Media Search Enhanced

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 19% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 5K+ in roughly 122 days.

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.

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0.0 New: Multi-term search — use commas to search for multiple items at once anywhere in wp-admin, including the Media Library list view and the “Add Media” modal (e.g. sunset.jpg, logo.png ). Limited to 10 terms. Frontend s 1.0.0
2. — Version 0.9.2 Security enhancements. 0.9.2
3. — Version 0.9.1 Fix: Prevent “Not unique table/alias: wp_postmeta” SQL error by aliasing the postmeta JOIN. Props @mikemeinz . See https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-syntax-error-26/ 0.9.1
4. — Version 0.9.0 Added the languages pt_BR and es_ES. Thanks to @larodiel . Fixed an issue when searching for images in the Image block, the plugin caused the HTTP 500 error. Also thanks to @larodiel . 0.9.0
5. — Version 0.8.1 Fix PHP notices and updated the “Tested up to” field. 0.8.1
6. — Version 0.8.0 Supporting MIME type and date filters when searching in the Media Library. Thanks to @jedifunk for spotting this bug. 0.8.0

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.5 Media Search Enhanced <= 0.9.1 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection ↗
   2026-01-07 CVE-2026-23805 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 0.9.1 Patched in 0.9.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 3 languages, 3 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-25 3K+ → 4K+ up after 114 days in tier
2. 2026-01-31 2K+ → 3K+ up after 5 days in tier
3. 2026-01-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 5 days in tier
4. 2026-01-21 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-01-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 7 days in tier
6. 2026-01-13 2K+ → 3K+ up after 9 days in tier
7. 2026-01-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 14 days in tier
8. 2025-12-21 2K+ → 3K+ 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).

• Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Disable Media Pages 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• DX Delete Attached Media 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
• Autoremove Attachments 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Media folders 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• B Bulk Change Media Author 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D

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Media Search Enhanced: 4K+ active installs, 4.4★ (28 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/media-search-enhanced