Upgrade for Unattach and Re-attach Media Attachments
by laurencebahiirwa · Media
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows to unattach and reattach images and other attachments from within the media library page.
46 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.
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 1531 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
79
now · peak 168
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
4.2y ago
latest release · v1.2.2
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2019-05-20 · 1,385 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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ becaneweb3.6y ago
After a long search I finally found THE plugin to attach media quickly in wp. Thank you !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielepais6.1y ago
And it is very useful for bulk attach/unattach. Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nikola Dimitrijević6.4y ago
On WP 5.3.2, bulk un-attachment doesn’t work at all and there is no way to order media list by parent (page/post media file is attached to) This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by Nikola Dimitrijević. Reason: typo in version
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DragoWeb6.6y ago
I would have saved a lot of time if I had discovered this plugin earlier. It’s lightweight and veeeery useful for me so, thanks a lot to the dev who created this 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ betagoo7.2y ago
Works fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bombarulz28.8y ago
Works great, saved me a lot of time
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ baggy4c8.9y ago
The plugin did as it suggested. Basic security measures taken care of so am not worried. However the options to attach and unattach appear in all bulk actions. It needs to be in the media section alone. Good work. Looking forward to bug fix.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-30 300+ → 200+ down after 620 days in tier
- 2024-12-18 400+ → 300+ down after 569 days in tier
- 2023-05-29 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-05-27 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-26 500+ → 400+ 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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Fix Media Library 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D - U Unattach 900+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- V VA Removing Exif 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Unattached Media Manager 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - A Attachment Page Comment Control 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Instant Images – One-click Image Uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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