Taghound Media Tagger
Automatically tag and search images in your media library using Clarifai's object recognition API.
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Taghound Media Tagger shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 60+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (60+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Taghound Media Tagger stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| deep learning | #84 |
| images | >100 |
| media gallery | >100 |
| neural network | #28 |
| tagging | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Taghound Media Tagger
From the official readme · v2.0.2Description
Automatically tag and search images in your media library using Clarifai’s object recognition API. Using advances in deep learning, Clarifai leverages convoluted neural networks to analyze an image and return predictions of the contents of that image.
Typically, your images will be tagged with simple indicators like:
- one person
- no people
- happy
- man/woman
- outdoors
- tree
Taghound Media Tagger takes these predictions and turns them into WordPress tags. This enables you to immediately search for images you’ve added to your media library by the contents of the image and not by the title or description you have manually entered.
Taghound Media Tagger lets you tag new images in addition to a backlog of older images you added before installing the plugin!
Features
- Automatically tag images in your media gallery with predicted contents
- Search for the contents of images using the Media Gallery search input
- Filter your media gallery by a specific tag
- Tag existing images in your media library with the click of a button
Coming Soon
We’re always looking to improve Taghound Media Tagger. Here’s what is on the roadmap:
- Tag videos in addition to photos
Github
This plugin is open-source and available on Github. Please consider contributing to the plugin if you find bugs or have a feature you’d like to see implemented:
https://github.com/jplhomer/taghound-media-tagger
Website
http://jplhomer.org/projects/taghound-media-tagger/
Art
Special thanks to Kevin Fish for his work on the TagHound logo and banner!
Installation
- NOTE: You must have PHP 5.5 or greater installed on your server to activate the plugin. Ask your web host about this if you are unsure.
- Upload ‘taghound-media-tagger’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Visit the Clarifai Developer Portal and create a free or paid account
- Create an application with Clarifai, and copy the API Key from the developer portal
- Visit the Taghound settings page under Settings
- Paste in the API Key from step 4 and click “Save Changes”
- On the same page, click the checkbox “Enable for all new Images” to have Taghound Media Tagger begin tagging new images!
Changelog
This version supports the Clarifai v2 API, since v1 is now deprecated. You will need to create an API token to continue using Taghound!
2.0.2
- Fixes bug where server would time out during upload-only bulk tagging events
- Fixes visual bug introduced in tag picker in WordPress 4.9
2.0.1
- Minor updates to the Readme and required PHP version.
2.0.0
- FEATURE: Supports v2 of the Clarifai API! You will need to generate an API token to continue using the product.
- FEATURE: Run the bulk tagger in upload-only mode.
- Removes support for checking your usage stats in WordPress. Clarifai no longer supports this.
1.2.0
- FEATURE: Adds the
tmt_tag_taxonomyfilter to allow users to customize the taxonomy used to store tags
1.1.1
- Show more detailed error message during Bulk Tagging failure
1.1.0
- FEATURE: A bulk tagger tags existing images in library
- FEATURE: Under the hood, sends URL to image assets instead of uploading images individually
- FEATURE: Moves Taghound settings to a dedicated screen
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Best Taghound Media Tagger alternatives
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| 2 |
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FAQ
Taghound Media Tagger: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is Taghound Media Tagger free?
Yes. Taghound Media Tagger is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Taghound Media Tagger safe to use in 2026?
Taghound Media Tagger shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 60+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Taghound Media Tagger?
Taghound Media Tagger is active on 60+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,082 times since it launched in June 2016. It was downloaded 59 times in the last 30 days.
Does Taghound Media Tagger work with WordPress 7.1?
Taghound Media Tagger is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Taghound Media Tagger need?
Taghound Media Tagger requires PHP 5.5 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Taghound Media Tagger last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.2, was released on December 2, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Taghound Media Tagger?
Taghound Media Tagger is developed and maintained by Josh Larson.
What are the best alternatives to Taghound Media Tagger?
The most popular alternatives to Taghound Media Tagger are JS Crop (40+ installs) and Pic Tag (20+ installs).
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