Virtual Media Folders - Add-On Manager

Install and manage add-ons that extend Virtual Media Folders. Provides a dedicated admin screen under Media → Add-on Manager for installing, activating, updating, deactivating, and deleting supported add-ons directly from GitHub releases.

Supported Add-ons

Add-on	Description
AI Organizer	Uses vision-capable AI models to analyze image content and automatically organize your media library into virtual folders.
Rules Engine	Rule-based automatic folder assignment for media uploads, based on metadata, file type, or other criteria.
Editorial Workflow	Role-based folder access, move restrictions, and Inbox workflow.
Media Cleanup	Tools to identify and clean up unused or duplicate media files.
Folder Exporter	Export folders (or subtrees) as ZIP archives with optional CSV manifests.

Requirements

• WordPress 6.8+
• PHP 8.3+
• Virtual Media Folders (core plugin)

Installation

1. Download the latest vmfa.zip.
2. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin and upload the zip.
3. Activate the plugin.

The plugin updates itself automatically via GitHub releases using plugin-update-checker.

Usage

1. Go to Media → Add-on Manager.
2. Install any add-on — downloads the latest release zip from GitHub.
3. Activate / Deactivate add-ons as needed.
4. Update when a newer release is available (version comparison shown on the card).
5. Delete to remove an add-on completely (with confirmation prompt).
6. Click Check updates now to refresh cached version data.

How It Works

• Add-on metadata is defined in src/AddonCatalog.php.
• Each add-on's latest version is fetched from the GitHub Releases API and cached as a transient for 6 hours.
• Installs and updates use WordPress Plugin_Upgrader with Automatic_Upgrader_Skin.
• All actions require the manage_options capability and are protected by nonce verification.

Development

composer install
composer test    # Run tests (Pest)
composer lint    # Run PHPCS

GitHub Actions

Two workflows ship with the plugin:

• Manually Build release zip — trigger manually with a tag to create and upload vmfa.zip to a release.
• On Release, Build release zip — runs automatically when a release is published.

Both verify that plugin-update-checker is included in the zip before uploading.

License

GPL-2.0-or-later

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.