JoomGallery Release v4.4.0-rc2

Security and Feature Release for the JoomGallery 4.x compatible with Joomla! 4.x, 5.x and 6.x.
New big features are the Task manager and the gallery view with integrated search.

What's Changed

• Show hidden markings in user panel by @MrMusic in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/354
• Feat/display the number of images in a category by @MrMusic in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/356
• Improved copyright line with the actual year 2026 by @ThomasFinnern in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/363
• Add module positions by @MrMusic in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/364
• Indicate plugin group on install message by @ThomasFinnern in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/362
• Feature: Add hits counter by @Elfangor93 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/366
• Feature: Finderplugin by @Elfangor93 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/355
• Feature: add image title to <title> by @hansdampf-123 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/370
• Feature: add category title to <title> by @hansdampf-123 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/372
• Feature: Add ordering options for pictures via menu by @hansdampf-123 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/373
• [UI/UX] Improvements to the category view by @reilldesign in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/374
• Prevent blocking due to a missing user_agent by @MrMusic in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/375
• [4.4.0] Fix Hits counter by @MrMusic in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/381
• Feature: Taskmanager by @gabrielbuckland in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/328
• [Bug] JgcategorydropdownField by @reilldesign in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/379
• Fix text color in modal buttons by @MrMusic in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/386
• Add helper methods by @Elfangor93 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/387
• Bugfix: Image metadata by @Elfangor93 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/389
• Feature: Searchprovider by @Elfangor93 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/371
• [Bugfix] Input filtering & Output escaping by @Elfangor93 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/393
• [Bugfix] Raw & Json endpoints by @Elfangor93 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/391
• add compatibility for Joomla 4 by @Elfangor93 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/396
• Add default tasks during installation by @Elfangor93 in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/399

New Contributors

• @hansdampf-123 made their first contribution in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/370
• @gabrielbuckland made their first contribution in https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/pull/328

Full Changelog: https://github.com/JoomGalleryfriends/JoomGallery/compare/v4.3.0-stable...v4.4.0-rc2