Title: Media Library Assistant
Author: David Lingren
Published: <strong>agosto 13, 2012</strong>
Last modified: marzo 30, 2026

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# Media Library Assistant

 By [David Lingren](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dglingren/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/media-library-assistant.3.35.zip)

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## Description

The Media Library Assistant provides several enhancements for managing the Media
Library, including:

 * **Complete support for ALL taxonomies**, including the standard Categories and
   Tags, your custom taxonomies and the Assistant’s pre-defined Att. Categories 
   and Att. Tags. You can add taxonomy columns to the Media/Assistant listing, filter
   on any taxonomy, assign terms and list the attachments for a term.
 * The **Media/Assistant admin screen** displays more attachment information such
   as parent information, file URL and image metadata. Provides many more listing
   columns (more than 20) to choose from. You can also add columns to display custom
   field values.
 * Provides **additional view filters** for MIME types and taxonomies, and features
   to compose custom views of your own.
 * Inline **“Bulk Edit”** and **“Quick Edit”** areas; update author, parent and 
   custom fields, add, remove or replace taxonomy terms for several attachments 
   at once. Works on the Media/Add New screen as well.
 * Works with the popular [Admin Columns](https://wordpress.org/plugins/codepress-admin-columns/)
   plugin for even more Media/Assistant screen customization.
 * **IPTC**, **EXIF (including GPS)**, **XMP** and **PDF** metadata can be assigned
   to standard WordPress fields, taxonomy terms and custom fields. You can update
   all existing attachments from the Settings page IPTC/EXIF tab, groups of existing
   attachments with a Bulk Action or one existing attachment from the Edit Media/
   Edit Single Item screen. **Twelve hooks** provided for complete mapping customization
   from your theme or plugin code. You can view and/or download this PDF document
   with more information: [Mapping File Metadata to WordPress Fields with Media Library Assistant](http://davidlingren.com/assets/MLA-Metadata-Mapping.pdf)
 * **Attachment metadata** such as file size, image dimensions and where-used information
   can be assigned to WordPress custom fields. You can then use the custom fields
   in your `[mla_gallery]` display and you can add custom fields as sortable, searchable
   columns in the Media/Assistant submenu table. You can also **modify the WordPress`
   _wp_attachment_metadata` contents** to suit your needs.
 * Complete control over **Post MIME Types, File Upload extensions/MIME Types and
   file type icon images**. Fifty four (54) additional upload types, 112 file type
   icon images and a searchable list of over 1,500 file extension/MIME type associations.
 * Complete control over **Intermediate Image Sizes**, used by WordPress to generate
   and access intermediate image sizes for Media Library items.
 * The **`[mla_gallery]` shortcode**, used in a post, page or custom post type to
   add a gallery of images and/or other Media Library items (such as PDF documents).
   MLA Gallery is a superset of the WordPress `[gallery]` shortcode; it is compatible
   with `[gallery]` and provides many enhancements. These include: 1) full query
   and display support for WordPress categories, tags, custom taxonomies and custom
   fields, 2) support for all post_mime_type values, not just images 3) media Library
   items need not be “attached” to the post, and 4) control over the styles, markup
   and content of each gallery using Style and Markup Templates. **Twenty-eight 
   hooks** are provided for complete gallery customization from your theme or plugin
   code.
 * The **`[mla_tag_cloud]` shortcode**, displays a “cloud” of the “most used” terms
   in your Media Library where the size of each term is determined by how many times
   that particular term has been assigned to Media Library items. **Twenty-five 
   hooks** are provided for complete cloud customization from your theme or plugin
   code.
 * The **`[mla_term_list]` shortcode**, displays hierarchical (and flat) taxonomy
   terms in list, dropdown control or checklist formats. **Twenty hooks** are provided
   for complete list customization from your theme or plugin code.
 * The **`[mla_custom_list]` shortcode**, displays flat/cloud lists, dropdown controls
   and checkbox lists of custom field values. **Twenty-seven hooks** are provided
   for complete list customization from your theme or plugin code.
 * The **`[mla_archive_list]` shortcode**, displays flat/cloud lists and dropdown
   controls of date-based values. **Twenty hooks** are provided for complete list
   customization from your theme or plugin code.
 * Powerful **Content Templates**, which let you compose a value from multiple data
   sources, mix literal text with data values, test for empty values and choose 
   among two or more alternatives or suppress output entirely.
 * Support for **[WPML](https://wpml.org/)** and **Polylang** multi-language CMS
   plugins. MLA has earned a place on [WPML’s List of Recommended Plugins](https://wpml.org/plugin/media-library-assistant/).
 * Works with **Photonic Gallery, Justified Image Grid, Jetpack and other plugins**,
   so you can add slideshows, thumbnail strips and special effects to your `[mla_gallery]`
   galleries.
 * Works with **[WordPress Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/real-media-library-lite/)**(
   Lite and Pro) to organize your files into folders, collections and galleries.
   This combination enhances both the Media/Assistant admin submenu and the `[mla_gallery]`
   shortcode.
 * Works with **[CatFolders – WP Media Folders](https://wordpress.org/plugins/catfolders/)**(
   Lite and Pro) to categorize media files better and faster. This combination enhances
   both the Media/Assistant admin submenu and the `[mla_gallery]` shortcode.
 * **Enhanced Search Media box**. Search can be extended to the name/slug, ALT text
   and caption fields. The connector between search terms can be “and” or “or”. 
   Search by attachment ID or Parent ID is supported, and you can search on keywords
   in the taxonomy terms assigned to Media Library items. Works in the Media Manager
   Modal Window, too.
 * Taxonomy and custom field support in the ATTACHMENT DETAILS pane of the Media
   Manager Modal Window and Media/Library Grid view.

The Assistant is designed to work like the standard Media Library pages, so the 
learning curve is short and gentle. Contextual help is provided on every new screen
to highlight new features.

**NOTE:** Complete documentation is included in the Documentation tab on the Settings/
Media Library Assistant admin screen and the drop-down “Help” content in the admin
screens. You can find a stand-alone version of the Documentation on my web site:
[Media Library Assistant Documentation](http://davidlingren.com/assets/mla-doc.html)

**I do not solicit nor accept personal donations in support of the plugin.** WordPress
and its global community means a lot to me and I am happy to give something back.

