Just a small patch revision that fixes a few display glitches and lets theme developers take advantage of the limit and navigation parameters for rendering catalogs.
The other bug this patch hopefully fixes is now when user's are upgrading from versions of CataBlog lower than 1.3 their custom template should be retained and written to the Default View.
Today I am happy to announce the release of CataBlog 1.3. This new version has quite a few enhancements and some very new ways of handling old features. Of the new features, two that will standout the most are the new template editor and the limit parameter for the ShortCode.
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Well, the first update to CataBlog in numerous months was just submitted today at 5pm. This update does not offer dazzling new features, but instead works towards a rock solid 1.3 release which should be coming up soon.
Besides a few bug fixes, including the Admin Menu Bar and some front-end CSS settings, this version offers a new LightBox option. You may now open the CataBlog Options Admin Panel and control if the LightBox's next and previous buttons should let visitors navigate from one ShortCode to another ShortCode.
I am hoping that this release is received well and that I am able to add new features to CataBlog in the up coming month. Some of these features would include customizable fields and a new template management system that would make controlling your catalogs appearance more intuitive.
Enjoy and look forward to some positive comments.
This new version of CataBlog should fix numerous bugs and will now let you set separate width and height values for your catalog thumbnails. Please check the changelog for a complete list of bug fixes.
Version 1.2.9.5 of CataBlog is here, and with it is a new way to upload multiple images into your catalog. You may now select multiple files for upload and create an upload queue. As each image upload finishes, a mini editor is created so you may set the title and description of the newly upload image without disrupting the next upload. This interface might lack a few refinements, including great error handling and a cancel button, but it's a start.
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CataBlog 1.2.9.7 has been released, this is a bug fix or patch release for multiple file uploads. If you experienced problems with uploading multiple files in the past, please download the new version and try it again. Thanks for your continued support of CataBlog and report any error messages or difficulties you have below or at the wordpress.org forums.
Looking forward to feedback about the new upload interface, cheers and have a great weekend. 
The latest version of CataBlog introduces a new "Public" feature, which allows you to automatically generate individual pages for every catalog item. These pages will get their own Permalink and should be considered similar to a public post or page. Also, each CataBlog Category will get its own Permalink, which will display catalog items in a similar fashion to your other blog category pages. There are a lot of possibilities of what you can now do with CataBlog thanks to the new individual pages, below are some examples.
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So I have been asked a few times now from different people wondering why the CataBlog Shortcode won't filter categories. Strangely enough the solution is very simple and kind of comical.
Many people who use my plugin come to the blog to learn more about using it. When they see an example of how to filter by category, they might copy and paste that example into a page or post's visual editor. This works fine in most scenarios, but in this specific case, the pasted Shortcode is entangled within a bunch of <code /> tags. These HTML tags mess up how WordPress configures the Shortcode and stops your category setting from being used. Simply remove the extra html tags or type in the CataBlog Shortcode manually to avoid this problem.
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Another incremental upgrade to CataBlog was released today. CataBlog 1.2.8 is a big step forward for anyone who has a library with a couple hundred or more items. With pagination now built into the Admin Library panel, you should be able to easily browse through any size catalog. The next upgrade will let individual administrators configure the Library's Screen Options. Hiding and showing columns in the list view or changing how many catalog items are shown on a single page. For now the limit is set to 20 items.
Other enhancements include some changed and new tokens in the template system. You may now use the %CATEGORY% token to render a list of categories names separated with commas. Also the %CATEGORY-SLUGS% token is useful for displaying specific catalog items differently using CSS. Read Making Custom Templates and Displaying Your Catalog In Posts again, as the content has been updated with new information.
Released a new version of CataBlog with Swedish localization. Enjoy and big shot outs go to JornB.
A new update to CataBlog has been released today. It is recommended that all user's running CataBlog 1.2.6 upgrade to this new revision. Version 1.2.7 offers many bug fixes and improvements, without any architectural change. Most importantly is the improvement of security throughout the plugin's Admin Panels. A few actions with security holes have been patched and secure connections are maintained across the plugin's external files. I've also had a chance to do a preliminary test with Internet Explorer 9, and so far everything seems to be working very well. You may read the Changelog for a more detailed list of new features and fixes.
The biggest new feature in revision 1.2.7 is the ability to bulk edit categories. This feature allows one to add or remove specific categories from a selection of catalog items in a single step. While convenient, one should be careful when modifying hundreds of catalog items at once. Larger changes will need a robust server, that is capable of many database writes in a single page load.
Please note if your server is on a shared hosting solution you may have difficulty with very large catalogs. When I say very large, I mean more then a hundred or two catalog items. I promise that soon the admin panel will be paginated, with a configurable limit. In the mean time, I suggest if you are on shared hosting that you keep your catalog under a hundred or so items. Thanks for your patience in this matter.
Another notable feature in this new revision is better server compatibility. This will also be important for people on shared hosting. No longer does CataBlog require the PHP MultiByte String Library. Instead, CataBlog will revert to the standard PHP string functions when necessary. Most likely the MultiByte String Library will be needed for proper functionality in all languages.
Looking forward to all feedback, compliments, bug reports and comments in general.