FileBird – WordPress Media Library… vs Cache Images (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
FileBird – WordPress Media Library…
200K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, FileBird – WordPress Media Library… has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 1,110 reviews) and leads in active installations (200K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. FileBird – WordPress Media Library… has accumulated 6.3M+ total downloads while Cache Images has 52K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | FileBird – WordPress Media Library… | Cache Images | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,110 | ◄ | 6 |
| Active Installs | 200K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 6.3M+ | ◄ | 52K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2005 | |
| Age | 8 years | 21 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0+ | 2.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.5.2 | 3.2.2 |
Rating Breakdown
FileBird – WordPress Media Library…
Cache Images
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, FileBird – WordPress Media Library… averaged approximately 1,204 daily downloads while Cache Images averaged 6.
Recent Reviews
FileBird – WordPress Media Library… Reviews
Brilliant plugins and support
The plugin is great but the support is even better – highly recommended
Great plugin and super responsive support
Great plugin and outstanding support! We encountered a conflict with another plugin affecting the Media Library, and the support team quickly helped us identify the root cause. Their response wa
Great organizer
It’s so great to be able to organize files with Filebird. Had a technical display issue and they resolved it very quickly!
Cache Images Reviews
No better than doing it by hand
This plugin doesn’t update the ALT fields of the images from the alt tags, so, basically, it’s exactly the same as just bulk downloading the images from a remote site and bulk uploading them to your l
Fine for tiny sites with a handful of images
When I tried to use this on my blog (which has been running since 2001, and has many thousands of entries), it failed miserably. For many years, I kept images on a different server I run, and linke
The one that really works (till 2019)
The one that really works without messing my HTML, and allowing automatic caching for future posts at the same time. The only thing that I’d like is the ability to change the cached file name (like ca
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