Media Library Extension
by Martin von Berg · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · 720+ installs across the portfolio →
Extend the REST-API to work with Wordpress Media-Library. Organize images in Folders. Add and Update images including Metadata and Posts using the ima …
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
20+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
-29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “media catalog” for “ima”. “media catalog” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ima” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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 2 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 67 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpcat your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| ima | #8 | #9 | down 1 |
| media library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media catalog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 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 “media catalog” for “ima”. “media catalog” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ima” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 337 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 21 Oct 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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v3.0.0 · 12 Jun 2026
14
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 “20+”. 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 20.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Extend the REST-API to work with Wordpress Media-Library. Organize images in Folders. Add and Update images..."
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 743 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("media library", "Media-Catalog", "upload", "wpcat" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-29 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-27 20+ → 10+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 10+ → 20+ up after 133 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 20+ → 10+ down after 26 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 20+ → 10+ down after 42 days in tier
- 2026-03-30 10+ → 20+ up after 99 days in tier
- 2025-12-21 20+ → 10+ down after 6 days in tier
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 Extra File Types 40K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
URL Image Importer – Import External Images to the Media Library from URL, CSV & XML 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - W WPArtisan Filename Sanitizer 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- U Upload Media by Zip 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
-
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
Instant Images – One-click Image Uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Media Library Extension into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-wpcat-json-rest" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Media Library Extension — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Media Library Extension: 20+ active installs, no reviews yet. Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-wpcat-json-rest
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Report a data issue and we'll check it against the source.