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External files in Media Library

External files in Media Library

Content Management Media Library & Upload Management

External files in Media Library is a WordPress plugin for Media Library & Upload Management. It ranks #189 of 258 in that group by active installs and was last updated 2 weeks ago.

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Slug external-files-in-media-library

500 Active installs As the directory reports it, rounded to a band
5.0 Rating out of 5 From 4 ratings
35 Releases Since 13 September 2023
Oct 2026 Last release 2 weeks ago

Maintenance check

Is External files in Media Library still maintained?

Yes - by every measure the directory publishes, it is actively maintained.

  • Updated recently. The last release was 2 weeks ago.
  • Tested with current WordPress. Tested up to 7.2; most actively maintained plugins are tested on 7.1.
  • Support is answered. 6 of 7 forum threads in the last two months were resolved.

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Standing

More installed than 80.8% of the directory

Ahead of 38,573 of the 47,729 plugins that report an install count at all. An install figure on its own says nothing; this is what it is worth.

80.8% Percentile by installs Among plugins that report an install count
38,573 Plugins it is ahead of Fewer active installs than this one
9,155 Plugins ahead of it More active installs, or the same published band
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Details

The record

Everything the directory publishes about this plugin, as it was last read.

Current version
5.6.1
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
7.2
Requires PHP
8.2
Added to the directory
13 September 2023
Last updated
24 October 2026
Contributors
1
Author
threadi
Support threads resolved
6 of 7

Its own tags

  • embed
  • external files
  • media
  • media library

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