Best media plugins for WordPress
802 plugins tagged “media” on WordPress.org, in its popular order and updated daily. Research this niche or see all plugins.

Inline Image Upload for BBPress
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,962by BerryPress14 days ago
Upload inline images to BBPress forum topics and replies.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.6(65)
- Downloads
- 75/day

Autoremove Attachments
Up in the last 7 days:8#4,129by Polygon Themes6 months ago
Remove child attachments when parent post, page or custom post type is deleted.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(15)
- Downloads
- 23/day
WP Image Size Limit
Up in the last 7 days:6#4,149by Sean Butze9 years ago
Adds a new setting under Settings -> Media where an admin can set a maximum upload file size for image files.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(17)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Bulk Change Media Author
Down in the last 7 days:2#4,310by Ruslan Mikhno3 years ago
Bulk change author for multiple media files, using the default WP Media Library.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Media Grid
Down in the last 7 days:7#4,369by shaunandrews9 years ago
A grid view for the WordPress Media Library.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.4(16)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Associate Post R2
Down in the last 7 days:6#4,376by Delight Star Inc.1 month ago
Affiliate easy installation plugin. Contributing to the monetization of your blog.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day

Better image sizes
Up in the last 7 days:2#4,513by kubiq1 month ago
Dynamically generate only needed image sizes for only needed images, with manually selected focal point for crops
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 100/day

Moving Media Library
Down in the last 7 days:16#4,519by Katsushi Kawamori2 months ago
Supports the transfer of Media Library between servers.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(30)
- Downloads
- 28/day

ACF Galerie 4
Up in the last 7 days:24#4,718by Navneil Naicker2 months ago
Enhance your WordPress website with ACF Galerie 4, a powerful and customizable gallery plugin.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.7(6)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Thumbnail Crop Position
Up in the last 7 days:1#4,827by PoseLab9 years ago
Select the crop position of your thumbnails.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.8(16)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Getty Images
Down in the last 7 days:12#5,039by Getty Images3 years ago
Search and use Getty Images photos in your posts without ever leaving WordPress.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.0(24)
- Downloads
- 43/day

Organize Media Folder
Down in the last 7 days:9#5,043by Katsushi Kawamori6 days ago
Organize Media Library by Folders. URL in the content, replace with the new URL.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.1(16)
- Downloads
- 47/day
WP Upload Restriction
Down in the last 7 days:17#5,068by Sajjad Hossain1 year ago
This plugin allows you to control upload of files based on file types and sizes.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(15)
- Downloads
- 23/day

LH Add Media From Url
Down in the last 7 days:21#5,120by shawfactor2 years ago
Upload files from an url to wordpress media library, either enter file urls in an onsite input box or click a bookmarklet.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.2(9)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Upload Url and Path Enabler
Up in the last 7 days:3#5,131by Grégory Viguier10 years ago
Get the media upload path and url setting fields back in WP 3.5+.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(12)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Archivarix External Images Importer
Down in the last 7 days:21#5,336by Archivarix Support5 months ago
Import external images in posts and pages from external sources or Web Archive if original sources are not available anymore.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 24/day
Media Cloud Sync
Down in the last 7 days:64#5,421by dudlewebs6 days ago
Offload media to cloud storage (S3, DigitalOcean, Google Cloud, Cloudflare R2, S3 compatible Services) and rewrite URLs for seamless file delivery.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(13)
- Downloads
- 122/day
Make Filename Lowercase
Up in the last 7 days:7#5,492by ereckers1 year ago
Sets uploaded media filename to lowercase.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Easy Featured Images
Up in the last 7 days:6#5,583by danielpataki11 years ago
Allows you to add and remove featured images from admin post lists. Works with AJAX and magic for your image assignment pleasure.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(7)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Media File Sizes
#5,729by Jason LeMahieu (MadtownLems)5 years ago
Easily see how much disk space (in KB, MB, & a percentage of your quota) each of your uploaded files takes up.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.1(15)
- Downloads
- 13/day

Media Sweep
Up in the last 7 days:25#5,941by WPCreatix3 days ago
Clean up your WordPress Media Library by finding and removing unused media. Scan, preview, then sweep away orphaned files to keep your site fast.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.8(11)
- Downloads
- 94/day

Cincopa video and media plug-in
Up in the last 7 days:23#5,947by nicashmu3 months ago
Post your videos, photo galleries, slideshows, music and playlists easily and in seconds.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 2.8(26)
- Downloads
- 24/day

F4 Media Taxonomies
Up in the last 7 days:9#5,968by FAKTOR VIER1 month ago
Add filters and bulk actions for attachment categories, tags and custom taxonomies.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(13)
- Downloads
- 33/day

