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Description

Handy for those who need to manage a lot of media files.

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Officially! EML 3.0 Early Beta is available for testing

Give it a try, share feedback, report bugs, and help the developer to deliver it promptly!

Categorize by Anything!

Unlimited categories & tags for media items
Unlimited custom taxonomies: create in a few clicks
Unlimited third-party taxonomies: assign to the media library

Configurable Filters

Show / hide data, author, taxonomy filters
Per taxonomy filters
Configurable outcome of the filtering: include / exclude child categories

Enhanced Media Library

Show captions: title, filename, or caption field for each media item
Bulk selection: no special mode anymore, faster editing
Drag’n’Drop re-order right in the media library
Infinite scroll and manageable loads per page options

Dynamic Galleries / Playlists

Additional parameters for the [gallery] and [playlist] shortcodes:

media_category or any other taxonomy
monthnum
year
limit of media items to show

MIME Types Management

Add or remove file types, allow or disallow uploading. The plugin incorporates a file type into media filters if you wish.

Feels Native to WordPress

We spent hours to make Enhanced Media Library operates as though it were native WordPress functionality. All plugin features are incorporated into WordPress UI seamlessly.

Developer-Friendly

Core hooks just work for media taxonomies and media items
All taxonomies supported: custom and code-registered
REST API supported out of the box
No custom tables in the database
Deactivation makes no harm to data: all media items and taxonomies remain after deactivation

Export / Import / Restore Plugin Settings

If you need to move your media library to another website you should export and import WordPress content with WordPress built-in export/import. But to make the Enhanced Media Library work on the new site with the same settings you are provided with the export/import feature.

Multisite compatible

Network activate the plugin and choose which options will be available to your admins. In the PRO version, the license key should be activated once for the whole network.

More about the basic version on wpUXsolutions.com

Enhanced Media Library PRO

Additional comfort and even more convenient way to organize WordPress media library:

Unlimited & Super-Fast Bulk Edit
User-friendly dynamic galleries / playlists: all options set with dropdowns and checkboxes, no “coding”
Advanced search: filter media items by just typing the first letters of its name in the search field
Auto-Categorize for post media items

More about the premium version on wpUXsolutions.com

Support

Support is free for both versions of the plugin. “PRO”-users do not have priority. We do our best to respond in 24 hours if not sooner.

Compatible with the Plugins:

Please let us know if you find any issue with the plugins from the list above or others.

Incompatibility

Please notice that you use Enhanced Media Library with other plugins that add media categories, media folders, or manage MIME Types at your own risk. We cannot guarantee their compatibility because of the different approaches to the same functionality. We do not recommend using other media library (folder) plugin at the same time with the Enhanced Media Library. Please choose the one you prefer.

Useful Links

Screenshots

Plugin Settings: WordPress General Media Settings
Plugin Settings: Media Items Order & Enhanced Media Shortcodes
Plugin Settings: Media Taxonomies & Filters
Plugin Settings: MIME Types settings
Plugin Settings: Export, Import, Restore, Cleanup
Media Taxonomies are just usual WordPress taxonomies
Media categories and tags in Nav Menu
Media Library Grid Mode
Media Library List Mode
Editing individual image / media items
Filter-based image gallery

Installation

Upload plugin folder to ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
Activate the plugin through Plugins menu in WordPress admin
Adjust plugin’s settings on Settings > Media
Enjoy Enhanced Media Library!

FAQ

FAQs | Documentation

Reviews

Jon May 7, 2024

I am very pleased with this plug-in, and have used it for several years now. It is very powerful, especially if you design your taxonomy well. I have never needed support because things were not working, but I have contacted them several times to help me figure out a problem or to suggest an improvement. Each time I received a very quick reply and have been given excellent and comprehensive attention. They clearly know their stuff and I cannot recommend this plugin enough.

