Essential Grid Gallery WordPress Plugin

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Essential Grid Gallery WordPress Plugin

The all-purpose WordPress gallery grid building solution!

Essential Grid Gallery is a premium plugin for WordPress that allows you to build great looking image, video and audio galleries from various sources! Use the adapted WordPress gallery functionality, posts and pages, include albums built with other plugins like NextGen Gallery, connect to the big social media streams like Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, Flickr etc. or build a complete custom gallery grid. Our template library will give you example grids that will look outstanding on mobile devices too and are easy to configure and fill with your content!

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• Version 3.0.0 Artemis

• Dedicated Video Tutorials Channel for Beginners
• All-Purpose Usage
• Boxed, Full-Width, Full-Screen Layouts
• Adjustable Rows/Columns/Spacings
• Images, Youtube & Vimeo Video, HTML5 Self-Hosted Video, iFrame Content
• Content Sources: Post, Custom Post, Pages, WooCommerce, Gallery
• Various Animation Types & Preloaders
• Dozens Example Skins available
• Responsive & Mobile Optimized
• Visual Skin Editor: Build and Customize own Skins easily
• Easily Import / Export Skins
• Include Custom Skins with Plugin Install, One-Click Installer
• Custom Metas: Additional Options for Posts
• Custom Post Based Skin Modifications: Special rules for Posts
• Extensive Documentation & Tutorial Videos
• Customizable Transition Speed (Individual / Global)

If you want to use the Essential Grid Plugin in your Theme on ThemeForest please purchase
1 extended license for each single theme ( aka 2 themes = 2 extended licenses, 3 Themes = 3 EL etc) (as long as there is no Developer License available) you put on the marketplace! If you have questions about this agreement please contact us:here

Version 3.0.0 Artemis (11th August 2020)

NEW FEATURE

• Added Support for WordPress Version 5.5
• Added option to disable the video playback in grids on click, on cover or media
• Added new navigation skins
• Added the element to add the full textual representation of a month (January through December) in the skin editor

CHANGES

• Removed redundancy of processes to reduce cpu and gpu load
• Updated FancyBox based Lightbox, and remove Older JackBox and Social Box based Lightboxes.
• Moved Global Settings, Import/Export Settings, Font Settings, Meta and Search settings grouped under Global Settings now
• Redesigned the Administraion Views
• Added some Performance Boost, for better and more Effective loading, better filtering and smoother Animations
• Changed duplication name from Grid-* to “Copy of #name# *“
• Changed the behavior of sorting by favorite
• Changed editor behaviour, where the available layer backgrounds will not auto change its color synced to the cover color to avoid visual issues
• Connection to Instagram now via the official Facebook API (customer security)
• Changed the activation/deactivation process so that OVH customers can now properly activate/deactivate the plugin. (in addition, the essential-grid-ovh plugin is needed)
• New Essential Grid ShortCode/Quick Editor added to pages and posts. Gutenberg version extended with post based grids and custom quick grids
• Minimum amount of Visible items will be loaded if Filter selected and amount of visible Items less then defatult
• Simplified the script structures and shortened the required amounts of loaded files

BUGFIX

• Issues with autoplay of videos, embedded and/or in lightbox fixed in this version
• Fixed an issue where clicking on the clear or search submit buttons would open clickable dropdown lists
• Icon selector in skin editor was not scrollable when the mouse pointer was hovering the single icons
• Click on cover will allow now also to play self hosted videos in ligthbox
• CodeMirror updated, and some double scrollbars and missaligned formatting fixed
• Touch swipe option will now show/hide further options based on this option value
• Loading new items on filter change may sometimes shows double “No Items Available” and “No More Items Available” content. This will wait now until the loading finishes its job before it shows any further details
• Fixed PHP 7.4 deprecated message for PHP implodes in the frontend
• Fixed an issue in filters when titles contain single quotes (‘)
• Fixed double output of meta value “date day”
• Fixed caching issue for WordPress galleries (same output for each gallery)
• Fixed animation issues on hover and added performance for smoother and quicker animations on single items
• Fixed issue when using empty taxonimies layers
• Fixed ajax loaded Slider Revolution links and navigation elements in lightbox mode. Required RS version 6.2.11
• Fixed an issue where Slider Revolution can not be opened twice in a row in lightbox. Required RS version 6.2.11
• Fixed an issue in the source selection of grids: Taxonomies can now be combined with “and”
• Duplicated existing Navigation Skins with the version number v2 to solve issues with stacking hover stlyes on mobile devices
• Simplified navigation styles due the new v2 edition
• Solved a problem where navigation, filtering, sorting and searching were not available if they were added by a shortcode outside of the grid
• Embedded videos can start now again with auto play (muted due the new browser restrictions)
• Fixed cache clearing issue for Vimeo streams
• Fixed the issue that YouTube playlist overview grids did not show the images
• Fixed WooCommerce sorting “total sales”
• Fixed API limitation for Facebook albums
• Fixed an issue where item animation when changing the Grid height would not trigger the new item in animation of other grids before scrolling the window
• Changing the page in masonry look did not refresh the position of single items. This bug has been fixed in the latest version
• Changed Twitter Sharing Link to the current one

