Media File Sizes
by Jason LeMahieu (MadtownLems) · Media
Also makes 1 other plugin · 8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily see how much disk space (in KB, MB, & a percentage of your quota) each of your uploaded files takes up.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.6K estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “files”, “media” and “quota” 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.
45 health vs 62 average across 3,284 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 22.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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 2048 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2048 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| files your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| quota your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “files”, “media” and “quota” 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 283 · 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
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
13.0y ago
latest release · v1.8 · 24 Oct 2013
9
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 3.2 years to cross, which places it about 60% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ FannyV2.7y ago
Just what I needed to show a client where and why those HUGE Media files are the reason the hostingaccount needed an upgrade.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ novakpeter4.4y ago
Perfect function, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JJNW4.9y ago
Works with WP 5.8.2 – EXCELLENT thank you!!!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Scott Hendison8.5y ago
I REALLY needed this, to be able to identify the largest images, and I’m glad to see it still works in April of 2018
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rogério Frigeri10.5y ago
It does what it promises
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.1y ago
I would prefer just one file size to be shown initially as two or three different ones are perhaps just confusing for my client, and could equally be shown on hover or something like that. Very useful and simple. does what it says on the tin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ justjaymz11.8y ago
This plug-in does exactly what we need it to do: shows the size of the file(s) used for each media item. There are two problems, one small, one big: You may need to increase the memory of your WP installation if you have a lot of media. I don’t think we’re alone in importing and exporting our sites: getting date from the live site to use in development and local versions of the site. This often leads to media posts in the database that don’t relate to an actual file on the this, broken media items. If you have any of those, if the plug-in can’t find the actual file to measure, it breaks, badly. You need a try/catch around the code where it measures the file(s). This would make it perfect. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Megan12.0y ago
I had looked at Media Library Assistant, but I didn’t need all that garbage. It’s perfect for just being able to see the file sizes and sort by them.
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 1 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 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 395 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-26 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1162 days in tier
- 2022-05-21 1K+ → 2K+ up after 627 days in tier
- 2020-09-01 2K+ → 1K+ down
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 Library Downloader 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media Sweep – WordPress Media Cleaner 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - U Ultimate media cleaner 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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