Glimbyte

<p>Glimbyte Starter Sorter adds three productivity features to the WordPress Plugins screen: a sort toolbar, date tracking columns, and a persistent Extensions menu in the admin bar.</p>
<h4>Extensions Menu in the Admin Bar</h4>
<p>An Extensions item is added to your WordPress admin bar and stays visible on every page — including the front end of your site when you are logged in as an administrator. This means you can jump straight to plugin management without navigating through the sidebar, from wherever you are on the site.</p>
<p>The dropdown includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Installed — go straight to your plugins list</li>
<li>Add New — jump directly to the plugin installer (shown only to users with the install_plugins capability)</li>
<li>File Editor — open the plugin file editor (shown only when file editing is enabled)</li>
<li>Active (N) — filtered view of active plugins, with a live count</li>
<li>Inactive (N) — filtered view of inactive plugins, with a live count</li>
<li>Update Available (N) — shown only when updates exist, with a live count</li>
</ul>
<h4>Sort Toolbar</h4>
<p>A toolbar appears above your plugins list with one-click sort buttons for Name, Author, Installed Date, and Activated Date. Click once to sort ascending, click again to reverse. Sort preferences are saved per user and persist across sessions.</p>
<h4>Date Tracking Columns</h4>
<p>Two new columns — Installed and Activated — are added to the plugins list table. Plugins installed after activating this plugin show exact timestamps. Pre-existing plugins fall back to their file modification date, marked with a tilde (~) to indicate the date is approximate.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Extensions menu in the admin bar, accessible from any admin page or the front end of the site</li>
<li>Live plugin counts for Active, Inactive, and Updates Available shown in the dropdown</li>
<li>Capability-aware links — Add New and File Editor only appear to users with the relevant permissions</li>
<li>One-click sorting by Name, Author, Install Date, or Activation Date</li>
<li>Ascending and descending toggle with a second click on any sort button</li>
<li>Sort preference saved per user, persists between sessions</li>
<li>Installed Date and Activated Date columns in the plugins list</li>
<li>Accurate timestamp tracking for plugin activations, deactivations, and new installs</li>
<li>File modification date fallback for pre-existing plugins, marked with ~</li>
<li>No external scripts, no database tables, no configuration required</li>
<li>Fully translatable (text domain: glimbyte-starter-sorter)</li>
</ul>


Glimbyte Starter Sorter

Sort plugins by name, author, install date, or activation date. Includes an Extensions menu in the admin bar for instant plugin access from any page.