Media Library File Download
Up in the last 7 days:86#5,988by wpluna1 month ago
Download original media, export your library as a ZIP, and replace files while keeping their URLs. By WP Luna.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(7)
- Downloads
- 35/day

BEA
Down in the last 7 days:19#6,128by BE API7 months ago
Remove all punctuation and accents from the filename of uploaded files.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Download Media Library
Down in the last 7 days:2#6,240by marcelotorres10 years ago
Download the files from the Media Library in ZIP format.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.2(18)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Cache Images
Down in the last 7 days:47#6,263by Matt Mullenweg3 years ago
Goes through your posts and gives you the option to cache all hotlinked images from a domain locally in your upload folder
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Polaroid Gallery
#6,535by janisto9 years ago
Polaroid Gallery is a CSS3 & jQuery Image Gallery plugin for WordPress Media Library.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 13/day

HEIC to JPEG
Up in the last 7 days:1#6,721by crissyfieldgmbh3 years ago
Convert HEIC images to JPEG format when upload to the Media Library.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Attachment Taxonomies
Up in the last 7 days:5#6,919by Felix Arntz2 months ago
This plugin adds categories and tags to the WordPress media library - lightweight and developer-friendly.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(10)
- Downloads
- 100/day
Unattach
Down in the last 7 days:9#7,111by tamlyn9 years ago
Allows detaching images and other media from posts, pages and other content types.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.9(18)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Find Posts Using Attachment
Down in the last 7 days:25#7,115by Sergey Biryukov5 years ago
Allows to find all posts where a particular attachment is used.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.4(27)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Media Credit
Down in the last 7 days:9#7,162by pepe3 years ago
Adds a "Credit" field when uploading media to posts and displays it under the images on your blog to properly credit the artist.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.4(19)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Smart Attachment Page Remove
Up in the last 7 days:1#7,246by WP User Manager18 days ago
Completely remove Attachment Pages from your Blog
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 18/day
Video Embedder
Down in the last 7 days:42#7,415by forsgren1 year ago
Video Embedder lets you easily add movies from a wide variety of online services, without breaking validation.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Media Categories
Down in the last 7 days:3#7,504by John James Jacoby1 month ago
Organize Media Library attachments with categories and filter them in list and grid views.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.6(7)
- Downloads
- 18/day

Disable Media Permalink by Hardweb.it
Down in the last 7 days:166#7,561by giangel848 months ago
Completely disable the Media Permalink generated by WP.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.1(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day

LH Copy Media File
#7,575by shawfactor2 years ago
Allows you to create duplicate images in the media library.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Media Vault
Down in the last 7 days:31#7,677by Max GJ Panas12 years ago
Protect attachment files from direct access using powerful and flexible restrictions. Offer safe download links for any file in your uploads folder.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.4(27)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Webcomic
Down in the last 7 days:6#8,276by Mike4 years ago
Comic publishing power for the web. Turn your WordPress-powered site into a comic publishing platform with Webcomic.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.0(13)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Media from ZIP
Up in the last 7 days:18#8,277by Katsushi Kawamori2 months ago
Extract from ZIP archive to Media Library.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 12/day
WP Attachment Export
Down in the last 7 days:7#8,358by Pete9 years ago
Exports only posts of type 'attachment', i.e. your media library
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.6(19)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Social Engine
Up in the last 7 days:19#8,376by Jordy Meow7 days ago
Schedule posts without subscription fees. Self-hosted, AI-powered, with full MCP support for intelligent automation.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.8(30)
- Downloads
- 57/day

Lazy Load XT
Up in the last 7 days:19#8,468by dbhynds10 years ago
Lazy Load images, videos, iframes and more using Lazy Load XT.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.8(27)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Default Media Uploader View
Down in the last 7 days:27#8,538by leemon7 years ago
Sets "Uploaded to this post" instead of "All media items" as the default view in the media uploader.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.8(13)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Thumbnail Editor
Down in the last 7 days:39#8,548by aviplugins.com3 months ago
Manually Crop and Resize thumbnail images that are uploaded in the Media section.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 3.0(5)
- Downloads
- 13/day

External files in Media Library
Up in the last 7 days:103#8,882by threadi3 days ago
Add external files to your media library to use them in your website. They are integrated as if they were available locally.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 47/day

Nooz
Up in the last 7 days:6#8,970by mightydigital1 month ago
Simplified press release and media coverage management for websites.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Default Image Settings
Down in the last 7 days:16#9,008by Jesper van Engelen10 years ago
Change default settings for image size, link to and align for images inserted into posts. Allows you to remove the link on images by default.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day

GamiPress
Down in the last 7 days:132#9,389by Ruben Garcia11 months ago
Add activity triggers based on multimedia content creation and interaction
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 7/day