photon-dashboard/changelog.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

[v1.0.2] - 2026-05-01

Added

• Counter when force generating thumbnails.
• Context menu for folders in the sidebar (rename and delete actions).
• Confirm permanently delete popups.
• Restore database backup tool to recover OCR and tags.

Fixed

• Database export includes numeric array indices as column names, corrupting the backup.
• OCR results not showing within folder context.
• OCR results not showing for images in folders from within a tag context.

[v1.0.1] - 2026-04-30

Added

• Clear search function on page type switch.
• Remove tags and Move Folder options to Actions dropdown when searching.

Changed

• Image caching now has a time limit and processing is limited to 50 items at a time to prevent resource exhaustion.
• Colours in actions dropdown more muted.

Fixed

• Missing protocol on copy to clipboard.
• Space handling on next page when using folders.
• Space handling when using search in folders.
• Database doesn't update structure when attempting to make an image private.
• Attempted database update when images don't yet exist in the table.
• Restore & Permanently delete selected buttons not working.

[v1.0.0] - 2026-04-30

Caution

The nginx web container has been removed, share links now default to /share/example.jpg. To use custom domains please refer to the examples/compose-traefik.yml example.

Added

• Selected images counter.
• Sharing endpoint in photon container.
• Deselect all button.
• Active page indicator for tag pages.
• Context menu for image interactions.
• File metadata inside context menu.
• Context menu for tags in the sidebar (rename and delete actions).
• Sorting for images (date, size and name).
• Selection across multiple pages at a time for better management.
• Sticky pagination bar, prevents moving when item count is lower between pages.
• Ability to make images private, links will only work with a valid session.
• Favicon and logo to footer.
• Better backend reporting for uploads.
• New compose files for updated deployments.
• Ability to move items between folders.
• Animations on hover.
• GitHub button in footer linking to project.

Changed

• Environment variables ADMIN_DOMAIN and SHARE_DOMAIN replaced with PHOTON_DOMAIN and PHOTON_SHARE_DOMAIN.
• Search now acts as a filter on a given page context.
• File names now only available in the context menu.
• Image selection highlights border, shrinks and darkens image.
• Images now have rounded corners to match the design language.
• Compression now limits image dimensions to further decrease storage consumption.
• Backup file name now contains timestamp.
• Simplified backend functions for easier maintainability.
• Upload limits have been raised for mass-uploading.

Fixed

• Screenshots with special characters in the name cannot be selected by clicking.
• Restoring a file from trash will always go back to root folder regardless of original source.
• Image does not scale correctly when changing column count.
• Assigning tags after first page redirects you to the start.
• Renaming an image results in tags being lost - resulting in orphaned attachments.
• Renaming an image results in thumbnails being regenerated and creating duplicates.
• 'All Screenshots' in sidebar doesn't show subfolder count.
• Going to a folder by link doesn't show it as active in the sidebar
• Image counter for folders doesn't update on upload.
• Uploading an image with the same name as existing will replace it without confirmation.
• Image counters don't update on deletion.
• Newly created tags do not show up in the delete menu until a full-page refresh has occurred.
• Delete tag dropdown doesn't dynamically update if a tag has been deleted.

Removed

• Autocompletion on rename form for previously entered names.
• Secondary web container.
• Option for two columns.
• Menu button on images.
• URL scheme settings.
• Checkbox on images.
• SQLite to MySQL migration tool.

[v0.1.4] - 2026-04-24

Tip

Web container is being removed in the next update, update your compose files on the next update.

Added

• Folders for better file management, items in folders can also have tags.
• Ability to untag selected images instead of removing tags one at a time.

Changed

• Upload destination can now be selected when there are new folders.

Fixed

• Bug where pagination would display pages that don't exist.

[v0.1.3] - 2025-05-03

Added

• Upload button for uploading via web dashboard.

Changed

• Column dropdown is now a button that switches between options.
• Some old icons have been switched to FontAwesome icons.
• Sidebar remaining open flag is now set by a cookie instead of a session token.

Fixed

• Page refresh loop when changing column count.
• Scrollbar failing to show after page content changes.
• Bug where images with capitalised file extensions do not appear in the grid.
• Unable to use multi select actions on images with spaces in their names.

Removed

• TAGS_ENABLED, SEARCH_ENABLED and TRASH_ENABLED environment variables, these are now permanently enabled.

[v0.1.2] - 2025-04-29

Warning

This introduces a breaking change that requires the latest version of the photon-worker container image.

Added

• Image compression worker function, decreasing page load times.

[v0.1.1] - 2025-04-28

Fixed

• Columns not updating when selected in dropdown.
• Icons missing from context menu on search page.

Changed

• Version numbers are now taken from container image.

[v0.1.0] - 2025-04-27

Fixed

• Sharing URL Scheme set to https regardless of setting in environment variables.
• Search not clearing the first two characters after emptying search field.
• Error handing for existing tag names.
• Double click bug on modals.
• Permanently deleting images did not remove from db
• Pagination on tagged pages showed in the corner.

Changed

• Upgraded to PHP 8.
• Database engine now using MySQL.
• Mandatory setting for admin url removed.

Added

• Search by image content using OCR via worker container.
• Button for applying actions to multiple images at a time.
• Automatic migration tool for SQLite to MySQL
• Tag not found page for nonexistent tags.
• Custom time zone environment variable.
• Form validation using JS for frontend.
• Messaging for no OCR table.
• Icons on context menu.

Removed

• Image format being shown in corner.

[v0.0.9] - 2025-04-21

Added

• Introduced search functionality.
• Rename tag button.
• Restore all button for trashed images.

Changed

• Pages no longer use query strings and instead use paths.
• Tags now replace spaces with dashes.
• Search, Tags and Trash now enabled by default.
• File format shown in badge.
• Links are now path based instead of query string based.

Fixed

• Occasional redirection to a previous page when deleting or restoring images.
• Assign tags field remembers existing tags.
• Allowing removal of tags from an image.

[v0.0.8] - 2025-01-30

Added

• Support for displaying images with .jpeg extension in addition to .jpg.

Fixed

• Some tags elements attempting to load when TAGS_ENABLED set to false.

[v0.0.7] - 2025-01-29

Added

• Empty trash button.
• Screenshot counter to sidebar.
• Trash counter to sidebar.

Fixed

• Expanded tags view persisting between page refreshes.
• Image names displaying the trash hash value when on trash page.

[v0.0.6] - 2025-01-29

Changed

• Changelog URL set to Github changelog.md.
• Deleted images hash separator.

Fixed

• Pagination layout issues #10.

[v0.0.5] - 2025-01-29

Added

• Trash functionality to untagged images.
• Permanent deletion functionality.
• Configurable column count from dropdown.

Changed

• Padding at the bottom of the page is reduced to 35px from 50px.

[v0.0.4] - 2025-01-28

Added

• Update compose file to use bind mount.
• Delete tag button.
• Image tag pagination.
• Tagged Screenshots pages.
• Override for default page limit.

Fixed

• Bug where selected tags from a previous image wouldn't clear correctly after modal close.

[v0.0.3] - 2025-01-27

Added

• Filter buttons for mimetype.
• Tag attachment counter.
• Image tagging.
• Support for tag creation.

[v0.0.2] - 2025-01-26

Added

• Gravatar profile pictures.
• Download image function.
• Flags for disabling incomplete functions (search, tagging).

[v0.0.1] - 2025-01-25

Added

• Image format labels to dashboard.
• Rename image function.
• Copy link to clipboard function.
• A changelog to document changes.