Best media category plugins for WordPress
The most popular media category plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Media Category Management leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of SortMeThis (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “media category” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 media category plugins
- 1.
WP Media Category ManagementThe most installed media category plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 35 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
SortMeThisFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
All 2 plugins tagged “media category”
WP Media Category Management
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,830by Jan DeBAAT19 days ago
A plugin to provide bulk category management functionality for media in WordPress sites.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.7(35)
- Downloads
- 104/day
SortMeThis
Down in the last 7 days:21,296#73,779by algaweb2 years ago
Manage your WordPress media in a deeper and more precise way!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day