Viable URL Media Uploader
by Ahsan Amin · Media
Also makes 3 other plugins · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Media uploader that adds attachments from URLs to your WordPress media library. Upload images, videos, PDFs, and more with just a URL.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
90+
≈90 estimated
Momentum
+322%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “attachment” for “uploader”. “attachment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “uploader” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.5%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 10 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ 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
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| media uploader your tag | #2 | #6 | up 1 |
| uploader | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| attachment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 20 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “attachment” for “uploader”. “attachment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “uploader” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 1 Dec 2025 · 335 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 842 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 90.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.1.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Viable URL Media Uploader <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload ↗2026-09-29 CVE-2025-14564 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.0 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.
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 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Media uploader that adds attachments from URLs to your WordPress media library. Upload images, videos, PDFs..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "who need").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,695 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
- 2026-10-30 80+ → 90+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-25 90+ → 80+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-16 90+ → 80+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 100+ → 90+ 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).
- B Bulk Change Media Author 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
- U Upload Url and Path Enabler 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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LH Copy Media File 800+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
Clean Image Filenames 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B - D Disable Real MIME Check 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- F Filenames to latin 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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