Poorly written – Not for large sites

I have a large folder layout and really like the concept but here are my issues:

1 – Folders do not show up in the media browser when editing posts – kinda defeats the purpose.
2 – EVERY directory is treated as a post. Instead of using a custom table every directory and sub directory are added as a custom post type.. This leads to the following:
— A huge number of posts that just don’t do anything. These ‘posts’ are only used to build the navigation tree as the media files still contain a full link. IMO this is a waste of table space, and creates unnecessary index entries.
— High CPU Usage. Every time the tree needs to be built on my system MYSQL will spike one of the processors to 100% for about 5 minutes. YES I SAID 5 MINUTES.. If the url is hit more than once the cycle starts and a new MYSQL thread is created. This will lock up the server requiring both an NGINX and MYSQL restarts. Again this is because the directories are stored as Posts and WordPress is walking every directory and sub-directory to build the tree.

3 – UI.. IMO there are a lot better tree views out there that are a lot easier to use as well as provide more information. The general UI is functional but can be clunky at times.
4 – general issues. I’ve had issues with files not completely moving to a new directory, it randomly jumping back to a previous directory, not being able to scroll up and down the tree (skips), and it not allowing me to delete folders. The last issue is because it says there is a file in the directory but Sync doesn’t find it. Every time this has happened i’ve FTPed into my system to find a thumbnail was not moved when the other files where moved. Other than that there are just some generally UI issues that make using this plugin feel clunky and wastes time.

That all said this is the only plugin that allows you to actually use folders. (so your stuck) I’ve actually become frustrated with this plugin enough that i am writing my own plugin to solve all the issues mentioned above.