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WP Attachments · Version history

WP Attachments changelog and version history

Latest version
6.1
Oct 5, 2026 (1 month ago)
Releases
52
since 2013
In the last year
8
about one every 37 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.2
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 201310 releases
  • 201415 releases
  • 20158 releases
  • 20212 releases
  • 20221 release
  • 20231 release
  • 20243 releases
  • 20254 releases
  • 20268 releases

20268 releases

  1. WP Attachments 6.1Latest

    • New: Modern SVG icon pack, coloured by file type, by the theme text colour or by a custom colour.
    • New: Modern Card template, with options for the details shown, the layout and the card width.
    • New: template previews in the settings, and a button to start a custom template from any template.
    • New: the Files column shows whether a post displays its files, and a Files filter is added to the post lists.
    • New: Enable Frontend setting per post type, replacing Display Default. Enable Metabox no longer hides the frontend list.
    • New: heading level setting for the list title, and %EXT%, %MIME% and %ICON% template tags.
    • New installs start with Modern SVG and Modern Card. Existing sites keep their settings.
    • Unattach and Delete in the metabox no longer reload the page.
    • Fix: files deleted from the metabox were left on the server.
    • Fix: download links revealed files attached to private or password protected content.
    • Fix: download counter links failed with media on a CDN; file size showed “ERROR” for offloaded media.
    • Fix: an empty list header or date format was reset on save.
    • Fix: the list no longer appears in feeds, REST responses, automatic excerpts, or under other posts shown on a single post page.
    • Fix: the Matrilineare icon pack was missing from the settings.
    • Frontend styles no longer load in the admin.

  2. WP Attachments 6.0.3

    • New: a Files column in the post, page and custom post type lists shows how many files are attached to each one, and links straight to them in the Media Library.
    • New: the Edit action in the metabox now opens media modal in place, so titles, captions and alt text can be changed without leaving the editor.
    • Security: fixed a cross-site request forgery issue.
    • Accessibility: files can now be reordered with the keyboard, and the frontend sort control works without JavaScript.
    • The download counter now ignores crawlers and browser prefetch requests.
    • Fixed wrong file sizes, the Date Format setting that had no effect, and the first attachment not showing up until the page was reloaded.
    • New file type icons, and admin assets now load only on the screens that use them.
    • WooCommerce: declared compatibility with High-Performance Order Storage.

  3. WP Attachments 6.0.2

  4. WP Attachments 6.0.1

  5. WP Attachments 5.3.4

    • Minor fixes and improvements.

  6. WP Attachments 5.3.3

  7. WP Attachments 5.3

    • Better permission handling
    • Redesigned settings screen

  8. WP Attachments 5.2.1

    • Minor fixes and improvements.

20254 releases

  1. WP Attachments 5.2

    • Fixed regression with images (thanks @reesher + @steeltape for feedback)
    • Added option to enable/disable for specific custom post types (completely or only frontend)
    • Other minor fixes and improvements.

  2. WP Attachments 5.1.2

  3. WP Attachments 5.1.1

  4. WP Attachments 5.1

    • Date placeholders in attachment templates now use the WordPress date format setting (Settings > General > Date Format) for better localization and consistency.
    • Improved templating: You can now use WordPress date formatting in your custom templates, and templating settings are more flexible and reliable.
    • Other minor fixes and improvements.
    • Major code refactoring for improved stability and maintainability
    • Significant performance improvements
    • Enhanced security throughout the plugin
    • Improved admin capabilities and permission handling
    • Brand new metabox for easier attachment management
    • Refreshed admin columns for better overview and usability

20243 releases

  1. WP Attachments 5.0.12

    • Latest stable release

  2. WP Attachments 5.0.11

  3. WP Attachments 5.0.10

20231 release

  1. WP Attachments 5.0.6

    • Compatibility check
    • Security fixes
    • Minor changes

20221 release

  1. WP Attachments 5.0.5

20212 releases

  1. WP Attachments 5.0.4

    • Compatibility check
    • Linked development workflows on GitHub
    • Minor changes

  2. WP Attachments 5.0.3

20158 releases

  1. WP Attachments 4.1.1

    • Tested with latest beta version
    • Readme changes

  2. WP Attachments 4.1

    • Added option to exlude logged-in users from download counter
    • Fixed “extended” template
    • Minor bugfixes
    • Minor readme.txt changes

  3. WP Attachments 4.0.2

    • Correct bug of 404 error when file title contains special characters (download counter only)
    • Minor improvements

  4. WP Attachments 4.0.1

    • Fixed download error 404 for some permalinks when counter enable

  5. WP Attachments 4.0

    • New and better metabox
    • Added download counter function
    • Added icon themes
    • Added multiple schemes
    • Redesigned options
    • Performance improvements (2x faster)
    • Minor improvements

  6. WP Attachments 3.7

    • Added filter and option to restrict the plugin to single and page views
    • Minor performance improvements
    • Fixed wrong version in settings panel
    • Better style for attachments list

  7. WP Attachments 3.6.1

    • Added check for password protected posts

  8. WP Attachments 3.6

    • Improved performance
    • Improved metabox (faster & nicer)
    • Improved option panel
    • Added opton to deactivate the plugin on certain pages

201415 releases

  1. WP Attachments 3.5.7

  2. WP Attachments 3.5.6

    • Fixed css conflict with italian schools WordPress theme “pasw2015”

  3. WP Attachments 3.5.5

    • Added plugin icon
    • Added serbian translation sr_RS
    • readme.txt changes

  4. WP Attachments 3.5.4

    • Fixed possible conflict with other plugins (ex. Members)
    • Fixed missing translation of “Update” button in the options panel (world-wide)

  5. WP Attachments 3.5.3

    • Added Brazilian Portuguese translations by Henrique Avila Vianna

  6. WP Attachments 3.5.2

    • Fixed add media button not being displayed when no file attached
    • Fixed metabox not showing up for add-new “admin” pages
    • Upgraded uploader to be the same as WordPress’ integrated
    • Improved add media button style to exactly match the WordPress’ standard

  7. WP Attachments 3.5.1

    • Tested and working on WordPress 4.0 (beta)

  8. WP Attachments 3.5

    • Added unattach link in media admin page
    • Added unattach link in page/post/cpt editor
    • Improved back-end metabox
    • Improved capability handling for attach/reattach/unattach functions
    • Improved some variables handling
    • Added function to check if a file doesn’t exist and must skip filesize calculation (in order to avoid front-end errors)

  9. WP Attachments 3.4

  10. WP Attachments 3.3

  11. WP Attachments 3.2.4

  12. WP Attachments 3.2.3

  13. WP Attachments 3.2.2

  14. WP Attachments 3.2.1

  15. WP Attachments 3.2

201310 releases

  1. WP Attachments 3.1.4

  2. WP Attachments 3.1.3

  3. WP Attachments 3.1.2

  4. WP Attachments 3.1.1

  5. WP Attachments 3.1

  6. WP Attachments 3.0.3

  7. WP Attachments 3.0.2

  8. WP Attachments 3.0.1

  9. WP Attachments 3

  10. WP Attachments 2.0

Questions about WP Attachments’s releases

What is the latest version of WP Attachments?

6.1, released on Oct 5, 2026 (1 month ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.2 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is WP Attachments updated?

8 releases in the last year, about one every 37 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from July 2013.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in WP Attachments’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.