Media Meta & Force Regenerate
by Jordy Meow · Media
Also makes 28 other plugins · 361.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays the metadata information in the Media Library. Regenerates the metadata and thumbnails even if they exist.
47 health vs 59 average across 2,204 Media plugins
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.23, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2396 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,428 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
66
now · peak 95
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
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
6.6y ago
latest release · v0.0.3
3
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,393 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ infosws4.3y ago
Thank you, this plugin helped us work out some srcset issues! Would love to see a bulk option added 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ palmtek5.9y ago
I put this on every site I work on now. I love how it gives me a detailed view of media files in the list view. Indispensable! Maybe this could become an advanced feature in the Renamer plugin. Just a thought.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Delfin Rosales7.8y ago
Very lightweight plugin that did just what it promised. I imported a bunch of photos from other site, but the thumbnails where missing. This plugin did the trick. Good job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bst78.1y ago
Not only does this work, but it is the only plugin I found to fix the problem of references to no-longer valid media files, that cause srcset lists to reference files you would rather delete. Great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jordy Meow8.1y ago
No review for it yet, and probably need to be tried and reviewed by more. It does things Regenerate Thumbnails do not, it actually force regenerate the thumbnails, the metadata associated with it, and also visually display the content of this meta.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 300+ → 200+ down after 564 days in tier
- 2023-05-15 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-05-11 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-05-07 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-05-03 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-04-29 200+ → 300+ up after 163 days in tier
- 2022-11-17 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-16 200+ → 300+ up after 3 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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Head Meta Data 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Format Media Titles 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Term Images 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Term Colors 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Display Post Metadata 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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