Medialist
by mauvedev · Media
Organised lists. Items are displayed elegantly styled on a page. Ideal for displaying policies, documents, newsletters, media, posts and more.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈900 estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “attachments”, “document list” and “file list” 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.
67 health vs 62 average across 3,281 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.3%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 11K 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 564 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| attachments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| document list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| file list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “attachments”, “document list” and “file list” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 778 · 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
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 15 Apr 2025
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 6 Dec 2020
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.5.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Medialist <= 1.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-11-03 CVE-2023-5942 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.0 Patched in 1.4.1
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Medialist <= 1.3.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode ↗2023-10-25 CVE-2023-46640 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.9 Patched in 1.4.0
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
5 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 names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "use cases").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,226 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("document list", "File List", "media list", "post list" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 900+ → 800+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-10-17 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-16 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-14 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 800+ → 900+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-06 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-05 800+ → 900+ up after 19 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).
-
Export media with selected content (by DKZR) 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Category Posts Block 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A - U Unique Headers 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
-
Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Medialist into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/media-list" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Medialist — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Medialist: 800+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/media-list
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Report a data issue and we'll check it against the source.