Mediapapa 1.3 is out today. This release is about trust and third-party integration: more accurate data, clean Polylang compatibility and one library improvement that has been on the list for a while. Here is what changed.
A word from the team
After releasing 1.2 last month, we shipped two minor releases: 1.2.1 and 1.2.2, to stabilize features and iterate on our customer feedback. We also made some internal changes to how we work as a team: tighter two-week sprint cycles, a fixed release day on Tuesdays, clearer ownership, and a focus on increasing velocity and shipping ASAP!
We were at WordCamp Nice two weeks ago and it was an inspiring week. Next stop: Kraków in early June (more to come).
With version 1.3 we continue to iterate on our main features, reach full PHP 8.4 compatibility and ship our second major third-party compatibility after Elementor last November. Polylang support is now live, which means Mediapapa works correctly on multilingual sites. If your host has moved to PHP 8.4, or if you manage a multilingual site, this release is for you.
Now go update it and tell us what you think. 🤙
What’s new in 1.3
Polylang
Mediapapa now works correctly on websites with Polylang plugin with Media module activated. Mediapapa no longer treats Polylang Media file translations as duplicates of each other. Previously, this created false positives in your Library Health view and it led to losing metadata by deduplicating images.
That is now resolved. Usage indexing also correctly accounts for language context, so the counts you see in the usage index reflect actual usage per language. If you run a multilingual site with Polylang, this release will help you have the best of both plugins.
Other changes
Full PHP 8.4 compatibility
Mediapapa know align well with PHP 8.4, if you were seeing PHP notices in your error log, they are now gone.
File size column in the media library
The media library list view now includes a file size column. It is sortable, which makes it effortless to surface your heaviest files and prioritize what to compress or review.
The column may be empty when updating Mediapapa to 1.3. Run a new indexation from Mediapapa settings, then if should be showing.
Deduplicated files no longer persist in the duplicates list
After merging duplicates, some files remained visible in the duplicates filter even though the merge was complete.
Media Score now visible in media and text blocks
When selecting a media and text block in the block editor, Mediapapa detected the image correctly but did not display the Media Score in the toolbar. The score is now visible and actionable from that block type, consistent with all other supported blocks.
“Used media” filter results now consistent across views
The “Used media” filter was returning fewer results in grid view than in list view. This was a pagination issue specific to grid rendering. The filter now returns the correct result set regardless of which view is active.
What’s next
In the coming weeks, we’ll review our pricing strategy, release more content on the website, focus on next integration (WooCommerce especially), work on a brand new onboarding UI when activating the plugin and much much more. Stay tuned we have a lot in the pipeline !
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