Version 2.3.6 Artemis ( 17th December 2019)

BUGFIX

• Fixed YouTube Streams only displaying up to 50 videos
• Fixed Compatability Issue with WP Rocket Image Lazy Loading
• Fixed JS Bug in Backend’s Pagination selections (e. g. “Max Rows Visible Mobile” corresponding input field was not showing when enabled)
• Fixed an issue where embedded Vimeo videos were not playing in Chrome
• Fixed Facebook stream displaying pixelated images on video posts

NEW FEATURE

• Edit Grid Button added to Gutenberg Block
• Extended Gutenberg’s Core Gallery Block to optionally use Essential Grid for frontend output
• Added “Description” as Layer Element (for Gallery Images)

CHANGES

• Changed link to Facebook Access Token handling to our own FAQ
• Changed UI of Essential Grid Gutenberg Block Backend
• Better Information for “Hide Under” Functionality in Skin Editor to better clarify that the Item Width and Height is needed there

Version 2.3.5 Artemis ( 31st October 2019)

BUGFIX

• Fixed Instagram Connection issue for servers with ‘allow_url_fopen’ restriction

CHANGES

• Changed Facebook API connection to Access Token for easier handling
• Removed Instagram Places because it is no longer supported by the Instagram API

Version 2.3.4 Artemis ( 3rd September 2019)

BUGFIXES

• Content Gallery Based Lightbox was not showing more than 1 Gallery item
• Fixed a compatibility issue with Slider Revolution
• Fixed Instagram connection issues for some server environments

Version 2.3.3 Artemis ( 18th July / 15th August 2019)

BUGFIXES

• Added fix for Slider Revolution 6 compatibility

Version 2.3.2 Artemis ( 29th January 2019)

BUGFIXES

• PHP 7.2 Compatibility Fixes (Thanks to CodeCanyon User “rreintjens”)
• PHP 7.3 Compatibility Fix (item-skin-class.php / continue 2 in switch block)

CHANGES

• Added admin option to show/hide “Filter All” button
• Grid Item border-radius styles can now be percentage based
• Remove Google+ from Sharing Options

Version 2.3.1 Artemis (21st December 2018)

BUGFIXES

• Gutenberg Editor CSS and JS Fix for WP 5

Version 2.3 Artemis (12th November 2018)

NEW FEATURE

• Added Grid Library, please activate the plugin to make use of this feature
• Added Loadbalancer, to further strengthen loading times when connecting to the ThemePunch servers
• Added “Blank Item” option for Custom Grids
• Added Mobile Touch-Swipe for Pagination
• Added search option for grid overview page
• Added “Max Visible Rows” option for mobile
• Added speed options for skin animations
• Added new cover animations for new skins
• Added blur and grayscale options for images
• Added ability to animate skin cover’s box-shadow
• Added mix-blend-mode filter option for skin covers
• Added “min-height”, “max-height” & “letter-spacing” for text
• Added simple Gutenberg block

CHANGES

• Added admin option to show/hide “Filter All” button
• Grid Item border-radius styles can now be percentage based
• Remove Google+ from Sharing Options

BUGFIXES

• Fixed Shortcode Filter visibility issue
• Removed Custom Meta Box from WP Media Attachment Pages
• Fixed Standalone Videos not loading issue
• Fixed Lightbox “Content Gallery Based” issue when using “Load More”
• Fixed YouTube “no cookie” option not saving selected choice
• Skin Covers will now animate when no elements exist

Version 2.2.5 Artemis (12th July 2018)

NEW FEATURE

• Added Global Option for usage YouTube NoCookie URLs
• Added the ability disable the initial “start” animation
• Added new “start” animation options
• Added new option to animate the grid when scrolled it’s into view
• Added new option to convert inline filters to dropdown on mobile
• Added new Convert WP Galleries functionalities

CHANGES

• Implemented “restore_current_blog” for multisite processes
• Reorganized custom grid item dialog for better usability
• “Hide markups before load” option is now deprecated
• Start and filter animation options are now separated
• Improved “esskill” API cleanup
• WordPress Gallery replacement now works global or for single galleries

