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Two major reforms can improve the VA

By quinhillyer.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 02:47:20 +0000

(Official Washington Examiner editorial, Nov. 11)  Year after year, presidential administration after administration, people across the political spectrum agree that U.S. military veterans deserve better treatment. Alas, despite genuinely good […]

The post Two major reforms can improve the VA appeared first on Quin Hillyer.


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'PGA Tour card battle provides intriguing Race to Dubai sub-plot'

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:26:30 GMT

England's Laurie Canter tells BBC Sport's Iain Carter he feels "lucky" to be in the mix to win one of 10 lucrative PGA Tour cards at the DP World Tour's season finale in Dubai.


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Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed foods

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:33:23 GMT

Experts can’t agree how exactly they affect us and it’s not clear that science will give us an answer.


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What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?

By www.bbc.co.uk
Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:15:07 GMT

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.


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NHS to review prostate cancer testing after Chris Hoy call for change

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:03:26 GMT

The Olympic cycling champion, who has terminal cancer, wants more younger men to get checked.


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NHS offers 'improved' stop smoking pill

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:01:26 GMT

People in England will be able to get free varenicline tablets to help them quit cigarettes.


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Baby boom prompts call to boost wild beaver population

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:27:17 GMT

A leading conservation group wants the government to give the go-ahead to bringing back beavers in the wild.


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COP29 chief exec filmed promoting fossil fuel deals

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:06:28 GMT

Undercover filming shows COP29 chief exec discussing new oil and gas projects ahead of climate summit.


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Projectiles seen in sky over Tehran

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 06:10:52 GMT

Israel says it has conducted "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran.


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Easy-fit prosthetics offer hope to thousands of Gaza amputees

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:01:42 GMT

Children are among the thousands to have lost limbs in Gaza, forcing them to learn a new way of life.


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How will Trump's new 'border tsar' approach immigration?

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 22:53:54 GMT

Homan has described the US border as "the biggest national security vulnerability" the nation has seen since 9/11.


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'Man of his word': Jan 6 rioters expect Trump will keep pardon promise

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:46:17 GMT

Several Capitol riot defendants have asked for hearings to be delayed in anticipation of pardons.


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South Africa's radical opposition rocked by high-profile defections

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:47:40 GMT

What is behind the exodus of Economic Freedom Fighters members to ex-President Jacob Zuma's party?


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Van Gerwen exits Grand Slam but Littler progresses

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:36:03 GMT

Michael van Gerwen fails to make it through to the Grand Slam of Darts last 16 but Luke Littler breezes through to the knockout stage.


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Protesters call on Valencia governor to resign after deadly floods

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 21:20:38 GMT

People are angry at the authorities' handling of floods which killed more than 200 people.


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Dozens detained after protesters defy ban in Amsterdam

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:57:47 GMT

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered following violence against Israeli football fans earlier in the week.


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McKenna 'so proud' after Ipswich's first Premier League win in 22 years

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:12:21 GMT

Kieran McKenna describes Ipswich's 2-1 victory at Tottenham - their first Premier League win in 22 years - as a "massive moment" and validation for the players' hard work.


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'Disappointed but proud' - Arteta on Chelsea draw

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:41:06 GMT

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praises his side's performance against Chelsea in the Premier League, but says that getting results is "what is missing" at the moment.


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9 protein-packed Indian breakfasts to fuel your day - Business Insider India

By news.google.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 02:30:00 GMT

  1. 9 protein-packed Indian breakfasts to fuel your day  Business Insider India
  2. 6 Protein-Packed Breakfast Without Eggs  HerZindagi
  3. 8 High-Protein Indian Breakfast Recipes to Fuel Your Day  Recipes
  4. Wholesome Indian breakfasts that boost energy  Business Insider India
  5. Have a protein-rich breakfast every day for these 7 benefits  Hindustan Times


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Trump taps Marco Rubio & Michael Waltz, known to be pro-India and tough on China, for top jobs - The Indian Express

By news.google.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 22:50:38 GMT

