Private Media
Add access restrictions to specific items of the WordPress Media Library.
5(1 reviews)
·40 active installs·Updated 7 years agoAs of April 2026, Private Media is a WordPress media plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9.8+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Safe SVG.
5/51 reviews
40active installs
2.9K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
Ever wanted to make your media truely private? Make sure images, videos and other files are only accessible to chosen roles, or cannot be hotlinked, with permissions specifically set per item.
This plugin adds the following major features to WordPress:
- Media Privacy: Lock access to items in the Media Library by preventing hotlinks only or by limiting access to files to selected user roles.
- User-friendly forbidden handler: Images set to private do not break on the frontend. Instead, they are replaced by a simple access denied SVG picture – the forbidden handler can be replaced using the filter hooks
pvtmed_forbidden_response_content(apply_filters( 'pvtmed_forbidden_response_content', $forbidden_response_content, $file );) andpvtmed_forbidden_mimetype(apply_filters( 'pvtmed_forbid…
Ratings & Reviews
51 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.9.8+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2
- Add
pvtmed_private_upload_urlandpvtmed_htaccess_rulesfilters (see this support request for details)
Contributors
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