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 stabilise the release and address feedback from early users. We also made some internal changes to how we work: tighter two-week sprint cycles, a fixed release day on Tuesdays, clearer ownership and a focus on shipping faster.
We were at WordCamp Nice two weeks ago and it was a good week. Next stop: Kraków in early June.
With 1.3 we keep improving the core feature set, reach full PHP 8.4 compatibility and ship our second major third-party integration 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 using the Polylang plugin with the Media module activated. Mediapapa no longer treats Polylang media file translations as duplicates of each other. Previously, this created false positives in the Library Health view and caused metadata loss when deduplicating.
That is now resolved. Usage indexing also correctly accounts for language context, so the counts in the usage index reflect actual usage per language. If you run a multilingual site with Polylang, this release is for you.
Full PHP 8.4 compatibility
Mediapapa now aligns with PHP 8.4. If you were seeing notices in your error log, they are gone.
File size column in the media library
The media library list view now includes a sortable file size column. It makes it effortless to surface your heaviest files and prioritise what to compress or review first.
The column may be empty after updating to 1.3. Run a new scan from Mediapapa settings and it should populate.
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. That is fixed.
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: a pricing update, a new onboarding UI when activating the plugin, and the next integration on the list — WooCommerce. More on each of those when they ship.
If there is something you want to see, you can have a direct impact on what we build. Vote on the public roadmap.
