Overwrite Uploads
by Ian Dunn · Media
Also makes 8 other plugins · 3.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Overwrites files with the same name and folder when uploading, instead of storing multiple copies with unique filenames.
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Health
C 62/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “files”, “media library” and “unique” 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.
62 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 95.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 453 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.4★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 453 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| overwrite your tag | #2 | #8 | down 1 |
| files your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| unique your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| uploads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “files”, “media library” and “unique” 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 6.6K · 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
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 4 Aug 2025
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.8 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Kimber2546.4y ago
Thank you for updating the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prohaska6.8y ago
It’s kind of working. I uploaded a bulk of 150 pix. all with a very simple name A10.jpg A11.jpg and so on. The Plugin worked. Some old versions of the images still remain in some part of the website. Maybe a caching problem…. But so far so good. PS: Newest Version of WordPress – Jan. 2020 und WooCommerce 2020…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sorayabxl7.5y ago
I used this plugin for years and found it super helpful but it doesn’t work any more with WordPress 5.2 and I had to de-install it. A pity it wasn’t maintained!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pcp8121510.7y ago
This plugin seems incompatible with the current version of WordPress. I installed it and tried to upload an image to overwrite another one…and there was no change. WordPress preserved the initial upload just as it normally does.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matt Peskett11.1y ago
Couldn’t find any instructions on how this is supposed to work nor any trace of it inside admin after install and activation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daniel12.5y ago
Great plugin. Very simple to use, and it stops your media library getting cluttered up with old files. It also means you can keep the names of your local files and files on your website completely in sync.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jyriii13.0y ago
Thanks for very useful plugin, Inga will be so happy!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toto13.5y ago
great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
3 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you run"); say who the plugin is for and 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 739 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "media library", "uploads" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-01-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 47 days in tier
- 2023-12-12 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1512 days in tier
- 2019-10-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 628 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 1K+ → 2K+ 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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Bulk Media Register 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Sanitize Accented Uploads 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Infinite Uploads – Offload, Optimize & Organize Your Media Library 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
AAM Protected Media Files 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - O OverWrite It 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Encrypted Uploads 10+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags C
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