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Plan a move Radar no. 55 · Quiet

Export Media Library

By Andrej Pavlovic

What it does: Exports media library files as a ZIP archive.

Why it’s listed: It packs your media files into a download, and it was last updated in 2023.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
30k+
Last updated
2023-04-05
Tested up to
6.2.15
Rating
4.9 / 5 (48)
Version
4.0.2
Maintainers
1

Is Export Media Library still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update.

Quiet: No update for over a year.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2023-04-05. That was 3 yr 7 mo before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security No public advisories found. A quiet record is not proof of safety. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 5.0 stars, against 4.9 overall. None of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2025-03-01. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 1 listed contributor. No recent support threads. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 2,200 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 89.88% of sites run version 4.0. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. Back up the site, and use a staging copy for any change.
  2. For full copies, try one of the alternatives below.

If it works today, no need to panic. Plan the change around your next update.

Recommended alternatives to Export Media Library

UpdraftPlus ↗

Scheduled backups with remote storage.

4M+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-10-26 · Tested 7.1.4

All-in-One WP Migration and Backup ↗

Export a whole site as one file.

5M+ installs · 4.5 stars · Updated 2026-10-27 · Tested 7.1.4

Duplicator ↗

Backups and full-site copies.

1M+ installs · 4.9 stars · Updated 2026-10-27 · Tested 7.1.4

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

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