Categorify – WordPress Media Library Category & File Manager
by frenify · Media
Organize your WordPress media files in categories via drag and drop.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “media folders”, “media library categories” and “media library category” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 29.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,320 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 993 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
2.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 993 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| media folders your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library categories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library folder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library folders your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “media folders”, “media library categories” and “media library category” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
2.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.7.5 · 12 Feb 2024
3
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 months ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.7.5). 11 of 12 disclosed are patched.
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via categorifyAjaxAddCategory ↗
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via categorifyAjaxClearCategory ↗
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxDeleteCategory ↗
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Categorify <= 1.0.7.4 - Missing Authorization in categorifyAjaxRenameCategory ↗
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,220 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("media folders", "media library categories", "media library category", "media library folder", "media library folders" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 519 days in tier
- 2023-10-13 3K+ → 2K+ down after 229 days in tier
- 2023-02-26 2K+ → 3K+ up
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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Mediamatic – Media Library Folders 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Folderify – Media Library Folders 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
iFolders – Ultimate Folder Organizer for Media Library, Pages, Posts and Users 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
MediaCommander – Media Library Folders & File Manager 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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