Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager vs Quick Featured Images

Support | Demo | Recommended Plugins | Upgrade to Pro ⭐ Create Unlimited Folders with The Free Folders Plugin Version 🎉 Folders is a WordPress plugin that enables users to organize all of their Pages, Posts, and Media files in folders. Easily drag and drop items into directories and change the folders tree view (hierarchy). Check out Folders Pro Plans. 💪 How Folders Plugin Can Help You Use Folders plugin to organize your WordPress content: Keep your media files organized in folders including photos, videos, music, main website pages, and blog posts. You can also organize media library files in multiple folders. Web developers: keep your clients’ website pages in proper order. Mark a folder with a star or give it a unique name for clients to understand what is important. Bloggers: manage your own content with ease with this file manager plugin. Organize photos and content by topics, categories, and/or dates. Quickly upload pages, media, and content to your WordPress and easily organize them into directories. Mark certain folders as important to quickly find the content you need for your WordPress projects. Media replace: replace media files with other files. Whenever you replace media, the change will reflect throughout your website on all your pages, posts, etc. Note: adding a page/post/image into a folder will not change its URL. The folders plugin creates virtual folders, it doesn’t create actual folders in your server or WordPress installation. ▶️ Folders Plugin Demo A demo of the Folders plugin is available at Premio’s demo site. 🛠️ So How Does the Folders plugin Work? Upload pages, posts, images, videos, and audio. Then organize everything you upload into neat folders. For instance, create a media folder, content folder, and image folder, then have them all organized by date. It has a drag and drop interface, making it user-friendly for everyone. It’s like having your own media library at your own disposal. Organize and manage your media library, posts and pages. 🔥 FOLDERS PLUGIN FEATURES Create unlimited folders Drag and drop pages, posts, and media library Media replace – replace media files with out media replace feature Folders icon colors – change the color of your folder icons. Change it for specific folders, or all folders Import folders from other plugins and export Folders structure – import folders from FileBird, Enhanced Media Library, Wicked Folders, Real Media Library, and WP Media Folder. You can also export Folders structure Keyboard shortcuts – do quick actions with your folders using keyboard shortcuts. For example, create new folders, rename folders, duplicate a folder, reorder folders, and much more Move media library files, pages & posts to folders without using our drag and drop feature. Whenever you select any element or select some elements in bulk, move it to a folder using our dropdown menu Undo action – undo your last action in Folders Select specific folders when you add media to your pages, posts or any other post type Drag and drop folders, change order, and hierarchy Search folder names Create more than one folder at once (separate your folders names with commas) Sort your folders – sort your folders based on the name of the folders Media Library folders upload progress bar – track the progress of your uploads to the media library Bulk select images and media files and drag them to any folder. Drag and drop media library files one-by-one Bulk select and delete folders. Select one folder or more and delete it in the click of a button While adding images or any kind of file from your media library to your pages and posts, use Folders to view all your media library files based on the folder the files are assigned to Rename folders Monitor all the unassigned media library files, posts, and page & organize them to folders Assign and organize media, pages and posts while adding them to directories Place content in multiple folders at once Resize folders menu Compatible with RTL admin panel (such as Hebrew, Arabic & more) Add and remove folders menu from pages, posts, and media Minimize the folders area if you need extra space Folders plugin is compatible with the WPML plugin 🚀 FOLDERS PLUGIN PRO FEATURES Upgrade to pro to get unlimited sub-folders 🙂 Create folders for each post type – use folders with other plugins that have custom post types (e.g. Elementor templates, WooCommerce products & more) Dynamic Folders – automatically filter posts, pages, custom posts, and media library files based on author, date, file size, file types, WooCommerce products & more Delete unused media library files – using the Folders plugin, search for unused media files that take up unnecessary space on your server, and clean them with just a few clicks. Unused media library will be sorted from the biggest files to the smallest media library files Organize your Plugins using Folders – create Folders for your plugins and organize them Set Email Notifications – stay informed with notifications whenever an action occurs on Folders — whether a new file is uploaded by a team member, a post is deleted, or any other change is made. Perfect for keeping track of updates. Folders’ icon colors Download any media library folder as a ZIP: download any media library folder as a zip file Sticky folders – pin your folders to the upper part of the folders navigation area. Use the sticky folders feature to make your most important folders accessible Star directories – keep your most important folders more visible Upload folders from your PC – upload your computer folders, and all its structure (including subfolders) will be recreated on your WordPress website Folders user access management – advanced folders access management for your team with roles that restrict their access to view and edit your website’s folders Lock folders – locked folders stay pinned, and cannot be dragged or deleted (lock all folders/unlock all folders too) Auto rename file