Enhanced Media Library
This plugin would be handy for those who need to manage a lot of media files.
4.3(297 reviews)
·70K+ active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Enhanced Media Library is a WordPress media tags plugin with 70K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 297 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.6M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 7% this week. Top alternative: Multi Media Tags.
4.3/5297 reviews
70K+active installs
2.6M+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Handy for those who need to manage a lot of media files.
Known Issues :: Support | Changelog | Usage Guide :: How to | FAQs | Premium Features
Officially! EML 3.0 Early Beta is available for testing
- Give it a try, share feedback, report bugs, and help the developer to deliver it promptly!
Categorize by Anything!
- Unlimited categories & tags for media items
- Unlimited custom taxonomies: create in a few clicks
- Unlimited third-party taxonomies: assign to the media library
Configurable Filters
- Show / hide data, author, taxonomy filters
- Per taxonomy filters
- Configurable outcome of the filtering: include / exclude child categories
Enhanced Media Library
- Show captions: title, filename, or caption field for each media item
- Bulk selection: no special mode anymore, faster editing
- Drag̵…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.3297 reviews
5 ★
229
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1 ★
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Recent Reviews
Adds the ability to categorize media
by kloddant·2 months ago
Adds the ability to categorize media. Should be part of WordPress core; not sure why it is not yet.
Disappointed, once great, now abandoned
by scoufy·10 months ago
I was very satisfied with this plugin for years. It did exactly what I needed.
This is the first time I leave a one-star review, but I have no choice.
I purchased a lifetime PRO license. Now it’s useless. No support, no updates, official site down.
Admin access crashed because of the plugin.
Powerful. Attentive Support too!
by Jon·1 year ago
I am very pleased with this plug-in, and have used it for several years now. It is very powerful, especially if you design your taxonomy well. I have never needed support because things were not working, but I have contacted them several times to help me figure out a problem or to suggest an improvement. Each time I received a very quick reply and have been given excellent and comprehensive attention. They clearly know their stuff and I cannot recommend this plugin enough.
A must have plugin
by CR-Design·1 year ago
I have been using the PRO version of the plug-in for 3 years. Because I have a lot of media and have to sort them in some way, I find the plugin extremely helpful and so far without any problems. Now there was a problem after a new update, but the support was super fast and super nice, THANK YOU! I am very satisfied and can only recommend it.
Great plugin
by dbock·1 year ago
We use it on all our sites
- This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by dbock.
Download Trends
Today: 100Yesterday: 113This week: 653Period total: 48K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.5.8 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.9
69.1%
v2.8
19.2%
v2.7
6.0%
Other
5.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.9.4
Release Date – July 15, 2024
Improvement
- Validation and transliteration on the Media Taxonomies admin page improved, minor bugs fixed
Contributors
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