10 Best WP Media folders Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
WP Media folders has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to WP Media folders
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CatFolders
Closest matchCatFolders – WordPress Media Library Folders & Categories
4.3 (22) 6,000+ active installsOrganize and manage your files with WordPress media folders. Fast, flexible, and professional.
Shares the folder, media library tags on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated 15 days ago.
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Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager
5.0 (1,517) 90,000+ active installsCreate unlimited folders with the Folders WordPress plugin, organize & manage your Media Library files, Pages & Posts in folders 📁
Shares the folder, media library tags on WordPress.org. About 45 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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4.4 (28) 5,000+ active installsSearch through all fields in Media Library.
Shares the media, media library tags on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, last updated April 23, 2026.
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4.6 (30) 2,000+ active installsSupports the transfer of Media Library between servers.
Shares the media, media library tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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4.8 (201) 70,000+ active installsEnhances the Media Library; powerful gallery and list shortcodes, full taxonomy support, IPTC/EXIF/XMP/PDF processing, bulk/quick edit.
Shares the media, media library tags on WordPress.org. About 35 times the installs, last updated 20 days ago.
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4.8 (35) 9,000+ active installsPaste files and image data from clipboard and instantly upload them to the WordPress media library.
Shares the media library tag on WordPress.org. About 4.5 times the installs, last updated December 5, 2025.
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4.9 (69) 3,000+ active installsWordPress accessibility checker for WCAG issues, missing Alt text finder, contrast checker, guided checklists, resources, and accessibility training.
Shares the media library tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, last updated May 29, 2026.
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4.9 (32) 1,000+ active installsFix Media Library inconsistency between database and wp-content/uploads folder contents. Unused image files, broken media library entries, missing att …
Shares the media library tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since December 18, 2018.
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Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description
4.9 (58) 10,000+ active installsAdd or edit or bulk edit image ALT tag, caption & description with one click straight from the WordPress media library to improve your SEO score.
Shares the media library tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated December 3, 2025.
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5.0 (41) 800+ active installsEmbed, manage, and sync Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive documents, folders, lists, and files within WordPress pages, posts, or the media library.
Shares the media library tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
Switching from WP Media folders: common questions
What is the best alternative to WP Media folders?
CatFolders is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 6,000+ active installs with a 4.3 out of 5 rating.
Which WP Media folders alternative has the most users?
Folders, with 90,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which WP Media folders alternative is rated highest?
Folders, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 1,517 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these WP Media folders alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with WP Media folders score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against WP Media folders on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
CatFolders is the closest match to WP Media folders by the data we track, and Folders has the widest reach with 90,000+ active installs. miniOrange Embed Files for SharePoint/OneDrive shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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