Adam Bissonnette

This is a simple plugin to list files in a given directory using this shortcode: [MMFileList /].
Parameters:
<ul>
<li>folder: Relative to the base uploads directory of your wordpress install (e.g. siteurl.com/wp-content/uploads/mm/yy/ or siteurl.com/wp-content/ or siteurl.com/media). You can check your media settings from your WordPress dashboard in Settings -> Media. If you organize your uploads in the WordPress default month / year base folder you should either prepend this field with “/../../” or disable that setting before uploading files.</li>
<li>format: Tabular (format=”table”) or Unordered list (format=”li”) or comma-delimited (format=”comma”) or Unordered List of Images (format=”img” Note: this will put all files in tags) or Custom (format=”custom”) for using the Shortcode content to create a custom template (see Custom Formats section below for more information)</li>
<li>types: Only list given file types (e.g. types=”pdf,doc,txt”), If no types are specified then all files in the directory will be listed.</li>
<li>class: Only used for the “li”, “img” and “table” formats, applies a given class to the shortcode output (e.g. <ul class=”mmm-list”> / for more information on styling check out the FAQ)</li>
<li>limit: The default value will list all files in the directory. You can add a positive number of your choice and that amount of files will be displayed.</li>
<li>orderby: Current params can be either “name” (default) or “date” which sorts the files by date modified since date created seems to be hit and miss.</li>
<li>order: By default the order of the list is sorted descending (desc) from the highest value to lowest where value is determined by the “orderby” attribute. Ordering by date results in a list being displayed as newest to oldest and ordering by name results in a list descending through the alphabet (a-z). To reverse either of these defaults simply add order=”desc” into the shortcode parameters</li>
<li>target: This parameter lets you set a “target” for the links to the listed files (This is typically used to open the files in a new window)</li>
<li>prettyname: This replaces underscores and dashes with spaces and removes the file extension from the filename.</li>
<li>removesize: This removes the filesize from the default output</li>
<li>removeextension: This removes the file extension (leaving underscores and dashes)</li>
<li>regexstrip: Feeling like a wizard? Why not put in your own regex to strip out whatever you want from the filenames (no warranty provided, use proper formatting e.g. regexstrip=”/e/” will replace all e’s in the filename!)</li>
<li>regexreplace: Want to replace that content with something other than a blank space? Add whatever you want here to work with the regexstrip function</li>
<li>regexfilter: Filter out filenames that match a given regex pattern (See usage examples for more info)</li>
<li>regexfilterinclusive: Instead of picking out a few files to exclude you can use this to parameter to include anything that you want (See usage examples for more info)</li>
<li>dateformat: Adjust the format of the {date} variable in custom templates</li>
<li>headings: Adjust the headings of the table format by entering a comma delimited list</li>
<li>usecwd: If you can’t get the wp_upload_dir() folder to work you can try setting this to true to use your current working directory instead which should be your public_html folder</li>
</ul>
Output:
For all html formats you can expect to see the following output wrapped in styleable containers:
<ul>
<li>Filename (linked to the File Url)</li>
<li>File Size</li>
</ul>
At this point “comma” is the only available text output and it only outputs the url to the file in a comma delimited list (no links – just text).
If the folder you’ve entered isn’t found or there are no files with the extensions you’ve listed there will be some warning text output to let you know. This text is wrapped in a “mmm-warning” class in case you want to style it out (for more information on styling check out the FAQ)
Usage Examples:
Let’s say you’re using the default WordPress Media settings so we can expect your uploads folder to be in /wp-content/uploads/mm/yy/ with this in mind the shortcode “folder” attribute will look in a directory relative to this. With this base directory say we want to list “png” files in the folder “/wp-content/uploads/cats/” we would use the following shortcode:
[MMFileList folder=”/../../cats/” format=”table” types=”png” /]
If you have you disabled the setting to store uploads in the /mm/yy/ folder structure (you can do this within Settings -> Media) and wanted to display that same file you would use this shortcode:
[MMFileList folder=”/cats/” format=”table” types=”png” /]
This will result in a tabular list of all .png files in the /wp-content/uploads/cats/ folder.
Custom Formats
The “li” and “custom” formats allow you to define a template using the content portion of the shortcode. The difference between these two output formats is that “li” will still wrap all the output in a <ul> tag and each file will be wrapped in a <li> tag. Here is an example of how to create a custom template:
[MMFileList folder=”/cats/” format=”li”]<div class=”taco”><a href=”{url}”>{name} ({size})</a></div>[/MMFileList]
Variables that can be used with the custom templates are as follows:
<ul>
<li>{name} – This will output the filename</li>
<li>{size} – This will output the filesize</li>
<li>{url} – This will output the file url</li>
<li>{date} – This will ouput the file’s last modified date (use the format parameter to customize how this looks!)</li>
<li>If you would like more information available to be output don’t hesitate to a send in a request via the support forum</li>
</ul>
Regex and List Filtering
Regex or Regular Expressions are a really powerful tool but can seem intimidating at first. If you’re uncomfortable or having trouble feel free to reach out on the forums. For testing / trying to build your own pattens I recommend using https://regex101.com/ – it’s my goto. As a general rule for this plugin the pattern needs to be written with slashes <code>/likethis/</code> for it to work. With regex the general rule is to try to keep things simple.
Using the <code>regexfilter</code> parameter you can exclude or include only specified files.
Let’s say you have a list of cat pics you want to share but you have both dog and cat photos in the same folder. Luckily for you – they’re still labeled name-cat.jpg or name-dog.jpg. You can use the regexfilter feature to help with your predicament.
The following will EXCLUDE all files with the word doc in them. 
[MMFileList folder=”/myanimalpics/” regexfilter=”/dog/” /]
Another feature is the <code>regexfilterinclusive</code> option. Say for some reason your cousin Larry added a bunch of dog and frog photos to the folder but didn’t follow your naming conventions (dangit Larry!) well – have no fear. As long as you have a patten that matches your cat photos you can use this <code>regexfilterinclusive</code> toggle to show only those files. 
[MMFileList folder=”/myanimalpics/” regexfilter=”/cat/” regexfilterinclusive=”1″ /]
Note: that <code>regexfilter</code> is done before <code>regexstrip</code> and another filename changes (e.g. pretty name, file size/file name removal etc…) so if you’re having trouble this might be part of the issue. Base your pattern on the original filename and you should be good.
Using <code>regexstrip</code> allows you to remove text that matches a given pattern and <code>regexreplace</code> allows you to put in other text instead of just blank space. These are fairly advanced so I wouldn’t recommend using them unless you really know what you’re doing.