based on the title – replace the actual file name of media files with the title from the WordPress editor Advanced Media Replacements – replace media files when uploading and update all references in the database, change dates, organize by newer date & more wi Duplicate folders – duplicate an existing folder Sort your folders based on the creation date SVG support – with Folders Pro you can upload SVG files Upload directly to a media library folder – upload images or any other kind of files to a specific folder Select a default folder for your media library, posts, pages, and custom posts – select the folder that will load by default when you open your media library, pages, posts, and custom posts. E.g., show all the unassigned files whenever you open the media library Create media library folders directly when you upload new media files Sticky toolbar for the media library – navigate and organize your folders Metadata details on Media Library hover – show useful metadata including title, size, type, date, dimension & more on hover Customize the look and feel of your folders Replace media for all file types – Replace any kind of files while uploading including PDF, SVG, DOCX, XLSX, etc Compare the new media library file with the old file when you replace media – compare old media library files with the new one and compare size, dimension & more Folders user restriction – when enabled, users will only be able to access their folders and media. Admin type users will be able to view all folders (can be enabled for the Dynamic Folders as well) Move files to the trash by default before deleting 🤖 Dynamic Folders With the Pro version, when you use the folders plugin on WordPress, our plugin intelligently recognizes the posts, pages, custom posts, and media library files and sorts them into dynamically created folders. With dynamic folders, Sort out all your posts by date, authors, categories and more! Folders seamlessly integrates with the WordPress interface to intelligently create folders containing your content. We also have a native integration with WooCommerce. Manage your dynamic folders automatically using Folders with WooCommerce. This is a great way to manage and organize folders when you start using the Folders plugin. 🔁 Replace media library files With the Folders plugin, replace media library files with other files. Save time whenever you need to replace a media file on all of your pages, posts, etc. When you replace a media file, the change will reflect on all of your pages, posts, and more. With the replace media files feature, users can select the file they want to replace, choose whether to “just replace the file” or “replace the file and use the new file name and update all relevant links”, and select any desired date options. The changes are automatically applied to all instances of the file on the user’s website, so they don’t have to waste time manually replacing each instance of the file. Media replace feature allows for quick and easy replace media files process, without manually replacing each instance of the file on their website. Plus, with the ability to choose date options, users can easily maintain the context and relevance of their media files. Media replace feature video: 📁 Bulk Organize The Media Library Files The bulk organize media feature in Folders allows users to quickly and easily move multiple media files into folders at once. Using the intuitive drag-and-drop interface, users can select the files they want to move, drag them into the desired folder, and watch as the counter increases to indicate that the files have been successfully moved. In addition to using drag-and-drop, users can also use the dropdown menu to move their files without using drag and drop. With the bulk organize media feature, users can take control of their WordPress media organization. 💾 Download Media Library Folder A feature you get with the Pro version with our easy-to-use interface, all the folders’ content be downloaded in a ZIP file. Download the entire media library folder. 📤 Upload a folder structure locally from your computer With the Pro version, upload a folder structure directly from your computer and replicate it as virtual folders in your media library. The upload folder button helps you upload the structure of the folder hierarchy directly, helping you save a lot of time as you can have a ready-made structure ready to use on folders without putting in a ton of effort and time into creating multiple folders and subfolders from scratch. 🌟 Custom Posts Support In the Pro version, if you use plugins that provide custom posts, organize the custom posts using folders. Simply enable the support for folders for your custom post, and you are all set to use folders with your custom post! For example: Use this feature for WooCommerce products, orders, coupons and more! 👋 Import and export existing Folders Import folders data from FileBird, Enhanced Media Library, Wicked Folders, Real Media Library, WP Media Folder, HappyFiles (Happy Files), and Mediamatic. Have you been using FileBird, Enhanced Media Library, Wicked Folders, Real Media Library, or WP Media Folder, and are you considering switching to Folders. Import all existing folders created with any of these plug-ins so that you don’t have to sort all your files and folders all over again. Our intelligent folder detection capability can alert you when it detects any previous folder structure from any of these existing plugins. You can also export Folders. 💻 Use Cases for Folders Wondering how you can use these pages, posts, and media library folders plugin for your online business? Bloggers: Easily upload content for blogs, including text, photos, videos, and audio files. Then manage everything you upload by placing them in clearly labeled media library folders. Web developers: Design websites in an organized fashion by uploading graphics, animations, site elements, and content – all packaged neatly in directories. E-Commerce businesses: Quickly upload new products and descriptions and then place them in folders organized by categories. For example, shoes, dresses, suits, and undergarments. Photographers: You may take hundreds of photos per month and many media categories. Use folders to organize your photographs into media library folders by type, such as people, animals, nature, environment, real estate, weddings, and so on. Publishers: You have a lot of content to manage, edit, and publish. