Media Library Filter

Description

This plugin adds 2 drop down menus to your Media Library (WordPress Admin Area > Media) which enable you to filter the media in your library by the taxonomies and terms (ie. categories) your media is associated with.

Media is generally “attached” to Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, etc. All these types of posts can be associated with taxonomies and terms. This plugin allows you to filter media which is attached to any type of post by the taxonomies and terms related to those posts.

Plugin inspired by answer on StackExchange.

Limitation

The filters are only available when viewing your Media Library in “list” mode, not “grid” mode.

View screenshot for more explanation.

Screenshots

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/media-library-filter directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
3. Filter your media here WordPress Admin Area > Media > Library > List mode

FAQ

Does this work with custom post types?

Yes.

Does this work with custom taxonomies?

Yes.

Can I filter media by post meta, too?

No.

Reviews

Plugin no longer works

jackhowell August 16, 2023 1 reply

Dropdown does not appear in media library. Plugin no longer viable.

Term dropdown is not there.

Rulatir July 8, 2018

The plugin is unusable because the term dropdown (seen on screenshots) fails to appear.

Quick & Easy

Christian Rüggeberg April 28, 2017 1 reply

Thank you very much, it does exactly what i’m looking for! ??

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

1.0.12 – 2024/07/05

• Updated “tested up to” value

1.0.11 – 2020/11/10

• Updated “tested up to” value

1.0.10 – 2020/03/08

• Update for WordPress 5.7.

1.0.9 – 2020/12/01

• Update for WordPress 5.6.

1.0.8 – 2020/11/03

• Fixed PHP Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in ~/wp-content/plugins/media-library-filter/media-library-filter.php on line 421
• Fixed PHP Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in ~/wp-content/plugins/media-library-filter/media-library-filter.php on line 422
• Fixed PHP Notice: Trying to get property ‘label’ of non-object in ~/wp-content/plugins/media-library-filter/media-library-filter.php on line 230

1.0.7 – 2020/03/11

• Updated readme.

1.0.6 – 2019/11/12

• Updated readme.

1.0.5 – 2019/05/06

• Updated readme.

1.0.4 – 2019/02/19

• Updated readme.

1.0.3

• Updated readme.

1.0.2

• Added README.md for Github page.

1.0.1

• Updated “Tested up to” version

1.0

• Initial release.