  1. Trump taps Marco Rubio & Michael Waltz, known to be pro-India and tough on China, for top jobs  The Indian Express
  2. Donald Trump Sets 'Existential' Battle Against China With Cabinet Picks  NDTV
  3. Trump's NSA pick Mike Waltz's pro-India stand in 5 quotes  Firstpost
  4. Trump's incoming NSA Mike Waltz wants US to dance cheek-to-check with India  The Times of India
  5. Who is Mike Waltz, Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser?  The Hindu


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CEO of Gay Nonprofit Charged for Stealing Organization’s Money

By lidblog.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 01:12:06 +0000

The CEO of a California gay charity has been charged with embezzling almost a million bucks of the organization’s money. The charity official, Jacob Joseph Aaron Rostovsky, has been charged with 53 felony counts including fraudulent claims, grand theft, misappropriation of public funds, insurance fraud, perjury and money laundering, according to KTLA-TV. The DA said […]

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Trump to Work on National Concealed Carry Reciprocity

By lidblog.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:31:08 +0000

According to reports, one of the issues that Donald Trump hopes to address in his second belated term is to institute concealed carry permits reciprocity in every state, allowing a person with a permit in one state to legally carry his firearm in every other state. On Sunday, Donald Trump Jr. posted a video of […]

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News24 | ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan faces sexual misconduct probe

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Monday Nov 11 2024 20:57:55

The governing body of the International Criminal Court on Monday announced an external investigation into alleged misconduct by chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who has denied the allegations.


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velocityconf: @tsantero @garethr No, there's just a lot that goes into producing #velocityconf. Plus the chairs are getting ready for Santa Clara + NY! :)

By twitter.com
Published On :: Mon, 20 May 2013 16:50:15 +0000

velocityconf: @tsantero @garethr No, there's just a lot that goes into producing #velocityconf. Plus the chairs are getting ready for Santa Clara + NY! :)


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velocityconf: New #velocityconf CA program preview is up: http://t.co/rKjf91RXdD @ariyahidayat on End-to-End JS Quality Analysis.

By twitter.com
Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2013 17:01:13 +0000

velocityconf: New #velocityconf CA program preview is up: http://t.co/rKjf91RXdD @ariyahidayat on End-to-End JS Quality Analysis.


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velocityconf: RT @oreillyanimals Vote Instant Wild's Digital Eyes & Ears for Wildlife Protection to win Google Global Impact Award http://t.co/Z0EetiQshZ

By twitter.com
Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:35 +0000

velocityconf: RT @oreillyanimals Vote Instant Wild's Digital Eyes & Ears for Wildlife Protection to win Google Global Impact Award http://t.co/Z0EetiQshZ


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velocityconf: Who's up for a 5 minute lightning talk. Last day to get your #Ignite proposal in for #velocityconf CA. http://t.co/pzL0WJtQH5

By twitter.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2013 14:11:50 +0000

velocityconf: Who's up for a 5 minute lightning talk. Last day to get your #Ignite proposal in for #velocityconf CA. http://t.co/pzL0WJtQH5


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velocityconf: RT @OReillyAnimals Advice, please! Elephant Listening Project asks for ideas/solutions/help with 3 practical problems http://t.co/Y90YP3maoz

By twitter.com
Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 03:15:10 +0000

velocityconf: RT @OReillyAnimals Advice, please! Elephant Listening Project asks for ideas/solutions/help with 3 practical problems http://t.co/Y90YP3maoz


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Apple Releases New Mac Mini, Revamped iMac, & M4 MacBook Pro

By osxdaily.com
Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:04:37 +0000

Apple has spent the last few days trickling releases of new Mac hardware, debuting a revamped iMac with an M4 chip and new colors, a redesigned Mac Mini that is smaller in size and now has an M4 chip, and the MacBook Pro lineup has been revamped with M4 processors as well. Each of the ... Read More


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Teachers can assess young students’ literacy skills and knowledge by encouraging them to produce books based on animal facts.

By www.npr.org
Published On :: Mon, 03 Jul 2023 09:49:56 EDT

A new children's book transforms a sad, scared and anxious little boy into a superhero. The book is called "Cape," in honor of the bright-red cape the little boy wears and finds comfort in following the death of his father. "Cape" is Kevin Johnson's debut picture book, and it's vividly illustrated by artist Kitt Thomas.