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a way to organize it all? With Folders, organize every piece of content and media used in each piece into neat posts folders, pages folders, and media categories based on the media type, date, topic, and so on. Digital Agencies: You’re creating all sorts of content for your clients daily – ads, blog posts, social media content, videos, media categories, and all kind of WordPress media library files. Organize it all by file type, topic, campaign, or other categories using the Folders plugin. 🔒 GDPR AND PRIVACY The Folders plugin is GDPR compliant. All data is stored locally on your website. Folders is compatible with Gutenberg, Elementor website builder, Divi, Visual Composer, WPBakery, Beaver Builder, and any WordPress theme. Download this plugin today for free and get unlimited folders to organize your WP content. Then unlock unlimited folders with the Pro Plan for max organization! 🤗 Testimonials “Wow, great tool to optimize WordPress productivity This is such a great tool and fixes something that WordPress lacks in its media library options. I’m going to start adding this to all client WordPress sites moving forward for ease of use and added organization. Thanks for your work!” Justin Parsons, See Justin Code Order your chaos! We have thousands of images in our library and tons of products in our online store. So I needed something to get some order in this chaos: enter Folders. The free version gives you a good start. It is immediately clear how you can get about organizing your stuff. I got the upgrade almost immediately, I liked it so much. You can organize your images, pages, products, and lots more. No more endless lists. Highly recommended.” Jan-Wouter Stigter, Malta Furniture Ltd

Your time-saving Swiss army knife for managing tons of featured images within minutes: Set, replace and delete them in bulk, in posts lists and set default images for future posts. The plugin does not collect any personal data and is 100% compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Manage featured images quickly The plugin ‘Quick Featured Images’ helps you bulk managing featured images, setting automatic default featured images to save your time. It sets, replaces and removes featured images for hundreds of posts and pages in one go. You can run it over all contents or let it work only to desired contents by using flexible filters. It sets, replaces and removes featured images in a sortable image column in lists of posts, pages and custom post types if they support thumbnails. So you can change the images per post quickly without leaving the posts list page. It enables you to define presets for automatic default featured images for future posts as many as you need. You can set accurate rules based on post properties. It removes database entries of featured images without existing image files with a simple single click If you want to include audios, videos and custom post types and get more options, than take a look the Pro version Quick Featured Images Pro. Demo You want to test Quick Featured Images before installing on your site? Try it out on your individual WordPress playground and click here. Support Support can take place in the public support forums, where the community can help each other out. Please note, we do not provide individual email support for our free version. This is reserved for customers of our Pro version. 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Access You will find the plugin under the own menu item ‘Featured Images’ You can select an image in the media library with the action link ‘Bulk set as featured image’. Click on it and you can go on with the plugin. You can set in ‘Settings’ which minimum user role is allowed to see the plugin in his/her administration area. You can switch between ‘Administrator’ and ‘Editor’. The default value is ‘Editor’. Bulk Edit: Actions With Quick Featured Images you can apply time-saving tasks with many featured images: add, exchange and delete them in bulk. Adding featured images: You can select an image to set it as the new featured image to hundreds of posts in one go. You can select multiple images to set them randomly as featured images. Exchanging featured images: You can replace or update several existing featured images with a selected image in one go. Deleting featured images: You can remove a selected featured image or all existing featured images in one go. Removing database entries of featured images without existing image files: You can remove them and clean your database with a simple single click. If you want to set the first content image as featured? Or want to bulk set external featured images, e.g. for a CDN? Then take a look the Pro version Quick Featured Images Pro. Bulk Edit: Options Based on your selected action you can toggle on and off some options: overwrite existing featured images or keeping them unchanged. The latter setting is the default. consider only posts without a featured image. This will hide posts with featured images in the results list and will speed up the process. If you want to use the option to remove the first image in the content then take a look the Pro version Quick Featured Images Pro. The Pro version offers you several approaches for setting the first image as featured additionally: the first post image if available in the media library the first post image from the current site domain, copy and add it to the media library if not available there the first external post image, download it and add it to the media library the