by Jan DeBAAT 4.7 (35 reviews)

WP Media Category Management

Name: WP Media Category Management
Rating: 4.7 (35 reviews)
Author: Jan DeBAAT

A plugin to provide bulk category management functionality for media in WordPress sites.

WP Media Category Management ranks #2,822 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #354 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.7/5 rating from 35 reviews, and was last updated Oct 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.5.5 Current Version v2.5.5

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 20 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#354 of 6,651 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -46.8% this week Actively maintained

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Source: WPVulnerability

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

Feb 18, 2025

WP Media Category Management [wp-media-category-management] < 2.4.0

CVE-2025-0865 · Fixed in v2.4.0
Apr 22, 2024

WP Media Category Management [wp-media-category-management] < 2.3.0

CVE-2024-32950 · Fixed in v2.3.0
Jul 18, 2023

WP Media Category Management [wp-media-category-management] < 2.1.3

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v2.1.3

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.5.5
Last Updated: Oct 20, 2026
Requires WP: 6.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Jan DeBAAT

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 35
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

bulk toggle media category media filter toggle category user media management

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who need to organize and categorize files in the media library. It solves the problem of managing media categories individually by adding bulk category and taxonomy toggling, plus filtering and folder organization for media files.

Bulk category toggling for media
Use post categories or media categories
Support for post tags and custom taxonomies
Toggle categories from media list page
Filter media by taxonomy and folders
Shortcode to filter media galleries
Default category on upload
Organize media into hierarchical folders

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Media Category Management

On the options page, define which taxonomy to use for media: either use the standard post taxonomy, a dedicated media taxonomy or a custom media taxonomy. Define the categories to be used for media. Toggle category assignments to media, either individually or in bulk. Use category filter when adding media to posts or pages.

There are a number of plugins available for managing media categories. This plugin now supports the settings previously defined to support those media categories. Check out the MCM Settings page which shows an option "Media Taxonomy To Use". The dropdown list of this option shows a list of all taxonomies currently used by this WordPress installation. The option "(P) Categories" is the taxonomy defined by default for posts. The option "MCM Categories" is the taxonomy previously defined as "Media Categories" by version 1.1 and earlier of this plugin. If there are other taxonomies currently assigned to attachments, the list shows the corresponding taxonomy slug prefixed with (*).

As long as this taxonomy is selected, the functionality available for "MCM Categories" is now available for these "(*) Custom MCM Categories", i.e. toggling and filtering. The name shown for the "(*) Custom MCM Categories" can be changed using the option "Name for Custom MCM Taxonomy" on the MCM Settings page.

First enable the option "Use Default Category" on the MCM Settings page.

The default value is also used in the [wp_mcm] shortcode to automatically filter the attachments to be shown. Steps to assign a default category while uploading: Enable "Use default category" in Settings Define the default category to use Upload the media for this category Repeat from step 2 for other categories

Use the [wp_mcm] shortcode. Various shortcode uses are explained in the WP MCM -> Shortcodes page.