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Media Library Assistant

by David Lingren · Media

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Enhances the Media Library; powerful gallery and list shortcodes, full taxonomy support, IPTC/EXIF/XMP/PDF processing, bulk/quick edit.

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Health

A 93/100

no flags

Active installs

70K+

≈79K estimated

Momentum

+19%

downloads vs prior 30d

Biggest opportunity: Swap “images”, “categories” and “tags” for “quick edit”, “wordpress media library folders” and “mime”. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “quick edit” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “categories” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “wordpress media library folders” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “tags” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “mime” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.

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93 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 95/100
Support 92/100
Security 75/100

93 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins

70K+

Active installs

≈79K estimated

2.9M

Total downloads

since 2012 · 2.4% still active

4.8/5

Rating

202 reviews

+19%

68.3K

Downloads · 30d

category median +11%

Install conversion

How it's measured →

2.4%

of downloads still active

At least 70K of 2.9M 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.

This plugin shipped 14 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.

Ratings · 202 reviews

Read on wp.org ↗
5★
185 4★
8 3★
2 2★
1 1★
6

Details

Version
3.44
Last updated
3d ago
Added
2012-08-13 · 14 yrs old
Requires WP
5.3.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Changelog ↗Support forum ↗Reviews ↗Advanced stats ↗

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.

97 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100

Updated 3 days ago

WP compatibility 100/100

Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer

Rating quality 93/100

4.8★ over 202 reviews, smoothed to 4.66★

Listing tuning 100/100

5 of 5 tags set · short description in place

Support resolution 88/100

7 of 8 support threads resolved in the last 2 months

Daily downloads

Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+19% vs prior 30d
21K31 Oct 2026

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peak 80.8K · peaks are release surges

67.6K31 Oct 2026

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

Media Library Assist · #609youMedia Cleaner: Delet · #489Cache Images · #6213Crop-Thumbnails · #810

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.831 Oct 2026

Health trend

Composite health score, snapshotted daily

9331 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.

96631 Oct 2026

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

14

releases in the last 12 months

3d ago

latest release · v3.44 · 28 Oct 2026

129

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

3.44 · 28 Oct 20263.43 · 22 Oct 20263.42 · 27 Sep 20263.41 · 7 Sep 20263.40 · 17 Aug 20263.39 · 11 Jul 20263.38 · 8 Jun 20263.37 · 27 May 20263.36 · 22 May 20263.35 · 30 Mar 20263.34 · 7 Mar 20263.33 · 20 Feb 20263.32 · 30 Jan 20263.31 · 28 Jan 2026

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v3.39 28%
v3.38 9.4%
Older / other versions 62%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “70K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
70K–80K ≈79K

Crossed into this band 5.5 years ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

Install history since 14 Aug 2021

70K31 Oct 2026

Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. — Version 3.39 New: Shortcode material in the Settings/Media Library Assistant Documentation tab has been reorganized and improved. New: For the [mla_archive_list] shortcode, new shortcode parameters have been added. New: For the [mla_ 3.39
  2. — Version 3.38 New: For the [mla_custom_list] shortcode, new output formats and pagination options have been added. Fix: IMPORTANT: For WP 7.0, Media Library Grid mode and MMMW popup window toolbar formatting defects have been correcte 3.38
  3. — Version 3.37 Fix: IMPORTANT: For pagination shortcodes, a URL formatting defect introduced in MLA v3.36 has been corrected. Fix: IMPORTANT: For the Media/Assistant submenu table, an SQL Injection security risk has been mitigated. Fix 3.37
  4. — Version 3.36 Fix: IMPORTANT: For pagination shortcodes, a Cross Site Scripting security risk (Patchstack 31064) has been mitigated. Fix: IMPORTANT: For the [mla_archive_list] shortcode, an SQL Injection security risk (Patchstack 3049 3.36
  5. — Version 3.30 3.35 – IMPORTANT: Two security fixes and WP 7.0 updates. Media/Assistant “Thumbnail” (generation) Bulk action enhancements. MP3 metadata extraction fixes. One enhancement and six fixes in all. 3.34 – IMPORTANT: Security 3.30
  6. — Version 3.00 3.29 – IMPORTANT: Security mitigation in all four shortcodes. Media Manager Modal (popup) and Media/Assistant submenu table fixes. Four fixes in all. 3.28 – IMPORTANT: Security mitigation and [mla_term_list] critical err 3.00

Security history

via Wordfence Intelligence

All 49 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.44). Sites still on an older version should update.

