Media Library Categories

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ annzo

   2.6y ago

   Actually a helpful plugin. But has not been working with WPBakery Page Builder for some time now. Among other things, it blocks adding new images to a gallery. This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by annzo.

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2. ★★★★★ strarsis

   3.1y ago

   Simple and great plugin for adding category taxonomy to WordPress media.

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3. ★★★★★ jeffkaiser

   3.2y ago

   This plugin is great, super helpful. I have been using it to create categories for media items that I then use with Loopers in Theme.co’s Pro theme with Grids and Sliders. Saved me tons of work.

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4. ★★★★★ Marko6548

   5.1y ago

   Thank you, a great plug-in. With almost 14,000 photos and after I lost all my categories with Enhanced Media Library plugin which I used for 6 years, this plugin (Media Library Categories) gave me a chance to make new categories again. Hope there will be a choice to remove the appearance of number of photos in each category. Cheers This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by Marko6548.

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5. ★★★★★ todindiana

   5.8y ago

   After using the free version for an evening, I popped for the pro version. I found this to be a terrific addition to my media library toolkit as it provides good options for categorizing images. This is helpful when I’ve uploaded dozens of images and categorized them, and I’m ready to create topic-based sliders or galleries. I can now easily select a category, then choose images within that category without scrolling through 100’s of unrelated images. The developer is responsive and helful to questions.

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6. ★★★★★ kylomylo

   6.3y ago

   So the plugin imports all categories from posts to media categories. So that isn’t right. Why is that? Then if you delete a category from media then automatically delete the category from posts. So all is a mess. Disappointed.

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7. ★★★★★ brookerrj

   6.4y ago

   This was exactly what I was looking for, it installed without any issues and so far appears to be working just fine. A small improvement would be the ability to filter the media list to see only images that have not been categorized at all. Or, at least allow the the media list to be sorted by using the ‘Categories’ label at the top of the categories column in the list. Many thanks.

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8. ★★★★★ Jeffrey S. Whitmore

   6.8y ago

   I had to do the functions.php fix in the FAQ, and also had to make it “media_categories” and not “categories_media”. I don’t know if that was just me, but if anyone runs into problems try that, also make sure you don’t have extra quotes or anything copy straight from the code box. After buying Premium, i could transition from Enhanced Media Library to this one. I have over 20,000 images and was not looking forward to reorganizing them. The only things missing in this plugin are grid editing, and bulk delete/assign from grid. Grid is just so much easier when dealing with lots of files. If that capability is added all will be gold. That nag aside, I’m using this now and look forward to more improvements.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.0.2 Update Select2 dependency 2.0.2
2. — Version 2.0.1 Fix XXS vulnerability 2.0.1
3. — Version 2.0.0 Add escape function for input field custom taxonomy slug 2.0.0
4. — Version 1.9.9 Fix ‘jQuery.fn.load() is deprecated’ warning 1.9.9
5. — Version 1.9.8 Remember selected category in dropdown when filtered 1.9.8
6. — Version 1.9.7 Add autocomplete search to the category dropdown in Media Library list view (which can be turned on under Settings → Media) Add usability fix to highlight media library settings section when directly linked 1.9.7

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.4 Media Library Categories <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-07-20 CVE-2023-36382 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.0 Patched in 2.0.1
2. Medium · 5.5 Media Library Categories <= 1.9.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-01-20 CVE-2022-47596 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.9.9 Patched in 2.0.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1

Translated into 11 languages, 8 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2023-03-29 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2023-03-28 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2023-03-27 30K+ → 20K+ 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).

• WP Media Categories 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B
• Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Category Posts Block 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• M Media Library Enable Infinite Scrolling 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B

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Media Library Categories: 20K+ active installs, 4.2★ (52 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-media-library-categories