[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43377: Media library folders?

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#43377: Media library folders?
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 Reporter:  dingo_bastard                   |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media                           |    Version:  4.9.4
 Severity:  normal                          |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui, accessibility, performance  |
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 While there are a lot of plugins out there that add extra media library
 functionality, now that we basically have folder tree in the Editor (for
 themes and plugins), how come we don't have the same functionality in the
 Media library? Just show the uploads folder and subfolders on the right
 side in a sidebar, and show the corresponding items in the content to the
 left.

 Is it possible to add, or are there some extra hard things that are
 preventing this?

 One thing that happens when you have a lot of images and files, is that
 the media library can become really slow - especially when you show a lot
 of files in it. This could remedy it by showing only items from the
 specific folder user selected.

 I see one possible issue here, and that is how would we prevent showing
 all the cropped images that are usually stored in the uploads folders?

 We could even add the ability to create folders using the filesystem API.

 Thoughts?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43377>
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