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.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈280 estimated
Momentum
+38%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “attachments”, “media library” and “re attach” 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.
46 health vs 62 average across 3,299 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 9.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,324 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.
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 6.0.18.
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 1596 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 7.1
4.4★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1596 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| unattach your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| attachments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| re attach your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upgrade your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “attachments”, “media library” and “re attach” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 168 · 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.
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
4.4y ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 21 Jun 2022
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.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and the previous band took 23 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 20 May 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ becaneweb3.8y ago
After a long search I finally found THE plugin to attach media quickly in wp. Thank you !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielepais6.3y ago
And it is very useful for bulk attach/unattach. Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nikola Dimitrijević6.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ DragoWeb6.7y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ betagoo7.4y ago
Works fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bombarulz29.0y ago
Works great, saved me a lot of time
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ baggy4c9.1y 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 ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 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 "Allows to unattach and reattach images and other attachments from within the media library page."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,141 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
- 2026-10-31 300+ → 200+ down after 682 days in tier
- 2024-12-18 400+ → 300+ down after 569 days in tier
- 2023-05-29 500+ → 400+ down after 650 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 300+ → 500+ up
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 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Devenia Replace Media 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - A Attachment Page Comment Control 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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