FWG Extended Joomla! Search
Free
Functional
Joomla
Integrate FW Gallery files, categories, and tags into Joomla's built-in Smart Search. Visitors searching your site find portfolio content alongside articles and pages.
All Features
What You Get
Three Content Types Indexed
Separate indexer adapters for gallery files, categories, and tags. All three appear in Smart Search results with proper type labels.
Access Level Enforcement
Search results respect Joomla access levels and publish state. Private files do not leak into public search results.
Automatic Reindexing
Publish, unpublish, and delete actions trigger reindexing so search results stay current as your portfolio changes.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is Extended Joomla Search free?
Yes. This addon is free and does not require a subscription.
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What does it index?
Gallery files, categories, and tags. Each has its own Smart Search indexer adapter with proper type labeling and access control.
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Do I need to reindex manually after changes?
No. Publish, unpublish, and delete actions trigger reindexing automatically. Manual reindex is available in the Joomla admin if you need to rebuild everything.
Ecosystem
Works Great With
Professional+
Automatically read EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and ID3 metadata from every upload. Photographer credits, shot dates, copyright, audio tags, and video dimensions get filled in without touching the file edit screen.
Starter+
Tag files across galleries and give visitors a second way to browse your portfolio. Click a tag to see every image, video, and audio file that shares it regardless of which gallery they live in.
Free
Upload MP4 videos or embed YouTube and Vimeo clips in your gallery. Responsive player, automatic thumbnails, and hover-to-preview for videographers and motion designers.
Free
Add MP3, WAV, OGG, and AAC audio files to your gallery with a built-in player. For musicians, podcasters, and sound designers hosting portfolios on their own site.
Free
Frontend search module with file-type counters and smart redirect handling. Drop it in a sidebar and visitors filter your portfolio by images, videos, or audio instantly.
Professional+
Import photos in bulk from a local folder, Facebook albums, Google Picasa, or Instagram. No manual uploading, no dragging files one by one.
Showcase photos, videos, and audio work in one creative portfolio you design, grow, and fully own.
FW Gallery
22 Add-ons
9 Services
Self-hosted creative portfolio for photographers, videographers, graphic designers, musicians, and mixed-media artists. Complete addon library covering image galleries, video files, audio playback, client proofing, front-end upload, SEO, and design templates. Your domain, your files, unlimited galleries.
Responsive Photo Gallery
Multi-level Galleries Hierarchy
Images Batch Upload
Watermark protection
Images rotate
Social share buttons
