[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fN0mpkk664MlLIvA_HNBAJTAblZ5FwoaT75wmugSwzew":3},{"slug":4,"name":5,"version":6,"author":7,"author_profile":8,"description":9,"short_description":10,"active_installs":11,"downloaded":12,"rating":13,"num_ratings":14,"last_updated":15,"tested_up_to":16,"requires_at_least":17,"requires_php":18,"tags":19,"homepage":18,"download_link":25,"security_score":26,"vuln_count":27,"unpatched_count":27,"last_vuln_date":28,"fetched_at":29,"vulnerabilities":30,"developer":31,"crawl_stats":28,"alternatives":39,"analysis":144,"fingerprints":179},"overwrite-uploads","Overwrite Uploads","1.2.2","Ian Dunn","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fiandunn\u002F","\u003Cp>By default WordPress doesn’t overwrite an existing file if you upload a new one with the same name and directory. Instead, it appends a number to the end of the filename in order to make it unique, \u003Cem>e.g., \u003Ccode>filename.jpg\u003C\u002Fcode> becomes \u003Ccode>filename1.jpg\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That isn’t always the desired behavior, so this plugin makes it so that any files uploaded will automatically overwrite existing files \u003Cstrong>in the same folder\u003C\u002Fstrong>, rather than creating a second file with a unique name. It will not overwrite files in other folders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After activating the plugin, you won’t need to do anything else, it’ll start working automatically. If you run into problems, please check the FAQ and existing support forum posts before opening a new support request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Overwrites files with the same name and folder when uploading, instead of storing multiple copies with unique filenames.",1000,57352,68,8,"2025-08-04T16:18:00.000Z","6.8.5","2.9","",[20,21,22,23,24],"files","media-library","overwrite","unique","uploads","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Foverwrite-uploads.1.2.2.zip",100,0,null,"2026-03-15T15:16:48.613Z",[],{"slug":32,"display_name":7,"profile_url":8,"plugin_count":33,"total_installs":34,"avg_security_score":35,"avg_patch_time_days":36,"trust_score":37,"computed_at":38},"iandunn",9,4590,88,30,86,"2026-04-04T03:34:32.487Z",[40,62,87,106,125],{"slug":41,"name":42,"version":43,"author":44,"author_profile":45,"description":46,"short_description":47,"active_installs":48,"downloaded":49,"rating":50,"num_ratings":51,"last_updated":52,"tested_up_to":53,"requires_at_least":54,"requires_php":55,"tags":56,"homepage":60,"download_link":61,"security_score":26,"vuln_count":27,"unpatched_count":27,"last_vuln_date":28,"fetched_at":29},"bulk-media-register","Bulk Media Register","1.41","Katsushi Kawamori","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fkatsushi-kawamori\u002F","\u003Cp>Bulk register files on the server to the Media Library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Register to media library\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Maintain folder structure.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>This create a thumbnail of the image file.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>This create a metadata(Images, Videos, Audios).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Change the date\u002Ftime.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch4>Sibling plugin\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fmoving-media-library\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Moving Media Library\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fmedia-from-ftp\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Media from FTP\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fmedia-from-zip\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Media from ZIP\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch4>Note\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>If you want to use a multi-byte file name, use UTF-8. The file name is used as the title during registration, but is sanitized and changed to a different file name.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch4>How it works\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cspan class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\">\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FVa92SMlFDxk?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fspan>\n","Bulk register files on the server to the Media Library.",8000,122281,90,22,"2025-11-25T21:42:00.000Z","6.9.4","4.6","8.0",[20,57,58,59,24],"ftp","import","media","https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fbulk-media-register\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fbulk-media-register.1.41.zip",{"slug":63,"name":64,"version":65,"author":66,"author_profile":67,"description":68,"short_description":69,"active_installs":11,"downloaded":70,"rating":71,"num_ratings":72,"last_updated":73,"tested_up_to":16,"requires_at_least":74,"requires_php":75,"tags":76,"homepage":82,"download_link":83,"security_score":84,"vuln_count":85,"unpatched_count":27,"last_vuln_date":86,"fetched_at":29},"prevent-file-access","Prevent files \u002F folders access","2.6.1","miniOrange","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fcyberlord92\u002F","\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplugins.miniorange.com\u002Fwordpress-media-restriction\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">WordPress Prevent files\u002F folders\u003C\u002Fa> access provides the easiest way to protect WordPress files from public users so that your wordpress media library can be accessed only by \u003Cstrong>WordPress logged in\u003C\u002Fstrong> users or users with \u003Cstrong>specific roles\u002Fcapabilities\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Your \u003Cem>ebooks\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>pdfs\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>other important files\u003C\u002Fem>, etc., can be \u003Cstrong>protected from google indexing\u003C\u002Fstrong> so that data is protected from getting stolen. Control users access to media library, Control users access to the WordPress upload folder or sub folders, and restrict all the files published on your WordPress site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For restricted Content you can choose to redirect users to \u003Cstrong>403 forbidden page\u003C\u002Fstrong>, your \u003Cstrong>custom page\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cstrong>WordPress login page\u003C\u002Fstrong>, SSO login page (if you are using OAuth or SAML SSO).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>No change required\u003C\u002Fstrong> or \u003Cstrong>no manual work\u003C\u002Fstrong> needed to create a private link to protect your wordpress media file. Our plugin takes care of your media library or via Media, Pages, or Posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We support a level of security where you can choose either \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>cookie-based\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem> restriction or \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>session-based\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem> restriction.\u003Cbr \u002F>\nAlso, we support Apache and Nginx servers to prevent direct access to the WordPress media library and therefore protect the media library for public or restricted users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It prevents private download of the media files from public access and only the logged-in users or specific user roles can access and download the wordpress media files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We also support media\u002Ffiles\u002Ffolders Restriction based on NFT holding in the user crypto wallet. We support any level of customization according to your requirement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>File-Based Protection\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>WordPress Prevent file\u002Ffolder access is developed to allow you to protect wordpress media file in your customized way. It will prevent direct access from media library \u003Cstrong>based on their extension\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode>You can protect file types below:\n\n* Images - Every type of image files can be protected. eg: jpeg, jpg, gif, png, bmp, webp, pfg, ico, psd, etc.\n* Videos - Every type of video files can be protected. eg: mp4, m4a, m4v, f4v, f4a, m4b, m4r, f4b, mov, 3gp, avi etc.\n* Documents - Every type of document files can be protected. eg: doc, docx, html, pdf, txt, ppt, xls, xlsx, pptx, odt.\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\n\u003Ch3>Redirect\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>WordPress Prevent file\u002Ffolder access provides \u003Cstrong>redirect options\u003C\u002Fstrong>. This allow you to redirect the restricted users to any WordPress page of your website.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>403 forbidden page\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cem>(DEFAULT)\u003C\u002Fem> – \u003Cem>Users will be shown 403 forbidden pages with a restricted access message.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Display custom page\u003C\u002Fstrong> – \u003Cem>We can redirect users to any WordPress custom page when they try to access restricted files or folders.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>WordPress login\u003C\u002Fstrong> – \u003Cem>Users will be redirected to the WordPress default login page.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>IDP login\u003C\u002Fstrong> – \u003Cem>Users will redirect to the selected IDP (SAML\u002FOAuth) login page and after IdP authentication they can see the restricted content.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Private Directory\u002FProtected folder\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Our plugin also gives you a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplugins.miniorange.com\u002Fwordpress-media-restriction#mediarestriction\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Private Directory\u003C\u002Fa> where you can add files of all extension types and restrictions will be applied to all files inside the private directory.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Membership Based Media Restriction.\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>WordPress Prevent files\u002F folder allows you to secure media library and control wp-content\u002Fuploads access based on the membership purchased by the user.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Folder Based Protection\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>WordPress Prevent files\u002F folders access allows you to protect your folders too, the \u003Cstrong>wp-content or uploads\u003C\u002Fstrong> folder where all the wordpress media files like images, videos, and document files are stored will also be protected.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Users have the option to \u003Cstrong>protect a particular month’s media files or sub folder in uploads directory.\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>User-Based Restriction\u003C\u002Fstrong> – A particular user can access only a particular folder. (Admin would be able to access all the folders)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Role Base folder access\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Uploads folder or subfolders can be restricted for public access and allowed folder access to users with specific role. (Admin would be able to access all the folders)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>We support \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.learndash.com\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">LearnDash\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong> and other LMS to restrict files and folders according to different groups and specific user roles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can customize the restriction rules and use them as per your needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This functionality operates at the server level, thus if the Apache server rules don’t work, or also the WP Engine, Siteground, and other servers like this run on an Nginx server, which requires the use of Nginx configuration rules. If you face any issues please email us at \u003Cem>info@xecurify.com\u003C\u002Fem> or \u003Cem>oauthsupport@xecurify.com\u003C\u002Fem>. We would recommend you to please ensure your PHP server and rules first which will work on your server before purchasing it or else \u003Cstrong>contact us we will help you to set up the plugin according to your requirements on your site.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FREE VERSION FEATURES\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>WordPress Prevent Files\u002FFolder Access allows you to protect your wordpress media files, libraries and folders from public access.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>File Extensions Restricted\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Can restrict five standard extensions (.png, .jpg, .gif, .pdf, .doc).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Redirection of non-logged-in users\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Can redirect non-logged-in users to any page of your WordPress site.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Protected Folder\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Can keep selected files in a protected folder and they will be restricted from the public users.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Supported Servers\u003C\u002Fstrong>: You can configure the plugin on the Apache server easily.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Security Level Base\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Plugin will check if a user is logged in or not through Cookie.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>PREMIUM VERSION FEATURES\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>WordPress Prevent Files\u002FFolder Access allows you to protect your media files and folders from public access.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>File Extensions Restricted\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Media restricton to unlimited extensions is supported.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Redirection of non-logged-in users\u003C\u002Fstrong>: You can redirect the non-logged-in users to any page of your WordPress site or to the WordPress login page.