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WP Real Media Library v4.23.7 - Media Categories Folders

Developer: MatthiasWebCategory: WordPress PluginsTrusted with 578 downloadsPro4 favoritesLatest v4.23.7Updated 1mo ago

Turn your WordPress media library to the next level with folders / categories.

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RML (Real Media Library) is one of the most wanted media wordpress plugins. It is easy to use and it allows you to organize your thousands of images in folders. It is similar to wordpress categories like in the posts.

Use your mouse (or touch) to drag and drop your files. Create, rename, delete or reorder your folders If you want to select a image from the “Select a image”-dialog (e. g. featured image) you can filter when inserting media. Just install this plugin and it works fine with all your image and media files. It also supports multisite.

The Real Media Library offers a very nice extensibility for other developers. For example you can also install a third-party plugin to create the folders physically on your FTP server (wp-content/uploads) or to synchronize folders with Lightroom. For more have a look at the Known extensions for RML.

Product Description

WP Real Media Library is a WordPress plugin that allows you to easily manage your media library in your blog. Using this plugin, you’ll be able to organize the thousands of images, audio, video, and PDF files in your media library in folders. Basically, it’s like WordPress categories for your media library.

Why do you need this plugin? Well, having a growing WordPress blog means that you’ll be adding a lot of new media files, like images, audio, and PDF, into your database every day. In a few weeks, your blog will be filled with thousands of media files. How are you going to find one of those files at a later time?

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Of course, you can use the WordPress search function and spend a couple of hours finding a file, but who can even remember the names of thousands of files and what happens then?

That’s where the WP Real Media Library plugin comes in. With this plugin, you can easily create gallery folders for your images and normal folders for other media files to properly organize your media library. So that next time whenever you need to find a file, it’s only a mouse-click away.

Organizing your blog media files with WP Real Media Library plugin is as easy as dragging and dropping the files into folders. Then you can rearrange the order of your files by dragging them around to bring the important files to the top of the list for quicker access.

The Tree View of your folders will also make things easier for you to quickly find specific folders in a split-second.

In addition, you can use the WP Real Media Library plugin to insert media galleries to your posts directly from the WordPress ‘New Post’ editor. This will allow you to insert an entire media folder into your WordPress posts as a customizable gallery.

WP Real Media Library is a must-have WordPress plugin that will help save you a ton of time that goes into managing your media files.

Features

  • WordPress 5.0 / Gutenberg ready
  • Folders for the WordPress media library
  • Drag & Drop your files
  • Create shortcuts of files. Shortcuts doesn’t need any physical storage (0kb). Note also that the fields in the shortcuts can be different to the original file, for example “Title”, “Description” or “Caption”.
  • Full control for your folders in one toolbar (create, rename, delete, rearrange)
  • Filter in insert media dialog
  • Improved Uploader
  • Upload files directly to a folder
  • Create dynamic gallery from folder
  • Custom image order for the dynamic galleries (drag & drop)
  • Fast navigatation to folders with fast folder search>
  • Compatible with Revolution Slider
  • Compatible with touch devices
  • Supports multisite
  • GPDR / DSGVO: The plugin is collecting no personal data!

Recent releases

Release history

View all 11 versions
v4.23.7LatestVerified Safe
Sep 30, 20261.4 MB
Fixed
  • bind Real Media Library attachment filter listener once per tree (CU-869etbnaa)
  • ignore gallery editor sort events in Real Media Library attachment sortable (CU-869etbnaa)
  • keep media modal select button label after upload (CU-869f224f0)
  • skip Real Media Library scripts in Divi 4 Theme Builder to avoid React 16 useId crash (CU-869epje5u)
  • Dependency updates @devowl-wp/react-folder-tree 0.1.35
  • *_Purpose of dependency:_** _Feature-rich folder tree renderer with toolbar (formerly react-aiot)._
  • ##### Bug Fixes
  • keep Real Custom Post Order sortable when the Real Category Management tree mounts (CU-869f21fzu)
  • Dependency updates @devowl-wp/real-product-manager-wp-client 1.22.4
  • *_Purpose of dependency:_** _A WordPress client for Real Product Manager_
  • ##### Bug Fixes
  • allow Multisite license save when another site is already licensed (CU-869emd756)
  • handle featureFlags as objects or arrays in License and LicenseActivation classes (CU-869envwq6)
  • Dependency updates @devowl-wp/utils 1.20.37
  • *_Purpose of dependency:_** _Utility functionality for all your WordPress plugins._
  • ##### Bug Fixes
  • skip the language-pack and source-map offload when nothing was built (CU-869etm54z)
  • ##### Performance Improvements
Improved
  • pagespeed by externalizing localized payload delivery (experimental opt-in, CU-869em5f1b)
Aug 31, 20261.4 MB
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Fixed
  • preserve manual folder and content order across MySQL versions (CU-869emeg3v)
  • skip Real Media Library scripts in Divi 4 Visual Builder to avoid React 16 useId crash (CU-869epje5u)
  • Development dependency update @devowl-wp/api 1.13.0
  • *_Purpose of dependency:_** _Shared typings for all Node.js backends and frontends._
  • ##### Bug Fixes
  • api-reference did no longer render (CU-869eqh3r0)
  • ##### Features
Added
  • SSE Event-Source contracts for typed realtime streams (CU-869eqh3r0)
Aug 18, 20261.4 MB
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Frequently asked questions

Is Wp Real Media Library – Media Categories Folders GPL licensed?
Yes, Wp Real Media Library – Media Categories Folders is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). You can legally use, modify, and redistribute it on unlimited websites.
What is the latest version of Wp Real Media Library – Media Categories Folders?
The latest version of Wp Real Media Library – Media Categories Folders on GPLCoffee is v4.23.7 (released Sep 30, 2026, 1.4 MB download size). Every new release is synced automatically, and subscribers can update directly from their WordPress dashboard with the one-click connector plugin.
How much does Wp Real Media Library – Media Categories Folders cost on GPLCoffee?
Wp Real Media Library – Media Categories Folders is available for $5.99 for a 1-year license or $15.99 for a lifetime license. Membership plans also include credit-based access so you can download Wp Real Media Library – Media Categories Folders along with thousands of other plugins, themes, and PHP scripts for a single subscription.
Which WordPress and PHP versions does Wp Real Media Library – Media Categories Folders support?
The current release of Wp Real Media Library – Media Categories Folders requires WordPress 6.1 or higher, tested up to WordPress 7.1, PHP 7.4.0 or higher. Per-release compatibility details are listed in the version history.
Is Wp Real Media Library – Media Categories Folders safe to download?
Yes. The latest release of Wp Real Media Library – Media Categories Folders (v4.23.7) was scanned with VirusTotal and came back clean. Scan results are visible on each version page, and releases flagged as malicious are blocked from the catalog.

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