CR-Design April 26, 2024

I have been using the PRO version of the plug-in for 3 years. Because I have a lot of media and have to sort them in some way, I find the plugin extremely helpful and so far without any problems. Now there was a problem after a new update, but the support was super fast and super nice, THANK YOU! I am very satisfied and can only recommend it.

dbock April 25, 2024

We use it on all our sites

Marklcm April 14, 2024

This plugin just continues to work. I use the paid version to support the work of the author. It is so useful for sorting and finding files

Adam Czarnecki February 12, 2024 3 replies

this plugin makes tons of database requests to tables like wpuxss_eml_get_media_term_count. with thousands of media this plugin abomination clow down down loading admin pages for minutes! Give a wide berth from this crap!

andrewmackay December 1, 2022

I use this on multiple sites. It saves a huge amount of time sorting through images. It probably does more but that’s well worth the price.

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Contributors & Developers

“Enhanced Media Library” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

webbistro

“Enhanced Media Library” has been translated into 12 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

Translate “Enhanced Media Library” into your language.

Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

2.9.4

Release Date – July 15, 2024

Improvement

Validation and transliteration on the Media Taxonomies admin page improved, minor bugs fixed

Bugfixes

A fatal error bug while JetPack VideoPress syncing is probably fixed, requires confirmation

3.0 Early Beta is available for testing!

Take a look »

SECURITY UPDATE

Security issue related to MIME types upload has been fixed since v2.8.10. Please update to the latest version on all your websites.

Notes

EML is compatible with PHP 5.6, 7, and 8. Don’t hesitate to update. If you previously had issues because of the PHP version, it’s not the case anymore.

Thank you!

For being EML users for so many years.
* This update has been issued in Ukraine under everyday missile attacks.
* Please do not buy into ruzzian lies and propaganda. This aggression is unprovoked, illegal, and unfair. The people of Ukraine have all the right to live peacefully without ungrounded ruzzian claims and crimes committed.
* Support Ukraine. It would be self-deception to believe that a neighboring country with the Nazi and anti-Western ideology, they are raising their young in, is heavily militarizing its economy and population so as never to pose a threat and never to attack the West.

2.9.3

Release Date – June 19, 2024

Improvement

xlsm file type upload ensured if allowed

2.9.2

Release Date – June 14, 2024

Bugfixes

Elementor compatibility bug of v2.9.1 (not showing filters in Elementor’s media popup) fixed

2.9.1

Release Date – May 27, 2024

New

WP native search performance improved for both free and PRO versions in Media Library Grid Mode
PRO only: new options added: Search on enter, Auto search, and Minimun number of letters

Bugfixes

PRO only: plugin update module PHP-warnings issue fixed

2.9

Release Date – May 16, 2024

New

Uploaded to this post by default option added to the Media > Media Library > Filters section
Enable the option to get media files initially filtered by “Uploaded to this post” in a Media Popup while adding or editing them for a post, page, or custom post type.
Some changes made to the plugin’s code and the PRO version updating mechanism in preparation for an upcoming major update EML v3.0

Bugfixes

Tiny bugs fixed

2.8.15

Release Date – May 10, 2024

Improvements

Gallery / playlist shortcodes improved for better compatibility with other plugins
AND logic within a single taxonomy implemented for [gallery] and [playlist] shortcodes

Examples:

[gallery media_category="california+flowers" genre="landscape"]

— Displays images having both categories “california” AND “flowers” AND also from the genre “landscape”

[gallery media_category="flowers,mosses" genre="garden"]

— Displays imager either from “flowers” OR “mosses” category AND also from the genre “garden”

Note: For performance it’s better to use IDs instead of slugs in the gallery shortcodes.

Bugfixes

Layout issues fixed for the media popup with the Infinite scrolling option enabled
Fatal Error – Too Few Arguments to function fixed for two plugins: “cred-frontend-editor” and AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild
Minor CSS fixes

2.8.14

Release Date – April 30, 2024

Improvements

Divi Builder compatibility ensured on uploading font files
Note: Font files are allowed for upload with Divi Builder even if you haven’t added them with the EML settings because Divi adds its own allowed file types.

