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File Groups

Add "file group" multiple file handling capability.

By mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)·File·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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As of April 2026, File Groups is a WordPress file plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 9.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Phoenix Media Rename.

0/5Rating
10active installs
9.0K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

WordPress’s built-in file-management is built primarily for handling “media”. But sometimes there’s a need for curating collections of files within WordPress, not necessarily as media which will be displayed, but simply as files.

This plugin adds an abstraction called “file groups” to WordPress. Each file group can contain multiple files, which are presented elegantly to the user. All files in a file group can be downloaded together as a zip archive as well.

In addition, file groups can be tagged and these tags are used to associate particular file groups to your posts. Two widgets, “related file groups” and “upload related file group”, are supplied to make it easier to integrate the display of related file groups with your posts…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.5

  • related file groups widget (widgets.php) defaulted to showing only first five groups because numberposts was not set. numberposts set to -1 to show all related groups
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

bmellorbmellormitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.5
Last Updated
Oct 15, 2012
WP Requires
3.1+
Tested Up To
3.3.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
9.0K+
Added
Feb 20, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

filefilesattachmentfile groupfile groups

Developer

M
mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)
14 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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