WP/LR Sync Folders with Real Media Library
by Matthias Günter · Media
Also makes 4 other plugins · 3.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Synchronize your folders and collections in Real Media Library (Media Library Folders for WordPress) with Lightroom (with the help of WP/LR Sync).
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Under-ranked on “lightroom”. wp.org puts you #23; on merit you place #10. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
45 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 6.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,320 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25.
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 2410 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2410 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightroom sync your tag | #12 | #7 | 0 |
| lightroom your tag | #23 | #10 | down 3 |
| real media library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| synchronization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp/lr sync your tag | Not checked yet | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Under-ranked on “lightroom”. wp.org puts you #23; on merit you place #10. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
- One page off on “lightroom sync”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “real media library” and “synchronization” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 200 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “100+”. 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 5 May 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lucioscelso7.6y ago
The combination of WP/LR Sync, Real Media Library and WP/LR Sync Folder (this plugin) is the best ecosystem for Lightroom that I’ve user so far. This plugin, as others developed by MatthiasWeb, also has outstanding support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alex_pfa7.6y ago
I have been using the tool for month now. It saved me a lot of time organizing my crowing amoount of pictures. The support is perfect, thanks for that. This topic was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by alex_pfa.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ droxios7.6y ago
don’t want to miss. The user interface is very nice and functionality is perfect, especially the possible connectivity with LR/WP plugin through the plugin wplr-sync-folders and with Justify Image Grid. For Lightroom users a dream team. Very fast support if needed. So highly recommended. This topic was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by droxios. This topic was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by droxios. This topic was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by droxios.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CoCha7.9y ago
Doesn’t work at all. Every keyword, tag and group-membership of every item has disappeared… Thanks guys.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ holstphoto7.9y ago
Have to say a big thanks to the creator of the range of plugins and connectivity between LR and wordpress. Huge time saver and allows me to work in a more professional way with the CMS, easily finding images I am looking for and super easy to get it up on mywebsite. Top marks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jordy Meow8.2y ago
Thanks, Matthias for doing this! 🙂 You’re the best!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Synchronize your folders and collections in Real Media Library (Media Library Folders for WordPress) with L..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Total Sync shows shortcut as not linked").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,132 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "lightroom sync", "synchronization" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-04 200+ → 100+ down after 64 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-01 200+ → 100+ down after 58 days in tier
- 2025-10-04 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-30 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-29 100+ → 200+ up after 117 days in tier
- 2025-06-04 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-02 100+ → 200+ up after 60 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).
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WP Sync for Notion – Notion to WordPress 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Air WP Sync – Airtable to WordPress 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A - P Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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WSW – Shopify WooCommerce / WordPress Integration and Migration 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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