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Attachment Taxonomies

by Felix Arntz · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.2 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Attachment Taxonomies has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 73,938 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 15, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Attachment Taxonomies at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
73,938
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Attachment Taxonomies well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 10 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Adds categories and tags to the Media Library (independent from the regular post categories and tags)
  • Inserts filter dropdowns for attachment taxonomies into the media toolbar and media modal
  • Allows to pick taxonomy terms for attachments from within the Attachment Selection & Edit modals
  • Adds a setting for the default attachment category
  • Enhances the [gallery] shortcode so that images of a specific attachment taxonomy can be included automatically

Attachment Taxonomies reviews and ratings

10 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.6 out of 5

10 reviews

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  • Very helpful, but not perfect

    Taxonomies for media items are so basics that I will never understand why they are still not part of the WordPress core. This plugin adds this functionality, and it does it in a clean, very WordPress-like way. However, there are two issues which bother me in my daily work: 1. Categories can be organised in hierarchies, but these hierarchies are not always visible – sometimes categories are presented as a flat list. 2. The image picker of the Divi page builder does not show these taxonomies (which may be an issue of Divi, not of this plugin).

    Martin Sauter

  • Great and simple

    To rank a large number of image, it's a great plugin!

    OrangeDesign

  • Integrates with WordPress

    This plugin does the job. The plugin does something other similar plugins dont: it integrates fine with WordPress media library, and displays categories when you want to manage them uploading within other plugins.

    Dinamicore

  • This is it.. Make super gallery's

    Looking forward to playing with this possibility. :) tnx for updating the plugin to work width media press.

    sagiet

  • Piece of Art

    Now this is a piece of art! No bloat, no hassle. Well done Felix!

    Daniel Menȝies

  • Sehr cool! Eine Kleinigkeit fehlt ...

    Ein sehr sehr cooles Plugin, da es so schlicht und nicht so aufgebläht ist wie andere ähnliche Plugins, so wie es beschrieben ist. Eine Kleinigkeit fehlt meiner Meinung noch und zwar die Massenbearbeitung von Attachments, wenn man mehrere Dateien einer Kategorie zuordnen möchte. Aktuell können Kategorien und Schlagwörter nur direkt im Post/ Attachment zugewiesen werden, das ist sehr mühsam wenn man viele Dateien in der Mediathek hat. Und es wäre noch klasse wenn man beim Upload neuer Dateien direkt eine Kategorie zuweisen könnte. THUMBS UP, solche Plugins wünscht man sich !!!

    kungfunefar

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Details

This plugin adds categories and tags to the WordPress media library - lightweight and developer-friendly.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • attachment
  • categories
  • media
  • tags
  • taxonomies

More from Felix Arntz

Version
1.2.2
Last updated
Aug 15, 2026
First published
Jul 6, 2016
Requires WordPress
6.1
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Attachment Taxonomies FAQ

What does Attachment Taxonomies do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Attachment Taxonomies offers Adds categories and tags to the Media Library (independent from the regular post categories and tags), Inserts filter dropdowns for attachment taxonomies into the media toolbar and media modal, Allows to pick taxonomy terms for attachments from within the Attachment Selection & Edit modals, Adds a setting for the default attachment category and Enhances the [gallery] shortcode so that images of a specific attachment taxonomy can be included automatically.

How many active installs does Attachment Taxonomies have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Attachment Taxonomies as of September 7, 2026.

Is Attachment Taxonomies still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 15, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Attachment Taxonomies free?

Attachment Taxonomies is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.