Title: Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library Author: Matthias Günter Published: January 24, 2017 Last modified: March 27, 2020 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/physical-custom-upload-folder/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev =1583508) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/physical-custom-upload-folder_e2dfd8. svg) # Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library By [Matthias Günter](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mguenter/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/physical-custom-upload-folder.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/physical-custom-upload-folder/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/physical-custom-upload-folder/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/physical-custom-upload-folder/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/physical-custom-upload-folder/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/physical-custom-upload-folder/) ## Description Upload files in your media library to a custom folder structure on your file system created with [Real Media Library](https://devowl.io/wordpress-real-media-library/) folders. With this plugin you can determine where your uploads should be stored. This can also have some **SEO benefits for your website**. For example, if you have created a folder named `Products/` in your media library( using Real Media Library), your uploads will be stored in `wp-content/uploads/Products/` instead of, for example, `wp-content/uploads/2020/03/`. **This plugin doesn’t care about the following:** * Redirection when renaming files (if you or another website is already using an uploaded image, the URL becomes invalid without redirection to the new location) * Drag and drop files to another folder in the Real Media Library (the URL of the image does not change) * The import of a Real Media Library folder structure is ignored and the files are not saved in a custom upload folder * Limit of 255 characters for the path of a folder structure plus file name * No support for WordPress multi-sites **If you want a full-featured solution for a custom folder structure on your file system with Real Media Library, you should look at the [Real Physical Media](https://devowl.io/go/codecanyon/real-physical-media?source=physical-custom-upload-folder-wordpress-org) add-on.** It has solved all of the above mentioned limitations, is performant and stable. _This plugin is a free micro add-on for Real Media Library with limited support._ ## Installation 1. Go to your WordPress backend 2. Navigate to “Plugins” > “Add New” 3. Search for “Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library” 4. Install and activate the plugin 5. Install [Real Media Library from devowl.io](https://devowl.io/go/codecanyon/real-media-library?source=physical-custom-upload-folder-wordpress-org) 6. Upload files to your media library! ## FAQ How does this plugin work? The steps are simple: Activate both plugins (Real Media Library and this one), navigate to Media Library > Add New. Simply select the destination folder and upload a new file. The newly uploaded file is physically placed in your absolute Real Media Library path. This also works in the media library grid mode: Select a folder in the folder tree and upload a new file. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d18f688ef0da134ae3057794876df48cc7bbe2ac8fd33e2954be88a3cb3a0f77? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Scam](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scam-128/)󠁿 [maxlefou](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maxlefou/) August 9, 2023 Depends of the Real Media Library plugin which is not free. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1069b216c5de56588a7726ad6a487032e9b9d48fe9b1b831c73f1c7807f443f5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-2027/)󠁿 [bobbobbius](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bobbobbius/) June 15, 2022 Works! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/665d3b99d5639eb4296220b8949f2dfbd026bcc0e22e9bed70bffc5b9cad75f3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Practical, beautiful, and well supported](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/practical-beautiful-and-well-supported/)󠁿 [Sixhop](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sixhop/) September 9, 2019 The task was to migrate a Joomla! page to WordPress and the customers were not happy with WordPress´ media file management. They used to create a physical folder per blog post, add the images for this post and create a slider out of all images in this folder. WordPress had to be tricked into that sort of media management with the help of @mguenter´s plugins “Real Media Library” (free) “Physical Custom Upload Folder” (premium) and Real Thumbnail Generator” (premium). All 3 plugins do what was promised perfectly well. They integrate into the WordPress Media Library flawlessly. Plus, they look good and are user friendly. The support on the developer´s page is very fast and very competent. 5 stars duly earned! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f585875d3c07f3695bfe0228ec0d44e8782d5880a319a421b8080567c239620d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[WP Real Media Should Incorporate This Plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-real-media-should-incorporate-this-plugin/)󠁿 [Shannon Little](https://profiles.wordpress.org/enchiridion/) July 13, 2018 2 replies Works great! Would like an option to physically move already uploaded files though. I don’t need URL rewriting, it’s just easier to upload a batch of files, then go into Media and drag & drop where you want them to go. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7978a042e2f9b0e27f910cce31dbdfd5ed18a32f36c97ad8db50c99aa1109c83? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Solve all my problems](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/solve-all-my-problems/)󠁿 [pogostyle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pogostyle/) March 6, 2018 1 reply Drag and drop – multiupload directly to the custom folder. Its works better as expected. Danke! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d6b6019a457a6c901a51ef0b03ea0fc72b156d0c8e76845d56400c4c72a4cd75? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-4612/)󠁿 [Jennifer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ratgurrl/) December 3, 2017 This works fantastically! However, keep in mind, it only seems to work if the default wp-content/uploads folder is used. I was not able to get it working on a custom upload directory location. Thank you!!! Update — Got this working how I needed with a symbolic link. Ex: ln -s /path/to/custom/foldername /path/to/wordpress/wp-content/ uploads [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/physical-custom-upload-folder/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Matthias Günter ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mguenter/) * [ devowl.io GmbH ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devowl/) [Translate “Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/physical-custom-upload-folder) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/physical-custom-upload-folder/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/physical-custom-upload-folder/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/physical-custom-upload-folder/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/physical-custom-upload-folder/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.5 * Added link to PRO version in plugin row * Fixed bug with PHP 7.3 (deprecation notice in error log) #### 1.0.4 * Fixed bug with pathes generation * Removed unnecessery code blocks #### 1.0.3 * Fixed incompatibility with RML version 2.8.2 #### 1.0.1 & 1.0.2 * Failure version commits #### 1.0.0 * Initial Release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.5** * Last updated **6 years ago** * Active installations **900+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.4.19** * Tags * [media library folder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media-library-folder/) [real media library](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/real-media-library/)[upload](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/upload/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/physical-custom-upload-folder/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.1 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/physical-custom-upload-folder/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/physical-custom-upload-folder/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/physical-custom-upload-folder/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/physical-custom-upload-folder/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/physical-custom-upload-folder/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/physical-custom-upload-folder/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/physical-custom-upload-folder/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Matthias Günter ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mguenter/) * [ devowl.io GmbH ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devowl/) ## Support Got something to say? 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