Media Credit
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Rankings
Where Media Credit stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| byline | #40 |
| credit | >100 |
| image | >100 |
| images | >100 |
| media | >100 |
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Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 from 19 reviews
About Media Credit
From the official readme · v4.3.0Description
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This plugin adds a “Credit” field when uploading media to posts and displays it under the images on your blog to properly credit the artist.
When adding media through the Media Uploader tool or editing media already in the Media Library, this plugin adds a new field to the media form that allows users to assign credit for given media to a user of your blog (assisted with autocomplete) or to any freeform text (e.g. courtesy photos, etc.).
When this media is then inserted into a post, a new shortcode, [media-credit], surrounds the media, inside of any caption, with the provided media credit information. Media credit inside this shortcode is then displayed on your blog under your media with the class .media-credit, which has some default styling but which you can customize to your heart’s content.
You can also display all the media by an author on the author’s page. See more in the FAQ.
Options
This plugin provides a few options which appear on the Media page under Settings. These options are:
- Separator
- Organization
- Display credits after post
Example
This is best explained with an example. With a separator of ” | ” and an organization of The Daily Times, media inserted will be followed with a credit line appearing as follows, with the username linking to the author page for that user:
John Smith | The Daily Times
Further explanation
Separator: These are the characters that separate the display name for a user on your blog from the name of the organization, as described below. The default separator is ” | ” but feel free to change this to suit your needs.
Organization: This is what appears after the separator as listed above. The default organization is the name of your blog.
Display credits after post: With this option enabled, media credit shortcodes will not appear by default when inserting media into your posts. Instead, the plugin will look through the content of your posts for any media attachments and display something like the following at the end of each post with the CSS class .media-credit-end:
Images courtesy of John Smith | The Daily Times, Michael Scott and Jane Doe.
In this example, John Smith is a user of your blog, while the latter two credits are not.
Frequently asked questions
I disabled the plugin and now unparsed [media-credit] shortcodes are appearing all over my site. Help!
Add this to your theme’s functions.php file to get rid of those pesky [media-credit] shortcodes: Also, I’d really appreciate it if you gave us some feedback as to why you disabled the plugin and how it could have better suited your needs.
Can I display all or recent media credited to a given author?
Indeed, just call the template tag in your theme’s author.php (or elsewhere, if you want). The template tag has optional parameters if you want to customize the CSS or text. The default options will display thumbnails of the 10 most recent media items credited to the given user floated to the right with a width of 150px and a header of Recent Media. These options can be changed with a more verbose call to the function: . This will make only the 10 most recent media items that are attached to a post display with the given header taking up the maximum width it’s afforded. Each image will link…
More generally, can I insert media credit information into my themes with a template tag, for instance on category pages?
I’m so glad you asked; you certainly can! Just call with an attachment id (int) or WP_Post object for an attachment to get the media credit, including a link to the author page. To echo the results, call .
Is there a template tag that just gives plain text rather than a link to the author page for users of my blog?
Yep! If you would prefer plain-text rather than a link for all media credit (and leaving out the separator and organization), call which uses the same parameter as above. To echo the results, call .
Can I link to an artist inside a media credit field?
You sure can. Just add the link attribute in the media-credit shortcode, found in HTML view for a post, or directly when adding an image. For example, if your post contains: [media-credit name="Artist" align="left" width="300"][/media-credit] change it to: [media-credit name="Artist" link="https://www.artistwebsite.com/" align="left" width="300"][/media-credit] Note the link to www.artistwebsite.com above.
Why do I get unparsed [media-credit] shortcodes in my Facebook/Twitter/… previews with JetPack Publicize?
Unfortunately, this is a known bug in JetPack that can only be fixed by Automattic. As a workaround, use a different plugin for posting to social networks. Alternatively, if you make sure that you haven’t got any images with credits within the first 55 words of your article, you should be fine, too.
Your question was not answered in the FAQ?
Feel free to get in touch with us about anything you’d like us to add to this list by leaving a message in the WordPress.org support forums here.
Changelog
4.3.0 (April 1, 2023)
- Feature: Media Credit is now fully compatible with PHP 8.2.
- Bugfix: Author queries now use capabilities instead of the deprecated
'who' => 'authors'. - Bugfix:
run_wptexturizefilter now can be used even after the plugin is initialized. - Change: WordPress minimum version increased to 5.9.0.
- Change: PHP minimum version increased to 7.4.0.
4.2.1 (July 30, 2021)
- Bugfix: Don’t eat content between multiple shortcodes on save and switch between visual and HTML mode in the classic editor.
4.2.0 (July 22, 2021)
- Feature: A shorter label for credits displayed at the end of a post can be enabled via the new filter hook
media_credit_at_end_use_short_label(Images:instead ofImages courtesy of). - Feature: The automatic linking of user credits to the WordPress author page can be disabled with the new filter hook
media_credit_disable_author_urls. - Feature: Media Credit is now fully compatible with PHP 8.0.
- Bugfix: The credit overlay cannot be selected any more by accident in the classic editor.
- Bugfix: Several visual glitches in classic editor have been fixed and parsing has been made more robust.
- Bugfix: Credit width is set properly for custom image sizes when editing image properties in the classic editor.
- Bugfix: Organization and separator are set correctly when adding a user credit via the image properties dialogue in the classic editor.
- Bugfix: Autocomplete works reliably again in Media Library.
- Bugfix: Credits can be deliberately set to be empty again when credits to WordPress authors are enabled (had been broken since 4.0.0).
- Bugfix: No more
Notice: register_rest_route was called incorrectlyduring plugin initialization. - Change: WordPress minimum version increased to 5.2.0.
- Change: PHP minimum version increased to 7.0.0.
- Change: Support for Internet Explorer 11 has been dropped.
- Change: A fabulous new plugin icon designed by Johanna Amann.
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FAQ
Media Credit: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Media Credit free?
Yes. Media Credit is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Media Credit safe to use in 2026?
Media Credit shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 900+ sites, is rated 4.4/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Media Credit?
Media Credit is active on 900+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 67,874 times since it launched in March 2010. It was downloaded 415 times in the last 30 days.
Does Media Credit work with WordPress 7.1?
Media Credit is officially tested up to WordPress 6.2.13, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Media Credit need?
Media Credit requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Media Credit last updated?
The latest version, 4.3.0, was released on April 1, 2023 (4 years ago).
Who makes Media Credit?
Media Credit is developed and maintained by pepe.
What are the best alternatives to Media Credit?
The most popular alternatives to Media Credit are ThemeRuby Multi Authors (2K+ installs), Custom Author Byline (500+ installs) and Molongui Post Contributors:… (400+ installs).
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