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Media Library Categories v2.0.2

Adds the ability to use categories in the WordPress Media Library. When activated a dropdown of categories will show up in the media library. You can change / add / remove the category of multiple ite...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 10 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 12, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires WordPress 4.9+
  • Tested up to WP 7.1 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 86% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 98 Passed
  • 18 Warnings
  • 9 Failed
Security 73/100
Needs Improvement

27 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 79/100
Needs Improvement

48 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 83/100
Good

10 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

72.8 KB

310.0 KB unzipped

Total files

12

across all file types

Lines of PHP

988

in 2 files Small

File types

  • CSS
  • JS
  • PHP
  • POT
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 1 Critical
  • 56 High
  • 36 Medium
  • 12 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 10 audited versions of Media Library Categories, The largest regression was in Accessibility (-17). The codebase grew 19% in size.

Audited 1.8 → 2.0.2 · 10 versions

0 50 100 1.8 2.0.2

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 55 110 1.8 2.0.2

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

808

downloads

Today

120

downloads

Week over week

+22%

vs previous week

Month over month

+13%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

14% of installs run an older version

≈ 2.8K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.9
  • v2.0

Ratings

52 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 40
  • 4 2
  • 3 1
  • 2 0
  • 1 9

Support: 0 / 1 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

This month

Aug 4, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 143 days

average between releases

Total releases

10

since Sep 2019 · 7 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Media Library Categories in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Media Library Categories v2.0.2 flagged 105 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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