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- Real Media Library Pro v4.22.44
Real Media Library Pro v4.22.44 Introduction
Product Overview
Real Media Library is a plugin that provides a “file manager” experience for WordPress media libraries. It allows users to manage images, audio and video, PDFs and other media formats through visual folders, subfolders, collections and galleries, and supports drag and drop operations, batch management, shortcut creation and other features. The plugin is compatible with major page builders such as Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, etc., and works with plugins such as WooCommerce and WPML. Whether it is to improve the efficiency of content team collaboration or optimize the media resource management experience, Real Media Library can help solve the pain point of “difficult to manage the media file chaos”.
Key Features
- Ability to create unlimited main folders (free version) and unlimited levels of subfolders (pro version)
- Support drag-and-drop move and batch sorting, automatic sorting by name/date
- File shortcut function to avoid duplication of resources
- Filter by folder in the Insert Media dialog box to quickly locate resources
- Supports one-click gallery generation from folders, compatible with Gutenberg blocks and shortcodes
- Supports list mode, touch device optimization, batch upload to specified folder
- Highly compatible with major builders (e.g. Elementor, Divi, WPBakery), WPML, WooCommerce, etc.
Target audience and usage scenarios
- Professional Content Creation Team: Frequent updating of images, audio and video, need to efficiently manage large media libraries
- Photography / Design / E-commerce website: There are many product drawings and materials that need to be filed by category and inserted into the gallery quickly.
- Corporate website/news website: Media sources are diverse and editors need to locate and manage them quickly
- Developers & Site Operators: work with themes or builders to improve the overall backend editing experience
Comparison of similar plugins
| core functionality | Real Media Library | Wicked Folders | FileBird |
|---|---|---|---|
| File/subfolder management | Support unlimited levels of subfolders with renaming, moving, deleting | Support drag and drop to create folders, free version does not support media library | Support for free unlimited master/subfolders |
| Drag & Drop & Batch Operations | Intuitive drag-and-drop and batch operations are supported within the media library. | Support drag and drop, simple operation | Smooth drag-and-drop effect, support right-click menu shortcut operations |
| Shortcut function | Supports Shift Drag and Drop to create shortcuts without taking up extra space. | unsupported | unsupported |
| Filtering folders when inserting media | Insert Media dialog displays a folder tree for quick filtering. | Supported, but paid version only and lacks advanced sorting | Insert dialog box supports folder filtering for smooth flow |
| Sorting function (drag and drop + automatic sorting) | Support drag and drop to customize the order, and A-Z, date and other automatic sorting | Automatic sorting function is not supported | Supports multiple sorting methods (PRO provides 10 sorting rules) |
| Atlas and Collection Generation | Support for creating Collection, Gallery and folder-based galleries (Gutenberg blocks/shortcodes) | No support for gallery generation | Support for fast folder-based atlas generation (Gutenberg blocks) |
| Performance (large media library performance) | Smooth even with over 10,000 files | Drag-and-drop experience is smoother with multiple files (but media libraries require a paid feature) | Stable, lightweight and efficient for large number of documents |
| Integration Compatibility | Support for Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, WooCommerce, WPML/Polylang and more! | Claims to be compatible with Visual Composer and Gravity Forms, page builder support is a bit lacking | High compatibility, supports Elementor, Gutenberg, WPBakery, WooCommerce, WPML and more! |
| Migrate/import other plugin data | Supports importing FileBird, WP Media Folder, Enhanced Media Library and other structures at once. | Provide migration tools to support the import of mainstream plug-in structure | FileBird can migrate other plugin architectures such as Real, etc. |
Summary analysis
- Real Media Library: The most comprehensive feature set, supporting unlimited levels of subfolders, shortcuts, auto/manual sorting, gallery generation, as well as superior performance in large library environments and compatibility with mainstream builders and plug-ins, suitable for professional media management needs.
- Wicked Folders: Suitable for light users, with drag-and-drop categorization, and average support for page builders, but advanced features such as autosort, shortcuts, and galleries are missing.
- FileBird: Excellent drag and drop experience, supports sub-folders and richer sorting, good compatibility, but does not support shortcuts, slightly less capable of generating galleries than Real.
By way of comparison, the aboveReal Media Library offers significant advantages in complex media organization, flexible citation management, gallery presentation and compatibility., especially suitable for media-rich websites that seek to create and visualize content efficiently.
User Feedback Highlights
- “The interface is intuitive and easy to use, and finally being able to organize images, PDFs, etc. into folders greatly improves the efficiency of backend organization.”
- “My favorite thing compared to other similar plugins is the ability to directly select folders when inserting media, which is a great time saver.”
- “Use Media Management every day and can't live without it anymore, the folder system is intuitive and smooth.”
Suggestions for pairing with other plugins/themes
- 与 Gutenberg, Elementor, WPBakery, Divi Deep integration with iso-page builders, drag-and-drop galleries for fast deployment
- add sth. into a group WooCommerce Unified management of categorized product images and material libraries
- 与 WPML/Polylang Combined, efficient cross-language media library collaboration
- Nestable Justified Image Grid, FooGallery and other advanced gallery plug-ins to enhance the front-end gallery display style
Real Media Library is built around an intuitive file management model that balances performance and scalability for WordPress sites with high media management needs. With a clear directory structure and scaffolding plugin integration, it dramatically improves content editing efficiency, making it ideal for media-rich sites.
