Creating Media Folders

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  peterstowvillage · Member · Dec 14, 2020 at 1:36 pm

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  I can see this topic has come up several times albeit now closed. It seems very basic to organise media into folders but WordPress doesn’t allow it and you cannot install the free plugin unless you go to a business plan. Do the WordPress designers read these messages?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Dec 14, 2020 at 7:48 pm

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  We do read the messages of course, but this is not currently on the roadmap.

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  peterstowvillage · Member · Dec 15, 2020 at 10:11 am

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  Thanks, good to know someone is reading this stuff! Organising media into folders seems so basic and much better for deleting old stuff giving up space to WordPress. The absense of this function might be the reason I go for WordPress.org instead.

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  staff-mckluskey · Staff · Dec 15, 2020 at 10:31 am

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  Hi @peterstowvillage, WordPress.com is a shared environment, and we do not allow installing third-party themes or plugins for security reasons. Business sites undergo a series of structural changes to allow that, and that is why you’d need Business plan to install a plugin.

  As for organizing the media library – I’ll add your vote to the list of possible future improvements :).

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  peterstowvillage · Member · Dec 15, 2020 at 10:44 am

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  Thanks Fresatomica, be good to have it considered in due course.

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  rickbradens · Member · Dec 15, 2020 at 4:52 pm

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  Oh thanks, I spent hours trying to figure out how to create a folder so I could organize my photos only to discover we lost the freedom to create folders because it’s a specialize feature – sigh – I’ll have to learn to get by without them, lol

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Dec 15, 2020 at 5:53 pm

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  To be clear, media organization has never been an option without a plugin, so we haven’t removed any functionality.

  It’s quite the opposite, the recent addition of Business and eCommerce plans at WordPress.com finally allows the installation of plugins, which finally brings media organization to WordPress.com.

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  cristiancorneliubucur · Member · Jan 6, 2021 at 1:52 am

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  Hi guys!
  I have the same problem, the lack of possibility to organize the photos into folders. Please add my “vote” for adding this feature- media folder organization.
  Thank you,
  Cristian
  http://www.cristian-bucur.com