WordPress plugin comparison

Document Gallery for Real Media Library vs Media Library Assistant

Document Gallery for Real Media Library

by Matthias Günter

100+ installs3.0

Media Library Assistant

by David Lingren

70K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Media Library Assistant has more active installs: 70K+, against 100+ for Document Gallery for Real Media Library.
On a typical day, Media Library Assistant is downloaded about 1,032 times, Document Gallery for Real Media Library about 4.
Media Library Assistant is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 202 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Media Library Assistant was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Mar 27, 2020 for Document Gallery for Real Media Library.
Media Library Assistant is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Document Gallery for Real Media Library.
Media Library Assistant has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Document Gallery for Real Media Library.

Media Library Assistant leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Document Gallery for Real Media Library	Media Library Assistant
Popular rank	#13,503	#607
Active installs	100+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	86	66.2K
Rating	3.0(2)	4.8(202)
Support threads resolved	–	86%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.96
Last release	6 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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