Disable Media Pages
by joppuyo · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 30.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Completely remove "attachment" pages for WordPress media. Improve SEO and prevent conflicts between page and image permalinks.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+128%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “attachment”, “hide” and “image” for “drop caps”, “debian” and “inspiration”. “attachment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “drop caps” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hide” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “debian” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inspiration” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.9%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 100.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2025-01-20Reviewers say it does one job cleanly, freeing up attachment page slugs without fuss, and several mention it worked straight away with clear docs.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 44 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.33★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| attachment pages | #5 | #5 | down 1 |
| disable attachment pages | #3 | #2 | down 1 |
| drop caps | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| pages | #12 | #18 | down 1 |
| disable pages | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| debian | #7 | #2 | down 2 |
| disable plugin on pages | #5 | #8 | down 1 |
| conflicts | #13 | #14 | down 4 |
| image permalink | #6 | #10 | — |
| inspiration | #10 | #11 | 0 |
| media | #21 | #22 | down 4 |
| disable | #20 | #15 | down 1 |
| conflict | #13 | #14 | down 1 |
| aspect ratio | #14 | #12 | down 2 |
| attachment page | #10 | #11 | down 1 |
| get pages | #11 | #18 | down 2 |
| pages id | #11 | #16 | down 1 |
| disable updates | #18 | #13 | down 1 |
| duplicate pages | #20 | #19 | down 2 |
| page not found | #20 | #19 | down 2 |
| attachment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| permalink your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
93 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 55 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “attachment”, “hide” and “image” for “drop caps”, “debian” and “inspiration”. “attachment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “drop caps” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hide” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “debian” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inspiration” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.3K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow 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
1mo ago
latest release · v4.0.3 · 18 Sep 2026
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 58% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Jan 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ xoruna1.8y ago
The plugin works great and is very useful for any wordpress site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kotoedo2.1y ago
This is a simple to use plugin that does exactly what it says. Recommend!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pineapple is DISGUSTING on Pizza2.3y ago
Needed the media page slugs for content pages but the pictures, being named after the pages, blocked all the required slugs. This plugin did the trick just fine! 2800 slugs renamed without errors and the desired urls are usable again rightaway. Great stuff!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mksmpl2.3y ago
I create a lot of small business service + location pages. I was using two other plugins, one to duplicate a page, and lpagery to create the pages themselves. This is a lot of images and a lot of data. I was not able to have my base service urls as I wanted them. WordPress kept putting a number at the end (/service-3/). Nothing I tried would let me remove that number unless I changed my slug altogether (which for internal linking was a lot of work) I scoured the internet, tried changing and reseting my permalink structure, clearing my cache, etc and nothing worked. I came across this plugin and in 30 seconds it fixed my problem. HIGHLY reccomend if you’re have a lot of similar pages and images. This is a life saver!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gary Gordon3.1y ago
Well, this is exactly what I needed. I needed to release all of the URLs that were created for the attachment pages, and remove the links to the attachment pages. All I can say is wow!! Great job. I wish this was a feature built into WordPress. This plugin made me a “happy camper” today!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ atresall3.5y ago
Working well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abitofmind3.8y ago
Great that this plugin allows avoiding thin content and keeps the value-able slug namespace clean! On my portfolio website I have a lot of images and projects. And the featured image per project often/mostly is named just as the base project URL. So I would have had namespace clashes all over. And inconsistent ones! If I first upload an image then the project page gets the ugly -2 sufix, if I first create the project page and later upload the pic, then the picture media page gets the ugly -2 suffix. Glad that I could avoid these name clashes right from the beginning of my website’s lifecycle! It worked fine so far! And I had no conflicts with other plugins which also manipulate the Media Library, among them:Media File Renamer, Media Deduper, Perfect Images. This topic was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by abitofmind. This topic was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by abitofmind.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pixeline3.9y ago
really handy plugin. Should be in the “must-have plugins” category !
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2023-06-15 Version 3.0.1 Fix: Fix typo 3.0.1
- 2023-06-15 Version 3.0.0 Fix: Tested in WordPress 6.2 Breaking change: Dropped support for WordPress 5.0, WordPress 5.1, and PHP 7.0. The Debian version in the Docker images is so old it no longer works properly and crashes the build. This makes 3.0.0
- 2022-12-11 Version 2.0.3 Fix: Fix typo. Thanks to porg for noticing this! 2.0.3
- — Version 4.0.0 Breaking change: Minimum supported WordPress version is now 6.0 and the minimum PHP version is now 8.0. This is because wp-browser, which is used for testing no longer supports PHP 7. If you are using an older version of 4.0.0
- — Version 3.1.3 Fix: Tested in WP 6.6 3.1.3
- — Version 3.1.2 Fix: Tested in WP 6.5 3.1.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 10 languages, 8 at 90% or more
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
7 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 "Completely remove "attachment" pages for WordPress media. Improve SEO and prevent conflicts between page an..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions ACF.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,643 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hide" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-22 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-21 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-19 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-18 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-17 9K+ → 10K+ up after 177 days in tier
- 2024-10-22 8K+ → 9K+ up after 131 days in tier
- 2024-06-13 7K+ → 8K+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2024-05-22 6K+ → 7K+ up after 84 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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