts

Version 1.9: 26 November 2025

• Fully compatible with Joomla 4, 5, and 6
• Replaced timthumb with Joomla's native Image class for image resizing
• Advanced thumbnail styling (border, radius, shadow, filters)
• Flexbox gallery layout + gallery item padding
• WebAssetManager, improved XML labels, security hardening

Version 1.4

• Uses LazyLoad to load thumbnail images

Version 1.8: 12 December 2023

• Support Joomla 5
• No need for a Backward Compatibility Plugin

Version 1.3

• CSS issue fix

Version 1.7: 09 February 2023

• Code optimization
• Removed Fixed width
• Removed jQuery load in body

Version 1.2

• Uses Joomla Update System
• Uses Joomla jQuery Framework
• Uses Joomla Subform

Version 1.6: 26 October 2021

• Supports Joomla 4
• Joomla Updater integrated

Version 1.5: June 2021

• Fixed image loading issue for Image Slide options