Vertex Gallery

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• Sequential AJAX image upload with live progress (one file at a time)
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• Editor button: Edit gallery, Insert shortcode, or Remove shortcode from the article
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• Language loading fixes for admin manager and editor button strings
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• Vertex Gallery package: component, module, content plugin, and editor button
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• Reusable galleries with
  No gallery images found.
  , a menu item, or a module
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• Managed images: upload, Media Manager, import folder, captions, and drag reorder
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• Live folder source with optional subfolder filters and auto titles
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• Grid and masonry layouts, category filters, captions, and image filters
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• Full lightbox with dark or light theme, zoom, rotate, flip, thumbnails, and autoplay
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• Optional WebP conversion and thumbnail or modal resize
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• Editor button: insert an existing gallery or create a new one from the article editor
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• Joomla 4, 5, and 6. Native JavaScript, no jQuery
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• Module: Use Subfolders as Filters — each immediate subfolder becomes a category filter automatically
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• Module: Multiple folder paths in Image Folder Path (comma-separated)
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• Module: Custom category labels with folder|Label syntax (e.g. images/gallery/Animals|Animals)
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• Images placed directly in the parent folder keep the parent folder name as their category
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• Improved folder-based category filtering for module users (no shortcode required)
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• Content plugin folders= shortcode remains available for multi-folder galleries in articles
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• Complete Vertex Gallery package with Module, Content Plugin, and Editor Button
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• Dual Component System: Module for positions and Content Plugin for articles
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• Editor Button Plugin for easy shortcode insertion from Joomla editor toolbar
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• Visual form interface with compact two-column layout
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• Live shortcode preview that updates in real-time
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• Joomla native color picker integration
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• Flexible layout options: Grid and Masonry layouts
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• Responsive column settings for mobile, tablet, and desktop
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• Advanced modal lightbox with dark/light themes
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• Full-featured modal controls: play/pause, speed control, thumbnail strip, fullscreen, rotate, flip, zoom
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• Touch and keyboard support with swipe gestures and arrow key navigation
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• Dual image sources: folder-based or manual slide management
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• Automatic image resizing for thumbnails and modal display
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• WebP conversion support for optimized file sizes
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• Smart caching system for resized images
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• Category filtering system with beautiful filter buttons
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• Visual customization: corner styles, card shadows, accent colors
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• Image filters: grayscale, sepia, blur, brightness, contrast, saturate
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• Flexible caption display: always, on hover, or hidden
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• Gallery behavior options: randomize order, single image preview
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• Aspect ratio control for consistent grid layouts
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• Fully responsive design optimized for all devices
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• Module class suffix and extra CSS support for custom styling
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• Joomla 4, 5 & 6 compatible with modern coding standards
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• WebAssetManager for optimal asset loading
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• Proper namespace implementation following Joomla 4+ standards
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• Shortcode integration with flexible parameters
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• Auto-enable plugin on installation
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• Package installer with proper manifest structure
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• Comprehensive features documentation
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• Initial release of Vertex Gallery package
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• Module component for displaying galleries in module positions
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• Content plugin for embedding galleries via shortcodes
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• Basic gallery functionality with grid layout
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• Image folder support
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• Basic lightbox modal
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