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Bitcoin approaches $90,000 as post-election record streak rages on

By markets.businessinsider.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:11:32 +0000

Traders are eyeing $100,000 for bitcoin by the end of the year potentially. The total crypto market value has surged to $3 trillion since the election.


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Here's how much more laptops, TVs, and smartphones could cost under Trump's proposed tariffs, consumer group says

By www.businessinsider.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:17:54 +0000

Donald Trump's proposed tariffs would hit the consumer tech sector, raising prices on US consumers' favorite gadgets, an October report found.


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Olivia Nuzzi withdraws protective order against Ryan Lizza in aftermath of RFK Jr. relationship

By www.businessinsider.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:55:50 +0000

Olivia Nuzzi has withdrawn her protective order request against her ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza months after her relationship with RFK Jr. was made public.


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Three Benefits of Promoting Digital Goods and Software Products

By blog.avangate.com
Published On :: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Are you dreaming of being your own boss someday, or would you like to bring in extra income? Starting an online business is one of the easiest ways to accomplish this. The biggest challenge of starting an online business can be developing your business plan. If you are struggling to come up with that brilliant […]


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PSP or MoR? How to choose the right commerce provider for your business

By blog.avangate.com
Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Today’s buyers are getting more demanding and selling online is getting more and more complex. Both B2B and B2C customers expect a seamless purchase experience and easy access to all the information, products and services they want, on any device and in any country.


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News24 | Mozambique deploys soldiers ahead of planned protests

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Thursday Nov 07 2024 11:15:25

Soldiers and police were patrolling Mozambique's capital Maputo early on Thursday ahead of a planned protest against election results seen by the opposition as fraudulent.


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News24 | Young opposition Mozambicans give Frelimo ultimatum to step down or face more violent protests

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Thursday Nov 07 2024 13:19:54

Young Mozambicans from opposition parties have given Frelimo until midday to relinquish power or face more unrest, after days of violence and looting in the country.


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News24 | Mozambique on the brink: Violence escalates as youth protests extend beyond Maputo

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Friday Nov 08 2024 04:45:14

Mozambique is on a knife's edge as young people continue to protest against the outcome of the October elections that extended 49 years of Frelimo rule.


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News24 | Former president Mahama projected to unseat Ghana's ruling party in December election

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Monday Nov 11 2024 09:52:41

Ghana's main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama looks set to win December's presidential election, an opinion poll showed on Monday.


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News24 | Mozambique opposition's Mondlane calls for protests at border posts, ports

By www.news24.com
Published On :: Tuesday Nov 12 2024 11:23:37

Mozambican opposition presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane has called for gatherings at ports and borders, and in major cities from Wednesday for what he describes as a fourth round of demonstrations against a stolen election.


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The Efficacy of Digital Media Resources in Improving Children’s Ability to Use Informational Text: An Evaluation of Molly of Denali From PBS KIDS

By www.readingrockets.org
Published On :: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:08:03 EDT

Informational text — resources whose purpose is to inform — is essential to daily life and fundamental to literacy. Unfortunately, young children typically have limited exposure to informational text. Two 9-week randomized controlled trials with 263 first-grade children from low-income communities examined whether free educational videos and digital games from the PBS KIDS show “Molly of Denali” supported children’s ability to use informational text to answer real-world questions. Study 1 found significant positive intervention impacts on child outcomes; Study 2 replicated these findings.


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Simple Image Gallery Pro v3.8.0 released

By www.joomlaworks.net
Published On :: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:51:31 +0300

Simple Image Gallery Pro v3.8.0 is now available to download for subscribers. This new release improves upon existing features, extends Flickr support to galleries (beyond albums/sets) and adds PHP 7.4 & Postgres compatibility.

