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media library plugins
309 plugins in the directory carry the media library tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
309
plugins
590,010+
combined reach
169
released in 90 days
23%
quiet 18 months+
3
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | DriveHub – File Manager for Google Drive, Embed Files, Image Gallery & Media Library | 30+ | reopened |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Automatic Post Media | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 19 Aug 2026 | DriveHub – File Manager for Google Drive, Embed Files, Image Gallery & Media Library | 30+ | closed |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Images – One-click Image Uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy One-click uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy directly to your WordPress media library. | 100,000+ | 4.8★ | 3 months ago |
| Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager Create unlimited folders with the Folders WordPress plugin, organize & manage your Media Library files, Pages & Posts in folders 📁 | 90,000+ | 5.0★ | 5 days ago |
| Media Library Assistant Enhances the Media Library; powerful gallery and list shortcodes, full taxonomy support, IPTC/EXIF/XMP/PDF processing, bulk/quick edit. | 70,000+ | 4.8★ | today |
| Enhanced Media Library This plugin would be handy for those who need to manage a lot of media files. | 60,000+ | 4.3★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Quick Featured Images The time-saving solution for managing tons of featured images within minutes: Set, replace and delete in bulk and set default images for future posts. | 50,000+ | 4.7★ | 19 days ago |
| Crop-Thumbnails "Crop Thumbnails" made it easy to get exacly that specific image-detail you want to show in your featured image or gallery image. | 40,000+ | 4.6★ | 9 months ago |
| WP Extra File Types Plugin to let you extend the list of allowed file types supported by the Wordpress Media Library | 40,000+ | 3.4★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Export Media Library Allows users to export media library files as a compressed zip archive. Links Website Support | 30,000+ | 4.9★ | 3 years ago · quiet |
| Simple User Avatar Simple User Avatar helps users to add or remove their avatar using images from his Media Library. | 20,000+ | 4.6★ | 2 months ago |
| Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description Add or edit or bulk edit image ALT tag, caption & description with one click straight from the WordPress media library to improve your SEO score. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 9 months ago |
| Mime Types Plus Add the mime type that can be used in the media library to each file type. | 10,000+ | 3.8★ | 22 days ago |
| The Paste Paste files and image data from clipboard and instantly upload them to the WordPress media library. | 9,000+ | 4.8★ | 9 months ago |
| CatFolders – WordPress Media Library Folders & Categories Organize and manage your files with WordPress media folders. Fast, flexible, and professional. | 6,000+ | 4.3★ | 15 days ago |
| Media Library File Size New in 2026: 'Analyze' feature to find largest files by visual pie chart. Displays the Media Library file sizes, including collective varian … | 6,000+ | 4.6★ | 3 months ago |
| Media Search Enhanced Search through all fields in Media Library. | 5,000+ | 4.4★ | 5 months ago |
| Smart Auto Upload Images – Import External Images Import external images automatically on save. Adds to media library and updates URLs. No manual downloads. Works with any post type. | 5,000+ | 4.3★ | 21 days ago |
| Document Library Lite Create a WordPress document library to manage, search and download files. | 4,000+ | 4.0★ | 13 days ago |
| Free Assets Library – Openverse/Pixabay 600+ Million Images Free Assets Library is the #1 WordPress plugin which provides 600 Million FREE Images with 90,000+ downloads 🚀 | 4,000+ | 4.4★ | 3 months ago |
| Accessibility Tools & Alt Text Finder WordPress accessibility checker for WCAG issues, missing Alt text finder, contrast checker, guided checklists, resources, and accessibility training. | 3,000+ | 4.9★ | 3 months ago |
| Moving Media Library Supports the transfer of Media Library between servers. | 2,000+ | 4.6★ | 22 days ago |
| Organize Media Folder Organize Media Library by Folders. URL in the content, replace with the new URL. | 2,000+ | 4.1★ | 18 days ago |
| Restrict Media Library Access Restricts access for Authors and Contributors so they can only see their own Media Library uploads. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| WP Media folders WP Media Folders is a media management plugin that: Implement a real folder and media URL structure & Allow WP Media Folder plugin data import | 2,000+ | 3.5★ | 5 years ago · quiet |
