Best overwrite plugins for WordPress
The most popular overwrite plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Replace Image leads with 8K+ active installs, ahead of Overwrite Uploads (1K+) and Overwrite Author Name (100+). All 4 plugins tagged “overwrite” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 overwrite plugins
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Replace ImageThe most installed overwrite plugin, with 8K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 65 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 2.
Overwrite Uploads1K+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 8 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
Overwrite Author Name100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
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Efbtech Media ReplacerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “overwrite”
Replace Image
Down in the last 7 days:5#2,396by 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
- 39/day
Overwrite Uploads
Up in the last 7 days:1#6,458by Ian Dunn1 year ago
Overwrites files with the same name and folder when uploading, instead of storing multiple copies with unique filenames.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.4(8)
- Downloads
- 175/day
Overwrite Author Name
Down in the last 7 days:16#13,003by Justin Fletcher2 years ago
Overwrite Author to a consistent name when publishing a post.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Efbtech Media Replacer
Down in the last 7 days:784#71,733by EFB Technology1 month ago
Easily replace existing images inside your WordPress Media Library by overwriting the file on your disk while keeping same filename and attachment ID.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day