Mmm Simple File List

A very usefull plugin, using in my O2 projects to easily list files in a page for all the team members.

Good and work's with multisite

Plugin to list files in a given directory using a basic shortcode.

Mitchell Bennis

Simple File List is a free plugin that is great for when you need to provide a list of files, either publicly available or private to logged-in users. Place a file list anywhere on your site using a simple shortcode, allowing your front-end users to open, download and optionally edit them. Users can also upload files if you choose.
Simple File List is also a good alternative for organizations using clumsy FTP or Dropbox for larger files. Simply provide your clients with a link to their file list.

<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Displays a file list, file uploader or both using simple shortcode: [eeSFL]</li>
<li>Manage your files and the list settings from the Admin List on the back-end.</li>
<li>Choose from three file list styles: table, tiles or flex.</li>
<li>Choose from a light or dark theme, or choose no theme and provide the styling of your theme.</li>
<li>Complete settings for the file list style and display, file upload restrictions, and upload notifications.</li>
<li>Both the front-end list and file upload form can be shown to users based on their role; Everyone, Only Logged-in User, Only Admins or Nobody (OFF).</li>
<li>Collect the users name, email and description of the file(s) uploaded. This can optionally be shown in the file list.</li>
<li>Files can be assigned descriptions, which can be added from the Admin list or user uploads.</li>
<li>Optionally allow your front-end users full control over renaming, moving, sending, deleting and editing descriptions.</li>
<li>Includes a number of custom hooks you can tie into for file and list actions: 
** Uploaded, Added, Removed, Deleted, Edited, Listed, Loaded, Scanned</li>
</ul>
<h3>This Plugin is Great For:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Posting official documents.</li>
<li>Sharing files within an organization.</li>
<li>Sharing files with business clients or a community.</li>
<li>Enabling distance learning by allowing schools to share class materials with students.</li>
<li>When you need a list of archived files, such as videos, PDF files, or music files.</li>
<li>When you need a simple front-side uploader so people can send you files.</li>
<li>Exchanging files when the sizes get too large for email attachments.</li>
</ul>
<h3>File List Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Limit access to only Admins or logged-in users, or hide the list and only show the uploader.</li>
<li>Add and manage your files from the Admin List on the WordPress back-end.</li>
<li>Show details like file dates, size and a thumbnail for PDFs, images and videos.</li>
<li>Add descriptions to files and optionally show them in your list.</li>
<li>Sort file by name, date modified, date added or file size … ascending or descending.</li>
<li>Files are kept separate from the media library.</li>
<li>Add the free Media Player extensions for an improved experience with audio and video files. 
** <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/ee-simple-file-list-media/" rel="ugc">Simple File List Media</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>File Uploader Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Simple reliable uploader, works on mobile devices too.</li>
<li>Drag and drop zone, plus upload progress bar</li>
<li>Allow uploading to only Admins or logged-in users, or turn it off completely.</li>
<li>Limit the types of files users can upload.</li>
<li>Limit number of files uploaded per submission.</li>
<li>Limit the maximum upload file size.</li>
<li>Get an email notice each time a file is uploaded.</li>
<li>Option to gather the uploader’s name, email and file description.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Internationalized</h3>
<ul>
<li>cz_CZ – Czech (Czech Republic)</li>
