Best folders plugins for WordPress
The most popular folders plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Folders leads with 90K+ active installs, ahead of Wicked Folders (20K+) and CatFolders (6K+). All 66 plugins tagged “folders” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 folders plugins
- 1.
FoldersThe most installed folders plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 1,527 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.
Wicked Folders20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 56 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 3.
CatFolders6K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 22 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Organize Media Folder2K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 16 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 5.
BuddyDrive1K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 47 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.File Permissions & Size Check
300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 7.Virtual Media Folders
300+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 8.WorkMore Media Folders
200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 9.
Media Folders Lite100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 10.
Uplink Media Bridge for Etch100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.
All 66 plugins tagged “folders”

Folders
#485by Premio5 days ago
Create unlimited folders with the Folders WordPress plugin, organize & manage your Media Library files, Pages & Posts in folders 📁
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1.5K)
- Downloads
- 1.9K/day

Wicked Folders
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,215by wickedplugins5 days ago
Organize your pages, posts, and custom post types into folders. Upgrade to pro for media library folders, WooCommerce integration, and more.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(56)
- Downloads
- 205/day

CatFolders
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,724by CatFolders9 days ago
Organize and manage your files with WordPress media folders. Fast, flexible, and professional.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.3(22)
- Downloads
- 123/day

Organize Media Folder
Down in the last 7 days:9#5,043by Katsushi Kawamori6 days ago
Organize Media Library by Folders. URL in the content, replace with the new URL.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.1(16)
- Downloads
- 47/day

BuddyDrive
Up in the last 7 days:3#5,899by Themekraft8 days ago
BuddyDrive lets BuddyPress users upload, manage, and share files and folders from profiles or groups.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(47)
- Downloads
- 28/day
File Permissions & Size Check
Up in the last 7 days:50#10,536by wycks13 years ago
Simple plugin that checks your WordPress install and shows your file permissions, size, and last modified date.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Virtual Media Folders
Up in the last 7 days:302#10,701by Per Søderlind15 days ago
Virtual folder organization and intelligent management for the WordPress Media Library, without altering file locations on disk.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 40/day
WorkMore Media Folders
Up in the last 7 days:174#12,061by Work More24 days ago
Organize the WordPress Media Library with drag-and-drop folders. Virtual folders never move files or break URLs, and stay fast with 50,000+ files.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Media Folders Lite
Up in the last 7 days:67#13,123by jbulies2 years ago
Upload files to custom folders in WP Media Library.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Uplink Media Bridge for Etch
Up in the last 7 days:495#14,011by Stephen Walker3 days ago
Manage Etch Collections directly in WordPress, with optional Wicked Folders or HappyFiles synchronization.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 60/day

Lens
Up in the last 7 days:45#17,709by Neonic9 months ago
Lens has it all: unlimited folders, drag-and-drop, role-based permissions, smart search, and more. Get organized now!
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

JT Media Folders
Up in the last 7 days:753#21,638by JTruax18 days ago
A lightweight solution to add categorized folders to your WordPress Media Library. Works with bulk selection. Optimized for the Gutenberg editor.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Folderly
Up in the last 7 days:511#21,701by wpfolderly1 month ago
Folderly is a user-friendly WordPress plugin that lets you organize documents, media files, and posts into virtual folders.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Permissions & Security Audit
Down in the last 7 days:287#23,889by Andrew Stewart5 years ago
Permissions & Security Audit is a plugin that runs a series of tests to check common security issues with the following areas:
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Unstoppable Media Folders
Down in the last 7 days:245#25,079by Unstoppable Solutions17 days ago
Organize the WordPress Media Library into virtual, nestable folders without moving any files. Existing image URLs never change.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Easy Folders
Up in the last 7 days:1#25,300by RipeBits3 years ago
🔥 Easily arrange WordPress media files, pages & posts into folders or categories.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Double Youpï Refined Media Library
#25,455by Double Youpï12 days ago
A media library organizer for WordPress: nested folders by drag and drop, collections, duplicate and unused file cleanup, WebP/AVIF on upload.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day

KooKoa Folders
#26,269by KooKoa1 month ago
Organize the WordPress Media Library with unlimited media folders, subfolders, Smart Folders, and a lightweight file manager.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Media Folder Manager
Up in the last 7 days:209#26,866by lytechxdigital7 months ago
Organize media files into virtual folders with a modern, folder-based media manager for WordPress Media Library.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Grafucci Folders
Up in the last 7 days:2,166#27,814by Grafucci28 days ago
Put pages, posts, products, and the media library into folders. Drag items in. Links and file URLs do not change.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AutoCHMOD
#29,042by belinde12 years ago
Protect folders and files from unhautorized changes managing filesystem permissions.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Folderra
Down in the last 7 days:73#32,478by davelabs1 day ago
Visual folder management for WordPress — organize pages and posts into smart folders and keep your media library clean.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 17/day

