Best unattach plugins for WordPress
The most popular unattach plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Unattach leads with 900+ active installs, ahead of File Un-Attach (300+) and Upgrade for Unattach and Re-attach Media Attachments (200+). All 3 plugins tagged “unattach” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 unattach plugins
- 1.
UnattachThe most installed unattach plugin, with 900+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 18 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
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File Un-Attach300+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 12 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
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Upgrade for Unattach and Re-attach Media Attachments200+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
All 3 plugins tagged “unattach”
Unattach
Down in the last 7 days:16#7,115by 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
File Un-Attach
Down in the last 7 days:41#10,277by Hax11 years ago
This plugin will allow you to attach a single file to multiple posts, but will also will allow you to detach any file.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.4(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Upgrade for Unattach and Re-attach Media Attachments
Down in the last 7 days:30#11,204by laurencebahiirwa4 years ago
Allows to unattach and reattach images and other attachments from within the media library page.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day