BildeGallery

Native WordPress Media Library folders with friendly URL navigation for folders and images. No FileBird (or any other third-party folder plugin) required.

Description

Organizes Media Library attachments into a hierarchical folder structure (a native bilde_folder taxonomy - no separate database tables, no dependency on a third-party folder plugin), and renders folder/image galleries via shortcodes with friendly folder URLs (e.g. /gallery/residential/modern-homes/), breadcrumbs, and an auto-maintained XML sitemap of generated gallery URLs for search engine submission.

Includes a one-time migration tool (Settings screen) that recreates an existing FileBird folder tree and image assignments inside BildeGallery's own taxonomy. It only reads FileBird's tables - it never writes to them - so FileBird can stay active during and after migration until you're ready to deactivate it.

Shortcodes

• [bilde_gallery folder_id="1" columns="3" size="large" title="My Gallery"]
• [bilde_folders parent_id="1"]
• [bilde_breadcrumbs root_id="1"]
• [bilde_debug_folders]

folder_id / parent_id / root_id accept -1 for the virtual "All Files" pseudo-folder (every attachment) or 0 for "Uncategorized" (attachments with no folder assigned), in addition to a real folder ID.

File Structure

• bildegallery.php - plugin bootstrap: headers, constants, includes, init.
• includes/class-bg-folders.php - taxonomy registration, folder tree, attachment queries.
• includes/class-bg-folder-helper.php - generic slug/path/tree utilities shared by router, sitemap, and shortcodes.
• includes/class-bg-settings.php - admin menu, settings page, options.
• includes/class-bg-router.php - rewrite rules and query vars for friendly folder URLs.
• includes/class-bg-sitemap.php - sitemap index tracking and XML sitemap output.
• includes/class-bg-shortcodes.php - the four frontend shortcodes.
• includes/class-bg-media-ui.php - Media Library folder filter, column, and bulk-move action.
• includes/class-bg-migration.php - one-time FileBird folder/assignment importer.
• includes/class-bg-assets.php - frontend/admin CSS/JS enqueueing.
• assets/css/frontend.css - gallery, folder nav, and breadcrumb styles.
• assets/css/admin.css - settings page styles.
• assets/js/admin.js - sitemap URL copy-to-clipboard button.
• assets/js/frontend.js - lightbox behavior for gallery images.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for the full version history.

0.1.0

• Initial build.