Best media management plugins for WordPress
The most popular media management plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Unused Media Cleaner leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Thumbnail Manager (100+) and Mediapapa (50+). All 13 plugins tagged “media management” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 media management plugins
- 1.
Unused Media CleanerThe most installed media management plugin, with 100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Thumbnail Manager100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
Mediapapa50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Media Usage Tracker30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Cloud S3 Storage10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 days ago.
- 6.
Alter Media10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 7.
PlugNest Media FoldersFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 8.
Tieraxo Asset BoosterFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.
- 9.
Advanced Media Library FiltersFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 10.
LibrizentFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 13 plugins tagged “media management”
Unused Media Cleaner
Up in the last 7 days:62#16,448by Vishal Padhariya1 year ago
Unused Media Cleaner scans your WordPress site to find and remove unused media files, freeing storage and improving site speed and performance.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Thumbnail Manager
Down in the last 7 days:550#16,683by Mehdi Rezaei4 months ago
Safely analyze, preview, trash, restore, schedule, regenerate, and manage WordPress thumbnails from a clean tabbed admin screen.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 8/day
Mediapapa
Up in the last 7 days:386#21,018by The Mediapapa Team11 days ago
WordPress media library manager: track usage, find duplicates, remove unused files, fix metadata and optimize images. Free.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day
Media Usage Tracker
Up in the last 7 days:250#23,840by iveyb11 months ago
Extends the WordPress media library by adding an admin column showing where each image is used.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Cloud S3 Storage
Up in the last 7 days:201#32,916by Matteo Enna6 days ago
Manage your WordPress media files with ease using S3-compatible object storage services.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Alter Media
Up in the last 7 days:2,367#43,265by Atakan Oz1 year ago
Enhance your WordPress media library with powerful filtering and management tools for image alt text and captions.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PlugNest Media Folders
#50,131by PlugNest13 days ago
Organize the WordPress media library with real folders, tags, usage scanning and batch tools — without ever touching a file.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tieraxo Asset Booster
#53,562by Rob Art1 day ago
Organise your Media Library with folders, powerful filters, file analytics, bulk edits, thumbnail repair and safe image replacement.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day
Advanced Media Library Filters
#57,431by sonofgod8012 days ago
Take control of your WordPress media library with the most advanced filtering system for power users, SEO experts, and media-heavy websites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Librizent
Down in the last 7 days:8,283#57,706by Muhammad Mujahid Sarfraz1 month ago
Audit your Media Library for hidden problems without optimization, tracking, external services, or automatic deletion.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simme Media Organiser
#67,611by Anthony Lawrence16 days ago
Organise WordPress media with virtual folders, protected Trash, local health checks and a non-destructive Image Studio.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Linko Media Path Mapper & Swapper
Down in the last 7 days:9,838#69,846by ajiajish2 months ago
Transform messy upload URLs into clean custom paths. Seamlessly replace files and manage 301/302/404 redirects without breaking links.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MediaQuorix
#70,759by subekshya7613 days ago
MediaQuorix keeps your WordPress Media Library healthy, organized and optimized.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day