Title: Jelly Folders – Media Library Folders & Organizer
Author: DevStine
Published: October 10, 2026
Last modified: October 12, 2026
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# Jelly Folders – Media Library Folders & Organizer
By [DevStine](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devstine/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/jelly-folders.1.1.0.zip)
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* [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jelly-folders/#description)
* [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jelly-folders/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jelly-folders/#installation)
* [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jelly-folders/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jelly-folders/)
## Description
Jelly Folders adds a folder tree to the WordPress Media Library. Drag files into
folders, nest folders as deeply as you like, and find things without scrolling through
a thousand thumbnails.
**Folders are virtual**, and that is the important part. Jelly Folders never moves,
renames or reorganizes anything under `wp-content/uploads/`. Folders are a database
layer built on a WordPress taxonomy, so every file URL keeps working exactly as
before: in published posts, in caches, in CDNs, in emails you sent last year. Deactivate
the plugin and every link still resolves.
#### What you get
* **Unlimited folders, unlimited nesting.** No cap, no counter.
* **Drag and drop.** Drag files into folders, drag folders to reorder or reparent
them. Multi-select and move a whole batch at once.
* **Right-click menu** on any folder: add a subfolder, rename, change colour, delete.
* **Folder colours**, to make a long tree scannable at a glance.
* **A resizable, collapsible sidebar** that remembers its width per user.
* **New-file badges** showing what has arrived since you last looked, per folder
or rolled up through the tree.
* **Safe delete.** Deleting a folder never deletes files: they move to Uncategorized.
* **Upload straight into a folder**, with a destination picker in the upload panel.
* **Bulk select and bulk move**, in both grid and list view.
* **Folders inside the insert-media modal**, so the tree is there while you are
writing a post, not only while you are managing files.
* **SVG upload with sanitization.** SVGs are scrubbed of scripts, event handlers
and external references before they are stored.
* **Translation ready**, with WPML and Polylang support for per-language folder
names.
* **Right-to-left layouts** supported.
#### Built on WordPress, not around it
The folder tree mounts inside core’s own media browser instead of replacing it.
Page builders and blocks that use the standard WordPress media modal get the folder
sidebar automatically, and anything reading the media selection keeps working, because
nothing about the underlying data changed.
#### Third-party services
Jelly Folders bundles the [Freemius](https://freemius.com/) WordPress SDK, which
handles the upgrade, checkout and license flow for the paid version.
The SDK does not run its usage tracking, and does not send your account or site
details, until you explicitly opt in on the connect screen shown after activation(
or, in the paid version, until you enter a license key). Choosing **Skip** there
leaves the plugin fully functional and shares no usage data, user details or plugin
list. Three things you do yourself still contact Freemius after a Skip: opening **
Media > Upgrade** loads pricing from the Freemius API, and every such request carries
your site’s address in its user agent; starting a checkout from there puts your
WordPress user’s first and last name, email address and your site’s address in the
checkout link; and submitting the feedback form shown when you deactivate the plugin
sends Freemius an anonymous uninstall event with the reason you gave. If you opt
in, the SDK shares: your WordPress user’s first and last name and email address;
your site’s homepage URL and title, WordPress and PHP versions and site language;
the plugin and SDK versions and whether the plugin is active or uninstalled; and
the names, slugs, versions and active state of your installed plugins and themes.
A license activation shares your WordPress user’s first and last name and email
address (unless the license already has a known owner), the homepage URL, plugin
and SDK versions and plugin state, plus the diagnostic details (WordPress and PHP
versions, site language and title), which are ticked by default and can be unticked,
and the plugin/theme list, which is unticked by default. To stop sharing, open the**
Plugins** screen and click **Opt Out** under Jelly Folders; this stops future sharing
and does not recall what was already sent. If you chose Skip, the same place offers**
Opt In** should you change your mind. In the paid version, the Opt Out link appears
once a license is active.
* Freemius terms of service: [https://freemius.com/terms/](https://freemius.com/terms/)
* Freemius privacy policy: [https://freemius.com/privacy/](https://freemius.com/privacy/)
#### Source code
Jelly Folders is GPL licensed. Your site loads the minified files (`build/index.
min.js`, `build/style-index.min.css` and the per-block ones). The readable, unobfuscated
form of every one ships beside it in the same folder (`build/index.js`, `build/style-
index.css`, and so on): the scripts with readable identifiers and formatting, and
the stylesheets in expanded, multi-line form. Each `.min` file is plain minification
of the readable file next to it, so no separate source download is required to review
the code. Add `define( 'SCRIPT_DEBUG', true );` to `wp-config.php` to load the readable
files instead.
## Screenshots
[⌊The folder tree beside the Media Library grid, with colours and new-file badges.⌉⌊
The folder tree beside the Media Library grid, with colours and new-file badges.⌉[
The folder tree beside the Media Library grid, with colours and new-file badges.
[⌊Dragging files into a folder.⌉⌊Dragging files into a folder.⌉[
Dragging files into a folder.
[⌊The right-click menu on a folder.⌉⌊The right-click menu on a folder.⌉[
The right-click menu on a folder.
[⌊Choosing an upload destination from the upload panel.⌉⌊Choosing an upload destination
from the upload panel.⌉[
Choosing an upload destination from the upload panel.
[⌊The folder tree inside the insert-media modal while editing a post.⌉⌊The folder
tree inside the insert-media modal while editing a post.⌉[
The folder tree inside the insert-media modal while editing a post.
[⌊Animated: selecting several files with Bulk select and moving them to a folder
in one drag.⌉⌊Animated: selecting several files with Bulk select and moving them
to a folder in one drag.⌉[
Animated: selecting several files with Bulk select and moving them to a folder in
one drag.
## Installation
1. Upload the plugin to `/wp-content/plugins/jelly-folders/`, or install it through**
Plugins Add New**.
2. Activate it through the **Plugins** screen.
3. Go to **Media Library**. The folder sidebar appears beside your files.
There is no separate settings page. Everything — creating folders, colours, upload
destination, SVG uploads — lives in the Media Library screen itself, behind the
gear icon above the folder tree.
## FAQ
### Will this move or rename my files?
No. Folders exist only in the database. Nothing under `wp-content/uploads/` is touched,
so every existing file URL keeps working.
### What happens if I deactivate or delete the plugin?
Your files are untouched and every URL still resolves. Folder assignments stay in
the database on deactivation, so reactivating restores your tree. On deletion, folder
data is purged only if you have explicitly opted in to that setting.
### What happens when I delete a folder?
The folder is removed and its files move to Uncategorized. Deleting a folder never
deletes files.
### Is there a limit on how many folders I can create?
No. There is no cap on folders, no cap on uploads, and no time limit on anything
in this plugin.
### Does it work with page builders?
If the builder uses the standard WordPress media modal — most do — the folder sidebar
appears there automatically, because Jelly Folders extends core’s media browser
rather than replacing it.
### Is SVG upload safe?
SVG files are sanitized on upload using [svg-sanitize](https://github.com/darylldoyle/svg-sanitizer),
which strips `