Here's what's been added or changed in Simple Image Gallery Pro with the release of v3.8.0:

  • Added support for Flickr "galleries", beyond the already supported "albums/sets". Additionally, you can now fetch all images at once from some Flickr gallery/album/set by setting the relevant limit in SIGPro's settings to 0.
  • Added the option to override the default gallery layout in the SIGPro gallery insertion modal (frontend & backend).
  • Improved support for PHP 7.4 (mainly notices in the settings).
  • Fixed an issue where the gallery layout selector did not work with a Postgres database.
  • Added an option in SIGPro's settings (under "Advanced") to disable the WYSIWYG editor button in one or more components.
  • Properly filter multiline pasted text in the "description" field (in the captions). Previously, such pasted content would appear cut-off in the SIGPro modal/popup in the frontend.
  • File uploads now use built-in Joomla libraries which should resolve any upload issues with servers running "Windows Server".

 

DEMO

The JoomlaWorks demo site has been updated to the latest Simple Image Gallery Pro release. See here https://demo.joomlaworks.net/simple-image-gallery-pro.

 

DOWNLOAD

If you have an active Simple Image Gallery Pro membership, just head over to the Member Dashboard at https://www.joomlaworks.net/members and grab your copy from your "Subscriptions" page.

Or purchase this latest release from just 19.90 EUR. More info at: https://www.joomlaworks.net/extensions/commercial/simple-image-gallery-pro

 

UPGRADING

Just upload the new version and it will overwrite the old one.

For more help, please visit the updated documentation page for the extension at: https://www.joomlaworks.net/support/docs/simple-image-gallery-pro

For support questions please use our Ticket Support System inside the Member Dashboard at https://www.joomlaworks.net/dashboard (active product membership required).


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Improve the performance of your Joomla articles (part 1)

By www.joomlaworks.net
Published On :: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:44:41 +0200

The performance of the default article system in Joomla really sucks big time, that's a well know fact.

It''s actually one of the reasons we built K2 in the first place.

And as we venture into Joomla 4 territory, instead of seeing performance improvements (finally) for the entire database scheme, we actually witness new ways to mess up performance (if that was even possible). Apparently the Joomla core team likes to exercise who knows PHP's syntax better instead of actually building working code that doesn't break for extension developers every so.

Oh well, we're used to the mess.

Back to our topic.

Wanna improve the performance of the Joomla article system, especially in sites that filter/order content in various ways? Well, for starters add a few indices to the "content" table, e.g. using phpMyAdmin.

ALTER TABLE `#__content` ADD INDEX `idx_publishup` (`publish_up`);
ALTER TABLE `#__content` ADD INDEX `idx_publishdown` (`publish_down`);
ALTER TABLE `#__content` ADD INDEX `idx_modifiedby` (`modified_by`);
ALTER TABLE `#__content` ADD INDEX `idx_created` (`created`);
ALTER TABLE `#__content` ADD INDEX `idx_modified` (`modified`);

Just remember to replace #__ with your actual database prefix for Joomla.

But what's the measurable improvement? Well, something like this after you apply the above changes (on a really busy site that sorts articles by published date, aka 99% of Joomla sites)...

Yeap.

And that's performance tip no.1. We'll come back with more in the future as we delve into the software architectural wonder that is Joomla 4.

Or do yourself a favour & switch to K2 which recently passed 4 million downloads, yeah! :)

To those who might say, hey why aren't you contributing that back to Joomla, well, our answer is that if you've ever contributed in Joomla, you know the painful process & bureaucracy and you juuuust might wish to keep your sanity.

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Simple Image Gallery Pro v3.9.0 released

By www.joomlaworks.net
Published On :: Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:59:09 +0300

Simple Image Gallery Pro v3.9.0 is now available to download for subscribers. It's both a bug-fix and new feature release.

Here's what's been added or changed in Simple Image Gallery Pro with the release of v3.9.0:

  • SIGPro will now read EXIF metadata from images that contain orientation details and properly rotate or flip images before creating thumbnails.. This means you won't need to process images using desktop software to correct their orientation before uploading them on your server. A handy feature especially for those who work with images coming from pro DSLR cameras.
  • Replaced the Mobify image CDN with Weserv's, which is powered by CloudFlare. This will restore the option to resize the source image, as the Mobify CDN unexpectedly shut down a few months ago. Weserv's processing & delivery is also much faster.
  • Updated Lightbox2 to version 2.11.3.
  • Updated elFinder (used in the SIGPro Media Manager in the backend) to version 2.1.59.
  • Fancybox can now be translated through the Joomla language manager (language overrides) or via custom language packs (a much requested feature from users).
  • Gallery layout CSS files are now linked in the document <head> with an appended timestamp. This will allow you to perform live changes to a gallery layout's CSS even when your site is behind a CDN like CloudFlare's (so you don't have to purge the CDN's cache for that file everytime you do a change in it) or behind a server-side caching proxy (e.g. Nginx or Varnish).

