Unattach
by tamlyn · Media
Allows detaching images and other media from posts, pages and other content types.
50 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins
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 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3196 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
111
now · peak 130
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
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
11.3y ago
latest release · v1.2.2
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-12-24 · 1,422 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jim D11.3y ago
This plugin solved two problems for me. First, not having to delete an attachment from the media library when I want to remove it from a post. But there is another reason…I include a flexslider in some of my posts but occasionally want certain images to be in the post but not in the flexslider. After I have inserted the image in the post and saved, all I have to do is go back to the media library and unattach from the post to remove it from the flexslider. Thank you for a great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hugocentrique11.5y ago
Works well, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 1317610511.6y ago
Perfect! Did the trick – rid the site of an annoying and seemingly simple to fix WP bug
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gwnfld11.8y ago
Worked like a champ for me quick and easy, thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Raja12.7y ago
Works Perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Purser12.9y ago
A GREAT plugin that should have NEVER been required. Mandatory “Attachments” of images to posts / pages / etc. is the DUMBEST upgrade to the WP platform in a long time. What a retard thing to do… Thank you for taking your valuable time and creating a fix for this APPLE-like move => Adding a feature no one needs and making it impossible to remove without a hack. haha. You rock!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ miniviolet13.0y ago
This was just what I’ve been needing. Perfect and easy to use to exclude an image from the gallery but still use it within the post. Wish I had found this sooner!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Skunkster13.0y ago
This should be part of the core ASAP. Very easy way to unattach an image from a web page! Many thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-03 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-05-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 1K+ → 900+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-17 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 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).
- U Unique Headers 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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Media Deduper 9K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Attachments 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
F4 Media Taxonomies 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - M Media Vault 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- W WP Attachment Export 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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