Comparison · generated on request
Media Library Assistant vs Smart Media Replacement
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Media Library Assistant | Smart Media Replacement | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Enhances the Media Library; powerful gallery and list shortcodes, full taxonomy support, IPTC/EXIF/XMP/PDF processing, bulk/quick edit. | Replace media files in place with revision history. Audit your library to find unused files and missing alt text. |
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 10+ |
| Rating | 4.8★ (201) | — |
| Last release | yesterday | 1 month ago |
| Current owner | David Lingren | Troy Chaplin |
| Added to directory | 13 Aug 2012 | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Tested up to | WP 7.1 | WP 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Media Library Assistant · Smart Media Replacement