SlideShowPro News

08.18.10  |  SlidePress updated to 1.4.0

As part of the SlideShowPro Standalone 1.9.8.5 update that came out today, our SlidePress plugin has also been updated to support 1.9.8.5′s new parameters, plus other enhancements / fixes. You should now see the available plugin update in your WordPress control panel.

02.26.10  |  SlideShowPro Standalone and SlidePress updated

Updates to both SlideShowPro Standalone and SlidePress (our WordPress plugin for Standalone) have been released today. This release brings the Standalone version of the SlideShowPro player up to 1.9.8.3, and incorporates all of the changes / fixes / additions to the core player. The SlidePress update includes updated gallery settings to support the new player options.

To download the SlideShowPro Standalone update, sign into the Account Center. To update SlidePress, sign-in to your WordPress installation and click the “Plugins” menu option. You’ll have the option to upgrade from there.

When updating SlidePress and previewing a slideshow, you will see a warning if your uploaded SWF is older than 1.9.8.3. To remedy, simply download the latest version of SlideShowPro Standalone from the Account Center and replace the SWF in your WordPress installation with the latest version. After that you should be all set.

For a list of what’s new in SlideShowPro, see the Flash component’s version history.

02.01.10  |  SlidePress 1.3.4 update

A small update to SlidePress has been released this morning. This release — version 1.3.4 — fixes a problem with xmlprc and a relative path embed problem in installations using clean URLs. Users of SlidePress can grab the latest update from within the WordPress control panel or download manually from the WordPress Plugins directory.

12.21.09  |  SlidePress 1.3.3 released

Now making its way up to the WordPress plugins directory is a 1.3.3 update for SlidePress. This is purely a bug-fix release that resolves a few issues that popped up in the past couple of weeks. You can read the list of updates here.

12.07.09  |  SlidePress 1.3.2 released

An update to SlidePress was posted this morning that addresses a handful of plugin bugs and feature updates. You should now be able to upgrade automatically within your WordPress installation, or download the update from the WordPress plugins directory.

The main new feature in this release is SWF uploading through the browser. This was formerly a manual process (only via FTP), and proved to be a bit cumbersome and error-prone for some new users. So we built in an uploader that creates the proper directories and moves the SWF to where it needs to go.

This release also updates the behavior of gallery style settings. Before, if galleries were created that borrowed the style settings of a saved gallery, and edits were made to the saved gallery settings thereafter, those changes would not update the “borrower” gallery. This update changes the behavior so that any galleries that use the settings of another gallery are “linked,” so to speak, so that changes to the original gallery settings are automatically migrated.

Also updated are usability improvements to the SlidePress button drop-down and the style settings drop-down. These now trigger a separate dialogue window to select galleries instead of displaying them inline. This should make selecting galleries in installations with many galleries much easier.

To read the full version history, click here.

11.09.09  |  SlidePress 1.3.1 released

A couple of little issues in SlidePress 1.3 were discovered over the weekend, so today we’re releasing 1.3.1. Expect to see a plugin update notification in WordPress within the hour.

11.06.09  |  SlidePress 1.3 released

Our WordPress plugin SlidePress has been updated to version 1.3 and is now available in the WordPress plugin directory for updating.

This version is notable for it includes a number of usability enhancements, bug fixes, and a host of underlying code improvements. Notable additions and changes include:

* Six new default themes to choose from when publishing a gallery.
* Complete redesign / reorganization of gallery settings interface (see below).
* Support for h.264 videos uploaded to the WordPress Media Library.
* WordPress page publishing from the SlidePress post button.

With this release we strived to not only fix problems that popped up after our previous release, but also improve the basic usability of the plugin. Of note is the “Style Settings” area, which before was one (very) long, noisy list of checkboxes, inputs and colored boxes. For 1.3 we’ve re-organized all the settings into containers which may be toggled open/closed for editing. In addition, settings now disable (and hide) if they aren’t applicable due to the value of a “parent” setting. For example, you now only see the pan & zoom customization settings if “Use Pan and Zoom” is enabled. This cuts down on the amount of visual inputs, and also avoids any potential confusion when editing.

Click here for the full version history. To upgrade, see the updating instructions in the wiki. Using SlideShowPro Standalone 1.9.8 is recommended with this release, so you should also update your SWF as well. Download the latest version of SlideShowPro Standalone from the account center.

10.12.09  |  SlideShowPro Standalone now a separate product

As part of the SlidePress announcement made earlier, we have spun-off “SlideShowPro Standalone” into a separate product.

First, we should note a little history. SlideShowPro Standalone was initially offered as a free accessory to purchasers of SlideShowPro for Flash who wanted a way to embed and edit slideshows without the Flash authoring application (or Lightroom for that matter). We included it mainly as a courtesy, but over time interest in it from new customers grew — especially after the SlidePress plugin for WordPress was developed, for the plugin leveraged the Standalone version to publish slideshows.

As a result, we had a number of new customers asking if they could just purchase the Standalone version to use with SlidePress (or elsewhere) for they had no use for the Flash authoring components that were included with it.

With that, today we’re spinning off SlideShowPro Standalone as a separate, more affordable option for new customers. And as part of our acquisition of SlidePress, the two products will be marketed together as an integrated slideshow publishing option for WordPress users.

Now, if you’re an existing user, you’re probably wondering how this affects you. The good news is that all existing users of SlideShowPro for Flash will have their account center profiles updated with a free copy of SlideShowPro Standalone. So nothing is being taken away from you, and you’ll still be able to download updates to the standalone version going forward.

If you receive a “thank you for your purchase” email sometime today, SlideShowPro Standalone was added to your profile (for free).

If you have any questions concerning this change, please let us know.

10.12.09  |  SlideShowPro acquires SlidePress

Today we’re excited to announce that the SlidePress plugin for WordPress – originally developed by Palms Development Company – has been acquired by SlideShowPro / Dominey Design Inc and is now part of the SlideShowPro family of products as a free accessory for SlideShowPro Standalone.

For many months now, SlidePress has proven to be a valuable utility for many SlideShowPro users who use WordPress as their web site publishing software. The plugin not only provides an easy way to embed SWFs, but also a complete user interface for creating customized slideshows and photo galleries using SlideShowPro as the media player.

SlidePress will continue to be updated and maintained as a free WordPress plugin. By bringing the plugin in-house, updates to it (as well as SlideShowPro itself) will be developed in-tandem for more synchronized public releases as well as deeper product integration going forward.

A new build of SlidePress has been posted today to the WordPress Plugins Directory that contains revised documentation as well as a handful of small improvements and updates. We’ve also re-launched the SlidePress site (domain changes have not fully propagated yet), and have migrated plugin documentation over to our support wiki.

Expect to see SlidePress expanded and improved in the months ahead. Thanks to Scott Shelton of Palms for not only creating SlidePress, but for all his assistance during this transition.