Media Library File Size
by Sully · Media
Also makes 5 other plugins · 20K+ installs across the portfolio →
See every file's size in your Media Library, find your largest files, and delete leftover image sizes to free up disk space.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
6K+
≈6.4K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “sizes”, “media files” and “file types” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11, #18 and #23 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.
87 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →10%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 59.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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 4 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.
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| size | #2 | #9 | 0 |
| file size your tag | #2 | #13 | up 1 |
| library size your tag | #2 | #10 | down 1 |
| find size | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| sort files size | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| disk space | #9 | #19 | down 1 |
| media size | #4 | #19 | down 1 |
| image size your tag | #12 | #21 | down 2 |
| media library your tag | #12 | #22 | down 1 |
| sizes | #11 | #21 | up 1 |
| library | #15 | #23 | down 1 |
| file library | #6 | #19 | up 1 |
| file | #18 | #23 | up 2 |
| disk | #19 | #22 | up 1 |
| file upload size | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| upload file size | #9 | #21 | 0 |
| export media library | #9 | #17 | down 2 |
| media files | #18 | #23 | up 3 |
| the library | #13 | #23 | — |
| file types | #23 | #23 | up 1 |
89 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 59 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “sizes”, “media files” and “file types” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11, #18 and #23 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.
- One page off on “image size”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “media library”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 12 Mar 2023 · 1,331 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.8K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
11d ago
latest release · v1.8.1 · 21 Oct 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 41% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 7K+ in roughly 205 days.
Install history since 11 Mar 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alanm525mo ago
A ‘must have’ plugin and so far working well on V7.0. Note: Before clicking on File Size you must first index the Library!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tribalmaggot2.6y ago
We use this plugin with a large WordPress site, where multiple users add images. We keep this plugin installed so everyone can easily see if images are too large.Love the ability to sort the media library by file size. This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by tribalmaggot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nathaningram3.5y ago
Nice addition to the feature set of the WP Media library. Helpful to identify large media files that are taking up server space. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ helmutoutdoor3.6y ago
Generally great plugin, just the extension in the Media Library (Medienübersicht) that shows you the size of each immage. But it only shows the size of the latest 60 immages. All that comes after (Bevore may 2022) has no sizes. Also the sorting by immage size does not work. I hope this plugin will improve over time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bopsbees3.6y ago
I needed something that helped me manage my uploaded files. I found the default media manager in wordpress a little lacking and was happy to try a few out. This is the one that I stuck with as it seems to do exactly what I need.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.7 Security fixes Performance improvements NEW: ‘Analyze’ feature. View the pie chart or tables to see which different types of attachments are using the most space. Manage them from a simple table. NEW: Grid view now has M 1.7
- — Version 1.6.8 Tested up-to 6.9 Administrator check for Indexes 1.6.8
- — Version 1.6.7 WordPress ‘release’ loop fix 1.6.7
- — Version 1.6.6 Fix: innerHTML error Fix: reindex warning 1.6.6
- — Version 1.6.5 Removed memory_limit Indexing/Reindexing will batch process 100 media items at a time (memory saving feature) 1.6.5
- — Version 1.6.4 Fix: Remove ‘View Variants’ link if no variants exist on images Fix: Index/Reindex populates the total size correctly Fix: Translation code fix + prep for later release 1.6.4
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.8.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
5 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("built for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms, Cloudflare.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,940 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "library size" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-06 5K+ → 6K+ up after 206 days in tier
- 2025-11-12 4K+ → 5K+ up after 189 days in tier
- 2025-05-07 3K+ → 4K+ up after 313 days in tier
- 2024-06-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 156 days in tier
- 2024-01-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 175 days in tier
- 2023-08-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2023-07-21 800+ → 900+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2023-07-12 700+ → 800+ up after 2 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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