  1. Patched Medium · 4.7 Media Library Assistant <= 3.42 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'search-string' Parameter via {+request:...+} in Pagination Links ↗
    2026-10-28 CVE-2026-103875 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.42 Patched in 3.43
  2. Patched Medium · 4.3 Media Library Assistant < 3.42 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
    2026-10-28 CVE-2026-113486 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects < 3.42 Patched in 3.42
  3. Patched Medium · 4.3 Media Library Assistant <= 3.42 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Exposure ↗
    2026-10-26 CVE-2026-115594 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 3.42 Patched in 3.43
  4. Patched Medium · 6.5 Media Library Assistant <= 3.42 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection ↗
    2026-10-26 CVE-2026-115948 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.42 Patched in 3.43
  5. Patched Medium · 4.3 Media Library Assistant <= 3.42 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
    2026-10-26 CVE-2026-97295 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 3.42 Patched in 3.43
  6. Patched Medium · 4.3 Media Library Assistant < 3.42 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
    2026-10-26 CVE-2026-113485 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects < 3.42 Patched in 3.42
  7. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.41 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-10-07 CVE-2026-97294 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.41 Patched in 3.42
  8. Patched High · 7.2 Media Library Assistant <= 3.41 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-10-03 CVE-2026-95609 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.41 Patched in 3.42
  9. Patched Medium · 6.5 Media Library Assistant <= 3.41 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection ↗
    2026-09-30 CVE-2026-97293 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.41 Patched in 3.42
  10. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.35 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'mla_link_href' Shortcode Parameter ↗
    2026-09-10 CVE-2026-6641 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.35 Patched in 3.36
  11. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.35 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Bulk Edit Preset Export/Import ↗
    2026-09-10 CVE-2026-6642 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.35 Patched in 3.36
  12. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.35 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via mla_link_attributes Parameter ↗
    2026-09-10 CVE-2026-6640 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.35 Patched in 3.36
  13. Patched Medium · 6.5 Media Library Assistant < 3.40 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection ↗
    2026-08-24 CVE-2026-16959 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 3.40 Patched in 3.40
  14. Patched High · 8.8 Media Library Assistant <= 3.39 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload ↗
    2026-08-19 CVE-2026-66600 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 3.39 Patched in 3.40
  15. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.39 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-08-19 CVE-2026-66601 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.39 Patched in 3.40
  16. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.39 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-08-18 CVE-2026-66591 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.39 Patched in 3.40
  17. Patched High · 7.2 Media Library Assistant <= 3.38 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-08-04 CVE-2026-61963 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.38 Patched in 3.39
  18. Patched Medium · 6.5 Media Library Assistant <= 3.35 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection ↗
    2026-06-18 CVE-2026-56012 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.35 Patched in 3.36
  19. Patched Medium · 6.1 Media Library Assistant <= 3.35 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-06-15 CVE-2026-54198 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.35 Patched in 3.36
  20. Patched High · 8.1 Media Library Assistant <= 3.35 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Bulk Action Form ↗
    2026-05-28 CVE-2026-6075 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 3.35 Patched in 3.36
  21. Patched Medium · 6.5 Media Library Assistant <= 3.34 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection ↗
    2026-04-06 CVE-2026-34885 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.34 Patched in 3.35
  22. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.34 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-04-06 CVE-2026-34897 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.34 Patched in 3.35
  23. Patched Medium · 4.3 Media Library Assistant <= 3.33 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Attachment Taxonomy Modification ↗
    2026-03-04 CVE-2026-3072 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.33 Patched in 3.34
  24. Patched Medium · 6.5 Media LIbrary Assistant <= 3.32 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection ↗
    2026-02-20 CVE-2026-32399 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.32 Patched in 3.33
  25. Patched Medium · 5.3 Media Library Assistant <= 3.29 - Unauthenticated Limited File Read ↗
    2025-10-17 CVE-2025-11738 External Control of File Name or Path Affects <= 3.29 Patched in 3.30
  26. Patched Medium · 5.3 Media Library Assistant <= 3.29 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2025-10-09 CVE-2025-63065 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.29 Patched in 3.30
  27. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.28 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2025-09-22 CVE-2025-59590 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.28 Patched in 3.29
  28. Patched Medium · 4.3 Media Library Assistant <= 3.27 - Authenticated (Author+) Limited File Deletion ↗
    2025-08-18 CVE-2025-8357 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.27 Patched in 3.28
  29. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.26 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via mla_tag_cloud and mla_term_list Shortcodes ↗
    2025-07-15 CVE-2025-7035 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.26 Patched in 3.27
  30. Patched Medium · 4.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.24 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2025-03-31 CVE-2025-31627 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.24 Patched in 3.25
  31. Patched Medium · 6.1 Media Library Assistant <= 3.23 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via smc_settings_tab, unattachfixit-action, and woofixit-action Parameters ↗
    2025-01-03 CVE-2024-11974 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.23 Patched in 3.24
  32. Patched High · 7.2 Media Library Assistant <= 3.19 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Remote Code Execution ↗
    2024-11-01 CVE-2024-51661 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects <= 3.19 Patched in 3.20
  33. Patched High · 8.8 Media Library Assistant <= 3.18 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via mla-inline-edit-upload-scripts AJAX Action ↗
    2024-08-12 CVE-2024-6823 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 3.18 Patched in 3.19
  34. Patched Medium · 6.1 Media Library Assistant <= 3.17 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2024-07-01 CVE-2024-5544 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.17 Patched in 3.18
  35. Patched High · 8.8 Media Library Assistant <= 3.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via order Parameter ↗
    2024-06-19 CVE-2024-5605 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.16 Patched in 3.17
  36. Patched Medium · 6.1 Media Library Assistant <= 3.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via lang ↗
    2024-05-21 CVE-2024-3519 Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax Affects <= 3.15 Patched in 3.16
  37. Patched High · 8.8 Media Library Assistant <= 3.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode ↗
    2024-05-21 CVE-2024-3518 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.15 Patched in 3.16
  38. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via mla_gallery Shortcode ↗
    2024-03-28 CVE-2024-2475 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.13 Patched in 3.14
  39. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode ↗
    2024-03-25 CVE-2024-2871 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.13 Patched in 3.14
  40. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.11 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2023-10-02 CVE-2023-24385 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.11 Patched in 3.12
  41. Patched Medium · 6.4 Media Library Assistant <= 3.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
    2023-09-21 CVE-2023-4716 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.10 Patched in 3.11
  42. Patched Critical · 9.8 Media Library Assistant <= 3.09 - Unauthenticated Local/Remote File Inclusion & Remote Code Execution ↗
    2023-09-05 CVE-2023-4634 External Control of File Name or Path Affects <= 3.09 Patched in 3.10
  43. Patched Medium · 6.1 Media Library Assistant <= 3.07 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2023-07-12 CVE-2023-34010 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.0.7 Patched in 3.0.8
  44. Patched High · 7.2 Media Library Assistant <= 3.05 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection ↗
    2023-02-16 CVE-2023-0279 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.05 Patched in 3.06
  45. Patched Medium · 5.3 Media Library Assistant <= 3.00 - Information Disclosure ↗
    2022-09-29 CVE-2022-41618 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 3.00 Patched in 3.01
  46. Patched Critical · 9.8 Media Library Assistant <= 2.81 - Remote Code Execution via tax_query, meta_query, date_query Parameters ↗
    2019-12-15 CVE-2020-11928 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects <= 2.81 Patched in 2.82
  47. Patched Medium · 6.1 Media Library Assistant <= 2.81 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2019-12-15 CVE-2020-11731 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.82 Patched in 2.82
  48. Patched High · 7.5 Media Library Assistant <= 2.81 - Local File Inclusion ↗
    2019-12-15 CVE-2020-11732 External Control of File Name or Path Affects <= 2.81 Patched in 2.82
  49. Patched Medium · 6.1 Media Library Assistant <= 2.73 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2018-05-28 CVE-2018-20982 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.7.4 Patched in 2.74

