WordPress plugin comparison
Enhanced Media Library vs Lens
At a glance
- Enhanced Media Library has more active installs: 60K+, against 80+ for Lens.
- On a typical day, Enhanced Media Library is downloaded about 178 times, Lens about 6.
- Lens is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.3 from 298 reviews.
- Lens was updated more recently: Feb 8, 2026, against Jul 15, 2024 for Enhanced Media Library.
- Lens is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.5.14 for Enhanced Media Library.
- Enhanced Media Library has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for Lens.
Line by line
Lens leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Enhanced Media Library |  Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #644 | #17,733 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.9K | 162 |
| Rating | 4.3(298) | 5.0(6) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.15 | ×0.27 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free