Upcasted S3 Offload – AWS S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, Backblaze, MinIO Storage Integration
by upcasted · Media
Also makes 1 other plugin · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily migrate and manage WordPress Media Library files to AWS S3 or S3-compatible storage providers. Boost performance and reduce hosting costs.
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Health
C 60/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
200+
≈260 estimated
Momentum
+44%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “media library”, “object storage” and “s3” for “backblaze”, “s3 compatible” and “digitalocean”. “media library” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “backblaze” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “object storage” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “s3 compatible” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “s3” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “digitalocean” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
60 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 13.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,320 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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: Rating quality
Updated 321 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
3.4★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| backblaze | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| aws s3 your tag | #9 | #16 | up 1 |
| digitalocean spaces your tag | #9 | #13 | down 1 |
| digitalocean | #11 | #14 | 0 |
| s3 compatible | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| offload | #13 | #17 | down 2 |
| aws | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| media offload | #20 | #16 | down 2 |
| offload media | #21 | #17 | down 2 |
| gallery migrator | #23 | #13 | 0 |
| media library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| object storage your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “media library”, “object storage” and “s3” for “backblaze”, “s3 compatible” and “digitalocean”. “media library” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “backblaze” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “object storage” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “s3 compatible” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “s3” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “digitalocean” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “s3”. Down 8 places since 2026-09-20, now #20. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 692 · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v3.1.0 · 15 Dec 2025
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% 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 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 58% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Jun 2021
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (3.1.0). 1 of 3 disclosed are patched.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Upcasted S3 Offload – AWS S3, Digital Ocean Spaces, Backblaze, Minio and more <= 3.0.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-02-03 CVE-2025-22676 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.0.3 Patched in 3.0.4
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 2.0.0 - 3.0.2 No patch available
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 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
7 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 "Easily migrate and manage WordPress Media Library files to AWS S3 or S3-compatible storage providers. Boost..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 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 Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,259 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
- 2026-05-30 300+ → 200+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 200+ → 300+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-05-01 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-27 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-04-16 200+ → 300+ up after 93 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).
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OffloadForge – Cloud Media Offload for S3, DigitalOcean Spaces & Google Cloud — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
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Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ installs · 5.0★ · 1 shared tag A
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