Media Library Enable Infinite Scrolling
by David Baumwald · Media
Also makes 9 other plugins · 11.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
A small plugin to re-enable infinite scrolling in the Media Library after WordPress 5.8 is released.
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Health
B 80/100
no flags
Active installs
7K+
≈7.9K estimated
Momentum
+42%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “scrolling” and “infinite scroll” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 and #5 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.
80 health vs 62 average across 3,291 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →22%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 31.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 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 1 release 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 269 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 4.40★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| infinite scrolling | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| scrolling | #4 | #2 | up 1 |
| infinite your tag | #5 | #7 | down 1 |
| enable | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| infinite scroll | #5 | #6 | up 1 |
| wordpress infinite scroll | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| media library | #18 | #16 | down 2 |
| library your tag | #24 | #18 | down 5 |
| the library | #24 | #18 | — |
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “scrolling” and “infinite scroll” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 and #5 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.
- Slipping on “library”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-19, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.6K · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v0.1.1 · 6 Feb 2026
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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 29 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 8K.
Install history since 13 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ DrBobo9mo ago
Thank you very much for making life easier for us!!!🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ duciplandica1.4y ago
This plugin works beautifully. No ads or annoying issues. The way WP should have stayed! Thank you! This topic was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by duciplandica.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sirmadsen2.3y ago
I will never understand the incompetent decision to remove this in the first place, or at least give us the option to infinite load. I have more than 2k items in my media library and clicking that damn load more buttons is a task in it self. Thanks for this!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marybaum2.7y ago
Love this, love this, love this!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anna Meurer2.7y ago
Thanks for this solution.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bestonline13.1y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jgastmann3.9y ago
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>Thank you David Baumwald for this great plugin which works perfectly and repairs a bug called “feature” in the WordPress media library.</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by jgastmann.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cmba4.5y ago
I have under a thousand images in my media library. Most of it shop stuff. This plugin lets me scroll without needing to press the Load more button.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A small plugin to re-enable infinite scrolling in the Media Library after WordPress 5.8 is released."
- ! 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 453 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-04 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-03 7K+ → 8K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-09-26 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-25 7K+ → 8K+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-09-17 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-14 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-11 7K+ → 8K+ 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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Media Library Categories 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Catch Infinite Scroll 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Media Library Downloader 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
F4 Media Taxonomies 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Polaroid Gallery 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Media Sweep – WordPress Media Cleaner 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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