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Media Library Assistant
Deeply powerful media management with a side of security anxiety.
HealthyGrowing
94/100
Users praise the deep organization and developer support despite a recent security vulnerability that caused real world harm.
Active installs
~81,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 70k+
Rating
4.8★
199 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+29%
Growing fast
258 → 332 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +29% in the last year
258/day a year ago→332/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayMedia Library Assistant is widely regarded as a powerful and feature-rich tool for organizing WordPress media libraries, with standout developer support, though a serious security vulnerability tied to WordPress 6.9 has caused real-world harm for at least one user.
What people like
- +Robust organization features including folder-like sorting, filtering, and previews that meaningfully speed up media management on large sites×5
- +Supports assigning categories and tags to media, including on multisite installations, without artificial limitations×4
- +Highly capable shortcode system with extensive options for selecting, filtering, and displaying media files×2
- +Allows setting metadata during upload and bulk editing of media properties×2
- +Developer (David Lingren) is consistently praised for fast, thorough, and generous support responses×5
- +Extensive documentation that helps users navigate the plugin's depth×3
- +No paywalled core features or forced upsells to a pro version×2
Common complaints
- −A known, actively exploitable security vulnerability was flagged following a WordPress 6.9 core update, with one user reporting immediate real-world consequences including IP blacklisting and hosting account suspension (since 6.9)
- −The plugin's depth can feel overwhelming for new users
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.93★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.80★
- 4%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 199 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-31★★★★★Thanks for the plugin.anandaravind
- 2026-02-08★★★★★Lifesaver for big sitespawblank
- 2025-12-25★★★★★Security Risk: Server Blacklistingalltdl1-shot
- 2025-09-09★★★★★Good one!Techtivus
- 2025-08-10★★★★★The most useful toolpkolka
- 2025-05-22★★★★★Very nice media manager!theclov
- 2025-05-15★★★★★Great media managerDiego
- 2024-11-15★★★★★This is how to manage WordPress media properlytonyuk
- 2024-10-18★★★★★It doesn't workSettembre
- 2024-09-10★★★★★Edit pictures names in bulkainasewing
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Media Library Assistant
Top Media plugins, ranked by score.For developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
307
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
332
Prior 7-day baseline
1,049
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
10,221
Mean release-day peak (30d)
851
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-7.5%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
14%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.36
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
93%
5★ share in analyzed sample
4%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.89 → 4.93★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered