Fix Media Library
by wowpress.host · WordPress.org page · Website
Fix Media Library has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 37,999 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 18, 2018, tested up to WordPress 5.0.27.
Fix Media Library at a glance
Is Fix Media Library well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Really old database is used and there are a lot of problems with Media Library found
- New thumbnail sizes are registered
- Some thumbnail sizes are not used anymore (theme change, upgrade), but image files are still exists
- There are Media Library entries present pointing to image files that don’t exist anymore
- Some entries in Media Library are not displayed, while image files are present (_wp_attachment_metadata meta field corrupted)
- There are a lot of images in wp-content/uploads folder that are no longer used
- There are duplicate attachments pointing to the same image file
- Images are used by website, but you can’t find them in Media Library
- You want to update attachments GUID fields containing old/staging urls
- Detects major database corruptions affecting media library functionality
Fix Media Library reviews and ratings
32 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Lifesaver!
After using several plugins to fix my media library this one just did everything in one go! Was having trouble with srcset images not being shown and I figured it had to do with some corruption in the Media Library. It did and this plugin fixed it easily! Thank you so much for saving me hours and hours of work! PS: Please consider updating this plugin as it is such a useful tool :)
davidvdm -
Very cool.
Very cool..Thank you fullness
Riyadh ali -
Works as expected
Works as expected
adiltibari -
An Oldie But Goodie
You are always taking a risk when using an old plugin (in my case FOUR years old and 3 major WP core updates behind the curve). Still, the reviews looked good and I had hundreds of broken links from deleted files from an image plugin that didn't completeduring its table updates before crashing. I hadn't noticed the crash until a few weeks later when I had hundreds of empty squares in my media library. After taking backups, I did a non-destructive dry run, which ran successfully and found all the hundreds of broken links. I then used the "Delete attachments pointing to missing image file" option and it cleared everything in one go. I am so very grateful for this plugin and wonder why it isn't in the core of WP as deleting files using FTP for example is very easily done. Anyway, thank you for this plugin.
markisparki -
5 star! Very useful plugin
I searched for a very long time to find an easy solution to remove broken WooCommerce Product images if the image missing from the server from wp-content/uploads directory. This plugin has a "Delete attachments pointing to missing image file" function, it does the job very well.
Hembike -
Life saver
Listen, this plugin is a lifesaver. I certainly hope it's not abandoned, it's just too useful. Wordpress was refusing to process thumbnails for some of my manually uploaded images because they were just too big. Even WP-CLI refused to deal with them. This plugin has come through in my time of need.
noorac
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Details
Fix Media Library inconsistency between database and wp-content/uploads folder contents. Unused image files, broken media library entries, missing att …
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- attachments
- media library
- post thumbnail
- thumbnail
- thumbnails
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- Version
- 2.0
- Last updated
- Dec 18, 2018
- First published
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- 4.6
- Tested up to
- 5.0.27
- Requires PHP
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- Pricing
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Fix Media Library FAQ
What does Fix Media Library do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Fix Media Library offers Really old database is used and there are a lot of problems with Media Library found, New thumbnail sizes are registered, Some thumbnail sizes are not used anymore (theme change, upgrade), but image files are still exists, There are Media Library entries present pointing to image files that don’t exist anymore and Some entries in Media Library are not displayed, while image files are present (_wp_attachment_metadata meta field corrupted).
How many active installs does Fix Media Library have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Fix Media Library as of September 7, 2026.
Is Fix Media Library still maintained?
The last release was on December 18, 2018, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Fix Media Library free?
Fix Media Library is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.