Use Filestack to upload files directly from Facebook, Instagram, Google Images and more for your WordPress site, without ever leaving WordPress.
44 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, 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 3570 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
36
now · peak 71
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
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
9.8y ago
latest release · v2.0.8
3
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,369 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 ↗- ★★★★★ Mike Clayton10.8y ago
The FAQ says you need an account but ‘currently it is free’. Inside the plugin, the account sign-up links go to 403 errors. When you go to file picker’s website to sign-up, it is currently (early Nov 2015) only free for a 10 day trial period. I thought this was a great solution to working on my site from a slow connection in a hotel, but a waste of time downloading. I am sure it works well if you do pay, but my need does not warrant that. The misleading FAQ wasted my time – hence the low rating.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ecosyse10.9y ago
Well done. Very useful for any and all sites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ walet11.1y ago
great plugin for file uploads
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
- Medium · 6.4 Filestack <= 2.0.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes ↗2026-02-17 CVE-2025-13959 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.8 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 5.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-14 20+ → 10+ down after 379 days in tier
- 2025-05-31 30+ → 20+ down after 112 days in tier
- 2025-02-08 20+ → 30+ up after 308 days in tier
- 2024-04-06 30+ → 20+ down after 32 days in tier
- 2024-03-05 20+ → 30+ up after 55 days in tier
- 2024-01-10 30+ → 20+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2023-12-28 20+ → 30+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2023-12-20 30+ → 20+ down after 6 days in tier
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/filepicker-media-uploader" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Filestack — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Filestack: 10+ active installs, 4.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/filepicker-media-uploader