Upload Media by Zip
by Kailey (trepmal) · Media
Upload a zip archive and let WP unzip it and attach everything to a page/post (or not).
42 health vs 60 average across 1,419 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, 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 3589 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
40
now · peak 98
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,372 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-01-08 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-07 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-06 300+ → 200+ down after 48 days in band
- 2025-11-19 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-18 300+ → 200+ down after 515 days in band
- 2024-06-21 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-06-20 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-06-19 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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ZipMyMedia 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - U Upload Unzipper 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Media Export & Clean 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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