Jan Zeman
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Hi Naveen,
We have been in close email contact, and as you know, this feature was released today.
I did not implement 100% of your ideas, but after reading your original request in this thread again, I would say the result is very close to what you suggested. And of course, this will continue with the public site, as you are also aware.
I can hardly express how valuable your contribution to this feature, and beyond, has been.
Many thanks and kind regards,
JanHi Valter, we’ve been in a close and detailed email communication and solved all the problems so I am closing this thread. As always feel free to resume here or per mail 🙂
Oh, regarding the sample I passed you last time… You will achieve the same size of the photo but much better image quality via this simplified shortcode:
[jzsa-album link="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOg3EA51ATc_YWHyfcffDCzNZFsVTU_uBqSEKFix7LY80DIgH3lMkLwt4QDTHd8EQ?key=RGwySFNhbmhqMFBDbnZNUUtwY0stNy1XV1JRbE9R" fullscreen-display-max-width="640" fullscreen-display-max-height="425"]Or by giving higher values to the fullscreen-source-width and fullscreen-source-height parameters. These two have an influence on the quality of the photo displayed.
BR, JanHi Valter,
Please do. I actually did not wait and implemented the Lightbox option in the meantime. Whether or not it is perfect for your case, it will be useful for other users too 🙂 It will take me another week or so to publish that new version, though.
I like your page a lot. I also try to spend time in the mountains relatively often. For example, I climbed Ortler not that long ago. 😉
Your test page looks clean and works well. The only bug I discovered is related to the mosaic feature, currently the second sample. Not every thumbnail reacts properly to mouse clicks there. If you do not mind, could you please share the shortcode for that specific sample? If you prefer, you can send it to me by email at [email protected]. I will then fix that bug.
All in all, I will try to react to all your observations and wishes.
Best regards,
JanHi @valterbruno,
Thanks for testing the plugin!
I gave your idea a try with this shortcode:
[jzsa-album link="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOg3EA51ATc_YWHyfcffDCzNZFsVTU_uBqSEKFix7LY80DIgH3lMkLwt4QDTHd8EQ?key=RGwySFNhbmhqMFBDbnZNUUtwY0stNy1XV1JRbE9R"
fullscreen-source-width="512"
fullscreen-source-height="340"
fullscreen-display-max-width="640"
fullscreen-display-max-height="425"]This does limit how large the image appears, but it still uses the browser’s native fullscreen mode – meaning the page disappears behind it and the browser chrome hides. Is that what you had in mind?
If not, you may be thinking of a lightbox – a dimmed overlay that appears on top of the page at a controlled size, without the browser going fullscreen. That’s a different (and very popular) UX pattern, used by galleries like Flickr and SmugMug. Here’s a live example of what it looks like: lightGallery demo.
The lightbox behavior is not yet supported in the plugin, but I’m actively considering it based on user feedback. If that’s the direction you’re thinking of, I’d love to hear more about your ideal experience – for example, should it open with prev/next navigation between all photos, or just show the single clicked image? Any real-world gallery sites you like as a reference would help tremendously.
Best regards, Jan
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman)] Error: Unable to Load AlbumHi Mike,
It’s been a week by now and there was no any follow up from you. Let me mark this topic as resolved. Naturally I will still be more than happy to reply you here or via email as stated above.
All the best, JanForum: Plugins
In reply to: [Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman)] Error: Unable to Load AlbumHey Mike,
I haven’t heard from you yet. Feel free to write via email or here.
Kind regards, Jan
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman)] Error: Unable to Load AlbumHi Mike,
My apologies for the delayed reply – I was away for a long weekend.
I just did a quick check, and everything looks OK with my albums. Let’s figure out together what might be wrong.
Could you please contact me at [email protected]? Since we are both Czech, feel free to write in out native language 😉
Best regards,
JanForum: Plugins
In reply to: [Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman)] Potential bug – info-wrapHi @naveenbachwani ,
It turned out this is not a bug in the plugin but a limitation of the format Google publishes. I added this warning to the plugin guide:
⚠️ IMPORTANT LIMITATION: Google Photos limits descriptions to 100 characters. Longer descriptions are truncated. Use info-wrap=”true” to allow wrapping if you have longer descriptions, but be aware of this hard limit from Google.
Thank you for reporting!
Best regards
JanForum: Reviews
In reply to: [Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman)] EXCELLENT, BUT one suggestionHola @luisbenitez777 ,
I am truly grateful for feedback like yours. It really gives me energy to keep going 🙂
Please download version 2.1.8 and search for fullscreen-mosaic and seven similar parameters 😉
¡Que tengas un día maravilloso y mucha alegría con tu sitio web!
Best regards,
JanForum: Plugins
In reply to: [Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman)] Potential bug – info-wrapHi Naveen,
Can you please share your exact shortcode and some screenshots of the error? Either here or via email. Thank you!
BR, JanHi Naveen,
Thank you for the suggestion. I agree this is a very good idea, and I would like to add something like this in the (hopefully near) future.
At the moment my available time is limited, but I have noted it as a feature request.
Many thanks for sharing.
Kind regards,
Jan- This reply was modified 1 month, 4 weeks ago by Jan Zeman.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman)] Potential bug – info-wrapHi Naveen,
Thanks you for reporting! I tried to react very quickly – I hope I understood correctly. Please try 2.1.7.
BR, JanHi @naveenbachwani ,
I love seeing those three YESes 🙂
As I mentioned last time, I will continue considering further UX refactoring. I am not fully convinced by the idea of collapsing all samples, because the previews provide a clear visual hint and help “sell” the individual features, but I will definitely consider possible changes.
And… YES… gladly, you will find a small “thank you” in the upcoming version’s readme file 😉
Have a wonderful weekend, Jan
Just for the record, line moved in 2.1.5 version 🙂