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CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library

Display WordPress PDF gallery and file gallery from folders. Comes with a clean, searchable & sortable list/grid layout.

By CatFolders·Pdf·Free
4.4(12 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 weeks ago
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As of April 2026, CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library is a WordPress pdf plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 30K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.1+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2023. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 21% this week. Top alternative: PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for….

4.4/512 reviews
3.0K+active installs
30K+total downloads
3 yearssince 2023

Overview

Document Gallery is a 100% free addon for CatFolders, a WordPress media folder plugin. It allows users to create and display file galleries (especially for documents like PDFs, Word, Excel files, ebooks, etc.) directly on posts or pages using the block editor or a shortcode.

With Document Gallery, you can:

  • Display a folder’s documents in a neat grid or list view.
  • Enable front-end file previews and downloads.
  • Customize how file titles, icons, and other metadata appear.
  • Filter files by folder, type, date, or topic.

💥 New Feature: Nested Folders with Breadcrumb Navigation!

The CatFolders Document Gallery now supports multi-level folder structure, making it easier than ever to organize and present your documents. With intuitive breadcrumb navigation, your website visitors can quickly explo…

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

4.412 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Easy way to create an organized library
by rvwfreewheelers·5 months ago

I was looking at manually creating a document library using standard WP blocks, but this plugin made it so much easier! I’m already using CatFolders for my media library and pages organization, so it was an easy decision to try this out. It worked out great! Very easy to add the documents to folders in the media library and then specify which folders are to show in the online library. Saved me loads of time. CatFolders was also very prompt when I had some errors showing in my debug log, fixing it the same day. I really appreciate that level of service.

Bait and switch functionality
by Earl_D·7 months ago·2 replies

The plug-in is not really a full plug-in at all just an addon designed for the Pro version of their main plug-in. The functionality for nested folder display is non existent in the “free” version yet is it present in the UI and documentation. No problem with them doing that with a free plug-in but prominently mention that so time is not wasted trying to figure out why something presented as a function in the plug-in won’t actually be available without the pro version. Otherwise it’s just a bait and switch.

Life Saver! Great support!
by jjifmeyer·9 months ago

What I thought was going to take Hours took only minutes with CatFolder.

Archiving 57 years of PDF News Letters (over 240 total).

Catfolder’s support team was also great helping me make a small tweak to the search field. This plugin worked seamless with ELEMENTOR!

Awesome Plugin and Support People
by FGD2013·9 months ago

The support was amazing from the support group and quick response with helping with a couple of little issues. This plugin is easy to use and amazing and would recommend this plugin to anyone.

Strong in Gutenberg, but critical compatibility issues with Elementor
by schwarzerfalkeev·9 months ago·8 replies

Das CatFolders Document Gallery Plugin überzeugt zunächst durch seine einfache Integration und problemlose Funktionsweise im WordPress-Gutenberg-Editor. Dort arbeitet es zuverlässig und bietet eine übersichtliche Dokumentenverwaltung, die ohne weitere Anpassungen genutzt werden kann.

Kritikpunkt: Elementor-Kompatibilität
Bei der Nutzung des Plugins mit Elementor, insbesondere über das Shortcode-Widget, treten jedoch schwerwiegende Fehler auf. Pro Seitenaufruf werden bis zu 16.427 Fehlermeldungen generiert – und das ausschließlich durch die Einbindung mit dem Elementor-Shortcode-Element. Im Debug-Log wird jeder Aufruf der betreffenden Seite mit einer neuen, massiven Fehlerflut dokumentiert.

Konkrete Beobachtungen & Risiken:

  • Problem tritt nur mit Elementor auf: Die gleiche Integration per Shortcode im Gutenberg-Editor bleibt fehlerfrei, das Problem ist also klar auf die Interaktion mit Elementor zurückzuführen.
  • Technische Ursache: Offenbar können bestimmte Plugin-Funktionen im Rahmen des Elementor-Widgets nicht sauber ausgeführt werden (z.B. Initialisierung von Funktionen, Shortcode-Handling, ggf. Ajax- oder JS-Events).
  • Performance-Risiko: Besonders kritisch ist die Tatsache, dass die Logdatei bei jedem Seitenaufruf anwächst. In Shared-Hosting-Umgebungen (ohne Root-Zugriff) kann dies sehr schnell zu einer explodierenden debug.log-Datei führen und den Server massiv belasten.
  • Fehlermeldungen: Die Fehler im Log sind nicht nur kosmetisch, sondern können das gesamte WordPress-System beeinträchtigen, wenn die Datei unkontrolliert wächst.
  • Workarounds getestet:
    • Shortcode im Gutenberg-Editor → funktioniert
    • Shortcode im Elementor-Widget → Fehlerflut
    • Zwischenspeichern, Caching, Plugin-Deaktivierung, individuelle CSS/JS-Einbindung → keine Lösung

Fazit:
Für WordPress-Nutzer, die ausschließlich mit Gutenberg arbeiten, ist das Plugin eine klare Empfehlung. Wer jedoch auf Elementor setzt, muss aktuell mit gravierenden Einschränkungen und Risiken rechnen. Das Problem ist klar reproduzierbar, umfassend dokumentiert und sollte dringend durch die Entwickler analysiert und behoben werden.

Download Trends

Today: 37Yesterday: 48This week: 327Period total: 17K

Compatibility

WordPress6.1+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.0+ required

Version Adoption

v2.0
90.2%
v1.5
7.7%
v1.4
2.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

Mar 17, 2026 – Version 2.0.5

  • Added: Korean language
  • Improved: Folder tree UI
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

CatFoldersCatFolders
Plugin Info
Version
2.0.5
Last Updated
Mar 17, 2026
WP Requires
6.1+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.0+
Active Installs
3.0K+
Downloads
30K+
Added
Sep 19, 2023
Business
Free

Tags

pdfdocumentsdownloadsdocument librarydocument management

Developer

C
CatFolders
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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