Add External Media
by leemon · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 700+ installs across the portfolio →
Add external media to the media library
45 health vs 54 average across 3,793 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.23, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2483 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
72
now · peak 133
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
6.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.5
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-08-14 · 1,390 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 3 reviews to 2018-04-24Reviewers say it does exactly what it promises, and the main ask is deeper integration with the standard WordPress media screens.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lucasbustamante8.4y ago
Great plugin, thanks! I just miss the feature of adding it directly in the WordPress Media
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marc Queralt i Bassa10.1y ago
We tried it and does what it says.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Richard B10.8y ago
Excellent plugin, especially for an early version. Does exactly what it says on the tin and allows you to add external media straight into your library for use anywhere. Would love to see the ability to add an external item from the Media > Add New page and also from fields like the ACF gallery which do use the standard WP interface. Good job!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 124 languages, 4 at 90% or more
Plus 100 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-15 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-14 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-13 200+ → 100+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-03-29 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-27 200+ → 100+ down after 467 days in tier
- 2023-12-16 300+ → 200+ down after 391 days in tier
- 2022-11-20 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-19 300+ → 200+ down
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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WEN Featured Image 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Attachments 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Organize Media Folder 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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