Relocate Upload
by alanft · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
Wordpress uploads media to one pre-set folder. Relocate Upload lets you switch media to other folders.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “folder” and “move” 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.
46 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 15.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 6.8.
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 2457 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
3.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.01★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2457 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| folder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| move your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| relocate your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “admin”, “folder” and “move” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 190 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
6.7y ago
latest release · v0.24.1 · 8 Feb 2020
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 24 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Mar 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Elisa6.0y ago
you must change in plugin line 348: return preg_replace( '#(http://.*?/)[.]*?' . SERVER_DOC_ROOT . '#', $protocol . $host . '/' , $url ); in: return preg_replace( '#(https://.*?/)[.]*?' . SERVER_DOC_ROOT . '#', $protocol . $host . '/' , $url ); Because with http doesnt work. Thank you! I like the plugin very much! This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by Elisa. This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by Elisa. This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by Elisa.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lh8221849.8y ago
I was hesitant to use a plugin with so few active installs and not the greatest review rating, but this is exactly what I needed. It took me a little to figure out how it works. Just a note, sometimes when I first upload something it will appear to be in the folder I want, but it is actually in the default location. I have found that I just need to move it to the default location (it will fail, because that is where it already is) and them move it to the correct folder and it will be in the right spot. Give yourself time to experiment and play with this plugin and you will find out that it works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ md00410.0y ago
I received an error message: “FAIL: Unknown error occurred.”
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nabeelsyed11.2y ago
The plugin used to work but currently breaks the URL to the image. Needs to be fixed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dariusz Zielonka11.2y ago
But mostly throws PHP notices and breaks the URLs to images.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blonderenditions11.3y ago
Since the disappearance of the option to change the upload directory path from Settings in WordPress 3.5 I have been pulling my hair out trying to find a solution. This works perfectly!!! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ciprian Tepes12.6y ago
Thanks a lot for the work you did on this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (0.24.1). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2011-09-19 CVE-2012-1205 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects < 0.20 Patched in 0.20
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Wordpress uploads media to one pre-set folder. Relocate Upload lets you switch media to other folders."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 234 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "move" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-21 200+ → 100+ down after 728 days in tier
- 2022-12-24 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2022-12-21 200+ → 300+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2022-11-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-24 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-23 300+ → 200+ down after 50 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 900+ → 300+ down
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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