Per Søderlind

<p>Virtual Media Folders brings virtual folder organization to your WordPress Media Library. Organize your media files into hierarchical folders without moving files on disk—folders are virtual, so your URLs never change.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Virtual Folders</strong> – Create hierarchical folder structures to organize media</li>
<li><strong>Drag & Drop</strong> – Easily move media between folders with drag and drop</li>
<li><strong>Sticky Sidebar</strong> – Folder navigation stays visible while scrolling through media</li>
<li><strong>Gutenberg Integration</strong> – Filter media by folder directly in the block editor</li>
<li><strong>Bulk Actions</strong> – Move multiple media items at once</li>
<li><strong>Keyboard Accessible</strong> – Full keyboard navigation support</li>
<li><strong>Internationalized</strong> – Ready for translation (Norwegian Bokmål included)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free add-ons</h4>
<p><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Add-On Manager</strong></a> lets you easily install and manage add-ons that extend Virtual Media Folders with powerful new features:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-ai-organizer" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>AI Organizer</strong></a> – Uses vision-capable AI models to analyze actual image content and automatically organize your media library into virtual folders. This is add-on functionality requiring an API key from a supported AI service provider, or a local LLM.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-editorial-workflow" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Editorial Workflow</strong></a> – Role-based folder access, move restrictions, and Inbox workflow.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-folder-exporter" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Folder Exporter</strong></a> – Export folders (or subtrees) as ZIP archives with optional CSV manifests.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-media-cleanup" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Media Cleanup</strong></a> – Tools to identify and clean up unused or duplicate media files.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-migrate" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Migrate</strong></a> – Migrate folder structures from other media folder plugins to Virtual Media Folders.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-rules-engine" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Rules Engine</strong></a> – Rule-based automatic folder assignment for media uploads, based on metadata, file type, or other criteria. </li>
</ul>
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<h4>How It Works</h4>
<p>Virtual Media Folders uses a custom taxonomy to assign media to folders. This means:</p>
<ul>
<li>Your media files stay exactly where they are on the server</li>
<li>URLs never change when you reorganize</li>
<li>Folders can be nested to create hierarchies</li>
</ul>
<h4>Usage</h4>
<p><strong>Organizing Media</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Go to <strong>Media > Library</strong></li>
<li>Click the folder icon to show the sidebar</li>
<li>Use <strong>+</strong> to create folders</li>
<li>Drag media onto folders to organize / Bulk select media and use the “Move to Folder” action</li>
<li>Click a folder to filter the view</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Settings</strong></p>
<p>Go to <strong>Media > Folder Settings</strong> to configure:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Show “All Media”</strong> – Display “All Media” option in sidebar</li>
<li><strong>Show “Uncategorized”</strong> – Display folder for unassigned media</li>
<li><strong>Jump to folder after move</strong> – Navigate to target folder after moving</li>
<li><strong>Default folder for uploads</strong> – Auto-assign new uploads to a folder</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Block Editor</strong></p>
<p>When inserting media from a block (Image, Gallery, etc.):</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the Media Library modal</li>
<li>Use the folder sidebar to filter</li>
<li>Select your media as usual</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>AI Abilities</strong></p>
<p>Virtual Media Folders exposes Abilities API tools that can be used by AI agents and MCP adapters:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong><code>vmfo/list-folders</code></strong> (read-only) – Lists folders with <code>id</code>, <code>name</code>, <code>parent_id</code>, <code>path</code>, and <code>count</code>.</li>
<li><strong><code>vmfo/create-folder</code></strong> (write) – Creates a folder with <code>name</code> and optional <code>parent_id</code>.</li>
<li><strong><code>vmfo/add-to-folder</code></strong> (write) – Adds one or more attachments to a folder using <code>folder_id</code> and <code>attachment_ids</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Recommended AI flow:</p>
<ol>
<li>Call <code>vmfo/list-folders</code> to resolve folder names/paths to a stable <code>id</code>.</li>
<li>If needed, call <code>vmfo/create-folder</code> to create the target folder.</li>
<li>Call <code>vmfo/add-to-folder</code> with that <code>folder_id</code> and one or more <code>attachment_ids</code>.</li>
</ol>
<p>This avoids ambiguity when duplicate folder names exist.</p>
<p>Permission model:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>vmfo/list-folders</code> and <code>vmfo/add-to-folder</code> require the <code>upload_files</code> capability.</li>
<li><code>vmfo/create-folder</code> requires the <code>manage_categories</code> capability.</li>
</ul>
<p>See the <a href="https://github.com/soderlind/virtual-media-folders/blob/main/docs/mcp.md" rel="nofollow ugc">MCP Integration guide</a> for client configuration (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) and a full usage walkthrough.</p>
<h4>Documentation</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/virtual-media-folders/blob/main/docs/a11y.md" rel="nofollow ugc">Accessibility</a> – Keyboard navigation and screen reader support</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/virtual-media-folders/blob/main/docs/development.md" rel="nofollow ugc">Development</a> – Setup, API reference, hooks, and contributing</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/virtual-media-folders/blob/main/docs/mcp.md" rel="nofollow ugc">MCP Integration</a> – MCP client configuration, upload flow, and AI agent usage</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/virtual-media-folders/blob/main/docs/addon-development.md" rel="nofollow ugc">Add-on Development</a> – Guide to building add-on plugins</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free add-ons</h4>
<p>Use the <a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>add-on manager</strong></a> to easily install and manage add-ons that extend Virtual Media Folders with powerful new features:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-ai-organizer" rel="nofollow ugc">Virtual Media Folders – AI Organizer</a> – Uses vision-capable AI models to analyze actual image content and automatically organize your media library into virtual folders.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-editorial-workflow" rel="nofollow ugc">Virtual Media Folders – Editorial Workflow</a> – Role-based folder access, move restrictions, and Inbox workflow.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-folder-exporter" rel="nofollow ugc">Virtual Media Folders – Folder Exporter</a> – Export folders (or subtrees) as ZIP archives with optional CSV manifests.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-media-cleanup" rel="nofollow ugc">Virtual Media Folders – Media Cleanup</a> – Tools to identify and clean up unused or duplicate media files.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-migrate" rel="nofollow ugc">Virtual Media Folders – Migrate</a> – Migrate folder structures from other media folder plugins to Virtual Media Folders.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-rules-engine" rel="nofollow ugc">Virtual Media Folders – Rules Engine</a> – Rule-based automatic folder assignment for media uploads, based on metadata, file type, or other criteria.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>Virtual Media Folders does not:</p>
<ul>
<li>Track users</li>
<li>Send data to external servers</li>
<li>Use cookies</li>
<li>Collect any personal information</li>
</ul>
<p>All data is stored locally in your WordPress database.</p>


Virtual Media Folders

Virtual folder organization and intelligent management for the WordPress Media Library, without altering file locations on disk.

Glimbyte Starter Sorter vs Virtual Media Folders