If you find the Media Library Assistant plugin useful and would like to support 
a great cause, consider a [tax-deductible donation](http://secure.alsnetwork.org/goto/Chateau_Seaview_Fund)
to our [Chateau Seaview Fund](http://secure.alsnetwork.org/goto/Chateau_Seaview_Fund)
at the ALS Network. Every dollar of the fund goes to make the lives of people with
ALS, their families and caregivers easier. Thank you!

### Acknowledgements

Media Library Assistant includes many images drawn (with permission) from the [Crystal Project Icons](http://www.softicons.com/free-icons/system-icons/crystal-project-icons-by-everaldo-coelho),
created by [Everaldo Coelho](http://www.everaldo.com), founder of [Yellowicon](http://www.yellowicon.com).

**Many thanks** to Aurovrata Venet, Il’ya Karastel and Kristian Adolfsson for testing
and advising on the multilingual support features!

#### The Example Plugins

The MLA example plugins have been developed to illustrate practical applications
that use the hooks MLA provides to enhance the admin-mode screens and front-end 
content produced by the MLA shortcodes. Most of the examples are drawn from topics
in the MLA Support Forum.

The Documentation/Example Plugins submenu lets you browse the list of MLA example
plugins, install or update them in the Plugins/Installed Plugins area and see which
examples you have already installed. To activate, deactivate or delete the plugins
you must go to the Plugins/Installed Plugins admin submenu.

The Example plugins submenu lists all of the MLA example plugins and identifies 
those already in the Installed Plugins area. In the submenu:

 * the “Screen Options” dropdown area lets you choose which columns to display and
   how many items appear on each page
 * the “Help” dropdown area gives you a brief explanation of the submenu content
   and functions
 * the “Search Plugins” text box lets you filter the display to items containing
   one or more keywords or phrases
 * bulk and rollover actions are provided to install or update example plugins
 * the table can be sorted by any of the displayed columns

Once you have installed an example plugin you can use the WordPress Plugins/Editor
submenu to view the source code and (with extreme caution) make small changes to
the code. **Be very careful if you choose to modify the code!** Making changes to
active plugins is not recommended. If your changes cause a fatal error, the plugin
will be automatically deactivated. It is much safer to download the file(s) or use
FTP access to your site to modify the code offline in a more robust HTML/PHP editor.

You can use the “Download” rollover action to download a plugin to your local system.
Once you have made your modifications you can copy the plugin to a compressed file(
ZIP archive) and then upload it to your server with the Plugins/Add New (Upload 
Plugin) admin submenu.

If you do make changes to the example plugin code the best practice is to save the
modified file(s) under a different name, so your changes won’t be lost in a future
update. If you want to retain the file name, consider changing the version number,
e.g. adding 100 to the MLA value, so you can more easily identify the plugins you
have modified.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * The Media/Assistant submenu table showing the enhanced search box, taxonomy filter
   and custom views; also shows the Quick Edit area.
 * [[
 * The Media/Assistant submenu table showing the Bulk Edit area with taxonomy Add,
   Remove and Replace options; also shows metadata mapping buttons.
 * [[
 * The Media/Assistant submenu table showing the pulldown Help menu and tabs..
 * [[
 * The Media Manager popup modal window showing additional filters for date and 
   taxonomy terms. Also shows the enhanced Search Media box and the full-function
   taxonomy support in the ATTACHMENT DETAILS area.
 * [[
 * The Search Terms popup modal window, which lets you filter the items displayed
   by searching for keywords and phrases in taxonomy term names.
 * [[
 * The Media/Upload New Media submenu page showing the Bulk Edit area to spply templates
   and mapping rules to items as they are uploaded.
 * [[
 * The enhanced Edit page showing additional fields, mapping rule buttons and taxonomy
   boxes.
 * [[
 * The enhanced Edit page showing parent selection, metadata display boxes and where-
   used reporting boxes.
 * [[
 * The enhanced Edit page showing the Select Parent popup window for easy parent
   post/page editing.
 * [[
 * The Settings page General tab, where you can customize where-used reporting and
   many other options.
 * [[
 * The Settings page General tab, showing the Taxonomy Support options and some 
   of the the Media/Assistant display options.
 * [[
 * The Settings page General tab, showing the Media Manager and Media/Library Grid
   Mode enhancement options.
 * [[
 * The Settings page Image tab, where you can add and manage Intermediate Sizes 
   for Media Library image items.
 * [[
 * The Settings page Views tab, where you can add and manage MIME Types and define
   Media/Assistant table views.
 * [[
 * The Settings page Uploads tab, where you can add and manage allowed file types
   and corredponding icons.
 * [[
 * The Settings page Shortcodes tab, where you can add and manage custom style and
   markup templates for the MLA shortcodes.
 * [[
 * The Settings page Custom Fields tab, where you can map attachment metadata to
   custom fields for display in [mla_gallery] shortcodes and as sortable, searchable
   columns in the Media/Assistant submenu.
 * [[
 * The Settings page IPTC/EXIF/WP Processing Options screen, where you can map image
   metadata to standard fields (e.g. caption), taxonomy terms and custom fields.
 * [[
 * The Settings page Documentation tab, a complete reference to MLA shortcodes and
   features.
 * [[
 * The Settings page Documentation/Example Plugins tab, showing the many optional
   plugins you can use or adapt to extend MLA features.
 * [[
 * The Settings page Debug tab, where you can activate debug logging categories 
   as well as manage and display the error log.

## Installation

 1.  Upload `media-library-assistant` and its subfolders to your `/wp-content/plugins/`
     directory, **OR** Visit the Plugins/Add New page and search for “Media Library
     Assistant”; click “Install Now” to upload it
 2.  Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress
 3.  Visit the Settings/Media Library Assistant page to customize taxonomy (e.g., category
     and tag) support
 4.  Visit the Settings/Media Library Assistant Custom Fields and IPTC/EXIF tabs to
     map metadata to attachment fields
 5.  Visit the “Assistant” submenu in the Media admin section
 6.  Click the Screen Options link to customize the display
 7.  Use the enhanced Edit, Quick Edit and Bulk Edit pages to assign categories and
     tags
 8.  Use the `[mla_gallery]` shortcode to add galleries of images, documents and more
     to your posts and pages
 9.  Use the `[mla_tag_cloud]`, `[mla_term_list]`, `[mla_custom_list]` and `[mla_archive_list]`
     shortcodes to add clickable lists of taxonomy terms, custom field values and date-
     based values to your posts and pages

## FAQ

### How can I sort the Media/Assistant submenu table on values such as File Size?

You can add support for many attachment metadata values such as file size by visiting
the Custom Fields tab on the Settings page. There you can define a rule that maps
the data to a WordPress custom field and check the “MLA Column” box to make that
field a sortable column in the Media/Assistant submenu table. You can also use the
field in your `[mla_gallery]` shortcodes. For example, this shortcode displays a
gallery of the ten largest images in the “general” category, with a custom caption:

    ```
    [mla_gallery category="general" mla_caption="{+caption+}<br>{+custom:File Size+}" meta_key="File Size" orderby="meta_value" order="DESC" numberposts=10]
    ```

### How can I use Categories, Tags and custom taxonomies to select images for display in my posts and pages?

The powerful `[mla_gallery]` shortcode supports almost all of the query flexibility
provided by the WP_Query class. You can find complete documentation in the Settings/
Media Library Assistant Documentation tab. A simple example is in the preceding 
question. Here’s an example that displays PDF documents with Att. Category “fauna”
or Att. Tag “animal”:

    ```
    [mla_gallery post_mime_type="application/pdf" size=icon mla_caption="{+title+}" tax_query="array(array('taxonomy'=>'attachment_category','field'=>'slug','terms'=>'fauna'),array('taxonomy'=>'attachment_tag','field'=>'slug','terms'=>'animal'),'relation'=>'OR')"]
    ```

### Can I use [mla_gallery] for attachments other than images?

Yes! The `[mla_gallery]` shortcode supports all MIME types when you add the post_mime_type
parameter to your query. You can build a gallery of your PDF documents, plain text
files and other attachments. You can mix images and other MIME types in the same
gallery, too. Here’s an example that displays a gallery of PDF documents, using 
Imagick and Ghostscript to show the first page of each document as a thumbnail:

    ```
    [mla_gallery post_mime_type=application/pdf post_parent=all link=file mla_viewer=true columns=1 orderby=date order=desc]
    ```

You can even use `[mla_gallery]` to compose “gallery” displays for other post types,
e.g., posts and pages.

### Can the Assistant use the standard WordPress post Categories and Tags?

Yes! You can activate or deactivate support for Categories and Tags at any time 
by visiting the Media Library Assistant Settings page.

### Do I have to use the WordPress post Categories and Tags?

No! The Assistant supplies pre-defined Att. Categories and Att. Tags; these are 
WordPress custom taxonomies, with all of the API support that implies. You can activate
or deactivate the pre-defined taxonomies at any time by visiting the Media Library
Assistant Settings page.

### Can I add my own custom taxonomies to the Assistant?

Yes. Any custom taxonomy you register with the Attachment post type will appear 
in the Assistant UI. Use the Media Library Assistant Settings page to add support
for your taxonomies to the Assistant UI.

### Can I use Jetpack Tiled Gallery or a lightbox plugin to display my gallery?

You can use other gallery-generating shortcodes to give you the data selection power
of [mla_gallery] and the formatting/display power of popular alternatives such as
the WordPress.com Jetpack Carousel and Tiled Galleries modules. Any shortcode that
accepts “ids=” or a similar parameter listing the attachment ID values for the gallery
can be used. Here’s an example of a Jetpack Tiled gallery for everything except 
vegetables:

    ```
    [mla_gallery attachment_category=vegetable tax_operator="NOT IN" mla_alt_shortcode=gallery type="rectangular"]
    ```

Most lightbox plugins use HTML `class=` and/or `rel=` tags to activate their features.`[
mla_gallery]` lets you add this tag information to your gallery output. Here’s an
example that opens PDF documents in a shadowbox using Easy Fancybox:

    ```
    [mla_gallery post_mime_type=application/pdf post_parent=all link=file size=icon mla_caption='<a class="fancybox-iframe fancybox-pdf" href={+filelink_url+} target=_blank>{+title+}</a>' mla_link_attributes='class="fancybox-pdf fancybox-iframe"']
    ```

In the example, the `mla_caption=` parameter turns the document title into a link
to the shadowbox display so you can click on the thumbnail image or the caption 
to activate the display.

### Why don’t the “Posts” counts in the taxonomy edit screens match the search results when you click on them?

This is a known WordPress problem with multiple support tickets already in Trac,
e.g.,
 Ticket #20708(closed defect (bug): duplicate) Wrong posts count in taxonomy
table, Ticket #14084(assigned defect (bug)) Custom taxonomy count includes draft&
trashed posts, and Ticket #14076(closed defect (bug): duplicate) Misleading post
count on taxonomy screen.

For example, if you add Tags support to the Assistant and then assign tag values
to your attachments, the “Posts” column in the “Tags” edit screen under the Posts
admin section includes attachments in the count. If you click on the number in that
column, only posts and pages are displayed. There are similar issues with custom
post types and taxonomies (whether you use the Assistant or not). The “Attachments”
column in the edit screens added by the Assistant shows the correct count because
it works in a different way.

### Can I attach an image to more than one post or page?

No; that’s a structural limitation of the WordPress database. However, you can use
Categories, Tags and custom taxonomies to organize your images and associate them
with posts and pages in any way you like. The `[mla_gallery]` shortcode makes it
easy. You can also use the `ids=` parameter to compose a gallery from a list of 
specific images.

### How do I “unattach” an item?

Hover over the item you want to modify and click the “Edit” or “Quick Edit” action.
Set the ID portion of the Parent Info field to zero (0), then click “Update” to 
record your changes. If you change your mind, click “Cancel” to return to the main
page without recording any changes. You can also click the “Select” button to bring
up a list of posts//pages and select one to be the new parent for the item. The “
Set Parent” link in the Media/Assistant submenu table also supports changing the
parent and unattaching an item.

### The Media/Assistant submenu seems sluggish; is there anything I can do to make it faster?

Some of the MLA features such as where-used reporting and ALT Text sorting/searching
require a lot of database processing. If this is an issue for you, go to the Settings
page and adjust the **“Where-used database access tuning”** settings. For any where-
used category you can enable or disable processing. For the “Gallery in” and “MLA
Gallery in” you can also choose to update the results on every page load or to cache
the results for fifteen minutes between updates. The cache is also flushed automatically
when posts, pages or attachments are inserted or updated.

