Sync media with AWS S3 CloudFront
by SoftSprint · Media
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
Plugin uploads selected files from the WordPress uploads directory to S3 and serves registered uploads through S3 or CloudFront.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈30 estimated
Momentum
+66%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “media”, “s3” and “uploads” for “cloudfront”, “aws s3” and “sync media”. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cloudfront” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “s3” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “aws s3” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “uploads” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sync media” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 62 average across 3,293 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 5.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloudfront | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| aws s3 | #8 | #19 | up 4 |
| aws your tag | #12 | #20 | down 4 |
| sync media | #24 | #22 | — |
| aws cloudfront | #9 | #15 | 0 |
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| s3 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| uploads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 9 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
- Swap “media”, “s3” and “uploads” for “cloudfront”, “aws s3” and “sync media”. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cloudfront” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “s3” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “aws s3” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “uploads” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sync media” sits at #24 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 “aws”. #12 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 210 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 30.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Henry Douglas2.1y ago
There is no documentation or usage tutorial. Therefore, with the developer’s guidance through a tutorial, it is difficult to know how to configure it correctly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ masconexion3.3y ago
Insufficient documentation. This topic was modified 3 years ago by masconexion.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tarasshynkler4.6y ago
The plugin speeds up media downloads on the site using aws s3!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SoftSprint5.5y ago
Pls, contact us directly – we will help to set it up. Plugin works properly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ murilozilli5.6y ago
Unfortunetely requirement for php 7.1 doesnt work for me
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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
5 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 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 Amazon S3.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,045 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "aws", "wp-content" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 30+ → 20+ down after 145 days in tier
- 2026-06-03 40+ → 30+ down after 98 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-24 40+ → 30+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-12 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 30+ → 40+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 40+ → 30+ down after 3 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).
- A Add From Server 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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Media Sync 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, and Google Cloud Storage 30K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Disable Media Sizes 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Bulk Media Register 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP Image Size Limit 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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