WP Media Category Management
by Jan DeBAAT · Media
Also makes 6 other plugins · 6.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A plugin to provide bulk category management functionality for media in WordPress sites.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.5K estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “media filter” for “organize media”. “media filter” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “organize media” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 263.9K 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.
This plugin shipped 7 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 13 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 35 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| category management | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| toggle category your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| user media management your tag | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| media category your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| bulk toggle your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| media management | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| management | #9 | #11 | up 2 |
| media categories | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| organize media | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| category | #11 | #12 | 0 |
| media filter your tag | #16 | #20 | down 2 |
| to do management | #8 | #12 | up 1 |
| wp category | #8 | #11 | up 1 |
| media library categories | #15 | #15 | down 2 |
| media library category | #9 | #13 | down 1 |
| media folder | #15 | #16 | down 2 |
| page management | #10 | #19 | up 2 |
| media tags | #17 | #18 | down 2 |
| site management | #11 | #15 | up 1 |
| media folders | #18 | #17 | down 3 |
113 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 78 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “media filter” for “organize media”. “media filter” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “organize media” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “media filter”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 11.9K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
13d ago
latest release · v2.5.5 · 20 Oct 2026
63
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 55% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.5.3 Tested for WP 7.0.1 Fixed issue when using global variable Updated Freemius sdk to v2.13.4 2.5.3
- — Version 2.5.2 Fixed issue when uploading and editing media Updated Freemius sdk to v2.13.2 2.5.2
- — Version 2.5.1 Tested for WP 7.0 Updated Freemius sdk to v2.13.1 Fixed some small security issues Started Folder Management 2.5.1
- — Version 2.5.0 Tested for WP 6.9 Fixed some small security issues Moved Freemius sdk v2.13.0 to vendor folder 2.5.0
- — Version 2.4.2 Tested for WP 6.8.3 Updated Freemius sdk to v2.13.0 2.4.2
- — Version 2.4.1 Fixed issue with notice handling 2.4.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.5.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-04-22 CVE-2024-32950 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2 Patched in 2.3.0
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 132 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 108 more locales with partial translations.
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 30 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,677 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("media category", "media filter", "toggle category", "user media management" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 246 days in tier
- 2025-05-28 8K+ → 7K+ down after 290 days in tier
- 2024-08-11 9K+ → 8K+ down after 324 days in tier
- 2023-09-22 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1478 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 9K+ → 10K+ up after 985 days in tier
- 2016-12-24 4K+ → 9K+ up after 389 days in tier
- 2015-12-01 3K+ → 4K+ up after 107 days in tier
- 2015-08-16 1K+ → 3K+ 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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