This plugin will allow you to attach a single file to multiple posts, but will also will allow you to detach any file.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
300+
≈370 estimated
Momentum
-7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “attach”, “attached” and “gallery” 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.
46 health vs 62 average across 3,284 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 33.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,319 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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 4098 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4098 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| unattach your tag | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| attach your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| attached your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “attach”, “attached” and “gallery” 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 156 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
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
11.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.3 · 13 Aug 2015
16
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 66% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ John Clause11.5y ago
Some features. like filtering do not work https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-unattached-does-not-seem-to-work, but otherwise it is a very useful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Greybox12.2y ago
This plugin conflicts with Advanced Image Styles plugin. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conflicts-with-file-un-attach-plugin The idea of the plugin is good, but the author didn’t bother to reply to the show stopper bug I reported 3 months ago. I am very disappointed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JS Morisset13.0y ago
Recommended. js.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dunavista13.4y ago
Thank you Author, works well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Junior Grao13.6y ago
Muito bom plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tbradley2213.6y ago
works great. when unattaching a file it automatically uploads the “gallery” count in real time without reloading. same for attaching a file. very easy and intuitive to use. thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mirana13.6y ago
Very easy to use and make possible something that WP should elementary have.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joe13.7y ago
It’s rather dumb that I have to get a plugin to un-attach media in the first place, but that’s a WP shortcoming (which people have complained about for years now). This plugin will let you un-attach your media as advertised, just like the other two (at least) plugins out there. But if you have a lot of media to un-attach, you will be clicking all night. Not one plugin lets you un-attach more than one. 3/5 for doing the bare minimum and overlooking the obvious. Frustratingly, lack of batch functionality is a limitation I run into frequently in the WP world.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will allow you to attach a single file to multiple posts, but will also will allow you to detac..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 238 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("attached", "gallery", "image", "unattach" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-22 400+ → 300+ down after 385 days in tier
- 2025-06-02 500+ → 400+ down after 302 days in tier
- 2024-08-04 600+ → 500+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2024-07-22 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-20 600+ → 500+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2024-07-04 500+ → 600+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-06-28 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-06-26 500+ → 600+ up after 3 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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LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Lightbox 2 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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