Media Files Tools
by Jose Conti · Media
Also makes 4 other plugins · 20.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add tools for media files.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “file size”, “media” and “size” 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.
47 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 9.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24.
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 2266 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 2266 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| file size your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| size your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sort files size your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sort size your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “file size”, “media” and “size” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 115 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
6.2y ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 17 Aug 2020
6
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.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Barry Costa6.1y ago
Was looking for a way to see what files were adding to the overall size of my clients site. This tool solved that. THANK YOU! The one part that tripped me up was going to Media > File Tools and clicking the “Get Files Size” button. Otherwise it did not provide me the sizes upon activating the plugin. Only thing that tripped me up. Otherwise, super handy tool! Keep up the good work 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Easton Bavents7.3y ago
Great addon for the Media Library. Helps hugely if you need to clean out oversized files. Still seems to work without problems.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brettbum8.8y ago
Run this and you can create and see featured images of layouts in the divi library
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rothschild869.2y ago
Thank you. Does exactly what’s needed!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ madvic9.6y ago
Very usefull to search and optimize large files
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pancho Perez11.3y ago
after testing with different types of clients and projects can say this plugins is a MUST, it helps a lot to manage the featured image in a post making more visual for the user to know which images to use and locate much better the content in the post list. And if you use a Theme that use a lot the featured images this plugins is the perfect companion 🙂 Well done Jose, good job!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.5
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 26 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 421 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "sort files size", "sort size" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-01 400+ → 300+ down after 315 days in tier
- 2025-01-20 500+ → 400+ down after 202 days in tier
- 2024-07-02 600+ → 500+ down after 231 days in tier
- 2023-11-14 700+ → 600+ down after 230 days in tier
- 2023-03-29 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-28 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-03-26 800+ → 700+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2023-03-19 700+ → 800+ up after 1 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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SMNTCS Image Dimensions 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media Size and Filter 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Safe SVG 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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