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AAM Protected Media Files

by AAM Plugin · Media

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Add-on to the free Advanced Access Manager plugin that protects media files from direct access for visitors, roles or users

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
82 Health · B
Maintenance 95/100
Rating quality 76/100
Support 70/100

82 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins

500+

Active installs

≈560 estimated

18.4K

Total downloads

since 2019

4.06★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 2 reviews

+2%

288

Downloads · 30d

category median +17%

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

89 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 52/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+2% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

288

now · peak 1.2K

28530d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

AAM Protected Media · #8623 you Overwrite Uploads · #6456 Documents Shortcode · #17695 OverWrite It · #30318

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

570per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

1

releases in the last 12 months

4mo ago

latest release · v1.3.3

19

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.3.3 · 4mo ago1.3.2 · 1.2y ago1.3.1 · 1.3y ago1.3.0 · 1.4y ago1.2.5 · 2.2y ago1.2.4 · 2.3y ago1.2.3 · 2.3y ago1.2.2 · 2.8y ago1.2.1 · 3.5y ago1.2.0 · 3.6y ago1.1.7 · 4.1y ago1.1.6 · 4.5y ago1.1.5 · 6.6y ago1.1.4 · 6.6y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.3 75%
v1.2 19%
v1.1 5.3%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
500–600 ≈560

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,420 observations

500Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 2 reviews

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5★
2 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
1.3.3
Last updated
4mo ago
Added
2019-11-27 · 6 yrs old
Requires WP
4.7.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
5.6.0
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Recent review vibe

read from the latest 2 reviews to 2021-01-06
Positive PraiseCompatibility

Both reviewers are happy, with one confirming it works as expected on their WordPress version and the other just thanking the developer.

Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ treetex
    5.6y ago

    Tested on WordPress 5.6 and works as expected.

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  2. ★★★★★ BijouLePou
    6.4y ago

    Thanks for your great product!

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✕ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✕ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✕ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✓ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-08-22 600+ → 500+ down after 9 days in tier
  2. 2026-08-13 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
  3. 2026-08-12 600+ → 500+ down after 4 days in tier
  4. 2026-08-08 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
  5. 2026-08-07 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
  6. 2026-08-06 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2026-08-05 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
  8. 2026-08-04 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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