Best replace media plugins for WordPress
The most popular replace media plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Folders leads with 90K+ active installs, ahead of Devenia Replace Media (100+) and WP Media Replace (30+). All 6 plugins tagged “replace media” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 replace media plugins
- 1.
FoldersThe most installed replace media plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 1,527 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 2.
Devenia Replace Media100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
WP Media Replace30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 4.
Duplicate Media Guard30+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
YatterukunFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 6.
Kodlo Media ReplaceFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “replace media”

Folders
Up in the last 7 days:1#486by Premio3 days ago
Create unlimited folders with the Folders WordPress plugin, organize & manage your Media Library files, Pages & Posts in folders 📁
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1.5K)
- Downloads
- 1.9K/day

Devenia Replace Media
Up in the last 7 days:40#16,718by Bjorn Solstad1 month ago
Correct the file your pages already use. Keep the same attachment, its descriptive text and WordPress media relationships.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Media Replace
Down in the last 7 days:94#23,650by Prakash Rao7 years ago
WP Replace Media is a useful and smooth plugin to replace an image to some other existing or new media image. It automatically replaces the old image …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Duplicate Media Guard
Up in the last 7 days:1,565#24,424by Rashed Uzzaman10 days ago
Replace existing media files in WordPress without changing their URL or attachment ID. Prevent duplicate media uploads with smart filename and image h …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Yatterukun
Down in the last 7 days:14,669#69,752by Katsuya Ando6 years ago
Fast and easy photo/video media changer plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Kodlo Media Replace
Down in the last 7 days:5,755#70,236by Kodlo28 days ago
Upload a new version of any media file and keep the same ID, file name and link. Thumbnails are rebuilt and caches are cleared.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day