Best media plugins for WordPress
The most popular media plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Safe SVG leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of FileBird (200K+) and Media Cleaner (90K+). All 802 plugins tagged “media” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 media plugins
- 1.Safe SVG
The most installed media plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 79 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
FileBird200K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 1,124 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 3.
Media Cleaner90K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 779 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Media Library Assistant70K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 202 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.Add From Server
60K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 239 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 6.
Default Featured Image50K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 69 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 7.
Phoenix Media Rename50K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 75 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 8.Media Sync
50K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 86 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Media File Renamer40K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 450 reviews, updated 14 hours ago.
- 10.
Reveal IDs40K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 61 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
All 802 plugins tagged “media”
Safe SVG
#52by 10up14 days ago
Enable SVG uploads and sanitize them to stop XML/SVG vulnerabilities in your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rating
- 4.9(79)
- Downloads
- 14.3K/day

FileBird
Up in the last 7 days:1#213by Ninja Team27 days ago
Organize thousands of WordPress media files in folders / categories with ease.
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 4.7(1.1K)
- Downloads
- 2.9K/day

Media Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:4#490by Jordy Meow7 days ago
Find and delete unused images and media files, fix broken entries, with a trash to undo anything. A lighter, faster WordPress! 💕
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.6(779)
- Downloads
- 3.4K/day

Media Library Assistant
Down in the last 7 days:1#610by David Lingren12 days ago
Enhances the Media Library; powerful gallery and list shortcodes, full taxonomy support, IPTC/EXIF/XMP/PDF processing, bulk/quick edit.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.8(202)
- Downloads
- 1.1K/day
Add From Server
Up in the last 7 days:2#682by Dion Hulse6 years ago
Add From Server is designed to help ease the pain of bad web hosts, allowing you to upload files via FTP or SSH and later import them into WordPress.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.6(239)
- Downloads
- 73/day

Default Featured Image
Down in the last 7 days:1#705by Jan-Willem4 months ago
Add a Default Featured Image for all posts & pages.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.8(69)
- Downloads
- 208/day

Phoenix Media Rename
Up in the last 7 days:2#744by crossi7212 days ago
The Phoenix Media Rename plugin allows you to easily rename (and retitle) your media files, once uploaded.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.7(75)
- Downloads
- 947/day
Media Sync
Down in the last 7 days:1#756by erolsk82 months ago
Simple plugin to scan "uploads" directory and bring those files into Media Library.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.7(86)
- Downloads
- 379/day

Media File Renamer
Up in the last 7 days:4#840by Jordy Meowtoday
Rename image files and media metadata for SEO and tidiness. Using AI, manually, in bulk, or in so many other ways!
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.6(450)
- Downloads
- 2K/day

Reveal IDs
Down in the last 7 days:1#849by wpseek2 months ago
What this plugin does is to reveal most removed IDs on admin pages, as it was in versions prior to 2.5.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 5.0(61)
- Downloads
- 184/day
Easy Watermark
Down in the last 7 days:2#964by Wojtek Szałkiewicz1 year ago
Allows to add watermark to images automatically on upload or manually.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 3.7(159)
- Downloads
- 58/day

Clean Image Filenames
Down in the last 7 days:7#975by Upperdog10 months ago
This plugin automatically converts language accent characters to non-accent characters in filenames when uploading to the media library.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.6(21)
- Downloads
- 233/day

Search & Replace Everything by WPCode
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,084by WPCode3 months ago
Search and Replace everything in WordPress. Easily find and replace media, images, text, links and more with a single click using a simple user interf …
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 3.9(7)
- Downloads
- 187/day

Compact WP Audio Player
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,164by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ2 months ago
A Compact WP Audio Player Plugin that is compatible with all major browsers and devices (Android, iPhone, iPad)
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.1(69)
- Downloads
- 61/day

Media Library Categories
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,247by jeffrey-wp2 months ago
Adds the ability to use categories in the media library.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.2(52)
- Downloads
- 116/day

WP User Avatars
#1,296by John James Jacoby26 days ago
Allow registered users to upload and select their own avatars.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.5(29)
- Downloads
- 180/day
Unique Headers
Down in the last 7 days:5#1,474by Ryan Hellyer6 months ago
Add unique custom header images to individual pages, posts, categories, or tags.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(160)
- Downloads
- 79/day
Simple Image Widget
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,605by Cedaro1 year ago
A simple widget that makes it a breeze to add images to your sidebars.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(39)
- Downloads
- 27/day

Disable Media Sizes
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,888by Jeff Starr6 days ago
Provides options to disable the extra images generated by WordPress.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(23)
- Downloads
- 58/day

Social Icons
#2,081by ThemeGrill5 years ago
Social Icons provides you with an easy way to display various popular social icons via widgets and shortcode
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(15)
- Downloads
- 28/day

PNG to JPG
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,152by kubiq15 days ago
Convert PNG images to JPG, free up web space and speed up your webpage
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(40)
- Downloads
- 173/day
Disable Real MIME Check
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,154by Sergey Biryukov9 years ago
Restores the ability to upload non-image files in WordPress 4.7.1 and 4.7.2.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(34)
- Downloads
- 26/day

Images to WebP
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,201by kubiq1 month ago
Convert PNG, JPG and GIF images to WebP and speed up your web
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.4(32)
- Downloads
- 52/day