### Do custom templates and option settings survive version upgrades?

Rest assured, custom templates and all of your option settings persist unchanged
whenever you update to a new MLA version.

You can also back a backup of your templates and settings from the Settings/Media
Library Assistant General tab. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Export
ALL Settings” to create a backup file. You can create as many files as you like;
they are date and time stamped so you can restore the one you want later.

In addition, you can deactivate and even delete the plugin without losing the settings.
They will be there when you reinstall and activate in the future.

You can permanently delete the settings and (optionally) the backup files if you
are removing MLA for good. The “Uninstall (Delete)” Plugin Settings section of the
General tab enables these options.

### Are other language versions available?

Not many, but all of the internationalization work in the plugin source code has
been completed and there is a Portable Object Template (.POT) available in the “/
languages” directory. I don’t have working knowledge of anything but English, but
if you’d like to volunteer to produce a translation, I would be delighted to work
with you to make it happen. Have a look at the “MLA Internationalization Guide.pdf”
file in the languages directory and get in touch.

### What’s in the “phpDocs” directory and do I need it?

All of the MLA source code has been annotated with “DocBlocks”, a special type of
comment used by phpDocumentor to generate API documentation. If you’d like a deeper
understanding of the code, navigate to the [MLA phpDocs web page](http://davidlingren.com/assets/phpDocs/index.html)
and have a look. Note that these pages require JavaScript for much of their functionality.

### Where do I report security bugs found in this plugin?

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the Media LIbrary Assistant
plugin through the [Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure  Program](https://patchstack.com/database/vdp/1b29f6ff-db26-4d2c-a439-1f8afc17eb2e).
The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify
the developers of this plugin.

## Reviews

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Media manager is a lifesaver for big sites. Sorting and folder-like organization
makes content work much faster

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Following a WordPress core update to 6.9, WordFence flagged this plugin for a known
security vulnerability. Within just a few hours, and before I could disable or update
it, my VPS IP was blacklisted by Spamhaus (CSS) due to outbound spam activity. This
led to my provider automatically suspending my account. This is an actively exploitable
vulnerability with immediate, real-world consequences, rather than just a theoretical
concern. Since the site showed no obvious signs of being compromised, the plugin
is especially dangerous. I recommend avoiding this plugin unless you are prepared
to monitor it constantly and can disable it the moment a security warning appears.
Right now, the risk clearly outweighs the benefit.

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Just what we needed for our sites!

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The media manager is easily one of the most useful tools for my daily workflow. 
Folders, sorting, and previews all work flawlessly it’s like having a real file 
system inside WordPress.

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The media manager plugin is a huge help when organizing files in large projects.
Being able to assign folders and quickly sort through uploads saves me hours each
week. A must-have for anyone managing a content-heavy site!

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I’ve used a few  plugins before but this media manager stands out – seamless bulk
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## Contributors & Developers

“Media Library Assistant” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ David Lingren ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dglingren/)

“Media Library Assistant” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/media-library-assistant/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Media Library Assistant” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/media-library-assistant)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/media-library-assistant/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/media-library-assistant/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/media-library-assistant/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 3.35

 * New: Several enhancements to the Media/Assistant “Thumbnail” (generation) Bulk
   action. More information in the “Thumbnail Generation” tab of the pulldown Help
   menu and the new Settings/Media Library Assistant “Thumbnail Generation Support”
   Documentation section.
 * Fix: IMPORTANT: For all five MLA shortcodes, a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
   security risk has been mitigated.
 * Fix: IMPORTANT: For the `[mla_custom_list]` shortcode, an SQL Injection security
   risk has been mitigated.
 * Fix: IMPORTANT: For WP 7.0, several updates to the MLA enhancements for the Media
   Manager Modal (popup) Window and Media/Library Grid view have been made.
 * Fix: A defect handling REGEX named subpatterns in mapping rule templates has 
   been corrected.
 * Fix: For MP3 files, XMP metadata is now extracted from XML and PRIV frames, bypassing
   embedded image files.
 * Fix: For shortcodes that generate pagination links, a defect in handling URL 
   fragments has been corrected.

#### 3.34

 * New: For the Media/Assistant submenu page, **custom table views** can be composed
   with all of the data selection parameters of the `[mla_gallery]` shortcode. More
   information in the “Library Views/Post MIME Type Processing” section of the Settings/
   Media Library Assistant Documentation tab.
 * Fix: IMPORTANT: For the Media Manager Modal (popup) Window, a Missing Authorization
   security risk has been mitigated.
 * Fix: A defect in parsing metadata arrays for mapping rules has been corrected.
 * Fix: A defect in handling PDF metadata parsing of documents with corrupted cross-
   reference streams has been corrected.
 * Fix: A PHP Warning message in the “execute” rollover action on the Settings/Media
   Library Assistant IPTC/EXIF/WP tab has been eliminated.

#### 3.33

 * Fix: IMPORTANT: For the `[mla_tag_cloud]` and `[mla_term_list]` shortcodes, an
   SQL injection security risk has been mitigated.
 * Fix: A WPML support defect causing a critical site error when duplicating an 
   attachment in a new language has been corrected.
 * Fix: For all of the shortcodes, a defect in handling relative paths in pagination
   output formats has been corrected.
 * Fix: The priority of the hooks MLA adds to the “init” action has been adjusted
   to avoid a taxonomy registration conflict with the “Breadcrumb NavXT” plugin.

#### 3.32

 * Fix: A defect with taxonomy labels in the MMMW ATTACHMENT DETAILS pane causing
   a PHP “Undefined variable $label” message has been corrected.