BUGFIXES

• Fixed “Overwrite Existing” option for imported grids
• Fixed Layers missing for split items with video
• Fixed issue with Cookies when multiple grids are used
• Fixed custom meta not working as navigation filters
• Multi-select custom meta now sanitized for navigation filters
• Fixed alternative image size issue for lightbox
• Fixed Yoast SEO multisite conflict
• Fixed Pagination Arrows for multiple grids
• Fixed “Content Push” option not working in some cases
• Fixed Facebook Stream lightbox image sizing
• Fixed lightbox preview

Version 2.2.4.2 Artemis (25th May 2018)

BUGFIXES

• Fixed Global Search not working in some cases
• Fixed Post Custom Styles not working in some cases

NEW FEATURE

• Added GDPR info to the WP 4.9.6 Privacy Policy Guide

Version 2.2.4.1 Artemis (20th April 2018)

BUGFIXES

• Adapted to current Instagram requirements

Version 2.2.4 Artemis (17th March 2018)

BUGFIXES

• Adapted to new Instagram API result format
• Fixed loading issues when used with ajax page loading theme in printed JS

Version 2.2.3 Artemis (13th March 2018)

BUGFIXES

• Fixed Lightbox Post Content special character issue
• Fixed “TypeError: e.container.find(…).esgbox is not a function”

CHANGES

• Added ”;” to themepunch.tools.min.js file to avoid issues when chaining js files

Version 2.2.2 Artemis (2nd March 2018)

BUGFIXES

• Fixed Lightbox “Content Gallery” option
• Fixed Grid Creation Ajax Error message upon multiple save
• Fixed older PHP compatability (“Fatal Error” messages)
• Fixed HTML5 Audio source compatibility for Safari
• Fixed Disable Lightbox option in Global Settings
• Fixed missing essgrid_get_posts filter

Version 2.2.1 Artemis (23th February 2018)

BUGFIXES

• Fixed Limited Custom Grid Items

Version 2.2 Artemis (23th February 2018)

NEW FEATURES

• Upgraded default Lightbox to FancyBox 3 which includes:
  • Ability to display a Slider Revolution, Essential Grid, SoundCloud & iFrame
  • Improved Mobile Display and Mobile Usability
  • Deep Linking for sharing Lightbox content
  • Ability to zoom/pan images at their original size
  • New button option to allow for image downloads
  • New content display animations
• Upgraded Instagram Integration
  • Added new Instagram Searches Tag(s), Location/Places
  • Added new Instagram Mix Search Results
  • Added new Instagram possibility to add multiple users, tags, places
• Added new optional Icon Fonts Font-Awesome, PE Stroke 7
• Added new Source Type “NextGen” Galleries (visible when the NextGen Galleries plugin is activated)
• Added new Source Type “Real Media Library” (visible when the Real Media Library plugin is activated)
• Added funtionality to complete the sentence in the excerpt/content after x minumum words
• Added new “Like(heart) Post” functionality for WordPress posts
• Added share links for Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and Pinterest (Skin Editor)
• Added Featured Grid Meta Option to replace the Featured Image of Posts with an Essential Grid
• Added Filter Deeplinking Functionality (https://page_with_essgrid_url#filter_slug)
• Added “No Filter Match” Text Global Option
• Added Max Posts in Preview option for large blogs
• Added Button to find downloadable skins in Import/Export page

CHANGES

• Media Filters can now be turned off to clean up the backend (via Global Settings)
• Removed set_ess_grid_as_theme function because it causes trouble with premium plugin customers
• String links in Social Stream Contents are now converted to real HTML links
• Icon Font loading is now optional
• FullScreen button added to embedded YouTube videos
• Related Posts grids now exclude the current post
• Not usable Filter/Search fields not in the frontend output (for Stream and Gallery sources)
• Not usable Filter/Search fields not in the backend “Available Modules” (for Stream and Gallery sources)
• Replaced depricated WooCommerce get_cart_url with wc_get_cart_url
• Removed admin page redirect on new grid creation

BUGFIXES

• Fixed ESG-VC integration issue for Amazon S3 servers
• Fixed adding Custom Image Search Field focus issue
• Fixed Twitter image / text issues with extended tweets
• Fixed Instagram dates displaying current system date instead of photo creation date
• Fixed links over layers getting broken when HTML Link was inside this layer’s content
• Removed create_function() calls to gain compatibility with latest PHP version
• Fixed WPML conflict in Post Grids Category navigation
• Fixed issue with mailto links in Meta fields
• Fixed issue with “Taxonomy List” Layers
• Fixed Video Media Poster fetching non-https images
• Fixed Custom CSS class names for skins
• Fixed some imported grids missing a default source type
• Fixed WooCommerce demo grid defaults
• Fixed double-lightbox issue

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