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Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

1.2.0 – 2026-11-04

Added

  • BetterMediaSource media source type, that extends the file system media source and clears its file search cache on each file change
  • Build the folder lists of the media browser up to 30 times faster in the BetterMediaSource media source in MODX 3
  • Search while typing in the file search window, if the media source has a file index
  • Cache the folder lists of the media browser in the BetterMediaSource media source (list_cache_lifetime system setting)
  • Clear media browser cache menu entry below the Clear Cache menu entry, that clears the BetterMediaBrowser cache of all media sources

Changed

  • Don't clear the BetterMediaBrowser cache when the MODX cache is cleared, use the Clear media browser cache menu entry instead

Fixed

  • Send only one request per search in the file search window
  • Clear the search cache of the target media source, when a file is moved to another media source
  • Rebuild the search index, when the properties of a media source are changed
  • Don't expose server paths in the manager configuration of BetterMediaBrowser
  • Remove an unused script file

1.1.0 – 2026-10-25

Added

  • Cache a file index per media source for faster searches
  • Clear the search cache on file changes and when the MODX cache is cleared
  • Keep the toolbar and the media source selector of the media browser tree visible while scrolling the tree
  • Dutch, French and Russian translations

Changed

  • Faster scanning of local and MODX 3 media sources
  • Sort the search results before limiting them
  • Show a file icon instead of a thumbnail for files that are not images in the file search window

Fixed

  • Show an error message for all fatal errors in the file search, without exposing server paths
  • Use the search_enabled system setting to enable the file search
  • Use the enabled system setting to enable BetterMediaBrowser
  • Use the working context of the media browser for the thumbnails in the file search window

1.0.3 – 2026-10-21

Added

  • Use the default MODX thumbnail generation in the file search window

1.0.2 – 2026-10-19

Added

  • The cache of the search list uses also the file-type filter
  • An empty search result is also cached in the search list cache

Fixed

  • Match excluded folders from the media source root, so that folders with the same name in subfolders are not excluded anymore

1.0.1 – 2026-10-10

Added

  • Add an error message, when a timeout occurs in the file search window

1.0.0 – 2026-09-16

Added

  • Initial Version