Good point, yes I did that. But during deinstalling JA 39.4.8. I think I also that metadata-extractor-2.20-main.jar? got deleted. After the deinstalling I usually clean up the programm folder from any left overs. So, just installing JA 39.4.8. again everything should be OK. I'll try that later on.

And after planting some IPTC tags in a recent photo, and giving it a rating, then adding the rest of your caption code, I get this - screenshot.

Some of the map links weren't working, so I did some major surgery on the code. I'm sure I can clean this up a bit more, but maybe later.

<ja:if exists="gpsLocation">
 | <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=${gpsLocation}" class="mylink" rel="noreferrer nofollow"><abbr title="Google"><i class="fa fa-map-marker">GM</i></abbr></a>
 | <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=<%=gpsLocation.split(',')[0]%>&mlon=<%=gpsLocation.split(',')[1]%>&zoom=16#map=<%=gpsLocation.split(',')[0] + '/' + gpsLocation.split(',')[1]%>" class="mylink" rel="noreferrer nofollow"><abbr title="OSM"><i class="fa fa-map-marker">OSM</i></abbr></a>
 | <a href="https://kart.finn.no/?lng=<%=gpsLocation.split(',')[1]%>&lat=<%=gpsLocation.split(',')[0]%>" class="mylink" rel="noreferrer nofollow"><abbr title="kart.finn.no"><i class="fa fa-map-marker">Kart</i></abbr></a>
 | <a href="https://www.windy.com/?${gpsLocation},16" class="mylink" rel="noreferrer nofollow"><abbr title="windy.com"><i class="fa fa-map-marker">Windy</i></abbr></a>
</ja:if>

It now seems to be working, and the code validates (other than something in Laza's CSS that's not valid, unrelated to this exercise):

https://jefftucker.jalbum.net/MDtest/

Probably a small syntax error in there. Copy and paste this, which is what I used to make the sample album:

<ja:if exists="originalDate"><i>${originalDate}</i></ja:if>
<ja:else>
<i>${fileDate}</i>
<ja:if test="${fileCategory}" value="video"> | <i>FPS: ${videoFPS} - Auflösung: ${videoWidth}x${videoHeight} - Dauer: ${videoDuration}</i></ja:if>
</ja:else>
<ja:if exists="gpsLocation">
 | <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=${gpsLocation}" class="mylink" rel="noreferrer nofollow"><abbr title="Google"><i class="fa fa-map-marker"> </i></abbr></a>
 | <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=<%=gpsLocation.split(',')[0]%>&mlon=<%=gpsLocation.split(',')[1]%>&zoom=16#map=<%=gpsLocation.split(',')[0] + '/' + gpsLocation.split(',')[1]%>" class="mylink" rel="noreferrer nofollow"><abbr title="OSM"><i class="fa fa-map-marker"> </i></abbr></a>
 | <a href="https://kart.finn.no/?lng=<%=gpsLocation.split(',')[1]%>&lat=<%=gpsLocation.split(',')[0]%>" class="mylink" rel="noreferrer nofollow"><abbr title="kart.finn.no"><i class="fa fa-map-marker"> </i></abbr></a>
 | <a href="https://www.windy.com/?${gpsLocation},16" class="mylink" rel="noreferrer nofollow"><abbr title="windy.com"><i class="fa fa-map-marker"> </i></abbr></a>
</ja:if>
<ja:if exists="meta">
<ja:if test="<%=meta.get("Gps.GPS Altitude") != null && !meta.get("Gps.GPS Altitude").equals("") %>"> | <i>Höhe: ${gpsAltitude}</i></ja:if>
<ja:if test="<%=meta.get("Iptc.Country/Primary Location Name") != null %>"> | <i>Land: <%=meta.get("Iptc.Country/Primary Location Name")%></i></ja:if>
<ja:if test="<%=meta.get("Iptc.City") != null %>"> | <i>Stadt: <%=meta.get("Iptc.City")%></i></ja:if>
<ja:if test="<%=meta.get("Iptc.Province/State") != null %>"> | <i>Bundesland: <%=meta.get("Iptc.Province/State")%></i></ja:if>
<ja:if test="<%=meta.get("Iptc.Sub-location") != null %>"> | <i>Ortsdetail: <%=meta.get("Iptc.Sub-location")%></i></ja:if>
</ja:if>
<ja:switch test="${rating}">
<ja:case value="1"> | <span style="color:gold;">&starf;</span></ja:case>
<ja:case value="2"> | <span style="color:gold;">&starf;&starf;</span></ja:case>
<ja:case value="3"> | <span style="color:gold;">&starf;&starf;&starf;</span></ja:case>
<ja:case value="4"> | <span style="color:gold;">&starf;&starf;&starf;&starf;</span></ja:case>
<ja:case value="5"> | <span style="color:gold;">&starf;&starf;&starf;&starf;&starf;</span></ja:case>
<ja:default></ja:default>
</ja:switch>
<ja:if exists="fileTitle"> | ${fileTitle}</ja:if> | ${comment}

Edited by: JeffTucker on 3 May 2026, 12:28, to correct some UTF-8 issues.

Create a small test album with no more than a half-dozen images. No folders, nothing else. Upload it. Include the lifeboat file. Give us a link to it.

I had to dig around a bit to figure out that one. In this case, it's a sneaky way to provide a tooltip, without going into CSS "hover" classes. See what happens when you mouse-hover over the four map entries in my demo album:

https://jefftucker.jalbum.net/MDtest/

Here, I've replaced the icons with simple text. Doesn't create any problems for me - I'll take a run at using the icons - that might be part of the problem.

ETA: Demo album updated, using simple calls to a map marker icon. Still no problems.

Laza, using your code with the sample project I'm getting an empty footer too.
https://www.markus-drueck.de/public/Sample%20Project1/#img=IMG_1793.avif

The only thing - regarding the settings in the sample project - which is different from the original is the code for „Tiger | Lightbox | Caption“

Project:
https://www.markus-drueck.de/JA/Sample%20Project.7z

Jeff, please be patient with me. I'm not used to create small test projects. Please find a test project in my post above.