Easy Download Media Counter
by Remi Corson · Media
Also makes 12 other plugins · 750+ installs across the portfolio →
Requires at least 3.0 Tested up to 3.3.1 Stable tag: 1.2 This plugin allows easy media downloads count using shortcodes
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
60+
≈69 estimated
Momentum
-11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “counter”, “download” and “library” 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.
48 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 17.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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
51/100Maintenance 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5016 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5016 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| counter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| download your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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
- “counter”, “download” and “library” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 378 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
13.7y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 5 Feb 2013
2
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 12 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ na11.7y ago
Useful for coders but not for WYSIWYG authors. However, still works as per instructions and integrates directly with WP functionality. Useful to know how to find the media ID: http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Working_with_WordPress#How_do_I_determine_a_Post.2C_Page.2C_Category.2C_Tag.2C_Link.2C_Link_Category.2C_or_User_ID.3F Thanks,
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 1076548713.5y ago
Works great, download URLs are optimized, easy to set up. Nice work !
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.2). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Easy Download Media Counter <= 1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-05 CVE-2025-58867 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2 No patch available
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Requires at least 3.0 Tested up to 3.3.1 Stable tag: 1.2 This plugin allows easy media downloads count usin..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 286 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Counter", "library", "upload" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-11 70+ → 60+ down after 32 days in tier
- 2026-09-09 60+ → 70+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 70+ → 60+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2026-06-22 60+ → 70+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 70+ → 60+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 60+ → 70+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-05-15 70+ → 60+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-05-07 60+ → 70+ up after 2 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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Media Library Downloader 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
LH Copy Media File 800+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
Clean Image Filenames 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Media Library Categories 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Download Monitor 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - D Disable Real MIME Check 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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