Requirements and installation

System requirements

Joomla	6.0 or newer
PHP	8.3 or newer
Database	MySQL 8.0.13+ or MariaDB 10.4+

A backward compatibility plugin (plg_behaviour_compat) is not required. Media Organizer runs exclusively on the current Joomla 6 interfaces.

For the optional image optimisation through external encoders (pngquant, oxipng, jpegoptim, gifsicle, cwebp, avifenc) those programs have to be available on the server. Without them everything else works unchanged — the optimisation report then uses the built-in means only.

Installation

Media Organizer ships as a single package:

Open System → Install → Extensions.
Upload the file pkg_jimgo-<version>.zip.
The installation runs through without further questions.

The package contains:

Part	Purpose	After the installation
Component `com_jimgo`	The application itself in the backend	active
Console plugin	Provides the `jimgo:` commands	enabled automatically
Task plugin	Scheduled scans through the Joomla task scheduler	enabled automatically
System plugin (404 monitoring)	Records accesses to files in quarantine	disabled — deliberately your decision
Extension profiles	Vetted knowledge about third-party extensions	installed

The panel after installing Media Organizer, with version, status and the cards Getting started, Enable updates and Help — This panel greets you after the installation. It names the installed version and leads to the three things now due: the first scan, the download key for updates, and the manual. After an update, the changelog takes the place of "Getting started".

Enabling the 404 monitoring

The 404 monitoring is switched off by default because it runs along with every page view. It is useful but not mandatory: it logs accesses to files you have already moved to quarantine. If a hit turns up there, the file was in use somewhere after all — a very strong reason not to delete it for good.

To switch it on: System → Plugins → search for Media Organizer → enable the system plugin.

After the installation

You find Media Organizer under Components → Media Organizer. Nothing has been scanned and nothing changed yet — the extension is waiting for your first scan.

Before you start, a look at Options is worthwhile: there you define which areas are searched and which folders stay untouched in principle. The defaults are deliberately cautious and suitable for most websites.

Recommendation: make a backup before the first cleanup — as you would before any major change to a live website. Media Organizer works reversibly, but a backup is no substitute for trust and trust is no substitute for a backup.

Where to go from here

Download key and updates — so that you receive updates
Quick start: the first scan

Applies to version 1.0.3.4.