Installation

Get MediaVerse running on your WordPress site in under five minutes - install, activate, and your community is ready to start uploading.

Requirements

• WordPress 6.5+
• PHP 7.4+
• MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.4+
• BuddyPress 12.0+ (optional, for social integration)

Installing via WordPress Admin

1. Go to Plugins > Add New Plugin in your WordPress dashboard.
2. Search for MediaVerse.
3. Click Install Now, then Activate.

Installing via ZIP Upload

1. Download the wpmediaverse.zip file from wbcomdesigns.com.
2. Go to Plugins > Add New Plugin > Upload Plugin.
3. Choose the ZIP file and click Install Now.
4. Click Activate Plugin.

Installing via FTP

1. Unzip the downloaded archive.
2. Upload the wpmediaverse folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
3. Go to Plugins in your dashboard and activate MediaVerse.

What Happens on Activation

When you activate MediaVerse, the plugin automatically:

• Creates custom database tables for media index, stats, reactions, comments, favorites, follows, conversations, messages, collections, access grants, and webhooks - all separate from wp_posts for maximum performance.
• Registers the mvs_album and mvs_collection custom post types (media itself uses the custom mvs_media_index table, not wp_posts).
• Registers the mvs_tag and mvs_category taxonomies.
• Adds default capabilities to the Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, and Subscriber roles.
• Redirects you to the Setup Wizard for initial configuration.

Deactivation and Uninstall

Deactivation stops all plugin functionality but keeps your data intact.

Uninstall (deleting the plugin) removes all plugin data including:

• All mvs_album and mvs_collection posts
• All custom database tables (including the mvs_media_index media records)
• All plugin options and transients

To preserve data after uninstalling, export your media library first.