by John James Jacoby 4.5 (7 reviews)

WP Media Categories

Name: WP Media Categories
Rating: 4.5 (7 reviews)
Author: John James Jacoby

Organize Media Library attachments with categories and filter them in list and grid views.

WP Media Categories ranks #7,537 among WordPress.org plugins with 800+ active installations, is #879 of 6,299 in the Media category, a 4.5/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Sep 16, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.2.1 Current Version v2.2.1

Updated 16 hours ago Last Update on 16 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#879 of 6,299 in Media Top 25% by installs Downloads +457.9% this week Actively maintained

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#7,537

-11 this week

Active Installs

800+

-6.4%

KW Avg Position

77.3

0.5 worse

Downloads

20.1K

+119 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (7 reviews)

Next Milestone 900

Total Progress 64%

800+ 900+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

7 reviews

Overall 90%

4 (57%)

3 (43%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Sep 26, 2025 UNPATCHED

WP Media Categories [wp-media-categories] <= 2.1.0 (unfixed)

CVE-2025-60134 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.2.1
Last Updated: Sep 16, 2026
Requires WP: 6.4+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: John James Jacoby

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 7
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

attachments categories library media organization

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who manage media libraries with many files. It adds a category system to media and attachments, letting users organize and filter the Media Library by category similar to post categories.