John James Jacoby

Stuttter

<p>Add categories to media & attachments.</p>
<h4>Main Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Control media categories the same way as post categories.</li>
<li>Filter the Media Library by category, in both the list and grid views.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Also checkout</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-chosen/" title="Make long, unwieldy select boxes much more user-friendly." rel="ugc">WP Chosen</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-order/" title="Sort taxonomy terms, your way." rel="ugc">WP Term Order</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-authors/" title="Authors for categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms." rel="ugc">WP Term Authors</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-colors/" title="Pretty colors for categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms." rel="ugc">WP Term Colors</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-icons/" title="Pretty icons for categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms." rel="ugc">WP Term Icons</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-visibility/" title="Visibilities for categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms." rel="ugc">WP Term Visibility</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-groups/" title="Group users together with taxonomies & terms." rel="ugc">WP User Groups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-activity/" title="The best way to log activity in WordPress." rel="ugc">WP User Activity</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/" title="Allow users to upload avatars or choose them from your media library." rel="ugc">WP User Avatars</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-profiles/" title="A sophisticated way to edit users in WordPress." rel="ugc">WP User Profiles</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-signups/" title="A sophisticated way to edit users in WordPress." rel="ugc">WP User Signups</a></li>
</ul>


WP Media Categories

Everything about this plugin feels native to WordPress. Filtering your view within the Media Library works exactly how you would expect if you're familiar with filtering posts by category. I also appreciate that the terms are stored in the database in a way that is consistent with all other taxonomies. Great plugin with a singular purpose.



Simple, elegant solution for media management

As a proof of concept it does work, but user has type categories manually upon file upload and there is no category filtering in media insertion dialog, which kind'a would be the point of having categories.

When you need media "folders", like for images or photos, this is the plugin. Works out of the box.

Let's a developer add tax queries, as for post. Then very powerful.

Great for creating a simple media taxonomy

Works nicely

Dan Rossiter

demur

<p>Display your documents beautifully! Document Gallery creates thumbnail galleries for PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and other file types—just like WordPress does for images.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>WordPress Block Editor</strong> – Insert galleries with a single click, configure visually</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Thumbnails</strong> – Generates preview images for documents (PDF, Office files, etc.)</li>
<li><strong>Modern Image Formats</strong> – Full support for WebP and AVIF images (WordPress 6.5+)</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Display</strong> – Grid or list layout with optional descriptions</li>
<li><strong>Smart Filtering</strong> – Show all attachments, current post only, or specific documents</li>
<li><strong>Pagination Support</strong> – Handle large document libraries efficiently</li>
<li><strong>Fully Customizable</strong> – Control columns, sorting, links, and styling</li>
<li><strong>Classic Shortcode</strong> – <code>[dg]</code> shortcode available for template use</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Document libraries and resource centers</li>
<li>Portfolio and work sample galleries</li>
<li>Publication and whitepaper collections</li>
<li>Course materials and downloads</li>
<li>Legal document repositories</li>
</ul>
<h4>Block Editor Integration</h4>
<p>Click the ‘+’ button in the editor and search for “Document Gallery” to insert a gallery block. All configuration options appear in the sidebar—no shortcode knowledge required. Select specific documents or let the gallery auto-populate based on your criteria.</p>
<h4>Shortcode Support</h4>
<p>The classic <code>[dg]</code> shortcode continues to work perfectly for template files, widgets, and power users who prefer code-based configuration. See the Installation tab for all available options.</p>
<h4>Developer Friendly</h4>
<p>Document Gallery provides extensive filters and actions for customizing thumbnail generation, HTML output, and gallery queries. See the Installation tab for complete developer documentation.</p>
<h4>Partners</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>WP Real Media Library</strong>: Document Gallery seamlessly integrates with RML by way of a<br />
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/dg-real-media-library/" rel="ugc">helper plugin</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Translation</h4>
<p>Document Gallery has to-date been translated into <strong>6</strong> languages, listed below.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Finnish</strong> — <em>Thanks, <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/villevetela" rel="ugc">villevetela</a>!</em></li>
<li><strong>French</strong> — <em>Thanks, Marc Liotard and <a href="http://www.trafic-influence.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Traffic Influence</a>!</em></li>
<li><strong>Russian</strong> — <em>Thanks, <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/demur" rel="ugc">demur</a>!</em></li>
<li><strong>Spanish</strong> — <em>Thanks, Andrew Kurtis and <a href="http://www.webhostinghub.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WebHostingHub</a>!</em></li>
<li><strong>Swedish</strong> — <em>Thanks, <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/mepmepmep" rel="ugc">mepmepmep</a>!</em></li>
<li><strong>Ukrainian</strong> — <em>Thanks, <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/demur" rel="ugc">demur</a>!</em></li>
</ul>
<h4>Developers</h4>
<p>Document Gallery includes features intended to make integration with other plugins<br />
simple. See the bottom of the <strong>Installation</strong> tab for specific documentation on<br />
the various features provided.</p>
<p><em>If this plugin has helped you, please take a moment to <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/document-gallery#postform" rel="ugc">rate<br />
it</a>!</em></p>


Document Gallery

This is an amazing plugin. I suggest updating the readme.txt file. I've tested it with WP 5.8.3 and had no problems.

Amazing plugin and still working without problems

This plugin generates thumbnails for documents and displays them in a gallery-like format for easy sharing.

WP Media Categories vs Document Gallery