WP Media Categories
Healthy: WP Media Categories is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 95 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 49 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 16 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2025 | WP Media Categories <= 2.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 4.3 | <= 2.1.0 | 2.2.0 | n/a |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.6 from 7 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 4 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 3 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
800+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.2.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | John James Jacoby |
| Added | 27 Oct 2015 |
| Last updated | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 800+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Content Management > Media Library & Asset Management |
| Tags | media, library, categories, attachments, organization |
Other plugins by this author: Post Type Switcher, bbPress, WP User Avatars, WP Term Order, WP Term Images, WP Term Colors, WP User Groups, WP User Profiles, WP User Activity, WP Term Icons, WP Multi Network, WP Comment Humility
Questions
Is WP Media Categories still maintained?
WP Media Categories was last updated on 16 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is WP Media Categories safe?
WP Media Categories has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns WP Media Categories?
The wordpress.org author is John James Jacoby. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of WP Media Categories?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Media Library Categories, Better image sizes.