vjalby

This plugin creates picture galleries from a folder. 
The pictures folder must be uploaded (using FTP) somewhere on the server (e.g. wp-content/upload). It must be writable (chmod 777).
Folder Gallery Plugin does not include any lightbox JS engine anymore. You have to install one or use a compatible lightbox plugin. See FAQ.
To include a gallery in a post or a page, you have to use the following shortcode :
<pre><code>[foldergallery folder="local_path_to_folder" title="Gallery title"]
</code></pre>
For each gallery, a subfolder cache_[width]x[height] is created inside the pictures folder when the page is accessed for the first time.
An Options page allow to set the default paramaters of the galleries :
<ul>
<li>Lightbox JS Engine: Lightbox 2 (if installed), Fancybox 2 (if installed), Fancybox 3 (if installed), Lightview 3 (if installed), Easy Fancybox Plugin (if available), Responsive Lightbox Plugin (if available) or none (default)</li>
<li>Display Thumbnails (thumbnails): all = standard Gallery, single = displays a single thumbnail linked to the lightbox gallery, none = displays a link to the lightbox gallery</li>
<li>Sort pictures by (sort) : pictures are sorted by filename (filename) or in reverse order (filename_desc) or by modification date (date or date_desc) or randomly (random)</li>
<li>Number of images per row (columns)</li>
<li>Thumbnails width and height (width & height)</li>
<li>Picture border (border)</li>
<li>Padding and Margin (padding & margin)</li>
<li>Caption Format (caption): default (title + picture number), filename, filenamewithoutextension, smartfilename (filename with underscores and front numbers removed), modificationdate, modificationdateandtime, modificationdater (RFC 2822), modificationdatec (ISO 8601), none</li>
<li>Show Thumbnail Captions (show_thumbnail_captions): yes (true) or no (false). Display (or not) the caption under the picture thumbnail.</li>
<li>Fancybox 2 Caption Style: Inside, Outside, Over, Float, None. Available with Fancybox 2 engine only (if installed).</li>
<li>Fancybox 2 Transition: Elastic, Fade. Available with Fancybox 2 engine only (if installed).</li>
<li>Fancybox 2 Autoplay Speed: Slideshow speed in seconds. 0 to turn autoplay off. Available with Fancybox 2 engine only (if installed).</li>
<li>Fancybox 3 Options : Loop, Toolbar, Infobar, Arrows, Fullscreen, Slideshow, Slideshow speed. Available with Fancybox 3 engine only (if installed).</li>
<li>Misc settings – Permissions: force 777 permissions on cache folder. Leave it uncheck unless you really know what you do!</li>
<li>Misc settings – Orientation: Correct picture orientation according to EXIF tag. Rotated pictures will be overwritten. (Require EXIF library in PHP.) Delete the cache folder to apply to existing galleries.</li>
</ul>
Most of theses settings can be overridden using the corresponding shortcode :
<pre><code>[foldergallery folder="path" title="title" columns=1 width=150 
 height=90 border=1 padding=2 margin=10 thumbnails=single]
</code></pre>
Sample, contact available at http://jalby.org/wordpress/

Folder Gallery

This plugin generates picture galleries from a folder using a shortcode.

Awais

The method of excluding files and folders has been revised in the All-in-One WP Migration, now incorporating distinct hooks for this purpose. This plugin, designed to offer a user-friendly approach for excluding items within the wp-content, plugin, uploads, and themes directories.
To utilize this feature:
<ul>
<li>Navigate to Dashboard -> Settings -> AIO WP Migration Excluder</li>
<li>Input the paths from which you intend to exclude files.</li>
</ul>

Exclude Files for AIO WP Migration

Files & Folder Excluder for All-in-One WP Migration.

Folder Gallery vs Exclude Files for AIO WP Migration