Remote Media Libraries
by Louis-Michel Raynauld · Media
Remote Media Libraries (RML) gives you access to third parties media libraries directly from the Wordpress Media Library.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+66%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “dailymotion”, “flickr” and “media library” 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.
44 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 54.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, 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 2951 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
3.9★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2951 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dailymotion your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| flickr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vimeo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube 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). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “dailymotion”, “flickr” and “media library” 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 1.1K · 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 15 months 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 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jhoekstrafp2.4y ago
I have contacted them four times to simply get a copy of invoices for my accounting department, no response. If they don’t respond to something as simple as needing a copy of an invoice, I can’t imagine them doing any better with actual plugin issues. Planning to cancel my subscription with them.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eduguytoo7.8y ago
One of the big issues that is beginning to “creep” into this industry is the idea of designing a “Crippled” product they used to do this back in the old days we called it Nag wear, the problem here is that the business model is not a sound investment. They are basing their revenue model on how much you upload to a service for which you pay to use. They do not provide that service, you do and you pay for it as well. This is a terrible way to generate revenue. In fact no sane business would invest in something like this. Crippled and broken
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cjjr828.7y ago
I am updating my review after figuring this out. Once you add your remote media library it WILL NOT show up within the normal media library. This is where my error was as this is what I expected it to do. Instead, you add the RML and when you are posting and select ‘Add Media’ the option will be given there. I raised my original review to a 4 because the plugin does work, but left that 5th star off because support was still not given to help figure this out. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I tried this plugin originally over 5 months ago. I was having issues getting YouTube to work, so I posted in the support forum. A couple people responded with the same issue, but it was never resolved. It seems the plugin is still being updated, but support is not lacking greatly on the wordpress support area. I decided to give it another shot today, thinking maybe it got updated and would work not. I followed the directions exactly and it says my channel is valid, but once published nothing is added to my Media Library. I posted again in the support forum, but not expecting much. Great Idea for a plugin, and seems to be the only one out there, but it doesn’t seem to work well, at least for youtube. This topic was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by cjjr82.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous9.2y ago
I tried every plugin and gallery that promised to integrate Flickr and WordPress — and I finally found the solution using Remote Media Libraries and their RML Flickr Pro addon. I now use these plugins with Divi gallery and have achieved all my goals. Special thanks to Louis-Michel for his extra effort solving issues related to Divi and keeping me updated!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lautiamkok10.4y ago
Does not work at all! I have my youtube account so I have the YouTube User ID: xxxx_Hw But it kept saying Account Status: Invalid when I tried to validate it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stephenhb10.5y ago
Really great support from Louis-Michel with the Flickr PRO plugin. Many thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ museumtrade11.7y ago
This star rating isn’t for the use of this plugin, but merely a request to get the S3 and Cloudfront services online. I don’t care about the rest really. There is hardly anything out there promising to work with my AWS. Bring it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ daverussia11.8y ago
Nice plugin, now waiting for cloud support.
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.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 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 Mentions Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,939 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
- 2025-08-01 300+ → 200+ down after 342 days in tier
- 2024-08-24 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-23 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-22 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-21 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-20 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-19 300+ → 400+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2024-08-11 400+ → 300+ down after 284 days in tier
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