Makes the Upload Files tab active rather than the Media Library Tab when adding images or other media to a page or post. Useful if you do not often re …
As of April 2026, Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media is a WordPress add plugin with 90 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.9.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Top alternative: Pages with category and tag.
Makes the Upload Files tab active rather than the Media Library Tab when adding images or other media to a page or post. Useful if you do not often reuse images on a site.
| WordPress | 3.9.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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