WordPress plugin comparison
Media Categories vs Media Library Assistant
At a glance
- Media Library Assistant has more active installs: 70K+, against 20+ for Media Categories.
- On a typical day, Media Library Assistant is downloaded about 1,056 times, Media Categories about 2.
- Media Categories has no reviews yet.
- Media Library Assistant was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Aug 29, 2009 for Media Categories.
- Media Library Assistant is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8.4 for Media Categories.
- Media Categories has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Media Library Assistant.
Line by line
Media Library Assistant leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Media Categories |  Media Library Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25,745 | #607 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38 | 65.6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(202) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 86% |
| Tested up to | 2.8.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.96 |
| Last release | 17 years ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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