Media Meta & Force Regenerate
by Jordy Meow · Media
Also makes 29 other plugins · 352.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays the metadata information in the Media Library. Regenerates the metadata and thumbnails even if they exist.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+36%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “force”, “media” and “meta” 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.
47 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 5.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 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.
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 5.3.27, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2459 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2459 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| force your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| metadata your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| regenerate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “force”, “media” and “meta” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 113 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 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.
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
6.7y ago
latest release · v0.0.3 · 9 Feb 2020
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.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 19 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ infosws4.5y ago
Thank you, this plugin helped us work out some srcset issues! Would love to see a bulk option added 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ palmtek6.0y 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 Rosales8.0y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ bst78.3y 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 Meow8.3y 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 ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 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 "Displays the metadata information in the Media Library. Regenerates the metadata and thumbnails even if the..."
- ! 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 344 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "force" does not.
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
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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Meta for WooCommerce 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
Meta pixel for WordPress 400K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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