These are two separate search features that do different things. Here’s the quick version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The folder sidebar has its own search input. Type a folder name and the tree filters down to show only folders matching your query. This is useful when you’ve got dozens (or hundreds) of folders and need to jump to a specific one fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Folder search only looks at folder names. It doesn’t search the files inside those folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main search bar in the Media Library searches the actual media files. It looks across 6 fields: title, filename, alt text, description, caption, and folder name. It returns individual files that match your query.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Media search respects your currently selected folder. If you click a folder first and then search, results are scoped to that folder. If you want to search the entire library, select “All Files” first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two searches complement each other. A typical workflow looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can also skip folder search entirely and just use media search with a folder name as your query. Since “folder name” is one of the searchable fields, typing a folder name into media search will pull up every file in that folder, even if you have “All Files” selected.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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