<li>da_DK – Danish (Denmark)</li>
<li>de_DE – German (Germany)</li>
<li>es_ES – Spanish (Spain)</li>
<li>es_MX – Spanish (Mexico)</li>
<li>fr_CA – French (Canada)</li>
<li>fr_FR – French (France)</li>
<li>fr_BE – French (Belgium)</li>
<li>it_IT – Italian (Italy)</li>
<li>nl_NL – Dutch (Netherlands)</li>
<li>pt_BR – Portuguese (Brazil)</li>
<li>pt_PT – Portuguese (Portugal)</li>
<li>sv_SE – Swedish (Sweden)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Plus</h3>
<ul>
<li>Simple lightweight design, easy to style and customize.</li>
<li>Committed and responsive support from the developer.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Try the Demo</h3>
Try out the free demo:
<a href="https://free.simplefilelist.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple File List Demo</a>
<h3>Upgrade to the PRO Version to Add Sub-Folder Support</h3>
<ul>
<li>Create unlimited levels of sub-folders.</li>
<li>Use a shortcode attribute to display specific folders. 
[eeSFL folder=”folderA/folderB”]</li>
<li>Display different folders in different places on your site.</li>
<li>You can even show several different folders on the same page and within widgets.</li>
<li>Front-side users cannot navigate above the folder you specify.</li>
<li>Breadcrumb navigation indicates where you are.</li>
<li>Easily move files and folders as needed.</li>
<li>Rename folders and add descriptions, which can be shown in the file list.</li>
<li>Quickly delete any folder, along with all contents.</li>
<li>Choose to sort folders first or sort along with the files.</li>
<li>Optionally display folder sizes.</li>
<li>Optionally define a custom file list directory.</li>
</ul>
<a href="//get.simplefilelist.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Get Simple File List Pro</a>
<h3>PRO Extensions</h3>
<h3>File Access Manager</h3>
<ul>
<li>Lock down your files to prevent direct access. Only allow specific users to see the file you want them to.</li>
<li>Limit file access to only logged-in users. Specify the minimum role or specify a matched role.</li>
<li>Create a file list for a specific WordPress user or a group of users.</li>
<li>For each list mode you can separately control permissions for file uploading and front-side file management.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Create Five Types Lists</h3>
Normal Mode 
Do not restrict access. Files are viewable by anyone who can reach the file list page. Files may also be linked-to from outside of your website.
Limited Mode 
Restrict file list access to all except WordPress users matching a specified role or with a minimum role or higher.
Group Mode 
Restrict file list access to a specified group of WordPress users.
User Mode 
Restrict file list access to a specific WordPress user.
Restricted Mode 
Restrict access to all of the files by default. Grant access to specific files to specific users or roles.
<h3>Search & Pagination</h3>
<ul>
<li>Adds searching and pagination functionality.</li>
<li>Designed to make very large file lists more manageable.</li>
<li>Adds a search bar above the file list.</li>
<li>Search by file name and/or date, if this column is displayed.</li>
<li>Searches within sub-folders. (But not above the current folder)</li>
<li>Pagination breaks up large file lists into smaller pages.</li>
<li>Define the number of files per page in the settings.</li>
<li>Show or hide the search bar and/or pagination in the settings.</li>
<li>Updating to newer versions is just like other WordPress plugins.</li>
<li>Shortcode attributes to control search visibility and pagination functionality. 
[eeSFL search=”YES/NO” paged=”YES/NO” filecount=”25″]</li>
<li>Use a shortcode to place a search form anywhere on your website. 
[eeSFLS permalink=’file-list-url’]</li>
</ul>
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Simple File List

Simple File List gives your WordPress website a list of your files which allows your users to open and download them.

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