Unzip Existing Attachments

Prerequisites and Setup

  • Any Media Library Organizer Pro license

Overview

Media Library Pro’s Unzip functionality allows you to manually unzip existing Attachments that have already been uploaded to the WordPress Media Library.

List View: Unzip Single ZIP File

If you are viewing uploads in the list view (i.e. a table similar to how Pages and Posts are displayed in the WordPress Administration interface), you can unzip a single ZIP file by:

  • Hovering the mouse cursor over the ZIP file
    Media Library Organizer: Unzip: List View
  • Clicking the Unzip option in the list of actions

Any success or error messages during the process will be displayed.
ZIP Addon: List View: Bulk Action: Unzip Success

List View: Unzip Multiple ZIP Files

If you are viewing uploads in the list view (i.e. a table similar to how Pages and Posts are displayed in the WordPress Administration interface), you can unzip multiple attachments by:

  • Tick the checkboxes beside the ZIP files that you wish to unzip
    ZIP Addon: List View: Bulk Action: Select
  • Click the Bulk Actions dropdown
  • Choose the Unzip option
    ZIP Addon: List View: Bulk Action: Unzip
  • Click the Apply button

An on screen progress bar will be displayed, updating as each ZIP file is unzipped.
ZIP Addon: List View: Bulk Action: Unzip Progress

Any success or error messages during the process will be displayed
ZIP Addon: List View: Bulk Action: Unzip Success

Grid View

If you are viewing uploads in the grid view:

  • Click the Bulk Select button
    Auto Categorize: Bulk Actions Grid: Bulk Select Button
  • Click the ZIP file(s) that you wish to unzip
    ZIP Addon: Grid View: Select ZIP
  • Click the Unzip button
    ZIP Addon: Grid View: Bulk Action: Unzip

An on screen progress bar will be displayed, updating as each ZIP file is unzipped.
ZIP Addon: Grid View: Unzip: Progress

Any success or error messages during the process will be displayed
ZIP Addon: List View: Bulk Action: Unzip Success