Lens – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager
by Neonic · Media
Lens has it all: unlimited folders, drag-and-drop, role-based permissions, smart search, and more. Get organized now!
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Health
B 77/100
Few reviews
Active installs
80+
≈81 estimated
Momentum
+1%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “library folders” and “wordpress media library folders” to your wp.org tags. You rank #21 and #23 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
77 health vs 62 average across 3,301 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.5%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 1.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,325 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 4 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 268 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lens | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| media organizer your tag | #16 | #16 | down 3 |
| library folders | #21 | #20 | 0 |
| wordpress media library folders | #23 | #23 | down 4 |
| media library folders | #24 | #21 | down 3 |
| media library organizer | #14 | #15 | down 1 |
| folders your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media categories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “library folders” and “wordpress media library folders” to your wp.org tags. You rank #21 and #23 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “media organizer”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Dec 2025 · 337 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 247 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 8 Feb 2026
4
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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 31 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 80.
At the current install trend, crossing 90+ in roughly 54 days.
Install history since 1 Dec 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ liamcarter019mo ago
Been using Lens for a few weeks now and honestly don’t know how I managed without it. Simple, fast, and my media library is no longer a mess. Highly recommend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ martinchloe11mo ago
Exactly what my media library needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aaronkeller11mo ago
Bonne expérience jusqu’ici. Le plugin s’intègre bien et tout reste fluide.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ miaharper11mo ago
I’ve been trying different media folder plugins and this one has been the easiest to work with. The UI feels clean and everything is quick. Drag and drop works the way you expect, and it doesn’t get in the way of the normal Media Library. It’s made organizing my files a lot less frustrating so far. Nice job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lanesophie11mo ago
Made a big difference for me. Sorting files is simple, and everything’s easier to find.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ethanrivers11mo ago
I tried a few folders plugins before this and they were either too complicated or missing basic features. This one just makes sense. Super easy and clean.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 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 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "perfect for", "if you need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor and 18 more.
- ! Headings and lists 4 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 13,512 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "media categories", "media organizer" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-03 70+ → 80+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2026-08-25 60+ → 70+ up after 77 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 50+ → 60+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 40+ → 50+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2026-04-03 30+ → 40+ up after 50 days in tier
- 2026-02-12 20+ → 30+ up after 43 days in tier
- 2025-12-31 10+ → 20+ up
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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Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ installs · 5.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Enhanced Media Library 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
CatFolders – WordPress Media Library Folders & Categories 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Organize Media Folder 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Virtual Media Folders 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Acclectic Media Organizer 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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