#### 3.31

 * New: The **`[mla_archive_list]` shortcode** lets you create lists and dropdown
   controls with date-based elements and use them to filter the gallery displayed
   by the `[mla_gallery]` shortcode.
 * New: The `mla_get_custom_values()` function used by the `[mla_custom_list]` shortcode
   is now available for public use in the `MLAShortcodes` class (includes/class-
   mla-shortcodes.php).
 * New: On the Settings/Media Library Assistant Image tab you can control the “BIG
   image” threshold option. You can use the WordPress default value, set a custom
   value or disable scaling entirely.
 * New: For the Media/Assistant submenu table, new “Download Original” bulk and 
   rollover actions let you download the original, unaltered files for scaled and
   rotated items.
 * Fix: For all shortcodes, pagination links now include all values from the $_REQUEST
   array, making pagination more reliable.
 * Fix: A PHP deprecation message on the Media/Assistant admin page has been eliminated.
 * Fix: The `utf8_encode()` function call, deprecated in PHP 8.2, has been replaced.
 * Fix: An occasional issue with taxonomy labels in the MMMW ATTACHMENT DETAILS 
   pane has been resolved.
 * Fix: For the “MLA UI Elements Example” plugin (v2.07), the `[muie_archive_list]`
   shortcode has been deprecated.
 * Fix: An internationalization problem with taxonomy labels has been resolved.

#### 3.30

 * New: For PDF documents, metadata embedded in compressed object streams is now
   extracted, processed and made available as “pdf:” data sources.
 * Fix: IMPORTANT: For the `[mla_gallery]` shortcode, the “mla_viewer” feature has
   been redesigned to mitigate an Unauthenticated Local File Read security issue.
   The feature now uses WordPress AJAX processing when PDF thumbnail images are 
   not available, which is less efficient but secure.
 * Fix: IMPORTANT: For the `[mla_gallery]` shortcode, the “Transfer by Item Name”
   feature has been redesigned to mitigate an Insecure Direct Object Reference security
   issue. This fix also requires you to manually update the “MLA Item Transfer Pretty
   Links” example plugin if your site uses it.
 * Fix: IMPORTANT: The “MLA Item Transfer Pretty Links” example plugin has been 
   updated to use the new “Transfer by Item Name” method. **You must manually update
   the example plugin** if your site uses it.

#### 3.00 – 3.29

 * 3.29 – IMPORTANT: Security mitigation in all four shortcodes. Media Manager Modal(
   popup) and Media/Assistant submenu table fixes. Four fixes in all.
 * 3.28 – IMPORTANT: Security mitigation and [mla_term_list] critical error fix.
   WPML Media/Assistant fix. Five fixes in all.
 * 3.27 – IMPORTANT: Security fixes. Shortcode enhancements for term list checklists
   and custom field date queries, AVIF metadata support. Three enhancements and 
   five fixes in all.
 * 3.26 – IMPORTANT: For the Polylang plugin, a defect that caused the famous “There
   Has Been a Critical Error on This Website” error has been corrected.
 * 3.25 – New tool for managing image Intermediate Sizes, taxonomy archive solution,
   new and enhanced example plugins and field-level data sources, WP 6.8 compatible.
   Eight enhancements, ten fixes in all.
 * 3.24 – IMPORTANT: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting security risks in three example
   plugins mitigated. Field-level data sources for very large images. REST support
   for Att. Categories and Att. Tags. Improved processing of the `mla_image_class`
   and `mla_image_alt` parameters. Two enhancements, two fixes in all.
 * 3.23 – For the [mla_gallery] shortcode, a defect regarding default post parent
   processing, e.g. when the shortcode has no explicit parameters, has been corrected.
 * 3.22 – IMPORTANT: Resolve “Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: array_key_exists():”
   in `class-mla-options.php`. Delay localization of built-in style and markup templates
   until `init` action.
 * 3.21 – IMPORTANT: WP 6.7 i18n fix and a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security risk
   mitigation. Media/Assistant admin page fixes and enhancement. Three enhancements,
   ten fixes in all.
 * 3.20 – IMPORTANT: A security risk that allowed remote code execution from a logged
   in administrator account has been mitigated. Mapping rule and shortcode fixes.
   Four fixes in all.
 * 3.19 – IMPORTANT: A security risk in the Settings/Media Library Assistant Uploads
   tab has been mitigated. Mapping rule fixes and enhancement. Media/Assistant bulk
   action fix. One enhancement, six fixes in all.
 * 3.18 – IMPORTANT: A security risk in the Media/Edit Media screen has been mitigated.
   A defect in formatting the order=DESC shortcode parameter has been corrected.
   Two fixes in all.
 * 3.17 – IMPORTANT: Security risks in the Media/Edit Media screen and shortcodes
   have been mitigated. Elementor fix for the Media Manager Modal (popup) Window.
   Eight fixes in all.
 * 3.16 – IMPORTANT: Security risks in the Media/Edit Media screen and [mla_custom_list]
   shortcode have been mitigated. Shortcode bug fixes and a new feature in the MLA
   Multi-search Example plugin. One enhancement, four fixes in all.
 * 3.15 – IMPORTANT: Eliminate PHP Fatal Error when accessing Example Plugins from
   the Settings/Media Library Assistant Documentation tab.
 * 3.14 – IMPORTANT: WordPress 6.5 updates and two security fixes. New and enhanced
   example plugins. Shortcode enhancements. Seven enhancements in all, eleven fixes.
 * 3.13 – IMPORTANT: `[mla_gallery]` parameters containing HTML are once again processed
   correctly. New “MLA Custom Field List” shortcode. Code refactor reduces load 
   time and memory required for the `[mla_gallery]` shortcode. Four enhancements
   in all, six fixes.
 * 3.12 – IMPORTANT: Cross-site scripting security risk for authenticated users 
   with the “Author” role has been eliminated.
 * 3.11 – IMPORTANT: security risk fixes for shortcode parameters and example plugin.
   Custom file icon support for Uploads file types. One enhancement, four fixes.
 * 3.10 – IMPORTANT: WP 6.3 Gutenberg/Media Manager fix and a security risk fix.
   File Extension and MIME Type Processing fixes. “MLA Multisite Extensions” example
   plugin enhancements. Four enhancements in all, nine fixes.
 * 3.09 – IMPORTANT: security risk fixes for shortcode parameters and example plugin.
   Custom file icon support for Uploads file types. One enhancement, four fixes.
 * 3.08 – PNG metadata fixes, terms search enhancements, example plugin enhancements,
   MLA Insert Fixit security fix, Documentation updates and additions. Eight enhancements
   in all, eleven fixes.
 * 3.07 – Metadata extraction for PNG files, “Set Featured Image” enhancements, 
   extensive “Where-used Reporting” documentation, Modern Event Calendar fix and
   Example Plugin enhancements. Eight enhancements in all, seven fixes.
 * 3.06 – IMPORTANT: SECURITY FIX for the MLA Insert Fixit example plugin removes
   an SQL injection risk. New mapping rules tutorial available, some PDF parsing
   improvements and documentation improvements. One enhancement, eight fixes in 
   all.
 * 3.05- IMPORTANT: Admin Columns Pro v6.0+ support. Support for the “CatFolders–
   WP Media Folders” plugin. The “MLA Yoast SEO Example” plugin has been completely
   rewritten. New “MLA Content Items Example” plugin. Three enhancements in all,
   two fixes.
 * 3.04 – Fix: When Photo Engine (WP/LR Sync) is active, a PHP Fatal Error with 
   mapping rules during “sync” operations has been corrected.
 * 3.03 – IMPORTANT: For the [mla_gallery] shortcode, a defect (introduced in v3.02)
   in expanding template values has been corrected.
 * 3.02 – MLA Text Widget, WPML, Polylang and Photo Engine (WP/LR Sync) fixes. Some
   PHP errors eliminated. Bulk Edit Area enhancements. New “MLA WFU Data Source”
   example plugin. Two enhancements in all, ten fixes.
 * 3.01 – IMPORTANT: For the Media/Assistant Bulk Edit feature, AJAX errors have
   been corrected.
 * 3.00 – WordPress 6.0 support, security improvements, shortcode and example plugin
   enhancements. Seven enhancements in all, seventeen fixes.

