SEO Media Manager
by David Gwyer · Media
Also makes 13 other plugins · 98.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Stop fixing media titles by hand. Format new uploads automatically, with a live preview and metadata rules you control.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
5K+
≈5.5K estimated
Momentum
-27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “alt text”, “images” and “media” for “format”, “media manager” and “titles”. “alt text” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “format” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “media manager” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “titles” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.8%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 64.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 27 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| format | #4 | #9 | up 1 |
| media manager | #7 | #16 | 0 |
| titles | #10 | #14 | down 1 |
| media cleanup | #10 | #11 | 0 |
| batch | #12 | #14 | 0 |
| replace media | #14 | #17 | down 3 |
| clean media library | #14 | #14 | 0 |
| post format | #15 | #17 | 0 |
| duplicate media | #21 | #19 | 0 |
| seo stop words | #13 | #17 | 0 |
| real media library | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| seo titles | #14 | #16 | 0 |
| filename | #24 | #18 | down 1 |
| seo metadata | #20 | #20 | 0 |
| alt text your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| metadata your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
88 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 74 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
- Swap “alt text”, “images” and “media” for “format”, “media manager” and “titles”. “alt text” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “format” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “media manager” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “titles” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.6K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
27d ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 5 Oct 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ athinaok4.4y ago
Works for Greek
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kreator697.8y ago
Works perfectly, easy to use, good for SEO. Saves a lot of time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ktsnnet7.9y ago
Before I found this plugin, I used to copy details from image title to other form. Few images no problem, bunch of images now that’s the problem. With this plugin I can skip that filling form thing and save a lot of time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gespot8.0y ago
While this plugin creates a nice formatted title, it is worthless without installing yet another plugin, that ads the title tag into your posts and pages. WordPress has removed the title tag since version 3.5 (5 years ago). When I finally took the time to explain the issue to the developer, he added the feature to the PAID version, but not to the free version. He then offered me a 50% discount to buy my own ideas… If you don’t want to pay for having your image titles in your post, simply install the “Restore Image Title” plugin together with the free version and you’re all set.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User8.9y ago
This is one of my go-to plugins for all my sites, particularly image-heavy ones. Saves so much time and very simple to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jasonb4u28.9y ago
This is no crap. ONLY ONE THAT REALLY WORKS I have tried every other plugin in the repository and this is the ONLY that I can find from testing 10 others that this works both Back-end AND Fron-end Image uploads. Only thing Id like to see an option is where the images are uploaded from Front-end within a listing that an option can have the images named as the TITLE of the listing. e.g. If my listing Front-end upload was called “2011 Holden Commodore For Sale” and then all the images uploaded are auto renamed to the same as “2011 Holden Commodore For Sale” Is it possible for that function to happen ?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steven Gliebe9.9y ago
I had been meaning to search for a plugin like this for a while. I was glad to find that it exists while preparing an article with dozens of images. It definitely saved me some time re-typing the title in a pretty way. The option to copy to ALT is handy too. Thanks for this, David. This topic was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by Steven Gliebe.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alanherb10.1y ago
This plugin really is a must have on any WordPress website. If you save your images with decent file names, all the hard work of creating Alt text and Titles for your images is now taken care of automatically. don’t think twice, just install it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.0 Migrate licensing and updates from the legacy EDD integration to Freemius. Preserve the established settings and formatting behavior. Harden batch processing, reset actions, input validation, and output escaping. 1.0.0
- — Version 0.51 Fully compatible with WordPress 4.9.8. Minor updates to plugin settings page. 0.51
- — Version 0.50 Plugin settings page updated. 0.50
- — Version 0.42 Broken image links fixed on plugin settings page. 0.42
- — Version 0.41 Plugin settings page updated. 0.41
- — Version 0.30 Fixed unexpected character removal during formatting. 0.30
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,438 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Alt Text" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-09 6K+ → 5K+ down after 444 days in tier
- 2024-05-22 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-21 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-05-19 7K+ → 6K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2024-05-11 6K+ → 7K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-05-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2024-04-23 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-22 7K+ → 6K+ down 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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Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media File Renamer: Rename Images & Files for SEO (AI-Powered) 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Clean Image Filenames 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
SEO Friendly Images 10K+ installs · 3.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Head Meta Data 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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