Manage Folders and Labels (Gravity Forms)
Up in the last 7 days:11,083#32,478by Sarah Ahmad2 months ago
Manage Folders and Labels plugin consists of two modules:
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Link Nacional File Browser
#34,500by Link Nacional1 month ago
A complete file browser plugin with hierarchical folder system and search interface for WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Folders4Gravity
#38,191by BrightLeaf Digital1 month ago
Organize Gravity Forms and Views with flexible drag-and-drop folders. Reduce admin clutter, streamline workflows, and keep your workspace tidy.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BuddyPress Group Folders
Up in the last 7 days:6,238#39,489by Ruuttu13 years ago
Very basic and private file storage for groups.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Organize Drafts
#41,791by Linnea Huxford1 year ago
Organize WordPress Drafts with "Draft Types." Think of draft types as folders for sorting your drafts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
EW Gallery Plugin
#42,024by kpaske12 years ago
The EW Gallery Plugin allows you to organize photos and YouTube videos on your WordPress website into folders and display each folder in its own Jssor …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Sawir Media Folders
Down in the last 7 days:9,295#46,305by Ricardo Sawir4 days ago
Fast, unlimited folders for the WordPress media library with drag & drop.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Flexa Media Folders
Down in the last 7 days:6,511#46,431by FlexaTech23 days ago
Organize the WordPress Media Library into drag-and-drop folders with a fast React tree, color labels, and a REST API.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

PlugNest Media Folders
#50,131by PlugNest14 days ago
Organize the WordPress media library with real folders, tags, usage scanning and batch tools — without ever touching a file.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

Lazy Backup
#50,558by Amzil Ayoub1 year ago
Lazy Backup is a WordPress plugin for one-click database backups and file access from the admin dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

FolderForge
#51,107by Approid Tech2 months ago
Organize the WordPress media library with folders, tags, AI auto-tagging, smart folders, per-folder permissions, and duplicate detection.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Jelly Folders
#53,696by DevStine29 days ago
Organize the Media Library into drag-and-drop folders. Nothing moves on disk, so your file URLs never change.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Filorium
Up in the last 7 days:7,494#53,967by qevixlabs1 month ago
Organize your WordPress Media Library with folders. Drag and drop files, find media faster, and keep all your existing URLs unchanged.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

TechnoHelps Smart Folders Pro
Up in the last 7 days:9,127#54,091by technohelps15 days ago
Organize WordPress Media, Pages, and Posts with private virtual folders, drag and drop, customizable colors and unchanged URLs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MedienUpload Lite
Up in the last 7 days:5,782#54,771by Markus Fröndhoff1 month ago
Organize WordPress media into custom folders with a real server directory structure and automatic year/month sorting.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Uplink Media Manager
Up in the last 7 days:9,634#55,271by Stephen Walker6 days ago
Organize WordPress media with folders, compression, galleries and optional Bricks integration.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 23/day
Mulino file show
Down in the last 7 days:3,455#55,431by pedroviking5 days ago
Browse documents in nested, drag-and-drop-organized folders, shown on your site with a block or shortcode. No custom database tables.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Zu Media
Up in the last 7 days:13,050#56,461by Dmitry4 years ago
Enhances WordPress Media Library with some features (folders, dominant color, location category and others).
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Flavor Organizer
Down in the last 7 days:7,788#56,888by VixGrow6 months ago
Group your plugins into folders — and disable an entire suite with one click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Folderei
#57,998by armandfederico3 months ago
Organize the WordPress Media Library using simple, lightweight virtual folders.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Tabwise
Down in the last 7 days:3,763#58,956by tinotines7 days ago
Organize your Pages and Posts into color-coded tabs, so you only see what you're working on. Free, open source, no upsells.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 52/day
Pixalty Media Explorer
Down in the last 7 days:1,612#60,344by Pixalty3 months ago
A file-explorer-style media organizer with virtual folders, drag-and-drop organization, folder colors, ZIP export, and galleries.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Zen Smart Folders
Up in the last 7 days:11,026#61,277by Spiracle Themes4 months ago
Organize your WordPress Pages & Posts into folders for better management.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP MediaPilot
Down in the last 7 days:12,179#61,512by kontackt4 months ago
Organize, search, audit, and clean your media library with folders, smart views, indexing, reports, and safe bulk tools.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Apex Folders
Up in the last 7 days:9,696#61,915by Nick Murray14 days ago
Media Library folders with drag and drop, subfolders, upload-to-folder and one-click AI auto-organize via WordPress's own AI connectors. 100% free.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

ForgeDBI Media Organizer
#62,059by ForgeStudio13 days ago
Folders for your media, evidence of where each file is used, and a cleanup that can always be undone.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

Neat Media
#62,851by Jürgen Meier2 months ago
Folder management for the WordPress Media Library. Organize your media files into folders with drag & drop.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Meindl Ordner
Up in the last 7 days:6,552#63,598by Meindl Webdesign10 days ago
Media library folders, local WebP/AVIF image optimization, AI alt texts and a broken image link fixer – all in one lightweight plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day