WordPress plugin comparison

Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library vs Shared Files

Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library

by Matthias Günter

900+ installs4.1

Shared Files

by Anssi Laitila

3K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Shared Files has more active installs: 3K+, against 900+ for Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library.
On a typical day, Shared Files is downloaded about 97 times, Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library about 10.
Shared Files is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 34 reviews, against 4.1 from 7 reviews.
Shared Files was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Mar 27, 2020 for Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library.
Shared Files is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library.
Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Shared Files.

Shared Files leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library	Shared Files
Popular rank	#7,238	#3,617
Active installs	900+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	208	4.9K
Rating	4.1(7)	4.4(34)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.82
Last release	6 years ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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