Sort Uploads Into Folders by File Type
Stores new uploads in images, videos, audio and documents folders inside your uploads directory, which keeps the file system tidy on large sites.
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$wpide_upload_type_folder = '';
add_filter( 'wp_handle_upload_prefilter', function ( $file ) use ( &$wpide_upload_type_folder ) {
$check = wp_check_filetype( isset( $file['name'] ) ? $file['name'] : '' );
$mime = (string) $check['type'];
if ( 0 === strpos( $mime, 'image/' ) ) {
$wpide_upload_type_folder = 'images';
} elseif ( 0 === strpos( $mime, 'video/' ) ) {
$wpide_upload_type_folder = 'videos';
} elseif ( 0 === strpos( $mime, 'audio/' ) ) {
$wpide_upload_type_folder = 'audio';
} else {
$wpide_upload_type_folder = 'documents';
}
return $file;
} );
add_filter( 'upload_dir', function ( $dirs ) use ( &$wpide_upload_type_folder ) {
if ( '' === $wpide_upload_type_folder || ! empty( $dirs['error'] ) ) {
return $dirs;
}
$subdir = '/' . $wpide_upload_type_folder . $dirs['subdir'];
$dirs['path'] = $dirs['basedir'] . $subdir;
$dirs['url'] = $dirs['baseurl'] . $subdir;
$dirs['subdir'] = $subdir;
return $dirs;
} );
add_filter( 'wp_handle_upload', function ( $upload ) use ( &$wpide_upload_type_folder ) {
$wpide_upload_type_folder = '';
return $upload;
} );Notes
Only new uploads are affected; existing files stay where they are. The year and month folders are kept inside each type folder when that setting is on.
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