#### 2.90 – 2.99

 * 2.99 – WordPress 5.9 support. Bulk Edit values save/restore, current date/time
   data sources, custom field Library views filtered by MIME type. Four enhancements
   in all, fifteen fixes.
 * 2.98 – New “Attachment File Metadata” meta box on the Media/Edit Media screen.
   Enhanced “MLA Advanced Custom Fields Example” and new “MLA Filename Issues Example”
   plugins. Five enhancements in all, eleven fixes.
 * 2.97 – IMPORTANT: [mla_gallery] PHP “Warning: array_key_exists()…” messages have
   been eliminated. WP 5.8, cropping of MMMW top row image thubmnails fixed. Description
   element added to mapping rules. Four enhancements in all, four fixes.
 * 2.96 – WordPress 5.8 support! New [muie_archive_list] shortcode. CSV export item
   values. Support for Enhanced Media Library plugin. Donation links are back. Thirteen
   enhancements in all, fourteen fixes.
 * 2.95 – Support for Real Media Library plugin in Media/Assistant and `[mla_gallery]`,
   MLA Insert Fixit improvements, `[mla_gallery]` simple date parameters, “Mine”
   filter/view. Four enhancements in all, twelve fixes.
 * 2.94 – For [mla_gallery], icon handling, mla_viewer, and performance fixes. New
   and enhanced example plugins. Three enhancements in all, nine fixes.
 * 2.93 – Correct defects in handling array values, e.g., tax_input, in request:
   parameters and pagination controls. Example plugin enhancements. Two enhancements
   in all, three fixes.
 * 2.92 – Correct Media/Assistant Quick Edit error that deleted term assignments
   in the WordPress Categories taxonomy.
 * 2.91 – Correct PHP Fatal Error in Media Manager Search Media operations. Correct
   defect that caused Media Manager “Edit Gallery” operations to lose existing items.
   Two fixes in all.
 * 2.90 – WP 5.6 support, thorough review and update of all files for validating,
   sanitizing and escaping user data to reduce the risk of security exploits, two
   new example plugins. Seven enhancements in all, seven fixes.

#### 2.80 – 2.84

 * 2.84 – WP 5.5 support, new Always Use MLA MIME Type option, CSV Data Source example
   plugin, Support for PaidMembershipsPro, Simple Taxonomy Ordering, Simple Custom
   Post Order, Featured Image from URL plugins. Thirteen enhancements in all, twelve
   fixes.
 * 2.83 – Avoid “Fatal error:” with Admin Columns Pro version 5.1+. Fix Attachments
   area positioning in the Media Manager Modal (popup) Window. Two fixes in all.
 * 2.82 – Compatibility updates for WordPress 5.4. Security fixes to prevent three
   categories of attacks. New tools for “MLA Insert Fixit” and “WooCommerce Fixit
   Tools” example plugins. Fixes for `[mla_gallery]` and Media Manager Modal Window.
   Seven enhancements in all, eleven fixes.
 * 2.81 – Compatibility updates for WordPress 5.3. New “mso:” prefix gives access
   to the Document Properties embedded in Office Open XML file formats (e.g., docx,
   xlsx, pptx). Three enhancements, eight fixes.
 * 2.80 – A new “MLA Phoenix Media Rename Example” plugin supports the Phoenix Media
   Rename plugin. MLA Insert Fixit example plugin improvements, improved support
   for other plugins and themes. One enhancement, twelve fixes.

#### 2.70 – 2.79

 * 2.79 – [mla_gallery] keyword/term search “exclude” logic, [mla_tag_cloud] performance
   improvements, Media/Assistant Download bulk action. Nine enhancements in all,
   six fixes.
 * 2.78 – Support Admin Columns Pro v4.5.x, add “Search Media” and “Terms Search”
   exclude logic, Eliminate PHP messages for Polylang and some AJAX actions. One
   enhancement, five fixes.
 * 2.77 – Preserve current term assignments for checklist-style taxonomies when 
   opening the Media/Assistant Quick Edit area. This defect was introduced in v2.76.
 * 2.76 – “Checklist-style” term search and additions in the Bulk and Quick Edit
   areas. New and improved example plugins. Seven enhancements, four fixes.
 * 2.75 – Admin Columns (and Pro) fixes to eliminate PHP messages. Five fixes in
   all.
 * 2.74 – Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities have been removed from the Media/
   Assistant and Settings/Media Library assistant admin submenu screens. One enhancement,
   seven fixes.
 * 2.73 – Checklist-style flat taxonomy improvements, Admin Columns Pro fix, new
   and improved example plugins, e.g., “parent search”. Five enhancements, four 
   fixes.
 * 2.72 – Remove “Circular Reference” PHP Warnings in class-mla-mime-types.php.
 * 2.71 – Admin Columns Pro CSV Export support, Uploaded on date editing, regular
   expression match/replace functions in shortcodes, new and improved example plugins.
   Thirteen enhancements, seven fixes.
 * 2.70 – Improved file download security, Polylang fixes. Two enhancements, seven
   fixes.

