PhotoBerry Studio – Manager for Photographers

“PhotoBerry Studio – Manager for Photographers” is a comprehensive WordPress plugin tailored specifically for photographers. It allows users to create and display stunning image galleries while streamlining client sessions and proofing. Key features include watermarking for image protection, a proofing process for easy image selection, the ability for clients to mark favorites, and options for detailed image feedback through comments. Ideal for photographers and designers, it ensures secure and efficient collaboration, making the approval process seamless.

For detailed documentation, visit: PhotoBerry Studio Documentation

Key Features

• Image Gallery Creation: Easily create stunning image galleries.
  • Mark Images as Suggested
  • Set Image as Gallery Cover
  • Add Comments to Images
• Gallery Display: Showcase your photos in beautiful galleries.
  • Select Various Layout Options
• Watermarking: Protect your images with customizable watermarks.
• Client Sessions Management (New): Organize client projects into sessions and streamline the proofing process.
  • Session Creation: Group images by client or event.
  • Client Proofing Tools:
  • Clients can mark favorites, comment on images, and approve suggested images.
  • Clients can send final selections to the photographer.
  • Download Options: Clients can download all or selected images directly from the session gallery.
  • Session Layouts: Customize the visual layout of session galleries for optimal presentation.
  • Seamless Sharing: Share sessions via public or private links, password protection, or client login.

Future Features (Coming Soon)

Future versions will include expanded functionality such as:
– Secure Storage Integration: Connect with PhotoBerry Cloud for secure image storage.
– WooCommerce Integration: Sell photography sessions and images directly from your website.
– Team Collaboration: Features to support team workflows and collaboration.
– Event-Specific Tools: Offer guest galleries and other event-related features.

1.0.2, October 5, 2024
Add: Final images and image revisions within sessions.
Add: Translation strings for the comments interface.
Add: Ability to download single photos from sessions on the frontend.
Fix: Checkboxes for multi-image downloads in sessions were not visible when proofing was disabled
Fix: Missing alt tags for images in the admin panel.
Fix: PHP error when downloading a single image in the admin panel.
Enhancement: Session admin: display Final and Selected image statuses

1.0.1, September 30, 2024
– Fixed issue where incorrect text was displayed on the empty “My Sessions” page.
– Resolved a PHP fatal error on the “My Sessions” page.
– Enabled closing of the Image Side Settings panel using the Escape key.
– Fixed bug where checkboxes in the photo settings sidebar did not update properly.
– Resolved error when posting comments as a guest user.
– Addressed PHP deprecation issues.
– Fixed bug where settings in the Translation tab were not applied on the frontend.
– Corrected JS error occurring after uploading a photo.
– Ensured sidebar closes automatically after an image is deleted.
– Added option to disable downloads in Sessions.
– Added notification when leaving the page without saving changes in the gallery and session.
– Minor styling fixes

1.0.0, September 12, 2024
– New Session Management Features:
– Introduced the ability to create and manage sessions, allowing photographers to group images by event or project.
– Client Proofing Tools: Clients can now:
– Mark images as favorites.
– Add comments on individual images.
– View photographer-suggested images.
– Send finalized selections back to the photographer for approval.
– Session Layouts: Multiple layout options for presenting images in a session.
– Download Options: Clients can download selected or approved images, with customizable restrictions.
– Seamless Sharing: Sharing options for sessions, similar to Galleries, including:
– Public sharing.
– Private with URL key.
– Password-protected access.
– Client login required.
– Mixed minor fixes

0.0.4-beta, August 27, 2024
– Fix issue with clients page in playground
– (The read_private_* permissions are added to Administrator and Editor roles)

0.0.3-beta, August 27, 2024
– Set all post statuses to private by default.
– Resolve the issue where images are not displaying.
– Remove the “404” class from the body when displaying the gallery authentication screen.
– Apply styling fixes and improvements.
– Fix a potential JavaScript error on the gallery page.
– Correct the issue where auto-draft galleries appear in the admin list.
– Add a default value for gallery sorting.
– Prevent the selection of multiple clients for galleries.
– Fix an issue where the scheduled cleanup task could be scheduled multiple times.
– Preserve the order of gallery items upon upload.
– Correct the label of the edit button on the client edit page.
– Add support for uploading WEBP and PNG images.
– Implement a more graceful exit when encountering permissions issues on the gallery edit page.
– Resolve issues affecting users with multiple roles.
– Implement various other minor fixes and improvements.

0.0.2-beta, August 9, 2024
-Make Photo post type non public
-Localization
-Add polish translations
-Fix issue with search on clients list page

0.0.1-beta, July 18, 2024
– Initial Beta Release

1. Download the plugin
2. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/photoberry-studio directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
4. Navigate to the PhotoBerry Studio settings page to configure your preferences and start creating galleries.