The simplified media library functionality was simplified in the wrong direction for a lot of use cases— when you are selecting only one item at a time, "Save and insert" is the only action you want.

Go to Administration > Configuration > Media > Media Library settings /admin/config/media/media-library and Enable advanced UI and enable this module, and that is exactly what you will get.

Features

Make Save and insert the only button on the "advanced" UI version of the media library "Add or select media" modal dialog window.

Post-Installation

Currently, there is nothing to configure after enabling the module. Do ensure that Drupal core media is set to enable advanced UI as noted above.

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Supporting this Module

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Community Documentation

Documentation help appreciated!

Relevant core issues:

#3081526: Add announcement after clicking 'Save and select' in the media library.
#3081523: Improve the focus behaviour after clicking 'Save and select' in the media library.
#3034242: Hide "Save and insert" and "Additional selected media" from users by default
#3164644: Add possibility to hide existing media library items when adding new items (e.g. to a field)

Simplify Media Advanced UI

Issues