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Best library plugins for WordPress

The most popular library plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Media Library Categories leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Link Library (10K+) and Document Gallery (8K+). All 91 plugins tagged “library” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 library plugins

  1. 1.
    Media Library Categories

    The most installed library plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 52 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Link Library

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 97 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  3. 3.
    Document Gallery

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 112 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  4. 4.
    Media Library Enable Infinite Scrolling

    7K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 25 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  5. 5.
    Media Library Downloader

    5K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 8 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  6. 6.
    Snippet Shortcodes

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 25 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  7. 7.
    Media Sweep

    1K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 11 reviews, updated 1 day ago.

  8. 8.
    F4 Media Taxonomies

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 13 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  9. 9.
    Store file uploads for Contact Form 7

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  10. 10.
    Polaroid Gallery

    1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

All 91 plugins tagged “library”