Alternatives to Media Library Assistant
Enhances the Media Library; powerful gallery and list shortcodes, full taxonomy support, IPTC/EXIF/XMP/PDF processing, bulk/quick edit.
Snapshot
Rating: 4.8/5 (200 reviews)
Downloads: 2,695,948
Active installs: 70,000
Maintenance score: 85/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 5.3.0
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
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Instant Images – One-click Image Uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy(59)•Updated 30d ago
One-click uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy directly to your WordPress media library.
200,000 installs3,171,774 downloads84/100 • Actively maintained
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager(1,503)•Updated 21d ago
Create unlimited folders with the Folders WordPress plugin, organize & manage your Media Library files, Pages & Posts in folders 📁
90,000 installs2,178,219 downloads92/100 • Actively maintained
Enhanced Media Library(298)•Updated 717d ago
This plugin would be handy for those who need to manage a lot of media files.
60,000 installs2,643,281 downloads37/100 • Possibly abandoned
Quick Featured Images(236)•Updated 77d ago
The time-saving solution for managing tons of featured images within minutes: Set, replace and delete in bulk and set default images for future posts.
50,000 installs1,234,633 downloads68/100 • Actively maintained
Crop-Thumbnails(67)•Updated 211d ago
"Crop Thumbnails" made it easy to get exacly that specific image-detail you want to show in your featured image or gallery image.
40,000 installs852,487 downloads34/100 • Stale
WP Extra File Types(39)•Updated 977d ago
Plugin to let you extend the list of allowed file types supported by the Wordpress Media Library
40,000 installs348,342 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Export Media Library(48)•Updated 1184d ago
Allows users to export media library files as a compressed zip archive. Links Website Support
30,000 installs492,434 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Media Library Organizer – Folders, File Manager & Media Categories(142)•Updated 44d ago
Create unlimited Media Library folders and subfolders to organize your files. Export Media Library folders, set default attributes & more.
20,000 installs367,118 downloads78/100 • Actively maintained
Simple User Avatar(19)•Updated 35d ago
Simple User Avatar helps users to add or remove their avatar using images from his Media Library.
20,000 installs232,519 downloads63/100 • Actively maintained
Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description(57)•Updated 211d ago
Add or edit or bulk edit image ALT tag, caption & description with one click straight from the WordPress media library to improve your SEO score.
10,000 installs155,290 downloads44/100 • Stale
The Paste(35)•Updated 209d ago
Paste files and image data from clipboard and instantly upload them to the WordPress media library.
10,000 installs101,817 downloads44/100 • Stale
Mime Types Plus(10)•Updated 94d ago
Add the mime type that can be used in the media library to each file type.
10,000 installs88,486 downloads54/100 • Maintained
File Manager for Google Drive – Integrate Google Drive(117)•Updated 215d ago
Integrate Google Drive with WordPress easily: manage, share, embed, gallery, and play Google Drive files on your WordPress site.
8,000 installs241,909 downloads37/100 • Stale
7,000 installs91,578 downloads14/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Media Category Management(35)•Updated 25d ago
A plugin to provide bulk category management functionality for media in WordPress sites. Now includes media folder management for organizing files int …
6,000 installs247,536 downloads74/100 • Actively maintained
GD bbPress Attachments(26)•Updated 81d ago
Implement attachments upload to the topics and replies in bbPress plugin through a media library and add additional forum-based controls.
6,000 installs328,398 downloads65/100 • Actively maintained
CatFolders – WordPress Media Library Folders & Categories(21)•Updated 44d ago
Organize and manage your files with WordPress media folders. Fast, flexible, and professional.
6,000 installs66,343 downloads73/100 • Actively maintained
Media Library File Size(5)•Updated 146d ago
New in 2026: 'Analyze' feature to find largest files by visual pie chart. Displays the Media Library file sizes, including collective varian …
6,000 installs47,655 downloads52/100 • Maintained
Advanced Media Offloader(45)•Updated 40d ago
Save server space & speed up your site by automatically offloading media to Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2 & more.
5,000 installs47,313 downloads69/100 • Actively maintained
MediaSpark – AI Image Optimization, WebP, AVIF & Alt Text(0)•Updated 57d ago
Filter-only WordPress image optimization. AVIF + WebP. AI alt-text in 30+ languages. Free, forever. Pro from €9.95/mo.
0 installs877 downloads59/100 • Actively maintained