PluginSift
PluginsThemesCompare
Directory
  • Plugins
  • Themes
  • Compare Plugins
Plugin Comparisons
  • SEO
  • Security
  • Ecommerce
  • Page Builders
  • Caching
  • Backup
  • Forms
  • Analytics
Resources
  • About
  • Contact
  • llms.txt

© 2026 PluginSift. Data sourced from WordPress.org. · [email protected]

  1. Home
  2. Plugins
  3. Ftp
  4. Bulk Media Register
Bulk Media Register icon

Bulk Media Register

Bulk register files on the server to the Media Library.

By Katsushi Kawamori·Ftp·Free
4.5(22 reviews)
·8.0K+ active installs·Updated 5 days ago
DownloadVisit HomepageCompare

As of April 2026, Bulk Media Register is a WordPress ftp plugin with 8.0K+ active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 22 reviews. It has been downloaded 125K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 8.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 162% this week. Top alternative: File Manager.

4.5/522 reviews
8.0K+active installs
125K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020

Overview

Bulk register files on the server to the Media Library.

Register to media library

  • Maintain folder structure.
  • This create a thumbnail of the image file.
  • This create a metadata(Images, Videos, Audios).
  • Change the date/time.

Sibling plugin

  • Moving Media Library.
  • Media from FTP.
  • Media from ZIP.

Note

  • If you want to use a multi-byte file name, use UTF-8. The file name is used as the title during registration, but is sanitized and changed to a different file name.

How it works

Read full description on WordPress.org

Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

4.522 reviews
5 ★
17
4 ★
3
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
2

Recent Reviews

Excellent Plugin
by Matthias Honert·1 year ago

It helped me put a file that I’d accidentally deleted back into the upload folder in the same place and then make it available again in the system in the old place.

impossible to register even one picture
by Andrzej P.Urbański·1 year ago

Idea of the plugin is great. I don’t know how to register a picture. Such program could be helpfull.

I have instalation on Debian 12 running PHP8.2 MySQL 8.0.27 and WP 6.5.3. On my separate drive(/home/username/media) there are about 650 pictures with most of them are registered. If I tried to registered them all process stopped, but nothing else happened. No one picture has been additionally registered. In selection section all pictures are invisible even if registered and shown in media library. Also it is impossible to register even one.

  • This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Andrzej P.Urbański.
Thank you so much
by yuluma·2 years ago

After a backup through ftp all db entries of the media were gone. This plugin fixed just right that!

Do have a tip to improve: it would be nice to get the date of the image created and set than one because now all media files are from the date of today 😉 but hey, if that is the worst thing

Bug on cannot 100% upload the Meda Files and how to fix the bugs
by Diamond Digtial Marketing (HK) Ltd·2 years ago·1 reply

Hi ,

As raised out by commentor “synthezoid” , I faced the same problem that the Plugin can only successfully register some of the files selected.

Having investigating different parameters (e.g. File Extension Type / Upload Folder / FTP File Permission) , and I found out that one of the reasons (i don’t know whether it has more than 1 reason or not) is that if the there is any ” ” (i.e. the “space”) or “-” inside the File Name , the File will be failed to register in wordpress.

I hope the author can fix the bug and it will be a good plugin again.

Before author fix the bug, i suggest you can avoid using ” ” (spacde) and “-” inside the file name to avoid the bug.

Should be called “Some media register”…
by synthezoid·2 years ago

…because it does not “bulk” register media, it bulk registers “some” of your media. Some it just leaves out. Doesn’t tell you what it’s leaving out, either, you have to hunt for it. All in all any time you save bulk uploading will be lost trying to find & reupload the things it didn’t upload.

MODERATOR: THIS IS NOT A SUPPORT REQUEST. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR SUPPORT WITH THIS PLUGIN. I AM NOT TRYING TO REPORT AN ISSUE TO THE DEVELOPER OR GET HELP FROM THEM. I AM REVIEWING MY EXPERIENCE OF IT FOR BENEFIT OF FUTURE PROSPECTIVE USERS.

Download Trends

Today: 269Yesterday: 281This week: 2KPeriod total: 25K

Compatibility

WordPress4.6+ requiredTested up to 7.0
PHP8.0+ required

Version Adoption

v1.41
64.2%
Other
16.2%
v1.40
11.7%
v1.26
7.9%

Top Alternatives to Bulk Media Register

File Manager icon
File Manager
4.71.0M+ installsUpdated 1 week ago
ViewCompare
Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution icon
Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File…
4.8100K+ installsUpdated 2 weeks ago
ViewCompare
Media Sync icon
Media Sync
4.740K+ installsUpdated 4 months ago
ViewCompare
Add From Server Reloaded icon
Add From Server Reloaded
51.0K+ installsUpdated 1 month ago
ViewCompare
WP Easy Uploader icon
WP Easy Uploader
3.7600 installsUpdated 16 years ago
ViewCompare
View all ftp plugins →

Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

[1.41] 2025/04/16

  • Fix – Loading the management screen.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Katsushi KawamoriKatsushi Kawamori
Plugin Info
Version
1.41
Last Updated
Mar 29, 2026
WP Requires
4.6+
Tested Up To
7.0
PHP Requires
8.0+
Active Installs
8.0K+
Downloads
125K+
Added
Jun 1, 2020
Business
Free

Tags

ftpfilesmediaimportuploads

Developer

K
Katsushi Kawamori
55 plugins0.1M+ total installs
View all plugins →

Quick Compare

Bulk Media Register vs File Manager→Bulk Media Register vs Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File…→Bulk Media Register vs Media Sync→

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.