Enable Media Replace
Easily replace any attached image/file by simply uploading a new file in the Media Library edit view - a real time saver!
4.4(300 reviews)
·600K+ active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Enable Media Replace is a WordPress replace plugin with 600K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 300 reviews. It has been downloaded 12M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9.7+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are down 6% this week. Support resolution rate: 67%. Top alternative: Search & Replace.
4.4/5300 reviews
600K+active installs
67%resolved
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
A free, lightweight and easy to use plugin that allows you to seamlessly replace an image or file in your Media Library by uploading a new file in its place. No more deleting, renaming and re-uploading files! Now fully compatible with WP Offload Media!
New beta feature! You can now remove the background of your images for better integration with eCommerce solutions!
Supported by the friendly team that created ShortPixel 🙂
A real timesaver
Don’t you find it tedious and complicated to first delete a file and then upload another one with the exact same name every time you want to update an image or other uploaded file in the WordPress media library?
Well, no longer!
Now you can replace any uploaded file in the Edit Media view, where it should be. Replacing Media can be done in two wa…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.4300 reviews
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240
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1 ★
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Recent Reviews
The best tool ever and still free
by Klaus Wilde·4 weeks ago·1 reply
The best tool ever and still free. It’s not needed all the time, but kudos to the developers anyway
useful for batch replacing via media library on latest wordpress
by platinumshore·4 months ago·7 replies
might be useful for bulk changing images within the media library, but not of any use when trying to change an image via the post editor.. a nice replace option would be wonderful.. but as it is not much use for myself on single posts – using latest version of wordpress which i think is 6.8.3
Edited..
damn.. just found out that the images i was trying to change were set for some reason set as ‘custom urls’ despite been in the media library (maybe due to using the auto insert plugin from content from another website?), if set directly to the media library then a replace option in latest wordpress automatically appears anyway.. my ERROR.
changed the star rating to 5/5 for just batch editing in the media library cuz latest wordpress if an image is properly set to the media library offers a replace option anyway..
- This topic was modified 4 months, 1 week ago by platinumshore.
- This topic was modified 4 months, 1 week ago by platinumshore.
Used everywhere !!
by Ferdy S·4 months ago·1 reply
very useful when you only need to change files
Has major Bricks Builder integration issue
by Lbch·6 months ago·1 reply
The plugin has a major integration issue with Bricks Builder, that will potentially break pages.
This issue has been acknowledged but is still not fixed after more than a year.
For more information check:
…/support/topic/replace-svg-files/
…/support/topic/bricks-builder-compatibility-still-not-fixed/
Or search the Bricks Builder support forum.
Wonderful, thanks so much
by jonathanedwardmann·9 months ago·1 reply
Easy to set up and use, thanks for a terrific plugin!
Download Trends
Today: 5KYesterday: 5KThis week: 29KPeriod total: 1.8M
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.9.7+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v4.1
89.2%
Other
10.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
4.1.8
Release date: March 3, 2026
* Fix: Unauthorized modification and deletion of media files vulnerability responsibly disclosed by the WordFence team;
* Fix: The plugin works for RTL languages now;
* Fix: Textdomain modules are loaded properly in all cases;
* Tweak: Added a permission check for the ShortPixel recommendation displayed after the replacement;
* Tweak: Added the raw file path to the filemodel filter;
* Tweak: Added a filter to disable the database replacements (thanks @seed-glauco);
* Tweak: Updated the banners from the plugin pages.
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