Wicked Folders Guide

Wicked Folders 4 Release Notes

Thank you for using Wicked Folders!  We’ve made some big changes in Wicked Folders 4 that I’m personally very excited about and hope you will be too.  Unless you’ve made customizations to Wicked Folders, the upgrade to version 4 should be seamless (outside of some subtle differences in appearance).  If you’ve made customizations to Wicked Folders through filters or via the plugin’s classes/functions, or if you’re just curious about what’s changed, please read on.

Deprecated: Wicked_Folders::get_folder

This function has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version.  Please see the API documentation and use Wicked_Folders\Folder_Factory::get_folder instead.

Deprecated: Wicked_Folders::get_folders

This function has been deprecated and will now return an empty array.  The function will be removed in a future version.  You can use Wicked_Folders\Folder_Collection and Wicked_Folders\All_Folders_Collection to get folders.  See the API documentation for details.

Functions Removed

The following functions were removed.  If you’re using these functions and need help migrating, please contact us and we’ll be happy to assist.

  • Wicked_Folders->get_date_dynamic_folders
  • Wicked_Folders->get_author_dynamic_folders
  • Wicked_Folders->get_term_dynamic_folders

Filters Removed

The following filters were removed:

  • wicked_folders_get_dynamic_folders
  • wicked_folders_term_dynamic_folder_taxonomies
  • wicked_folders_admin_menu_items

Dynamic Folders Are Now Lazy-Loaded

We heard from several customers that dynamic folders were causing folders to load slowly.  Previously, all dynamic folders were loaded when the folder pane was loaded which could cause performance issues on sites with lots of dynamic folders.  We’ve modified this behavior so that dynamic folders are now loaded on-demand.  We’ve also optimized the media extension dynamic folder query to improve performance for those folders.

Updated UI

We’ve refreshed the folder pane UI to be more modern and take up less space.  Previously, the toolbar in the folder pane took up quite a bit of vertical real estate that could be better used for displaying the folder tree.  We’ve moved those actions into a dropdown menu to save space.

New: Folder Colors

We’ve introduced a new feature that allows you to change folder colors.  You can now select a folder color from the context menu.  Folder colors can be added or removed on the Settings > Wicked Folders screen.

Other New Features

  • Added folder support for WooCommerce product reviews
  • Added an option to clone folders from the context menu
  • Added an option to empty folders from the context menu

Thanks for reading.  I hope you enjoy this update.  If you have any questions or issues, please don’t hesitate to contact us.