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Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders

by Matthias Günter · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master2 Oct 2019 to 2 Oct 2019, 1 commits
mguenter4 Oct 2019 to 7 Nov 2019, 2 commits
devowl13 Mar 2020 to 30 Sep 2026, 174 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
35 days ago
Releases, 24 months
17
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders
Q1 20245
Q2 20243
Q3 20245
Q4 20243
Q1 20252
Q2 20253
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20262
Q2 20262
Q3 20263
Q4 20260

Last release 30 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.1 from 17 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star13
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star4

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders
4 May 2026938
11 May 2026196
18 May 2026165
25 May 20261,070
1 Jun 2026177
8 Jun 2026149
15 Jun 2026116
22 Jun 2026117
29 Jun 20261,025
6 Jul 2026199
13 Jul 2026156
20 Jul 2026159
27 Jul 2026143
3 Aug 2026131
10 Aug 2026136
17 Aug 20261,082
24 Aug 2026220
31 Aug 2026182
7 Sep 2026159
14 Sep 2026149
21 Sep 2026142
28 Sep 20261,073
5 Oct 2026234
12 Oct 2026157
19 Oct 2026219
26 Oct 2026185
2 Nov 202632

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 54% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Folders - Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File ManagerScore 95 · 90,000+Big File Uploads - Increase Maximum File Upload SizeScore 93 · 100,000+Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File ManagerScore 92 · 100,000+Media Library Organizer - Folders, File Manager & Media CategoriesScore 92 · 20,000+

Facts

Version4.3.7
AuthorMatthias Günter
Added4 Oct 2019
Last updated30 Sep 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress6.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4.0
CategoryContent Management
Tagscontent folders, category library, categories folders, content management, category management

Other plugins by this author: Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library, Advanced Custom Fields: Real Media Library Folder Field, WP/LR Sync Folders with Real Media Library, Document Gallery for Real Media Library

Questions

Is Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders still maintained?

Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders was last updated on 30 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders safe?

Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders?

The wordpress.org author is Matthias Günter. Recent committers: devowl, mguenter, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Folders - Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager, Big File Uploads - Increase Maximum File Upload Size, Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager, Media Library Organizer - Folders, File Manager & Media Categories.

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