This plugin will allow you to attach a single file to multiple posts, but will also will allow you to detach any file.
46 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4035 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
83
now · peak 156
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
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
11.1y ago
latest release · v1.1.3
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-08-14 · 1,388 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ John Clause11.3y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Greybox12.1y 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 Morisset12.8y ago
Recommended. js.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dunavista13.2y ago
Thank you Author, works well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Junior Grao13.4y ago
Muito bom plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tbradley2213.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Mirana13.4y ago
Very easy to use and make possible something that WP should elementary have.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joe13.5y 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.
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
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WP Lightbox 2 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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