Esatto.Umbraco.Backoffice.DictionaryFilterValues 1.0.3

Esatto.Umbraco.Backoffice.DictionaryFilterValues

Extends the Umbraco 17 backoffice Dictionary section filter to also match translation values, not just dictionary-item names.

The built-in Bellissima filter (Type to filter...) matches against item keys only — editors who remember a translated string like "Visa fler" but not its key (BlocksPageListBlockShowMore) can't find what they're looking for. This package makes the filter match across every translation value too.

Install

dotnet add package Esatto.Umbraco.Backoffice.DictionaryFilterValues

Restart the site / hard-refresh the backoffice. It activates automatically — no configuration. The composer and Management API controller are auto-discovered; no DI wiring, no SQL migrations, no Startup changes.

How it works

On load, a small backoffice entry point swaps the data source behind Umbraco's built-in Dictionary collection using the supported extension registry — it re-points the collection's repositoryAlias at this package's own repository (registering ours, then re-registering the stock collection manifest pointed at it). The stock collection element, views, paging and workspace are untouched; only where the data comes from changes.

That repository calls an authenticated Management API endpoint which matches the editor's filter text against the dictionary key or any translation value, server-side. The endpoint reads from an in-memory cache of the whole dictionary — built once with a single bulk IDictionaryItemService call and invalidated automatically whenever a dictionary item is saved or deleted, so edits show up without a reload.

No window.fetch patching, no anonymous endpoints, no client-side dump cache.

Endpoint

• GET /umbraco/management/api/v1/backoffice/dictionary-filter-values?filter=&skip=&take=
• Authenticated as a backoffice user (AuthorizationPolicies.TreeAccessDictionary); it is only ever called from inside the backoffice via the collection repository, with the bearer token attached automatically.
• Returns dictionary items whose key or any translation value matches filter (case-insensitive; empty returns all), paged, in the same shape as the built-in dictionary collection endpoint.

Compatibility

The collection data-source extension point and the Management API surface are specific to the Umbraco 17 (Bellissima) backoffice; earlier majors are not supported.

License

MIT.