By default, files uploaded through Kadence Blocks Advanced Form are stored in the WordPress uploads directory under:
/wp-content/uploads/kadence_form/
These files are also organized into year and month subfolders, such as:
/wp-content/uploads/kadence_form/2025/10/In some cases, you may want to store form uploads in a different location. For example, you might want them all in one single folder, outside of the default uploads directory, or even in a completely private location. This can make your files easier to organize, more secure, and separate from the rest of your WordPress media library.
Kadence provides the filter kadence_blocks_advanced_form_upload_directory which lets you override the default upload location.
The filter receives the $param array (same format as WordPress’ native upload_dir filter). You can modify this array to control the file system path and the URL of where Kadence Form uploads are stored.
The custom code in this tutorial can be added to your site’s functions.php file if you are using a child theme. If you are not using a child theme, you should use a plugin such as Code Snippets to add custom code safely without editing theme files directly.
Examples
Example 1: Remove Year and Month folder
This example saves all Kadence Form uploads in /wp-content/uploads/kadence_form/ without adding the /year/month subfolders.
add_filter('kadence_blocks_advanced_form_upload_directory', function ($param) {
$subfolder = '/kadence_form';
$param['url'] = isset($param['baseurl']) ? $param['baseurl'] . $subfolder : $subfolder;
$param['path'] = isset($param['basedir']) ? $param['basedir'] . $subfolder : $subfolder;
$param['subdir'] = '';
return $param;
}, 20, 1);Result:
Uploads go to: /wp-content/uploads/kadence_form/file.pdf
Instead of /wp-content/uploads/kadence_form/2025/10/file.pdf
Example 2: Save uploads outside of the default uploads folder
This example saves Kadence Form uploads in a custom folder called /form_uploads located at the root of your WordPress site (same level as wp-config.php).
add_filter('kadence_blocks_advanced_form_upload_directory', function ($param) {
$custom_dir = ABSPATH . 'form_uploads';
$custom_url = home_url('/form_uploads');
wp_mkdir_p($custom_dir);
$param['path'] = $custom_dir;
$param['url'] = $custom_url;
$param['subdir'] = '';
$param['basedir'] = $custom_dir;
$param['baseurl'] = $custom_url;
return $param;
}, 20, 1);Result:
Uploads go to: /form_uploads/file.pdf
and can be accessed at: https://example.com/form_uploads/file.pdf
