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Media Library Folders
A tidy media library that occasionally trips on Safari.
HealthyDeclining
78/100
Real folder creation is helpful but Safari bugs and the Pro paywall cause frustration.
Active installs
~28,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.3★
462 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-20%
Declining
140 → 112 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
Declining · -20% in the last year
140/day a year ago→112/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayMedia Library Folders is generally praised for its ease of use and real folder creation that helps organize large media libraries, but users frequently criticize that key features are locked behind the Pro version and that it has display problems on macOS Safari.
What people like
- +Easy to use interface×4
- +Creates real server-side folders, enabling cleaner URLs and better organization×2
- +Provides useful features even in the free version
- +Responsive support for both free and paying users
- +Helps manage large numbers of media files
Common complaints
- −Key functionality (using folders outside the plugin) is locked behind the Pro version, making the free trial limited×2
- −Folder content often not displayed correctly on macOS Safari, requiring refreshes or other browsers×2
- −Uploading photos can crash with error “0”, forcing single-photo uploads
- −Plugin sometimes creates unexpected empty folders without user action
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.04★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.30★
- 9%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 29% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-07-142025-07-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 462 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2025-02-27★★★★★Great, with some exceptions …glitterandshine1-shot
- 2025-02-25★★★★★Lots of problems on macOSQueer as You
- 2025-01-21★★★★★sounds funny but isn'thmich
- 2024-11-22★★★★★Don't bother, unless you're going to buy itcoehistory1-shot
- 2024-08-06★★★★★not working well when uploading photosgufuxd
- 2024-07-21★★★★★It Just WorksCMProduct
- 2024-06-20★★★★★Good plugin for modify foldersdanielarco
- 2023-02-28★★★★★Awesome functions and quality support – even with free versiongreatpages
- 2022-10-12★★★★★Absolutely perfect!dirkliesenfeld
- 2022-09-29★★★★★Very good, except a small glitch in macOSAndyBrunner
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Media Library Folders
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.
110
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
109
Prior 7-day baseline
309
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
3,851
Mean release-day peak (30d)
254
Latest day · 2026-06-03(tail)
+0.9%
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.
29%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.09
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
66%
5★ share in analyzed sample
9%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.06 → 4.04★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered