Gallery 2.2.1 (Double Double) is now available for download! In what has been close to a year of development, the Gallery team has packed this release full of new features and security enhancements. Major new features include: Downloadable Plugins which let you download, install, and upgrade modules and themes through the web interface; Dynamic Albums which let you set up albums based on keywords, ratings, and more; and WebDAV support for managing your photo library like a network hard drive with folders of images.

Changes between 2.2 and 2.2.1: Gallery 2.2.1 is a patch release to address four relatively minor issues in Gallery 2.2:

• Fix the plugin administration page for Italian and Danish locales.
• Fix Downloadable Plugins to prevent upgrading to incompatible plugins.
• Make the authentication step of the installation and upgrade wizards more resilient against interference from other PHP scripts running on your site.
• Fix conflict between WebDAV and other short URLs.

As a patch release, Gallery 2.2.1 does not contain any new features. Upgrading from 2.2 to 2.2.1 is quick and easy. Please read on for all the changes introduced in the major Gallery 2.2 release and for upgrade instructions from earlier versions...

Gallery 2.2 (Double Double) is now available for download! In what has been close to a year of development, the Gallery team has packed this release full of new features and security enhancements. Major new features include: Downloadable Plugins which let you download, install, and upgrade modules and themes through the web interface; Dynamic Albums which let you set up albums based on keywords, ratings, and more; and WebDAV support for managing your photo library like a network hard drive with folders of images.

Translations and Integrations: Additionally, 8 languages are now 100% translated, 13 more are over 60% translated, and support has been added for integration with even more 3rd party applications! Check out the Gallery 2 Localization Report and the Available Integrations page for the full lists.

Security: Like each Gallery 2 release before this one, after a professional security audit we have made many improvements to further tighten down Gallery 2 and keep the bad guys out. All issues addressed in this release were discovered during this private, internal security audit. No known exploits are available, however, we highly recommend that you upgrade to Gallery 2.2 to secure your Gallery installation.

As always before you ask for help, please, please read the README -- we've made an effort to answer all of your questions there. Especially read the known issues section. Upgrading is quick and easy, but if you're upgrading from 2.1 or earlier there are a few things you should know first so be sure to scan the upgrading instructions.

Go see what else is new and then download Gallery 2.2!

Thanks for your continued support! Read on for more details...

Gallery 2.2 is nearing its official release and we would like to encourage everyone to help us push as many localizations as possible towards the top of the list before release time. Read on for more details..

Thanks for your continued support! Read on for more details...

The Gallery 2 Theme Contest is over!

As you might remember the deadline was February, 15. Since then the Gallery team has reviewed all the submissions we have received and the decision has been made.

We are pleased to announce the winners and their prizes:
Overall best theme: 'X_treme' made by Pedro Gilberto (Portugal) - Prize $500
Best simple and uncluttered theme: 'Simplified' created by Chris Schwerdt (USA) - Prize $300
Best Ajax theme: 'Debaser' by Chris Smith (USA) - Prize $300
Best embedded theme: 'NZDI' developed by John Phillips (New Zealand) - Prize $300
Best colorpacks/frames: Gaynor McCartney (New Zealand) - Prize $250

Go ahead and check out the full story for details.

PC Magazine has published an article called "The Best Free Software", where they highlight what they think are the best free software packages available. Their list is based on the software that PC Magazine employees actually use and Gallery is very honored to be mentioned in the "Video & Graphics" section!

PC Magazine also highlights SourceForge as a one of the best resources for finding free software, and as we utilize their infrastructure for our own project management tasks we couldn't agree more.

While Gallery was mentioned as a software package, they didn't stop there. As a follow up to the actual recommendation, they even threw in an interview with Gallery founder Bharat Mediratta. Be sure to check it out here.