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Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library

by hupe13 · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3.1 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 8.2+

Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,102 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 19, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
1,102
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Organize your photos in directories. Store the photos for each album in a subdirectory in the WordPress upload directory. You can use a plugin to do this
  • Import these photos to the Media Library. Maybe your plugin has this function too
  • I use Bulk Media Register to import the photos to the Media Library, which I uploaded before with sftp
  • Use the default gallery shortcode or install a plugin to display photos from Media Library, which has a shortcode for this, for example Photonic Gallery &…
  • Configure the name of this shortcode (default gallery) and the list option (default ids) in admin backend
  • Write your shortcode as usual, omit the list option and use an extra option path
  • path is a substring of the directory path, for example holidays25/day1

Details

Display photos from the media library - which are organized into folders - as an album using any gallery shortcode.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • albums
  • media library

More from hupe13

Version
1.3.1
Last updated
Aug 19, 2026
First published
May 30, 2025
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
8.2
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library FAQ

What does Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library offers Organize your photos in directories. Store the photos for each album in a subdirectory in the WordPress upload directory. You can use a plugin to do this, Import these photos to the Media Library. Maybe your plugin has this function too, I use Bulk Media Register to import the photos to the Media Library, which I uploaded before with sftp, Use the default gallery shortcode or install a plugin to display photos from Media Library, which has a shortcode for this, for example Photonic Gallery & and Configure the name of this shortcode (default gallery) and the list option (default ids) in admin backend.

How many active installs does Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library as of September 7, 2026.

Is Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 19, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library free?

Album of photos from a folder in the Media Library is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.