imageoverlay plugin 1.7 Runs on Joomla 5 and 6 with the Behaviour Backward Compatibility plugins disabled The system plugin loads through the Joomla 5 service provider imageoverlay plugin 1.6 New shortcode attributes: overlayalign (top, center, bottom, left, right), overlayeffect (fade, slide-up, zoom-in), and overlayduration (e.g. 300ms, 0.5s) overlaypadding now applied to the caption; overlay="true" remains always-visible with correct opacity handling Front-end script rewritten in vanilla JavaScript; jQuery no longer loaded or required by this plugin Hover overlays honour overlayopacity (visibility animates to the configured tint, not full opacity) Slide-up animation wired via data-effect / data-duration; stronger motion and wrapper overflow: hidden for a clear slide Wrapper layout uses CSS Grid (inline-grid) instead of inline-block; adjacent shortcodes align with vertical-align: top imageoverlay plugin 1.5.1 Fixed Installation Issue imageoverlay plugin 1.5 Enhanced Security - comprehensive input sanitization for image paths, URLs, colors, sizes, and text content Full Joomla 4, 5 & 6 Compatibility with modern WebAssetManager integration Performance Optimization - assets only load when image overlay shortcodes are detected on the page Smart Tag Detection - early tag detection in onAfterDispatch ensures assets load before head compilation Shortcode Examples Tab - built-in shortcode examples with one-click copy functionality in plugin configuration Path Traversal Protection - advanced image path validation prevents directory traversal attacks Improved Plugin Parameters - better labels and detailed descriptions for all configuration options Modern PHP Code - type hints, return types, and PHP 8.0+ features throughout Better Error Handling - try-catch blocks for buffer access and graceful fallbacks Font Awesome Integration - uses Joomla's built-in Font Awesome with option to disable if already loaded Enhanced Sanitization Methods - dedicated methods for color, opacity, size, image path, and URL validation Static Variable Optimization - efficient tag detection using static flag to prevent unnecessary processing Updated Features Documentation - comprehensive features.json covering all latest capabilities Production Ready - clean code with no debugging artifacts, ready for production use imageoverlay plugin 1.4 Support Joomla 5 without Backward Compatiblity Plugin imageoverlay plugin 1.3 Modification to plugin parameters. Single file installation for both Joomla 3 and Joomla 4 Removed option to load jQuery file in the body imageoverlay plugin 1.2 Supports Joomla 4 imageoverlay plugin 1.1 Integrated Joomla Update System