Document Gallery is a 100% free addon for
CatFolders, a WordPress media folder plugin. It allows users to create and display file galleries (especially for documents like PDFs, Word, Excel files, ebooks, etc.) directly on posts or pages using the block editor or a shortcode.
With
Document Gallery, you can:
- Display a folder’s documents in a neat grid or list view.
- Enable front-end file previews and downloads.
- Customize how file titles, icons, and other metadata appear.
- Filter files by folder, type, date, or topic.
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New Feature: Nested Folders with Breadcrumb Navigation!
The CatFolders Document Gallery now supports
multi-level folder structure, making it easier than ever to organize and present your documents. With intuitive breadcrumb navigation, your website visitors can quickly explore subfolders and find exactly what they need!
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It will save you a huge amount of time thanks to these built-in features:
- Two customizable layouts: list and grid
- Over 5 file details available:: title, file type, icon, file size, updated date, and download link
- Automatically shows PDF first-page thumbnails
- Supports all standard WordPress media file types
- Fully mobile responsive
- Clean, modern gallery design
- Option to show or hide specific columns
- Built-in file title search box
- Sort files by size, title, file type, or last modified date
- Flexible pagination settings
- Click to preview, open in a popup, or download any file
🎯 FEATURES
CatFolders Document Gallery support displaying all WordPress file types:
- Documents: pdf, doc, ppt, odt, xls
- Graphics: psd, svg
- eBooks: epub, mobi, azw, azw3
- Images: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, ico, webp
- Audios: mp3, m4a, ogg, wav
- Videos: mp4, mov, wmv, avi, mpg
- Others: svg, zip, json, and custom file types
To get started with this WordPress PDF gallery plugin, simply follow these steps:
- Install CatFolders - WP Media Folders free, or CatFolders pro version
- Install CatFolders Document Gallery (this plugin)
- Start organizing documents into folders
- Pick a folder to create WordPress gallery from folder
- Customize the gallery appearances and publish
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💪 WHY YOU SHOULD USE DOCUMENT GALLERY BY CATFOLDERS?
It’s especially useful for WordPress websites that offer downloadable resources, such as:
- eCommerce websites offering digital products or file downloads.
- Membership sites providing gated access to exclusive files.
- Schools or universities sharing study materials.
- Companies providing white papers or reports.
- Nonprofits sharing brochures and legal docs.
Let's bring your file collections to life on the front end—keep users engaged and guide them toward action.
Here’s what you get:
- Live content syncing: Any changes made to your media folders are instantly reflected wherever they’re displayed—no need to edit pages manually.
- Easy to explore: Visitors can quickly locate files with a built-in search bar and organize the view by date, name, size, popularity, and more.
- Smooth browsing experience: Load more items dynamically without refreshing the page, keeping navigation seamless.
- Optimized for all devices: Whether on desktop, tablet, or smartphone, your content adapts beautifully to every screen.
As an admin, you will get these advantages of the customization options:
- Easily tweak the layout and columns.
- Create a WordPress file gallery that fits perfectly with your website's design.
- Keep your documents and files organized within folders.
- Dynamically update your galleries.
- 100% free: No need to upgrade as this is already packed with premium features. Yay!
As you add new documents to your folders, it will automatically reflect those changes. This will ensure that your visitors always have access to the most up-to-date information.
Happy gallery-ing 💖
May 7, 2025 - Version 2.0.1
- Improved: Translation text in gallery shortcode
Dec 15, 2024 - Version 2.0.0
- New feature: Multiple levels of folders with breadcrumb and nested folders
- Fixed: The issue where the counter feature did not work when switching subfolders
- Fixed: Search function
Jul 5, 2024 - Version 1.5.2
- Added: Counter for the number of clicks to view/download file
May 31, 2024 - Version 1.5.1
- Improved: Works with WP 6.1 and newer
- Fixed: React Dom Deprecated in WP 6.2
- Fixed: Document images cannot be disabled
- Fixed: Searcher not working
May 31, 2024 - Version 1.5.0
- Updated: Minimum WordPress requirement to version 6.2
May 29, 2024 - Version 1.4.9
- Improved: The grid layout to eliminate excess space when disabling some columns
- Fixed: CSS (remove background !important)
May 13, 2024 - Version 1.4.8
- Improved: Remove Tabindex on Desktop, should be possible on mobile only
- Fixed: Focus border not working for table-header
- Fixed: Text of aria-description attribute
May 9, 2024 - Version 1.4.7
- Fixed: Issue of sort by date
Mar 12, 2024 - Version 1.4.6
- New feature: Thumbnails for PDF & other documents
- Improved: Optimized performance by using jpg for better wp auto crop quality
- Fixed: The preview section encounters an error when hiding/showing columns in the display field settings
- Fixed: The aria-label attribute issue when using a screen reader
Feb 2, 2024 - Version 1.4.5
- New feature: Shortcode for using document gallery with Classic Editor, WordPress classic themes, and page builders
- Fixed: Missing translate and German translation does not work
- Improved: User experience with search feature
- Improved: CSS
Dec 21, 2023 - Version 1.4.4
- Fixed: Accessibility (contrast low, target size for icon, aria-label)
- Fixed: Translation strings missing
- Updated: POT file
- Improved: User experience (remove empty divs, some CSS for table)
Nov 16, 2023 - Version 1.4.3
- Updated: Translation in PO file
Nov 15, 2023 - Version 1.4.2
- Updated: text domain (from catf-dg to catfolders-document-gallery)
Nov 4, 2023 - Version 1.4.1
- Updated: POT file
- Fixed: Wrong link generated
Nov 3, 2023 - Version 1.4
- Fixed: Some CSS errors related to the position of displaying elements when change its position (search bar, layout icon, pagination)
- Fixed: Displaying empty element when icon and title library are hidden
Oct 6, 2023 - Version 1.3
- Fix: Accessibility
- Add: Support German language
Sep 22, 2023 – Version 1.2
- Add: New order by size (GB > MB > KB > Byte)
- Update: Plugin detail (Remove “By” duplication in wp.org)
- Update: Hide “Item per pages” in Mobile table
- Fix: Issue with sorting files
- Fix: Button alignment in grid view
- Fix: CSS conflict
- Fix: Accessibility (aria attribute)
Jul 24, 2023 Version 1.1
Jun 20, 2023 – Version 1.0