Organize media with shared or separate categories

Media Library Categories adds category management to the WordPress Media Library. After activation, use the category dropdown to add, edit, or remove categories on media items. By default, media uses the same categories as posts and pages. To manage media categories separately, set a custom taxonomy under Settings > Media.

Find and update media in the library

Filter the Media Library by category to narrow the items shown. Bulk actions let you change the category of multiple media items at once. Taxonomy filter support is listed for WordPress 4.9 through 7.1.

Filter while inserting media

The Premium edition includes a category filter when inserting media into a post or page. Choose a category to focus on the media available while selecting items.

Filter gallery images by category

Add the category attribute to the WordPress [gallery] shortcode. Its value can be a category slug or term ID:

• [gallery category="my-category-slug"]
• [gallery category="14"]

To show attachments uploaded to a particular post and filter them by category, combine id and category, as in [gallery category="my-category-slug" id="123"]. Leave the ID empty to target the current post or page: [gallery category="my-category-slug" id=""]. With an unrecognized slug, WordPress shows images attached to the displayed post or page by default; an unrecognized term ID returns no images. Otherwise, the gallery shortcode works as it does in WordPress.