#### 2.60 – 2.65

 * 2.65 – Corrects an “ajax.fail error” in the Media/Assistant “Set Parent” function
   and the Media/Edit Media screen. One other enhancement, two other fixes.
 * 2.64 – For `[mla_gallery]`, corrects v2.63 problem that applied `mla_named_transfer`
   to all `link=file` and `link=download` galleries.
 * 2.63 – Download by name and pretty links, str_replace format option, disable 
   mapping rules, debug tab. Eight enhancements in all, nine fixes.
 * 2.62 – Corrects a PHP Fatal Error when loading MLA Media Manager enhancements
   for “front-end” use.
 * 2.61 – Several new example plugins and hooks, new shortcode parameters. Thirteen
   enhancements in all, thirteen fixes.
 * 2.60 – Completely new Settings/IPTC/EXIF tab and example plugin enhancements.
   Five enhancements in all, five

#### 2.50 – 2.54

 * 2.54 – Admin Columns/PHP 7.1.x Fix, thumbnail generation enhancements, [mla_term_list]
   fix and Settings/Shortcodes tab updates. Six fixes in all.
 * 2.53 – Correct PHP Fatal Error defect for users of Admin Columns (free version).
 * 2.52 – Improved Admin Columns Pro integration, better PHP 7 support. Example 
   plugin improvements. Six enhancements in all, eight fixes.
 * 2.51 – Change “primary column” handling for WP 4.3+ to be more like Media/Library
   submenu table. Some MLA UI Elements Example plugin fixes.
 * 2.50 – Completely new Settings/Custom Fields tab, [mla_term_list] and example
   plugin enhancements. Fourteen enhancements in all, sixteen fixes.

#### 2.40 – 2.41

 * 2.41 – Updated example plugins, EXIF improvements, PHP 5.3 compatibility, Polylang
   fix. Five enhancements in all, ten fixes.
 * 2.40 – Generate WP 4.7 PDF thumbnails, new Shortcodes tab, requires less admin-
   mode memory, Examples tab “View” action and “Installed” view. Seventeen other
   enhancements, fourteen fixes.

#### 2.30 – 2.33

 * 2.33 – Fix WordPress “The plugin does not have a valid header” errors on initial
   MLA installs. Two enhancements, one other fix.
 * 2.32 – New Documentation/Example Plugins submenu and installer, WordPress 4.6
   fixes and several new example plugins. Sixteen enhancements in all, nine fixes.
 * 2.31 – Remove call to `xdebug_get_function_stack()` causing fatal PHP error.
 * 2.30 – New [mla_term-list] shortcode for hierarchical taxonomy display, Uncaught
   RangeError fix, custom data sources. Thirteen enhancements in all, six fixes.

#### 2.00 – 2.25

 * 2.25 – Default shortcode parameters in templates, list/grid view switcher, delete
   option settings, better XML parsing. Eight enhancements in all, eleven fixes.
 * 2.24 – Corrects the MLA error that suppressed Admin Columns functions for Posts,
   Pages, Custom Post Types, Users and Comments.
 * 2.23 – Admin Columns 2.4.9 fixes, EXIF/XMP/PDF improvements, Posts, Pages and
   custom Post Types in `[mla_gallery]` display. Seven enhancements in all, six 
   fixes.
 * 2.22 – Support for the “Admin Columns” plugin, PHP7 and “enclosing shortcode”
   syntax. Better performance, new filters and examples. Eight enhancements in all,
   eight fixes.
 * 2.21 – Fix for “empty grid”, “No media attachments found”, “No items found” and“
   Unknown column” symptoms. Thanks to all who quickly alerted me to the problem.
   One other fix for “Featured Image” handling of size=none.
 * 2.20 – Reduced memory/time footprint, default setting changes, WPML/Polylang 
   IPTC/EXIF mapping fixes, partial German translation. Nine other enhancements,
   thirteen fixes.
 * 2.15 – Bulk Edit Reset button, Debug tab enhancements, Quick Edit thumbnails,
   new examples and hooks. Sixteen enhancements in all, sixteen fixes.
 * 2.14 – Final WordPress 4.3 updates. New Debug tab features. Updated Dutch translation.
   Four other fixes.
 * 2.13 – WordPress 4.3 updates. PDF Thumbnail image generator. Wildcard keyword/
   term searching. Several WPML and Polylang fixes. Dutch and Swedish translations!
   Twelve other enhancements, twelve other fixes.
 * 2.12 – Fixes a defect in [mla_gallery] handling of the mla_caption parameter.
   Adds mla_debug=log option.
 * 2.11 – Enhanced WPML and new Polylang support. “Attached” Media/Assistant table
   view. Eight other enhancements, fifteen fixes.
    *2.10 – mla_viewer is back, with
   a Featured Image option! XMP support for image meta data. Eight other enhancements,
   twelve fixes.
 * 2.02 – Bulk Edit on Media/Add New, pause/restart IPTC/EXIF mapping, EXIF CAMERA
   fields, “timestamp”, “date” and “fraction” format options. Six other enhancements,
   twelve fixes.
 * 2.01 – Google File Viewer (mla_viewer) disabled. IPTC/EXIF mapping performance
   gains. Four other enhancements, five fixes.
 * 2.00 – Requires WP v3.5+. Ajax-powered bulk edit and mapping, front-end “terms
   search” for [mla_gallery]. Five other enhancements, two fixes.

