Fix Media Library
by wowpress.host · Media
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Fix Media Library inconsistency between database and wp-content/uploads folder contents. Unused image files, broken media library entries, missing att …
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Health
D 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “attachments”, “media library” and “post thumbnail” 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.
53 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 38.5K 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.
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
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 2875 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 32 reviews, smoothed to 4.41★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2875 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| attachments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnails your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “attachments”, “media library” and “post thumbnail” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 279 · peaks are release surges
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
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
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
7.9y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 18 Dec 2018
2
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 72% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Apr 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ davidvdm3.3y ago
After using several plugins to fix my media library this one just did everything in one go! Was having trouble with srcset images not being shown and I figured it had to do with some corruption in the Media Library. It did and this plugin fixed it easily! Thank you so much for saving me hours and hours of work! PS: Please consider updating this plugin as it is such a useful tool 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Riyadh ali3.3y ago
Very cool..Thank you fullness
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adiltibari4.1y ago
Works as expected
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ markisparki4.1y ago
You are always taking a risk when using an old plugin (in my case FOUR years old and 3 major WP core updates behind the curve). Still, the reviews looked good and I had hundreds of broken links from deleted files from an image plugin that didn’t completeduring its table updates before crashing. I hadn’t noticed the crash until a few weeks later when I had hundreds of empty squares in my media library. After taking backups, I did a non-destructive dry run, which ran successfully and found all the hundreds of broken links. I then used the “Delete attachments pointing to missing image file” option and it cleared everything in one go. I am so very grateful for this plugin and wonder why it isn’t in the core of WP as deleting files using FTP for example is very easily done. Anyway, thank you for this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hembike5.1y ago
I searched for a very long time to find an easy solution to remove broken WooCommerce Product images if the image missing from the server from wp-content/uploads directory. This plugin has a “Delete attachments pointing to missing image file” function, it does the job very well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ noorac5.2y ago
Listen, this plugin is a lifesaver. I certainly hope it’s not abandoned, it’s just too useful. WordPress was refusing to process thumbnails for some of my manually uploaded images because they were just too big. Even WP-CLI refused to deal with them. This plugin has come through in my time of need.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thejackk6.0y ago
I was experiencing hanging issues in the WP dashboard for weeks. It went to the point I could not edit an elementor page without having to disable all other plugins. To update the picture of a product it was taking forever to display pictures. Thanks to this plugin, it fixed everything!!! Media opens in seconds. Plugins section opens in seconds it repaired everything, moves unused files. Brilliant! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ flyingkites7.0y ago
I had a corrupted Media Library. Images were on server but not the folders were missing from the media library. By selecting just the main images (not the thumbnails) I was able to reimport them and the library now look as it should. Hopefully that means it all works now. NOTE: you need to change the default date to file date if are doing what I did.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-12-12 CVE-2025-66126 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.0 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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,780 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "post thumbnail", "thumbnails" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-10 2K+ → 1K+ down after 618 days in tier
- 2024-08-30 3K+ → 2K+ down after 533 days in tier
- 2023-03-16 4K+ → 3K+ down after 679 days in tier
- 2021-05-06 5K+ → 4K+ 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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Regenerate Thumbnails 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Force Regenerate Thumbnails 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B - E Easy Add Thumbnail 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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OTF Regenerate Thumbnails 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Thumbnail Upscale 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - R Remove Featured Image 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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