CatFolders – Tame Your WordPress Media Library by Category

CatFolders – Tame Your WordPress Media Library by Category

Organize and manage your files with WordPress media folders. Fast, flexible, and professional.

  • Frequently updated
    Very good! This plugin is actively maintained and the last update was released 17 days ago.
  • This plugin is tested with the last major release of WordPress
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  • Compatible with the latest major PHP release
    This plugin requieres PHP 7.2 or higher. The latest stable PHP 8.4.10 was released on 03 July 2025
  • No information about vulnerabilities and unfixed security issues is available.
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Ratings

16

Active installs

5K

Total Downloads

40K

Support Threads

2

Last updated

24 June 2025

Added

15 October 2022

Versions

57.15%37.6%5.25%
  • Version 2.4
  • Version 2.5
  • Version other

Screenshots

Quickly search folder names in the Upload and Insert Media modal
Organize your media library into folders, ideal for eCommerce sites
Bulk select and drag & drop files into WP media folders with ease
Import folders from other WordPress file manager plugins in one click
Browse files in Elementor easily with the folder-based media list
CatFolders Free version supports unlimited top-level folders
Customizable image gallery block built for Gutenberg
Display dynamic image galleries from selected folders beautifully

About CatFolders – Tame Your WordPress Media Library by Category

FAQ

This plugin creates virtual folders for your own view. It doesn’t make changes to your physical media folders or affect your media file URLs.

Yes, with CatFolders – WP Media Folders, you can add unlimited media folders and they are all accessible while you edit page/post using WordPress page builders.

Yes, please go to Settings, open Startup folder, select Previous folder to make sure it will automatically take you to the recently opened WordPress media library folder to pick up where you left off.

It is under the admin’s control. As an administrator, you can choose to have private folder structure for each user. Which means a user can view/edit those folders created by themselves, and cannot view/edit those folders created by other users.

Hi, as an admin user, you can merge your user-based folders into “common folders”. Here are the steps: Exporting the CSV, changing the user number at the “created_by” column to zero, and uploading it again makes the folders available to everyone.

Yes, CatFolders – WP Media Folders Pro comes with lifetime licenses for a single website or unlimited websites. Many freelancers and WordPress agencies love it!

Yes, with CatFolders – WP Media Folders, you can add unlimited media folders and they are all accessible while you edit page/post using WordPress page builders.

Yes, please go to Settings, open Startup folder, select Previous folder to make sure it will automatically take you to the recently opened WordPress media library folder to pick up where you left off.

It is under the admin’s control. As an administrator, you can choose to have private folder structure for each user. Which means a user can view/edit those folders created by themselves, and cannot view/edit those folders created by other users.

Hi, as an admin user, you can merge your user-based folders into “common folders”. Here are the steps: Exporting the CSV, changing the user number at the “created_by” column to zero, and uploading it again makes the folders available to everyone.

Yes, CatFolders – WP Media Folders Pro comes with lifetime licenses for a single website or unlimited websites. Many freelancers and WordPress agencies love it!

Yes, please go to Settings, open Startup folder, select Previous folder to make sure it will automatically take you to the recently opened WordPress media library folder to pick up where you left off.

It is under the admin’s control. As an administrator, you can choose to have private folder structure for each user. Which means a user can view/edit those folders created by themselves, and cannot view/edit those folders created by other users.

Hi, as an admin user, you can merge your user-based folders into “common folders”. Here are the steps: Exporting the CSV, changing the user number at the “created_by” column to zero, and uploading it again makes the folders available to everyone.

Yes, CatFolders – WP Media Folders Pro comes with lifetime licenses for a single website or unlimited websites. Many freelancers and WordPress agencies love it!

It is under the admin’s control. As an administrator, you can choose to have private folder structure for each user. Which means a user can view/edit those folders created by themselves, and cannot view/edit those folders created by other users.

Hi, as an admin user, you can merge your user-based folders into “common folders”. Here are the steps: Exporting the CSV, changing the user number at the “created_by” column to zero, and uploading it again makes the folders available to everyone.

Yes, CatFolders – WP Media Folders Pro comes with lifetime licenses for a single website or unlimited websites. Many freelancers and WordPress agencies love it!

Hi, as an admin user, you can merge your user-based folders into “common folders”. Here are the steps: Exporting the CSV, changing the user number at the “created_by” column to zero, and uploading it again makes the folders available to everyone.

Yes, CatFolders – WP Media Folders Pro comes with lifetime licenses for a single website or unlimited websites. Many freelancers and WordPress agencies love it!

Yes, CatFolders – WP Media Folders Pro comes with lifetime licenses for a single website or unlimited websites. Many freelancers and WordPress agencies love it!

Changelog

Jun 24, 2025 – Version 2.5.0

May 29, 2025 – Version 2.4.9

Feb 24, 2025 – Version 2.4.8

Feb 12, 2025 – Version 2.4.7

May 23, 2024 – Version 2.4.5

Mar 25, 2024 – Version 2.4.4

Feb 9, 2024 – Version 2.3.2

Sep 5, 2023 – Version 2.3.1

Aug 31, 2023 – Version 2.3

Jul 28, 2023 – Version 2.2

Jul 25, 2023 – Version 2.1

Jun 29, 2023 – Version 2.0

Jun 28, 2023 – Version 1.9

Jun 14, 2023 – Version 1.8

Jan 13, 2023 – Version 1.7

Dec 17, 2022 – Version 1.6.1

Dec 5, 2022 – Version 1.6

Sep 26, 2022 – Version 1.5

Sep 16, 2022 – Version 1.4

Sep 12, 2022 – Version 1.3

Sep 9, 2022 – Version 1.2

Aug 30, 2022 – Version 1.1

Aug 20, 2022 – Version 1.0

Initial Release

How to install CatFolders – Tame Your WordPress Media Library by Category

  1. Download the plugin from wordpress.org
  2. From your WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New, and upload the catfolders.zip file
  3. Install and activate it
  4. After activating, just go to WordPress Media > Library to create your first folder/category.