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Behavioral tests

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✓ Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 68 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Czech 91%
Dutch 64%
Finnish 60%
Italian 51%
Japanese 39%
Swedish 33%
Russian 29%
German 20%
French (France) 16%
Icelandic 16%
Romanian 12%
English (Canada) 9%
English (UK) 9%
Cebuano 8%
English (Australia) 8%
English (South Africa) 8%
Ukrainian 8%
Azerbaijani 7%
Dutch (Formal) 7%
English (New Zealand) 7%
Spanish (Spain) 7%
Esperanto 6%
German (Formal) 6%
Hebrew 6%

Plus 44 more locales with partial translations.

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

7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026

Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.

  • ✓ Says what it does "Enhances the Media Library; powerful gallery and list shortcodes, full taxonomy support, IPTC/EXIF/XMP/PDF..."
  • ✓ Has a FAQ 15 questions in the FAQ.
  • ✓ FAQ asks real questions 15 of 15 read like questions a user would type.
  • ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
  • ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, WPML, Polylang, Jetpack.
  • ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
  • ✓ Enough to quote 9,355 characters of description.
  • ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2021-04-15 60K+ → 70K+ up after 520 days in tier
  2. 2019-11-12 50K+ → 60K+ up after 528 days in tier
  3. 2018-06-02 40K+ → 50K+ up after 365 days in tier
  4. 2017-06-02 30K+ → 40K+ up after 239 days in tier
  5. 2016-10-06 20K+ → 30K+ up after 554 days in tier
  6. 2015-04-01 10K+ → 20K+ up

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