Add view albums as lines instead of thumbs.

app/Enum/AlbumLayoutType.php

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Tobias Reich
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2026 LycheeOrg.
+ */
+
+namespace App\Enum;
+
+/**
+ * Enum AlbumLayoutType.
+ *
+ * All the allowed layout possibilities on Album
+ */
+enum AlbumLayoutType: string
+{
+	case LIST = 'list';
+	case GRID = 'grid';
+}

app/Http/Resources/GalleryConfigs/InitConfig.php

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 use App\Enum\AlbumDecorationOrientation;
 use App\Enum\AlbumDecorationType;
+use App\Enum\AlbumLayoutType;
 use App\Enum\ImageOverlayType;
 use App\Enum\PhotoThumbInfoType;
 use App\Enum\SmallLargeType;
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ class InitConfig extends Data
 	public PhotoThumbInfoType $photo_thumb_info;
 	public bool $is_photo_thumb_tags_enabled;
 
+	// Album view mode
+	public AlbumLayoutType $album_layout;
+
 	// Download configuration
 	public bool $is_thumb_download_enabled;
 	public bool $is_thum2x_download_enabled;
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ public function __construct()
 		$this->number_albums_per_row_mobile = request()->configs()->getValueAsInt('number_albums_per_row_mobile');
 		$this->photo_thumb_info = request()->configs()->getValueAsEnum('photo_thumb_info', PhotoThumbInfoType::class);
 		$this->is_photo_thumb_tags_enabled = request()->configs()->getValueAsBool('photo_thumb_tags_enabled');
+		$this->album_layout = request()->configs()->getValueAsEnum('album_layout', AlbumLayoutType::class);
 
 		// Download configuration
 		$this->is_thumb_download_enabled = request()->configs()->getValueAsBool('disable_thumb_download') === false;

app/Http/Resources/Models/Utils/TimelineData.php

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ private static function fromAlbum(ThumbAlbumResource $album, ColumnSortingType $
 			ColumnSortingType::MAX_TAKEN_AT => $album->max_taken_at_carbon(),
 			ColumnSortingType::MIN_TAKEN_AT => $album->min_taken_at_carbon(),
 			// Parse the title as date (e.g. "2020 something" or "2020-03 something" or "2020-03-25 something")
-			ColumnSortingType::TITLE => self::parseDateFromTitle($album->title),
+			ColumnSortingType::TITLE => self::parseDateFromTitle(trim($album->title)),
 			default => null,
 		};
 

database/migrations/2026_01_04_000000_add_album_layout_config.php

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Tobias Reich
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2026 LycheeOrg.
+ */
+
+use App\Models\Extensions\BaseConfigMigration;
+
+return new class() extends BaseConfigMigration {
+	public const MOD_GALLERY = 'Gallery';
+
+	/**
+	 * @return array<int,array{key:string,value:string,is_secret:bool,cat:string,type_range:string,description:string,details?:string,order?:int,not_on_docker?:bool,is_expert?:bool,level?:int}>
+	 */
+	public function getConfigs(): array
+	{
+		return [
+			[
+				'key' => 'album_layout',
+				'value' => 'grid',
+				'cat' => self::MOD_GALLERY,
+				'type_range' => 'grid|list',
+				'description' => 'Default album view layout.',
+				'details' => 'Choose between grid (thumbnail cards) or list (detailed rows) view for albums. Users can toggle between views client-side, but preference does not persist across page reloads.',
+				'is_secret' => false,
+				'is_expert' => false,
+				'order' => 50,
+				'not_on_docker' => false,
+				'level' => 0,
+			],
+		];
+	}
+};