Media Item URL
by Andrew Norcross · Media
Also makes 20 other plugins · 1.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Get the full attachment URL from the media row table without opening item.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “images” and “media gallery” 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.
49 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 4.5K 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.
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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.0, well behind 6.8.
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 3729 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.0; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3729 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “images” and “media gallery” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 82 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
10.2y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 16 Aug 2016
2
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.6 years 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 8 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Clickadelic8.0y ago
It’s so nice and works pretty well. Please keep updating this and make it Gutenberg Ready 😀 Thanks a lot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10.9y ago
Switch the media library layout from grid to list mode and you’ll see the View Image URL link. The only way this could be improved for me would be to add checkboxes to each image and a Get All Selected Image URLs so I can paste them en-mass but otherwise a handy little plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Carrie Dils12.4y ago
When you’re trying to grab URLs for a bunch of images in the media gallery, this is a huge time saver. There’s not much to it, but what it does, it does well. Thanks Norcross!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cyberbrent12.4y ago
This should be included in the default WP install it is that perfect. Huge thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bob Dunn12.5y ago
This is a great plugin that is simple and clean… and makes a certain ongoing task so much easier. And BTW – love the FAQ!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shackep12.7y ago
This saves all kinds of time. I often build pages in HTML and bypass the WP media insert system. I have a window open and have to click edit on each media file I am working with to get the url. That was then, and I just dealt with the extra tabs and time. Now that this plugin is here it will go onto every site I work on. This belongs in Core.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Calliope12.7y ago
Thank you 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michael Beckwith12.7y ago
The little things that tend to be more tedious than necessary solved with this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and 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 223 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "images" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-04-06 200+ → 100+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2024-03-10 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-03-05 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-03 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-02 200+ → 100+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2024-02-20 100+ → 200+ up after 88 days in tier
- 2023-11-24 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-11-20 100+ → 200+ up after 10 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★ · 1 shared tag A
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