Media Deduper
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,274by cornershop11 months ago
Save disk space and bring some order to the chaos of your media library by removing and preventing duplicate files.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 3.8(44)
- Downloads
- 66/day
Filenames to latin
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,298by webvitalii6 years ago
Sanitize filenames to latin during upload.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.9(14)
- Downloads
- 31/day

Bulk Media Register
Up in the last 7 days:4#2,384by Katsushi Kawamori9 days ago
Bulk register files on the server to the Media Library.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.5(22)
- Downloads
- 220/day
Rename Media Files
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,387by WPFactory1 month ago
Enhance SEO and organize media effortlessly. Fix upload issues, sanitize & optimize filenames, and improve SEO seamlessly.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.8(40)
- Downloads
- 68/day

Replace Image
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,397by WP Zone2 years ago
Upload a new version of an image without deleting the old image attachment, so that references to the image remain intact.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.6(65)
- Downloads
- 38/day

Export Media URLs
Up in the last 7 days:9#2,456by Atlas Gondal2 months ago
Extract every Media Library URL with title, size, dimensions, alt text and more. Filter by media type, export to CSV/JSON, and audit your library.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 5.0(29)
- Downloads
- 64/day
Media Library Enable Infinite Scrolling
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,500by David Baumwald9 months ago
A small plugin to re-enable infinite scrolling in the Media Library after WordPress 5.8 is released.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 5.0(25)
- Downloads
- 27/day

rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress
Down in the last 7 days:15#2,578by rtCamp1 day ago
Add albums, photo, audio/video upload, privacy, sharing, front-end uploads & more. All this works on mobile/tablets devices.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 3.7(152)
- Downloads
- 188/day
iOS images fixer
Up in the last 7 days:4#2,771by Bishoy.A2 years ago
Automatically fix iOS-taken images' orientation using ImageMagic/PHP GD upon upload.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.6(30)
- Downloads
- 29/day

Disable Generate Thumbnails
Up in the last 7 days:13#2,779by Katsushi Kawamori2 months ago
Select the thumbnails and functions to disable it.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(16)
- Downloads
- 33/day

Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons
#2,781by Suplugins9 months ago
Social Media Share Buttons & Follow Buttons. Social Share Icons. 25+ Social networks. Icon & Button Shortcodes. Floating Sidebar.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.4(11)
- Downloads
- 35/day
Nav Menu Images
Up in the last 7 days:5#2,873by Milan Dinić9 years ago
Display image as a menu item content.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.2(37)
- Downloads
- 18/day

Bulk Datetime Change
Up in the last 7 days:28#2,893by Katsushi Kawamori22 days ago
Bulk change date/time for posts.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 61/day

WP Original Media Path
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,951by RVOLA2 months ago
Change the location for the uploads folder for WordPress
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.9(38)
- Downloads
- 39/day

WP Paint
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,965by ZetaMatic4 years ago
WP Paint - WordPress Image Editor is a browser based Image Editor for WordPress media images.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.8(84)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Optimize Images Resizing
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,985by OriginalEXE9 years ago
Plugin optimizes the process of generating custom image sizes in WordPress and offers a cleanup functionality for preexisting images.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(45)
- Downloads
- 37/day

Media Library Downloader
Up in the last 7 days:29#3,057by M.Code3 months ago
Professional media download solution with bulk operations, smart management, and enterprise-grade security for WordPress
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.8(8)
- Downloads
- 68/day
Media Search Enhanced
Down in the last 7 days:11#3,060by Yoren Chang2 months ago
Search through all fields in Media Library.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.4(28)
- Downloads
- 38/day

Plus WebP or AVIF
Up in the last 7 days:11#3,103by Katsushi Kawamori2 months ago
Generate WebP or AVIF.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(26)
- Downloads
- 54/day

SEO Media Manager
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,149by David Gwyer1 month ago
Stop fixing media titles by hand. Format new uploads automatically, with a live preview and metadata rules you control.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.8(18)
- Downloads
- 36/day
Custom Upload Dir
Up in the last 7 days:5#3,191by ulfben28 days ago
Choose your own upload folders using post titles, categories, dates and more. Keep files easy to find when browsing your server.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.4(25)
- Downloads
- 61/day
Support WebP
Up in the last 7 days:10#3,307by Sayedul Sayem1 year ago
This plugin will help you to upload webp format image in WordPress media library regardless of the theme. That is, it works with every theme.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 23/day

WEN Featured Image
Up in the last 7 days:4#3,795by WEN Themes7 months ago
Add featured image column in listings. Add/change/remove featured image directly from the listing page
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(10)
- Downloads
- 22/day

MediaPress
Down in the last 7 days:32#3,843by BuddyDev10 months ago
MediaPress is the most advanced and feature rich media gallery plugin for BuddyPress & WordPress.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(33)
- Downloads
- 29/day

Export Media as ZIP
Up in the last 7 days:54#3,893by Huzoor Bux1 month ago
Export images from your WordPress media library as a ZIP file — filter by year and image size before downloading.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 74/day

DX Delete Attached Media
Down in the last 7 days:2#3,905by Mario Peshev16 days ago
Automatically deletes attached media from posts and custom post types added via the Media button.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(28)
- Downloads
- 62/day

WP Attachments
Up in the last 7 days:1#3,908by Marco Milesi1 month ago
Attach files to any post or page and let WP Attachments list them for you, with icons, file sizes and a download counter.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(43)
- Downloads
- 47/day