FileBird – WordPress Media Library… vs WP Media folders (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 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. FileBird – WordPress Media Library… has accumulated 6.3M+ total downloads while WP Media folders has 73K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | FileBird – WordPress Media Library… | WP Media folders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 3.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,110 | ◄ | 15 |
| Active Installs | 200K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 6.3M+ | ◄ | 73K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ◄ | 4 years ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Age | 8 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0+ | 3.5.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.5.2 | 1.1.10 |
Rating Breakdown
FileBird – WordPress Media Library…
WP Media folders
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, FileBird – WordPress Media Library… averaged approximately 1,204 daily downloads while WP Media folders 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!
WP Media folders Reviews
Brought our site to a crawl – bloated
Joomunited are some of the worst plugins we have used. This plugin brought our site to a crawl and it’s a dedicated server with 6cores RAM and 16gb RAM. We used a query monitor plugin and the wp media
Doesn’t work – should be removed
As stated in the description, this plugin is not supported and should not even be made available. Thanks for wasting my time.
Doesn’t work since 6.3
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>Wordpress 6.3 makes this plugin not working anymore. It was the only free solution to the problem but dev refuses to maintain it anymore. Garbage.</p> <!– /wp:paragraph
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