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by Yoren Chang 4.4 (28 reviews)

Media Search Enhanced

Search through all fields in Media Library.

Media Search Enhanced ranks #3,049 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, is #377 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.4/5 rating from 28 reviews, and was last updated Sep 9, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.0.1 Current Version v1.0.1
Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 09 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#377 of 6,651 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -9.3% this week
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Active Installs
5K+
-11.8%
KW Avg Position
19.7
0.6 better
Downloads
44.2K
+14 today
Support Resolved
100%
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Rating
88%
Review 4.4 out of 5
4.4 (28 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

Total Progress 68.1%
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2,897 2,973 3,049 3,125 3,201 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
2,895 2,973 3,051 3,128 3,206 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Reviews & Ratings

4.4
28 reviews
Overall 88%
5
23 (82%)
4
1 (4%)
3
0 (0%)
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4 (14%)

Support Threads Overview

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Unresolved
1
Total Threads
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
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Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. Media Search Enhanced [media-search-enhanced] < 0.9.2

    CVE-2026-23805 · Fixed in v0.9.2

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators and content editors who manage a Media Library. It solves the problem of core WordPress search being limited, by enabling search across attachment fields, taxonomies, and file names, including multi-term comma-separated queries.

  • Search ID, title, caption, alt text, description
  • Search media taxonomies (name, slug, description)
  • Search media file name
  • Multi-term comma-separated search
  • Limited to 10 terms per search
  • Shortcode [mse-search-form] for search form
  • Frontend commas treated as literal characters

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Media Search Enhanced

Media Search Enhanced has 5,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Media Search Enhanced holds a 4.4 out of 5 star rating based on 28 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Media Search Enhanced is developed by Yoren Chang and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Media Search Enhanced requires WordPress 3.5 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.9.
Media Search Enhanced has been downloaded 44,206+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Media Search Enhanced is 1.0.1. It was last updated on September 9, 2026.
Yes. Media Search Enhanced is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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