User-based folder view

Dear users,

Since the initial version, CatFolders comes with 2 folder modes:

• User-based folder organization (personal folders)
• Common folder organization (same folder structure available to any users)

These settings can be found in CatFolders menu > Settings > Media Folder Access > User-Based Folders.

If you switch this user-based folder mode setting, your folders might disappear. However, you can just switch back to the previous mode to find all folders created in that mode.

If you want to keep a backup or merge user folders into common folders, please follow this guide: https://wpmediafolders.com/docs/settings/backup-restore-folders/

Through continuous development, we’ve found that the user-based folder structure doesn’t seem helpful to many site owners, as it interferes with “user-role-level folder access” features.

Also, in CatFolders Pro, we offer user role permissions so the admin can decide which user roles can edit media folders. We are also working on creating folders for pages, posts, and custom post types. These new features might not go along well with personal folder mode.

We have been thinking that the same folder structure will help all users on your site stay on the same page and understand each other better. Therefore, we plan on sunsetting the “User-based folders” mode.

Until then, please feel free to let us know if you have any suggestions.

Yours sincerely,

CatFolders Team