2.8.13

Release Date – April 26, 2024

Bugfixes

A bug since v2.8.10 with the right sidebar covering media library files when Infinite scrolling option is enabled fixed

2.8.12

Release Date – April 23, 2024

Bugfixes

A critical error bug of v2.8.11 with filtering by media taxonomies in the media library List View fixed

2.8.11

Release Date – April 19, 2024

Improvements

Database queries for taxonomies improved
A mechanism for vetting allowed mime types added

Bugfixes

Deprecated notices for author filter fixed
Issue with uploading font mime types fixed (Report other mime types you experience issues uploading, please)
PRO only: Search issue fixed and the mechanism improved to ensure compatibility with other plugins

2.8.10

Release Date – April 11, 2024

Improvements

Plugin admin menu items order and compatibility improved
Right sidebar width and Ideal column width options added
Caption (grid mode) is no longer cropped when it is a filename
Caption lenght before crop depends on the thumbnail side – added
PRO only: Enhanced search mechanism in media library improved + filenames option added
Minor improvements to desltop/mobile layout made
PHP 8 compatibility ensured (no deprecated notices anymore)
Latest jQuery standards compatibility ensured (no deprecated notices anymore)

Bugfixes

Duplicate listings when editing a single image edit in the list mode fixed
WP excess utility taxonomies hidden in the settings

2.8.9

Release Date – January 09, 2022

Improvements

Infinite scroll and manageable loads per page options added
SVG full support ensured
Taxonomy archive pages improved – are now fully disabled and not indexed if chosen
Compatibility with SimpLy Gallery Blocks plugin added

2.8.8

Release Date – August 26, 2021

Improvements

Media Library Grid Mode: “More Details” / “Less Details” button improved to remember the latest choice after page reload
Better third-party admin menu compatibility
Compatibility for Impreza theme categories added

2.8.7

Release Date – August 8, 2021

Compatibility

Enfold theme masonry gallery (latest version) compatibility ensured

Bugfixes

Edit image wrong link fixed for the Grid mode

2.8.6

Release Date – August 5, 2021

Compatibility

WordPress 5.8 compatibility ensured

Bugfixes

A minor ACF-related bug fixed

2.8.5

Release Date – April 10, 2021

Bugfixes

A critical bug of v2.8.4 fixed (FooGallery related)
A few minor bugs fixed

2.8.4

Release Date – April 9, 2021

Bugfixes

A bug with a category checkbox not showing unchecked after deselecting a category fixed
A bug with taxonomy archive pages are being actually empty instead of 404 fixed

Compatibility

FooGallery compatibility with EML dynamic galleries added, see how to use Dynamic FooGalleries

2.8.3

Release Date – March 9, 2021

Improvements

Taxonomy archive pages mechanism improved. When the pages are disabled (404) they are no more accessible by friendly URLs

Compatibility

WordPress 5.7 compatibility ensured

2.8.2

Release Date – December 9, 2020

Compatibility

WordPress 5.0 – 5.6 minor compatibility issues resolved

2.8.1

Release Date – October 29, 2020

Bugfixes

Enfold theme compatibility error fixed
The bug with ACF’s panel expand fixed
Minor bugs fixed

Improvements

Allowed MIME Types upload improved
Scroll to a selected media item improved (Media Library Grid Mode)
PRO only: Faster Select All

2.8

Release Date – October 11, 2020

Bugfixes

Critical WP core compatibility issues fixed
Gallery and Playlist editing bug fixed
Image uploading issue fixed

Improvements

ACF attachment custom fields – better compatibility
Enfold Theme: added [av_masonry_gallery] shortcode compatibility with media category parameters like media_category='10', tag='21'
PRO only: The bulk Save Changes button is disabled by default since v2.8 for new plugin installations. All changes are being made on the fly. If you prefer the button, you can enable it at Settings > Media Taxonomies > Bulk Edit > Save Changes button.