Nick Murray

<p>Apex Folders is a powerful yet lightweight plugin that adds folder organization to your WordPress Media Library. It allows you to create a hierarchical folder structure to organize your images, videos, documents, and other media files, making them much easier to find and manage.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Hierarchical Folders</strong>: Create unlimited folders and subfolders to organize your media</li>
<li><strong>Drag & Drop Interface</strong>: Easily move media files between folders with intuitive drag and drop functionality</li>
<li><strong>Upload to Folders</strong>: Directly upload new media to specific folders</li>
<li><strong>Works with Default Media Library</strong>: Seamlessly integrates with WordPress’s built-in media management</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Unassigned Folder</strong>: Media without a folder is automatically placed in an “Unassigned” folder</li>
<li><strong>No Media Duplication</strong>: Files are organized virtually without duplicating them on your server</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong>: Optimized for performance with minimal impact on your site’s speed</li>
</ul>
<h3>Perfect For</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Content Creators</strong>: Easily find and reuse media assets across your site</li>
<li><strong>Agencies & Developers</strong>: Organize client media by project, category or purpose</li>
<li><strong>Online Stores</strong>: Keep product images organized by category, season, or brand</li>
<li><strong>Large Media Libraries</strong>: Manage thousands of files without the frustration of endless scrolling</li>
</ul>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<p>Apex Folders creates a custom taxonomy for your media attachments and provides an intuitive user interface for managing them. The plugin adds folder functionality directly to your existing WordPress Media Library interface, making it feel like a natural part of WordPress.</p>
<h3>Additional Information</h3>
<h4>Folder Hierarchy</h4>
<p>Apex Folders supports unlimited folder nesting, allowing you to create as deep a hierarchy as you need for your media organization.</p>
<h4>Admin Tools</h4>
<p>Administrators have access to helpful tools for managing folders, including:<br />
* Rebuild Unassigned Folder – ensures all media has proper folder assignments<br />
* Flush Term Cache – resolves issues with folder counts<br />
* Debug Tools – helps troubleshoot folder-related issues</p>
<h4>Performance Considerations</h4>
<p>The plugin is optimized for performance but managing folders with thousands of files may experience slight delays. We recommend using a good caching solution for sites with very large media libraries.</p>


Apex Folders

Organize your WordPress Media Library with folders, making it easy to manage thousands of media files.

ulfben

<p>WordPress allow you to put uploads in year- and month-based folders. Custom Upload Dir is more flexible. You can construct paths from variables like post title, category, post author, post date <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-upload-dir/screenshots/" rel="ugc">and many more</a>.</p>
<p>I created Custom Upload Dir ensure my file system is always mirroring the site structure. This ensures I can always find files manually when needed. It also simplifies backups and platform migrations.</p>
<p>//<em><a href="http://www.ulfbenjaminsson.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Ulf Benjaminsson</a></em></p>
<h4>Changelog v. 3.4.6 (2020-07-17)</h4>
<ol>
<li>fixed a null dereference error. (<a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-array_key_exists-expects-parameter-2-to-be-array-null-given/" rel="ugc">thanks, defotoverij</a>!)</li>
</ol>
<h4>Changelog v. 3.4.5 (2020-05-05)</h4>
<ol>
<li>added french translation (thanks, bibi699depreau!)</li>
</ol>
<h4>Changelog v. 3.4.4 (2019-03-24)</h4>
<ol>
<li>Fixed a few PHP warnings</li>
<li>Removed the %permalink% template as it broke uploads to drafts.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Changelog v. 3.4.3.2 (2019-03-24)</h4>
<ol>
<li>Added support for the Gutenberg editor.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Changelog v. 3.4.2 (2015-03-16)</h4>
<ol>
<li>Added <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-upload-dir/installation/" rel="ugc">filter ‘cud_generate_path’</a> so you can easily adjust the path with any variable you want.</li>
<li>Added %mime_type% to sort files by mime type</li>
<li>Added %author_role% to sort files by author role.</li>
<li>Coming: support for per-post-type settings. Eg: every post type can have their own rules for where to place uploads. Currently missing the admin interface. If you feel like helping out, let me know.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Changelog v. 3.4 (2013-02-09)</h4>
<ol>
<li>Added %file_ext% to sort by file type</li>
<li>Added <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-and-mobile-apps-compatibility?replies=6#post-3837193" rel="ugc">tentative support for uploads from WordPress apps</a>.</li>
<li>Removed setting for “Base upload folder” as WP core no longer exposes this</li>
<li>Cleared out some PHP error on the admin page</li>
<li>Fixed leaking CSS on admin page</li>
</ol>
<h4>Changelog v. 3.3 (2011-12-18)</h4>
<ol>
<li>Support for WordPress 3.3</li>
<li>Support for tags and categories</li>
<li>Support for custom taxonomies</li>
<li>Added %current_user%, %permalink%</li>
<li>Added all permalink tags</li>
<li>Added test-function to admin page</li>
</ol>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-upload-dir/changelog/" rel="ugc">Older changelogs moved here.</a></p>
<h3>Additional Info</h3>
<p>Copyright (C) 2007-2019 <a href="https://www.ulfbenjaminsson.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Ulf Benjaminsson</a></p>
<p>This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify<br />
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by<br />
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or<br />
(at your option) any later version.</p>
<p>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,<br />
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of<br />
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the<br />
GNU General Public License for more details.</p>
<p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License<br />
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software<br />
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA</p>


Custom Upload Dir

Keeps your uploaded files organized in smart folder structures.

Apex Folders vs Custom Upload Dir