First of all the gallery is still intact, nothing is missing or displaced and all entries are still linked to the usernames that owns them.
However, there is a reason why I've avoided updating the code so members can access the gallery. You can blame that ridiculous bunch of clowns called the I.T. industry.
At present there is still a lot of messing about over PHP versions and if it changes again (which I suspect it will in the near future) I would have to do the gallery all over again. Updating the gallery is a major operation which I have no wish to keep doing at frequent intervals; PHP should settle down before the end of the year at which time I'll update the gallery permanently.
Watch this space...
Bob.