PixelVault — Media Library Folders Wordpress Plugin - Rating, Reviews, Demo & Download
Plugin Description
📁 PixelVault adds a drag-and-drop folder panel to your WordPress Media Library so you can sort images, videos, PDFs, and audio into unlimited nested folders.
Folders are virtual — physical files never move, no URLs change, and standard WordPress export/import works without any special steps.
✨ Core Features
- 📂 Unlimited nested folders and subfolders — no depth limit, no folder count limit
- 🔗 Assign files to multiple folders — one file can appear in as many folders as you like
- 🎨 Folder colour coding — colour-label folders for instant visual orientation
- 🖱️ Drag-and-drop sidebar — reorder folders, move files, and create subfolders by dragging
- ⚡ Auto-assign uploads — new files go straight into whichever folder is selected
- 🔍 Search and sort — find folders instantly; sort manually, by name, or by file count
- ⌨️ Keyboard shortcut — press “n” to create a new folder
- 🖲️ Right-click context menu — Rename, Delete, Lock, Create subfolders, Copy gallery shortcode, Import ZIP to folder, Download all files
- 🌐 RTL language support — full right-to-left layout
🛠️ Organisation and Productivity Tools
📦 ZIP File Import
Right-click any folder and choose “Import ZIP to folder”. Upload a .zip archive and PixelVault extracts and assigns every image, video, audio file, and PDF directly into that folder.
🗺️ Media Usage Map
Right-click any image and choose “Where is this used?” to see every post, page, or custom post type that references the file — useful before replacing or deleting files.
⬇️ Bulk Download as ZIP
Right-click any folder to download all its files as a ZIP archive.
🔒 Folder Locking
Lock any folder to prevent accidental renaming, deletion, moving, or file reassignment. Locked folders display a padlock badge.
📊 Storage Analytics
Full storage overview with total size, average file size, file-type breakdown chart, top-10 largest files, and per-folder size distribution. Available under Settings Analytics and as a WordPress Dashboard widget.
✏️ Bulk Alt Text Editor
Batch-edit alt text on all images that are missing it — useful for accessibility and image SEO. Edit multiple files at once without opening each one individually.
🔄 Media Replace
Swap any file in place, keeping the same URL and attachment ID. All existing references on posts and pages continue to work automatically.
🎯 Smart Filters
Dynamic built-in views that update automatically: Missing Alt Text, Unused Files, Recent Uploads, and Large Files.
🗂️ Auto-Categorise Existing Media
Bulk-organise your existing media library in one click via the import icon at the bottom of the folder panel. Choose a rule:
- 📅 By Year — creates a folder per year (e.g. 2023, 2024).
- 🗓️ By Month — creates a folder per month (e.g. January 2024, February 2024).
- 🏷️ By File Type — creates Images, Videos, Audio, PDFs, Documents, and Spreadsheets folders.
Choose Unassigned only to leave already-organised files untouched, or All files to reassign everything. PixelVault previews the result before making any changes.
🚚 Import from Other Plugins
One-click migration from FileBird, Real Media Library, WP Media Folder, and Enhanced Media Library. Folder hierarchy and all file assignments are copied automatically. Go to Settings Tools Import from Another Plugin. The original plugin’s data is never modified.
💾 Export and Import
Back up your entire folder structure as a JSON file and restore it on any WordPress site — no SQL required.
🔐 Role Permissions
Granular folder access per WordPress user role: control who can create, edit, and delete folders independently.
🧩 Gutenberg, Elementor, and Divi
- 🖼️ PixelVault Gallery block — insert a folder’s contents as a responsive gallery with lightbox directly in the block editor
- 📝 [pixelvault_gallery] shortcode — classic editor, widgets, and theme template support
- 🎛️ Elementor — folder panel works inside the Elementor media modal
- 🏗️ Divi — folder panel works in the Divi backend builder and the Divi Front End Builder
- 🌍 Universal compatibility — PixelVault hooks into WordPress’s native media modal, so it works with any theme or page builder
🏛️ Architecture: Virtual Taxonomy
PixelVault stores folder assignments in WordPress’s native taxonomy tables (wp_term_relationships). Physical files stay exactly where they are. Deleting a folder never deletes files.
👩💻 For Developers
Full REST API and documented action/filter hooks.
🔌 REST API — Full CRUD at /wp-json/rayetun-medianest/v1/folders. Authenticate with X-WP-Nonce.
⚙️ Action hooks:
medianest_folder_created( $term_id, $folder_id, $args )medianest_folder_renamed( $term_id, $new_name )medianest_folder_deleted( $term_id, $folder_object )medianest_folders_reordered( $ordered_term_ids )medianest_attachment_assigned( $attachment_id, $term_ids )
🔧 Filter hooks:
medianest_get_folders( $folders, $post_type )— modify the folder list before it is returned
Screenshots
Dashboard of PixelVault — All features at a glance.
Folder sidebar in the WordPress Media Library — unlimited nested folders with colour coding.
Right-click context menu — rename, delete, lock, download ZIP, import ZIP, and more.
Storage Analytics — per-folder breakdown, file-type chart, and top-10 largest files.
Import from another plugin — one-click migration from FileBird, Real Media Library, WP Media Folder, and Enhanced Media Library.
Media Usage Map — see every post and page that references a file.
Bulk Alt Text Editor — batch-edit missing alt text across your entire library.
Import Existing Media — auto-organize your existing media into folders by a chosen rule (By Year, By Month, By File Type)
Media Replace — Swap any media file in-place, keeping the same URL and post ID.
Folder Permissions — Control which roles can perform folder actions. Administrators always have full access.
