Offload Media – Cloud Storage
by acowebs · Media
Also makes 16 other plugins · 73K+ installs across the portfolio →
Offload WordPress media to Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Cloudflare R2 or DigitalOcean Spaces and serve it from the cloud or your CDN.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cdn”, “amazon s3” and “cloudflare r2” for “object storage”, “storage” and “digitalocean spaces”. “cdn” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “object storage” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “amazon s3” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “storage” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cloudflare r2” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “digitalocean spaces” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 62 average across 3,281 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 31K 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.
This plugin shipped 7 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloud storage | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| google cloud storage your tag | #3 | #6 | up 1 |
| offload | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| offload media your tag | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| storage | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| media offload | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| object cloud storage | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| media storage | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| object storage | #4 | #10 | up 1 |
| digitalocean spaces | #6 | #7 | up 7 |
| digitalocean | #8 | #9 | up 2 |
| cloud | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| cloudflare r2 your tag | #11 | #8 | down 1 |
| google cloud | #16 | #23 | down 3 |
| disk space | #12 | #14 | up 12 |
| amazon s3 your tag | #21 | #22 | up 2 |
| media cleanup | #18 | #14 | down 1 |
| cdn media | #13 | #18 | 0 |
| media cdn | #13 | #18 | 0 |
| aws | #22 | #16 | up 1 |
| cdn your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
93 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 73 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cdn”, “amazon s3” and “cloudflare r2” for “object storage”, “storage” and “digitalocean spaces”. “cdn” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “object storage” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “amazon s3” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “storage” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “cloudflare r2” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “digitalocean spaces” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “cloudflare r2”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.9K · 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.
7
releases in the last 12 months
3d ago
latest release · v1.9.0 · 28 Oct 2026
26
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2022
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 6 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
6 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 "Offload Media moves your WordPress files to cloud storage (AWS S3, DigitalOcean, Cloudflare R2, Google Clou..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Advanced Custom Fields, ACF, WPML and 6 more.
- ! Headings and lists 5 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,704 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-25 900+ → 1K+ up after 87 days in tier
- 2025-05-30 800+ → 900+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-05-18 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-17 800+ → 900+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2025-03-29 700+ → 800+ up after 134 days in tier
- 2024-11-15 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-14 700+ → 600+ down after 32 days in tier
- 2024-10-13 600+ → 700+ up after 9 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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Advanced Media Offloader – Offload Media to Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, DigitalOcean Spaces & More 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
CloudSync Master – Offload Media to S3, Cloudflare R2 & Google Cloud 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - A Alios Media Offload 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
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WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Static Porter 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Media Manager 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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