first attached image of a post the first image of a WordPress standard gallery the first embedded content thumbnail (like YouTube etc.) the first image of a NextGen Gallery. The Pro version offers you two more options if you selected multiple images to set them as featured images in random order: Use each selected image only once. If there are more posts than selected images the remaining posts will not be changed. Remove excess featured images after all selected images are used. If you want to use these options then take a look the Pro version Quick Featured Images Pro. Bulk Edit: Filters If there would be no filters Quick Featured Images would affect all posts and pages without exception! In most cases this is not desired. The implemented filters allow you to narrow down the action to only the posts and pages you want to modify. The built-in filters are: Filter by post type: Search by post types. By default all posts, pages and custom post types will be affected Filter by category: Search posts by category Filter by tag: Search posts by tag The Pro version offers you additionally: Filter by format: Search by post format Filter by author: Search by author Filter by custom taxonomy: Search by terms of registered taxonomies of a plugin or a theme Filter by featured image size: Search for small featured images below a given size Filter by multimedia type: Search for audio and video files Filter by search: Search by search term: Search in post title and post content or in post title only Filter by status: Search by several statuses (published, draft, private etc.). By default all statuses will be affected Filter by time: Search by time specifications Filter by parent page: Search child pages by parent page If you want to use these filters then take a look the Pro version Quick Featured Images Pro. Bulk Edit: Presets (Pro only) In the Pro version you can store all settings of a process as a preset. That is time-saving for recurring tasks managing featured images of your site. Automatic Default Featured Images: Rules You can set rules for default featured images of posts easily. Every time you insert a new post or save an existing post Quick Featured Images will look for a rule to add and to change the preset featured image to the saved post. You can define the rules based on first content image custom taxonomy supporting featured images post tag post category post author post types: ‘Post’, ‘Page’ and custom post types supporting featured images The Pro version offers you additionally: multiple random images to assign one of them to a new post external featured images, e.g. from a CDN, to assign them automatically user defined order of applying the types of rules first content image if available on an external server post format match search string in post title match random featured images at each page load The rules are easy to set: choose an image, a taxonomy, a value and save the settings. That’s it. You do not need to code. You can add, change and delete every rule whenever you want. So you get an precise set of rules for automatic default featured images in your website. After an image is removed from the library all preset rules assigned with that image will be removed automatically. The rules take effect when a post is saved in the backend – e.g. on the post edit page – or in the frontend – e.g. via a “Create Post” form by Gravity Forms. Automatic Default Featured Images: Options You can switch between overwriting existing featured images or keeping them unchanged. The latter setting is the default. The option is used every time a post is saved. Easy managing in a sortable image column in posts lists Quick Featured Images adds a new column ‘Featured Image’ in posts lists. The additional column is sortable by the image ID. It shows the currently assigned featured image of each post and action links to set, replace, edit and remove the featured image at each post. With that column you can get a quick overview about all used images and a change featured images at every single post quickly. You can also see posts with no featured image at a glance. Quick Featured Images also adds a new column in the media library. It lists the titles of all posts for which the corresponding image is set as featured images. The post titles are links to the respective post edit page. Under ‘Featured Images’ > ‘Settings’ you can switch on and off the additional columns for every single post type, even custom post types if they support thumbnails. Languages Quick Featured Images is available in multiple languages maintained by the amazing WordPress community (e.g. Arabic, Dutch, Dutch (Belgium), English (US), French (France), German, Greek, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain) and more). Your language is missing? Please be part of the community and help to translate Quick Featured Images on GlotPress. Thank you! Your idea to improve the plugin is welcome If you have any new idea for this plugin post your questions and ideas in the support forum at wordpress.org. I will try to take a look and answer as soon as possible. Support Support for this plugin will be provided in the form of Product Support. This means that we intend to fix any confirmed bugs, listen to ideas for this plugin and improve the user experience when enhancements are identified and can reasonably be accommodated. Pro users get premium support whilst free support is offered in the WordPress forums in our spare time. If you are having trouble with this plugin in your particular installation of WordPress, we will not be able to help you troubleshoot the problem. No warranty and liability! Notice: This plugin has no Undo function! This plugin is provided under the terms of the GPL, including the following: BECAUSE THE ProGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE ProGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES ProVIDE THE ProGRAM “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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