Per Søderlind

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.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Virtual Folders – Create hierarchical folder structures to organize media</li>
<li>Drag & Drop – Easily move media between folders with drag and drop</li>
<li>Sticky Sidebar – Folder navigation stays visible while scrolling through media</li>
<li>Gutenberg Integration – Filter media by folder directly in the block editor</li>
<li>Bulk Actions – Move multiple media items at once</li>
<li>Keyboard Accessible – Full keyboard navigation support</li>
<li>Internationalized – Ready for translation (Norwegian Bokmål included)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free add-ons</h4>
<a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa" rel="nofollow ugc">Add-On Manager</a> lets you easily install and manage add-ons that extend Virtual Media Folders with powerful new features:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa-ai-organizer" rel="nofollow ugc">AI Organizer</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">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">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">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">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">Rules Engine</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>
Virtual Media Folders uses a custom taxonomy to assign media to folders. This means:
<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>
Organizing Media
<ol>
<li>Go to Media > Library</li>
<li>Click the folder icon to show the sidebar</li>
<li>Use + 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>
Settings
Go to Media > Folder Settings to configure:
<ul>
<li>Show “All Media” – Display “All Media” option in sidebar</li>
<li>Show “Uncategorized” – Display folder for unassigned media</li>
<li>Jump to folder after move – Navigate to target folder after moving</li>
<li>Default folder for uploads – Auto-assign new uploads to a folder</li>
</ul>
Block Editor
When inserting media from a block (Image, Gallery, etc.):
<ol>
<li>Open the Media Library modal</li>
<li>Use the folder sidebar to filter</li>
<li>Select your media as usual</li>
</ol>
AI Abilities
Virtual Media Folders exposes Abilities API tools that can be used by AI agents and MCP adapters:
<ul>
<li><code>vmfo/list-folders</code> (read-only) – Lists folders with <code>id</code>, <code>name</code>, <code>parent_id</code>, <code>path</code>, and <code>count</code>.</li>
<li><code>vmfo/create-folder</code> (write) – Creates a folder with <code>name</code> and optional <code>parent_id</code>.</li>
<li><code>vmfo/add-to-folder</code> (write) – Adds one or more attachments to a folder using <code>folder_id</code> and <code>attachment_ids</code>.</li>
</ul>
Recommended AI flow:
<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>
This avoids ambiguity when duplicate folder names exist.
Permission model:
<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>
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.
<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>
Use the <a href="https://github.com/soderlind/vmfa" rel="nofollow ugc">add-on manager</a> to easily install and manage add-ons that extend Virtual Media Folders with powerful new features:
<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>
Virtual Media Folders does not:
<ul>
<li>Track users</li>
<li>Send data to external servers</li>
<li>Use cookies</li>
<li>Collect any personal information</li>
</ul>
All data is stored locally in your WordPress database.

Virtual Media Folders

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

andplus

If your site already outputs schema, you may see multiple JSON-LD script blocks in <code>wp_head</code>. That can mean overlapping entities, harder-to-review markup, and a higher risk of inconsistencies—with no single place to see how Organization, site, and content link together.
ANDPLUS-SchemaBridge outputs one JSON-LD block containing a single coherent <code>@graph</code>, so core types (Organization, WebSite, WebPage, Article, Product, and related items) can stay linked in one graph. It is designed to reduce duplication and make it easier to run this plugin alongside other SEO tools by tuning which types you output in settings.
Core features (no payment required): JSON-LD generation and Schema Monitor work out of the box. No API key is needed for those features.
<ul>
<li>Unified schema graph: Output supported schema types in one JSON-LD block (<code>@graph</code>)</li>
<li>Organization & brand: Configure organization source, name, URL, logo, and sameAs links</li>
<li>Flexible content mapping: Map archives, taxonomies, and post types to appropriate schema types</li>
<li>Schema Monitor: Run manual checks on URLs you register in wp-admin (this package includes one monitor URL). An optional add-on adds higher URL limits, scheduled checks, and reporting.</li>
</ul>
Optional AI interpretation is available when you provide your own OpenAI API key (BYOK). Nothing is sent to OpenAI until you enable and use that feature.
<h4>Key features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Single JSON-LD block in <code>wp_head</code> (one unified @graph)</li>
<li>Designed to reduce duplication and conflicts with other SEO plugins</li>
<li>Supports Organization, WebSite, WebPage, BreadcrumbList, Article, Product, LocalBusiness</li>
<li>Flexible mapping for archives, taxonomies, and post types</li>
<li>Simple Schema Monitor with manual checks</li>
<li>Optional AI interpretation via OpenAI (BYOK)</li>
<li>Japanese admin UI included</li>
</ul>
<h4>Support</h4>
Support is limited. We may not be able to respond to individual requests.
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin may contact external services only when you enable the related features. There is no background tracking of visitors for advertising.
<h4>OpenAI (optional, BYOK)</h4>
Used when you save an OpenAI API key and enable AI interpretation for schema monitoring. Requests go to the OpenAI API (<code>api.openai.com</code>) to send the monitoring/check context and prompts you trigger (e.g. interpretation of schema check results). Nothing is sent until you run a feature that calls the API. You supply your own API key; billing and data processing are governed by OpenAI.
<ul>
<li>Terms of use: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use/</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/</li>
</ul>
<h4>Schema monitor: fetched URLs</h4>
When you run a schema check or (with the Pro add-on) scheduled monitoring, the plugin requests the URLs you configured in the monitor (and related resources such as the canonical page) over HTTP/HTTPS from your server. No third-party analytics service receives this data; only the targets you entered are contacted.

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