| Cache Images Goes through your posts and gives you the option to cache all hotlinked images from a domain locally in your upload folder | 1,000+ | 4.0★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Export/Import Media – CSV Media Library Import & Export Import and export your WordPress media library from CSV with preview, batch processing, metadata support, and duplicate prevention. | 1,000+ | 3.7★ | 19 days ago |
| Media Library File Download A lightweight plugin that adds one-click download and export functionality to your Media Library. | 1,000+ | 4.3★ | 3 years ago · quiet |
| Overwrite Uploads Overwrites files with the same name and folder when uploading, instead of storing multiple copies with unique filenames. | 1,000+ | 3.4★ | 13 months ago |
| Fix Media Library Fix Media Library inconsistency between database and wp-content/uploads folder contents. Unused image files, broken media library entries, missing att … | 1,000+ | 4.9★ | 7.5 years ago · quiet |
| miniOrange Embed Files for SharePoint/OneDrive Embed, manage, and sync Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive documents, folders, lists, and files within WordPress pages, posts, or the media library. | 800+ | 5.0★ | 4 days ago |
| GL Import External Images Import and insert images to WordPress Media Library from external URLs. | 800+ | 5.0★ | 21 months ago · quiet |
| Infinite Uploads – Offload, Optimize & Organize Your Media Library The all-in-one media library for WordPress. Optimize images, reclaim storage, and manage a growing library with ease. | 800+ | 4.4★ | 14 days ago |
| Remove Broken Images Very simply, uses JavaScript to remove broken images from page display. | 800+ | 4.0★ | 4 months ago |
| URL Image Importer – Import External Images to the Media Library from URL, CSV & XML Import external images into your WordPress Media Library from any URL, CSV, XML export, or Google Drive link. Bulk import, site migration ready. | 800+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
| Exif Caption Insert the Exif data to the caption of the media. Also replaced caption of content. | 600+ | 4.7★ | 22 days ago |
| AAM Protected Media Files Add-on to the free Advanced Access Manager plugin that protects media files from direct access for visitors, roles or users | 500+ | 5.0★ | 4 months ago |
| MediaMan – Where is this Image Used? Improve the default Media Library to see where your images are being used across your WordPress site. | 500+ | 3.7★ | 15 months ago |
| External files in Media Library Add external files to your media library to use them in your website. They are integrated as if they were available locally. | 400+ | 5.0★ | 7 days ago |
| Media Trash Button Add trash button for Media Library. | 400+ | 5.0★ | 22 days ago |
| Media API for WooCommerce Media endpoint for WooCommerce API. Upload and list media file by WooCommerce REST API. | 400+ | — | 9 months ago |
| WPArtisan Filename Sanitizer Sanitize media filenames to remove non-latin special characters and accents | 400+ | 5.0★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Easy Image Filters Add cool filters and effects to images without leaving site admin screen. Save new image without loosing original. | 300+ | 5.0★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Exif Details Get detailed Exif information about the media file. | 300+ | 5.0★ | 22 days ago |
| iFolders – Ultimate Folder Organizer for Media Library, Pages, Posts and Users Take control of your media library, posts, pages, and other content with our folder manager. Organize your WordPress data into specific categories. | 300+ | 4.6★ | 9 months ago |
| Upgrade for Unattach and Re-attach Media Attachments Allows to unattach and reattach images and other attachments from within the media library page. | 300+ | 4.4★ | 4 years ago · quiet |
| VA Removing Exif Automatically remove all Exif data from the new JPEG images when uploading. | 300+ | 5.0★ | 9.5 years ago · quiet |
| Associate Attachment Associate the media library image with the post. | 200+ | 5.0★ | 5 months ago |
| Featured Link Image Add a meta box in the Links add/edit page for easy uploading/inserting images in your bookmarks. | 200+ | 5.0★ | 13 years ago · quiet |
| PixelVault – Media Library Folders & Asset Manager Media library folders plus a downloadable Document Library block. Colour-coded folders, drag-and-drop, bulk ZIP, analytics, and migration. | 200+ | 4.0★ | 24 days ago |
| Post Thumbnail Extras Make using post thumbnails easier for everyday wordpressing. | 200+ | 5.0★ | 11 years ago · quiet |
| Remote Media Libraries Remote Media Libraries (RML) gives you access to third parties media libraries directly from the Wordpress Media Library. | 200+ | 3.9★ | 7.5 years ago · quiet |
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