Enhanced Media Library
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- Proven at scale on 60K+ active sites
- No update in 2 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Enhanced Media Library stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| media categories | #100 |
| media folders | >100 |
| media library | >100 |
| media tags | >100 |
| mime-types | #46 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 from 298 reviews
About Enhanced Media Library
From the official readme · v2.9.4Description
Handy for those who need to manage a lot of media files.
Known Issues :: Support | Changelog | Usage Guide :: How to | FAQs | Premium Features
Officially! EML 3.0 Early Beta is available for testing
- Give it a try, share feedback, report bugs, and help the developer to deliver it promptly!
Categorize by Anything!
- Unlimited categories & tags for media items
- Unlimited custom taxonomies: create in a few clicks
- Unlimited third-party taxonomies: assign to the media library
Configurable Filters
- Show / hide data, author, taxonomy filters
- Per taxonomy filters
- Configurable outcome of the filtering: include / exclude child categories
Enhanced Media Library
- Show captions: title, filename, or caption field for each media item
- Bulk selection: no special mode anymore, faster editing
- Drag’n’Drop re-order right in the media library
- Infinite scroll and manageable loads per page options
Dynamic Galleries / Playlists
Additional parameters for the [gallery] and [playlist] shortcodes:
media_categoryor any other taxonomymonthnumyearlimitof media items to show
MIME Types Management
Add or remove file types, allow or disallow uploading. The plugin incorporates a file type into media filters if you wish.
Feels Native to WordPress
We spent hours to make Enhanced Media Library operates as though it were native WordPress functionality. All plugin features are incorporated into WordPress UI seamlessly.
Developer-Friendly
- Core hooks just work for media taxonomies and media items
- All taxonomies supported: custom and code-registered
- REST API supported out of the box
- No custom tables in the database
- Deactivation makes no harm to data: all media items and taxonomies remain after deactivation
Export / Import / Restore Plugin Settings
If you need to move your media library to another website you should export and import WordPress content with WordPress built-in export/import. But to make the Enhanced Media Library work on the new site with the same settings you are provided with the export/import feature.
Multisite compatible
Network activate the plugin and choose which options will be available to your admins. In the PRO version, the license key should be activated once for the whole network.
More about the basic version on wpUXsolutions.com
Enhanced Media Library PRO
Additional comfort and even more convenient way to organize WordPress media library:
- Unlimited & Super-Fast Bulk Edit
- User-friendly dynamic galleries / playlists: all options set with dropdowns and checkboxes, no “coding”
- Advanced search: filter media items by just typing the first letters of its name in the search field
- Auto-Categorize for post media items
More about the premium version on wpUXsolutions.com
Support
Support is free for both versions of the plugin. “PRO”-users do not have priority. We do our best to respond in 24 hours if not sooner.
Compatible with the Plugins:
- Advanced Custom Fields
- WooCommerce
- FooGallery – How to use?
- Anything Order by Terms
- Search & Filter
- Document Gallery
- Jetpack Carousel
- Jetpack Tiled Galleries
- Simple Lightbox
- Justified Gallery
- Meow Gallery
- Meow Lightbox
- MetaSlider
- Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
- Compress JPEG & PNG Images (TinyPNG)
Please let us know if you find any issue with the plugins from the list above or others.
Incompatibility
Please notice that you use Enhanced Media Library with other plugins that add media categories, media folders, or manage MIME Types at your own risk. We cannot guarantee their compatibility because of the different approaches to the same functionality. We do not recommend using other media library (folder) plugin at the same time with the Enhanced Media Library. Please choose the one you prefer.
Useful Links
Installation
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Upload plugin folder to ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
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Activate the plugin through
Pluginsmenu in WordPress admin -
Adjust plugin’s settings on
Settings > Media -
Enjoy Enhanced Media Library!
Changelog
2.9.4
Release Date – July 15, 2024
Improvement
- Validation and transliteration on the Media Taxonomies admin page improved, minor bugs fixed
Bugfixes
- A fatal error bug while JetPack VideoPress syncing is probably fixed, requires confirmation
3.0 Early Beta is available for testing!
SECURITY UPDATE
- Security issue related to MIME types upload has been fixed since v2.8.10. Please update to the latest version on all your websites.
Notes
- EML is compatible with PHP 5.6, 7, and 8. Don’t hesitate to update. If you previously had issues because of the PHP version, it’s not the case anymore.
Thank you!
For being EML users for so many years.
* This update has been issued in Ukraine under everyday missile attacks.
* Please do not buy into ruzzian lies and propaganda. This aggression is unprovoked, illegal, and unfair. The people of Ukraine have all the right to live peacefully without ungrounded ruzzian claims and crimes committed.
* Support Ukraine. It would be self-deception to believe that a neighboring country with the Nazi and anti-Western ideology, they are raising their young in, is heavily militarizing its economy and population so as never to pose a threat and never to attack the West.
2.9.3
Release Date – June 19, 2024
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FAQ
Enhanced Media Library: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Enhanced Media Library free?
Yes. Enhanced Media Library is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Enhanced Media Library safe to use in 2026?
Enhanced Media Library shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 60K+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Enhanced Media Library?
Enhanced Media Library is active on 60K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,652,674 times since it launched in November 2013. It was downloaded 3,146 times in the last 30 days.
Does Enhanced Media Library work with WordPress 7.1?
Enhanced Media Library is officially tested up to WordPress 6.5.12, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Enhanced Media Library need?
Enhanced Media Library requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Enhanced Media Library last updated?
The latest version, 2.9.4, was released on July 15, 2024 (2 years ago).
Who makes Enhanced Media Library?
Enhanced Media Library is developed and maintained by webbistro.
What are the best alternatives to Enhanced Media Library?
The most popular alternatives to Enhanced Media Library are Media Library Organizer (20K+ installs), Media Categories (300+ installs) and Acclectic Media Organizer (100+ installs).
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