In this update, Tim Lochmüller reports on his Q1/2026 Community Budget project, confirming that all three milestones of the SEAL ecosystem expansion — covering advanced search, geographical features, and AI vector integration — have been successfully reached.
When I submitted the Q3/2025 budget request, one of the most exciting parts of the proposal was the integration of the Search Engine Abstraction Layer (SEAL) into TYPO3. My intention was to address the challenges around search and indexing while also creating a foundation for the next generation of TYPO3 search — including semantic and AI-powered solutions.
A budget proposal titled Future of StaticFileCache, was submitted and approved for Q4 2024, aiming to advance the development of this popular TYPO3 extension. Over the past few weeks, the planned milestones have been successfully completed and are now part of the newly released version 15.1.1.