#### 1.00 – 1.95

 * 1.95: New [mla_gallery] parameters, Download rollover action, Media/Assistant
   submenu filters. Eleven enhancements, seven fixes.
 * 1.94: Media Manager fixes and new “current-item” parameters for [mla_tag_cloud].
   Two other enhancements, seven fixes.
 * 1.93: WordPress 4.0 Media Grid enhancements (optional) and compatibility fixes.
   New auto-fill option for Media Manager taxonomy meta boxes. One other enhancement,
   three other fixes.
 * 1.92: Three bug fixes, one serious.
 * 1.91: WordPress 4.0 support! New “Edit Media meta box” and “Media Modal Initial
   Values” filters and example plugins. Four other enhancements, six fixes.
 * 1.90: New “Terms Search” popup window and Search Media “Terms” checkbox. Post
   Type filter and pagination for “Select Parent” popup. Ten other enhancements,
   five fixes.
 * 1.83: Corrects serious defect, restoring Quick Edit, Bulk Edit and Screen Options
   to Media/Assistant submenu. Three other fixes.
 * 1.82: “Select Parent” popup window (Media/Edit Media, Attached to column, Quick
   Edit area), SVG support and several new filter examples. Five other enhancements,
   three other fixes.
 * 1.81: Corrects serious defect in Media Manager Modal Window file uploading. Adds
   item-specific tag clouds. One other enhancement, five other fixes.
 * 1.80: Full taxonomy meta box support in the Media Manager Modal Window. Checkbox-
   style meta box for flat taxonomies. Fourteen other enhancements, nine fixes.
 * 1.71: Searchable Category meta boxes for the Media/Edit Media screen. Support
   for the WordPress “Attachment Display Settings”. Six fixes.
 * 1.70: Internationalization and localization support! Custom Field and IPTC/EXIF
   Mapping hooks. One other enhancement, six fixes.
 * 1.61: Three fixes, including one significant fix for item-specific markup substitution
   parameters. Tested for compatibility with WP 3.8.
 * 1.60: New [mla_tag_cloud] shortcode and shortcode-enabled MLA Text Widget. Five
   other enhancements, four fixes.
 * 1.52: Corrected serious defect in [mla_gallery] that incorrectly limited the 
   number of items returned for non-paginated galleries. One other fix.
 * 1.51: Attachment Metadata mapping/updating, [mla_gallery] “apply_filters” hooks,
   multiple paginated galleries per page, “ALL_CUSTOM” pseudo value. Three other
   enhancements, six fixes.
 * 1.50: PDF and GPS Metadata support. Content Templates; mix literal text with 
   data values, test for empty values and choose among two or more alternatives 
   for [mla_gallery] and data mapping. Four other enhancements, seven fixes.
 * 1.43: Generalized pagination support with “mla_output=paginate_links”. One other
   enhancement, four fixes.
 * 1.42: Pagination support for [mla_gallery]! Improved CSS width (itemwidth) and
   margin handling. Eight other enhancements, six fixes.
 * 1.41: New [mla_gallery] “previous link” and “next link” output for gallery navigation.
   New “request” substitution parameter to access $_REQUEST variables. Three other
   enhancements, seven fixes.
 * 1.40: Better performance! New custom table views, Post MIME Type and Upload file/
   MIMEs control; 112 file type icons to choose from. Four new Gallery Display Content
   parameters. four other enhancements, twelve fixes.
 * 1.30: New “mla_alt_shortcode” parameter combines [mla_gallery] with other gallery
   display shortcodes, e.g., Jetpack Carousel and Tiled Mosaic. Support for new 
   3.6 audio/video metadata. One other enhancement, eight fixes.
 * 1.20: Media Manager (Add Media, etc.) enhancements: filter by more MIME types,
   date, taxonomy terms; enhanced search box for name/slug, ALT text, caption and
   attachment ID. New [mla_gallery] sort options. Four other enhancements, four 
   fixes.
 * 1.14: New [mla_gallery] mla_target and tax_operator parameters, tax_query cleanup
   and ids/include fix. Attachments column fix. IPTC/EXIF and Custom Field mapping
   fixes. Three other fixes.
 * 1.13: Add custom fields to the quick and bulk edit areas; sort and search on 
   them in the Media/Assistant submenu. Expanded EXIF data access, including COMPUTED
   values. Google File Viewer support, two other enhancements and two fixes.
 * 1.11: Search by attachment ID, avoid fatal errors and other odd results when 
   adding taxonomy terms. One other fix.
 * 1.10: Map attachment metadata to custom fields; add them to [mla_gallery] display
   and as sortable columns on the Media/Assistant submenu table. Get Photonic Gallery(
   plugin) integration and six other fixes.
 * 1.00: Map IPTC and EXIF metadata to standard fields, taxonomy terms and custom
   fields. Improved performance for where-used reporting. Specify default `[mla_gallery]`
   style and markup templates. Five other fixes.

#### 0.11 – 0.90

 * `[mla_gallery]` support for custom fields, taxonomy terms and IPTC/EXIF metadata.
   Updated for WordPress 3.5!
 * Improved default Style template, `[mla_gallery]` parameters “mla_itemwidth” and“
   mla_margin” for control of gallery item spacing. Quick edit support of WordPress
   standard Categories taxonomy has been fixed.
 * MLA Gallery Style and Markup Templates for control over CSS styles, HTML markup
   and data content of `[mla_gallery]` shortcode output. Eight other enhancements
   and four fixes.
 * Removed (!) Warning displays for empty Gallery in and MLA Gallery in column entries.
 * New “Gallery in” and “MLA Gallery in” where-used reporting to see where items
   are returned by the `[gallery]` and `[mla_gallery]` shortcodes. Two other enhancements
   and two fixes.
 * Enhanced Search Media box. Extend search to the name/slug, ALT text and caption
   fields. Connect search terms with “and” or “or”. Five other enhancements and 
   two fixes.
 * New `[mla_gallery]` shortcode, a superset of the `[gallery]` shortcode that provides
   many enhancements. These include taxonomy support and all post_mime_type values(
   not just images). Media Library items need not be “attached” to the post.
 * SQL View (supporting ALT Text sorting) now created for automatic plugin upgrades
 * Bulk Edit area; add, remove or replace taxonomy terms for several attachments
   at once. Sort your media listing on ALT Text, exclude revisions from where-used
   reporting.
 * Support ALL taxonomies, including the standard Categories and Tags, your custom
   taxonomies and the Assistant’s pre-defined Att. Categories and Att. Tags. Add
   taxonomy columns to the Assistant admin screen, filter on any taxonomy, assign
   terms and list the attachments for a term.
 * Quick Edit action for inline editing of attachment metadata
 * Fixed “404 Not Found” errors when updating single items.

#### 0.1

 * Initial release.

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