External files in Media Library
by threadi · Media
Add external files to your media library to use them in your website. They are integrated as if they were available locally.
Daily downloads
Since 2023-09-14 · 1,036 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “400+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1034 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-10-19 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-10-17 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-10-15 300+ → 400+ up after 68 days in band
- 2025-08-08 200+ → 300+ up after 19 days in band
- 2025-07-20 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-18 200+ → 300+ up after 141 days in band
- 2025-02-27 100+ → 200+ up after 130 days in band
- 2024-10-20 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in band
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/external-files-in-media-library" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="External files in Media Library — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> External files in Media Library: 400+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/external-files-in-media-library