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November 9, 2019
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Lightroom Piwigo PlugIn from Vladimir Vinogradsky is down

  • November 9, 2019
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We use the Lightroom Piwigo-PlugIn from Vladimir Vinogradsky.

Unfortunately the website http://alloyphoto.com/ is down and with LR9 the PlugIn is without value.

Does anyone have another idea for a PIWOGO export from Lightroom?

6 replies

Participating Frequently
April 21, 2022

Were you able to find any other LR plugin for exporting from LR to Piwigo?

I have searched, but have not found anything yet.

 

Although his website is still up and running, it looks like Vlad has abandoned his plugin. His was the only one available out there 😞

Participating Frequently
January 7, 2022

I just tried to visit the AlloyPhoto plugin page in the Adobe Exchange and got this message:

 

This Extension is retracted by the partner.

Participating Frequently
January 8, 2022
Participating Frequently
January 8, 2022

As I wrote in my original post, that site does not function. One can download an unregistered copy of the plugin and even pay $15 through PayPal, as I did on 2/28. However, Vinogradsky never sent the registration serial number. The serial number retrieval tool on his website does not function. The contact form on his website does not function. He never responds to his email alloyphoto@alloyphoto.com. And as I pointed out, he retracted his extension on the Adobe Exchange. 

 

I have requested a refund from PayPal, not because of the $15 but because I am hoping that PayPal has an alternate way to reach Vinogradsky. Perhaps he will send me my serial number. I also brought up the issue on the piwigo.org forum here: https://piwigo.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=31782. The fr.piwigo.org forum contains a discussion (in French) of his site being down for a month or so in 2019 and then coming back to a functioning state.

 

Where is Vladimir? The fact that he updated the plugin in October suggests that he did not plan to abandon his entire site. Perhaps it was hacked. I still have hope that this is not permanent.

Participating Frequently
January 7, 2022

I just tried to upgrade my Lightroom to Piwigo export plugin from AlloyPhoto plugin when I migrated from Lightroom 6 to LR Classic. Unfortunately, the AlloyPhoto site is down yet again. I cannot retrieve a new serial number with the serial number retrieval tool on the site, and the email address allohphoto@alloyphoto.com does not function.

 

I wish there were another export option from Lightroom that offers comprable features and flexibility, but this one seems to be it.

johnrellis
Legend
November 21, 2019

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JohanElzenga
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 21, 2019

Good to see he's back!

-- Johan W. Elzenga
johnrellis
Legend
November 9, 2019

I haven't found any alternatives.  Unfortunately, the Alloyphoto.com web site has been down for over a month.  Be sure to leave feedback on the plugin's page in the Adobe Exchange, to help others avoid purchasing the plugin until/if the developer comes back online.

Bergischer Löwe
Participating Frequently
November 21, 2019

alloyphoto.com  is back with

 

Piwigo Export Plugin

Windows Executable

 

Version: 3.0.0
Release date: Nov 21, 2019