Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager

85 Quality Score

Active Installs

22/30

With roughly 90,000 active installs it sits comfortably in the mid-tier adoption range, well below the top media plugins but clearly trusted by a sizeable user base.

Update Freshness

25/25

A perfect maintenance score reflects a very recent update, a fresh WP 7.0 compatibility test, and an active release cycle.

User Rating

15/15

A flawless 100 out of 100 from 1,512 reviewers is exceptional and indicates unusually high user satisfaction for a media utility.

Support Health

8/15

Only five threads exist in the public support history, and while all five are resolved, the low volume means we have very limited signal on how the author handles harder issues.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested against WordPress 7.0 and supporting any install from 4.7 upward, the compatibility story is strong and PHP version constraints are absent.

Scores higher than 95% of indexed plugins

About

Create unlimited folders with the Folders WordPress plugin, organize & manage your Media Library files, Pages & Posts in folders 📁

Active Installs 90k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-09-09 4:34am GMT

Requires WordPress 4.7+

Tested Up To 7.1

Security History

7 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 High 5 Medium

Most recent: January 7, 2026

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Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager <= 3.1.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Media Replacement Medium

January 7, 2026 Patched in ["3.1.6"] CVE-2025-12640

Folders <= 3.1.5 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Folder Content Manipulation Medium

November 26, 2025 Patched in ["3.1.6"] CVE-2025-12971

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager <= 3.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload Medium

August 5, 2024 Patched in ["3.0.4"] CVE-2024-7317

Folders <= 3.0 and Folders Pro <= 3.0.2 - Directory Traversal via handle_folders_file_upload Medium

June 13, 2024 Patched in ["3.0.1"] CVE-2024-2023

Folders Pro <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User First Name and Last Name Medium

May 3, 2024 Patched in ["3.0.3"] CVE-2024-3868

Folders <= 2.9.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload in handle_folders_file_upload High

August 28, 2023 Patched in ["2.9.3"] CVE-2023-40204

Folders <= 2.9.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload High

August 25, 2023 Patched in ["2.9.3"]

What It Does

Folders adds a folder-based organizational layer on top of the WordPress Media Library, letting you group, sort, and move images and other uploads into unlimited virtual folders. It also extends folder organization to standard Pages and Posts, plus includes a built-in file manager for browsing the media collection. In practice, it turns the flat WP media screen into something resembling a desktop file explorer.

Who It's For

Site owners and content managers who accumulate hundreds or thousands of images in the Media Library and struggle to find what they need through WP's default date-based listing. It is also a good fit for blogs and portfolios that want Pages and Posts grouped by topic, client, or campaign without depending on a complex custom post type setup.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone running a small site with only a handful of images, or anyone whose host restricts plugin folder creation, will not get enough value to justify the overhead. Developers who prefer taxonomy-based organization or a headless media workflow should look at more code-friendly alternatives.

The Bottom Line

Folders delivers a genuinely useful folder-style media manager with top-shelf ratings and a recent update, earning a strong 84.69 overall score. The thin support history is the one soft spot, suggesting the author may rely more on a paid tier for help than public forums. Recommended for media-heavy sites that want quick visual organization without a heavy admin rebuild.

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