SIGPro has also been tested to work on up to PHP 8 without any issues. If you have any custom gallery layouts though, you may have to slightly modify them to play nice with PHP 8. As always, send a ticket in our helpdesk system for assistance with such matters...

 

WHAT'S COMING NEXT

You may be wondering what coming next for SIGPro. Well, a lot for sure!

The next version of SIGPro is already being worked on and eventually it will have the following features:

  • Custom ordering for images using drag and drop
  • All-new gallery layouts using CSS Grid properties, with distinct options for responsive designs
  • More slideshow-like (carousel) gallery layouts
  • Updated backend UI that is fully responsive on mobile devices for gallery management on the go
  • WebP support
  • Dynamic image filters
  • Support for AMP pages
  • New JSON based format for captions
  • More ordering options
  • Less jQuery-dependant modals and layouts, which will also translate to improved Core Web Vitals scores for your pages with image galleries on
  • Support for improved image conversion using Image Magick (when available on your server)
  • Improved overall performance
  • Joomla 4 compatibility when it's f-i-n-a-l-l-y released :)

Not all the features above will be available when SIGPro v4 is released, but they will be gradually included as updates come in.

 

DEMO

The JoomlaWorks demo site has been updated to the latest Simple Image Gallery Pro release. Have a look here: https://demo.joomlaworks.net/simple-image-gallery-pro

 

DOWNLOAD

If you have an active Simple Image Gallery Pro membership, just head over to the Member Dashboard at https://www.joomlaworks.net/members and grab your copy from your "Subscriptions" page.

Or purchase this latest release from just 19.90 EUR. More info at: https://www.joomlaworks.net/extensions/commercial/simple-image-gallery-pro

 

UPGRADING

Just upload the new version and it will overwrite the old one.

For more help, please visit the updated documentation page for the extension at: https://www.joomlaworks.net/support/docs/simple-image-gallery-pro

For support questions please use our Helpdesk system included in your Member Dashboard at https://www.joomlaworks.net/dashboard (active product membership required).


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Simple Image Gallery Pro v3.9.1 released (bug-fix release)

By www.joomlaworks.net
Published On :: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:21:18 +0300

Simple Image Gallery Pro v3.9.1 is now available to download for subscribers. This is a minor bug-fix release following the release of version 3.9.0 a couple weeks ago.

For a detailed look on the new features and changes in v3.9.0, please have a look here: https://www.joomlaworks.net/blog/item/309-simple-image-gallery-pro-v3-9-0-released

SIGPro v3.9.1 released today adds a check if support of EXIF related functions is already built into your server's PHP setup. If not, any new features related to EXIF metadata which were introduced in v3.9.0 will simply be ignored.

For the record, affected users account to less than 0.2% in total of those upgraded to v3.9.0.

 

DEMO

The JoomlaWorks demo site has been updated to the latest Simple Image Gallery Pro release. Have a look here: https://demo.joomlaworks.net/simple-image-gallery-pro

 

DOWNLOAD

If you have an active Simple Image Gallery Pro membership, just head over to the Member Dashboard at https://www.joomlaworks.net/members and grab your copy from your "Subscriptions" page.

Or purchase this latest release from just 19.90 EUR. More info at: https://www.joomlaworks.net/extensions/commercial/simple-image-gallery-pro

 

UPGRADING

Just upload the new version and it will overwrite the old one.

For more help, please visit the updated documentation page for the extension at: https://www.joomlaworks.net/support/docs/simple-image-gallery-pro

For support questions please use our Helpdesk system included in your Member Dashboard at https://www.joomlaworks.net/dashboard (active product membership required).


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