Restrict Media Library Access
Restricts access for Authors and Contributors so they can only see their own Media Library uploads.
5(6 reviews)
·2.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 years agoAs of April 2026, Restrict Media Library Access is a WordPress roles plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 22K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 6% this week. Top alternative: Members – Membership & User Role Editor….
5/56 reviews
2.0K+active installs
22K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
This plugin restricts access for Authors and Contributors so they can only see their own Media Library uploads.
This has two main uses: Make it easier for Authors to locate their own uploads when Media Libraries grow very big and prevent Authors from using or downloading media that belongs to other users.
Admins and Editors will still be able to see everyone’s uploads.
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
works in WP 5.7.1
by Clare Parkinson·4 years ago
This plugin works fine in WP 5.7.1
It’s just the example code from the official WP docs for the ajax_query_attachments_args filter, with a line added to check if the current user is an administrator. It’s very simple.
There’s no reason this plugin shouldn’t work in an up-to-date WP installation
Works great with WordPress 5.6
by Thomas Rendleman·5 years ago
Does exactly what it’s supposed to do.
great plugin
by aziz·6 years ago
the plugin is working on wordprpress 5.2.2 and i am looking for the same plugin for posts
thank you
Really simple plugin, but works flawlessly
by adrianpereiro·6 years ago
I have to thank you for making me save a lot of time
This plugin is really good in many aspects, first it leaves literally no leftovers, this means that you can always unistall the plugin and your wordpress installation won’t have any problem.
Second it uses very little code, making it really optimized
I can’t congratule enought this plugin’s autor, thanks
great plugin
by webxess·7 years ago
Very useful plugin – install, activate and its working. Thanks for making my life easier 😉
Download Trends
Today: 7Yesterday: 8This week: 44Period total: 2K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.3.8 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.4
79.8%
v1.0
18.0%
v1.2
2.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0
First release
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