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Folder Restriction\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Can restrict access to wordpress media library from non-logged-in users. \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Protected Folder\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Can store unlimited files in a private directory\u002Fprotected folder and they will be restricted from the public users and indexing on search engine.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Supported Servers\u003C\u002Fstrong>: You can configure plugins on Apache and NGINX servers easily.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Security Level Base\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Plugin will check if a user is logged in or not through Cookie.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>ENTERPRISE VERSION FEATURES\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>WordPress Prevent Files\u002FFolder Access allows you to protect your WordPress media files and folders from public access.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>File Extensions Restricted\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Media restriction to unlimited extensions is supported.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Redirection of non-logged-in users\u003C\u002Fstrong>: You can redirect non-logged-in users to any page of your WordPress site or to the WordPress login page or to SAML\u002FOAuth login page.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Folder Restriction\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Can restrict access to the WordPress uploads folder or any other folder in your WordPress instance from non-logged-in users by enabling user access restrictions. \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Protected Folder\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Can keep unlimited files in a protected folder and they will be restricted from the public users to prevent direct access to specific user roles.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Supported Servers\u003C\u002Fstrong>: You can configure plugins on Apache and NGINX servers easily.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Security Level Base\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Plugin will check if a user is logged in or not through Cookie or Session.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>ALL INCLUSIVE VERSION FEATURES\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>WordPress Prevent Files\u002FFolder Access allows you to protect your WordPress media files and folders from public access.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>File Extensions Restricted\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Media restricton to unlimited extensions is supported.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Redirection of non-logged-in users\u003C\u002Fstrong>: You can redirect non-logged-in users to any page of your WordPress site or to the WordPress login page or to SAML\u002FOAuth login page.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Folder Restriction\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Can restrict access to the WordPress uploads folder or any other folder in your WordPress instance from non-logged-in users by enabling user access restrictions. \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Protected Folder\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Can keep unlimited files in a protected folder and they will be restricted from the public users to prevent direct access to specific user roles.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Supported Servers\u003C\u002Fstrong>: You can configure plugins on Apache and NGINX servers easily.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Security Level Base\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Plugin will check if a user is logged in or not through Cookie or Session.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Media Management\u003C\u002Fstrong>: You can create custom folders and subfolders to organize your media library and control access of the created folders and subfolders.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Download Logs\u003C\u002Fstrong>: You can view logs for uploading, downloading, and deleting files.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Membership Based Media Restriction\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Compatible with Paid Memberships Pro, ARMember Membership, WordPress Membership, and WooCommerce Subscriptions.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>DOCUMENTATION AND SUPPORT\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>For documentation go to our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplugins.miniorange.com\u002Fwordpress-media-restriction#mediarestriction\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Documentation\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>If you have any questions or want to request new features, contact us via email at \u003Ca href=\"mailto:oauthsupport@xecurify.com\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">oauthsupport@xecurify.com\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n","Prevent public access to WordPress files and folders. Protect downloads from public access, Role-based folder access, and User base folder access.",34694,92,35,"2025-06-24T06:01:00.000Z","3.0.1","5.6",[77,78,79,80,81],"content-restriction","media-restriction","protect-uploads","protect-folders","secure-files","http:\u002F\u002Fminiorange.com","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fprevent-file-access.2.6.1.zip",97,2,"2025-08-06 00:00:00",{"slug":88,"name":89,"version":90,"author":91,"author_profile":92,"description":93,"short_description":94,"active_installs":95,"downloaded":96,"rating":26,"num_ratings":85,"last_updated":97,"tested_up_to":98,"requires_at_least":99,"requires_php":18,"tags":100,"homepage":103,"download_link":104,"security_score":105,"vuln_count":27,"unpatched_count":27,"last_vuln_date":28,"fetched_at":29},"wp-sanitize-accented-uploads","WP Sanitize Accented Uploads","1.2","Onni Hakala","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fonnimonni\u002F","\u003Cp>WordPress plugin which removes all accented characters like \u003Ccode>åöä\u003C\u002Fcode> from future uploads and has easy wp-cli command for removing accents from current uploads and attachment links from database.\u003Cbr \u002F>\nThis helps tremendously with current and future migrations of your site and helps you to avoid strange filename encoding bugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanitize accents from Cyrillic, German, French, Polish, Spanish, Hungarian, Czech, Greek, Swedish.\u003Cbr \u002F>\nThis even removes rare but possible unicode NFD characters from files by using \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fphp.net\u002Fmanual\u002Fen\u002Fnormalizer.normalize.php\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">PHP Normalizer class\u003C\u002Fa>. These usually happen if you have mounted uploads into your vagrant box in OS-X.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plugin is wordpress multisite compatible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More information in github page: https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fdevgeniem\u002Fwp-sanitize-accented-uploads\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Simple plugin which removes accented characters from uploaded files.",800,12202,"2016-04-20T15:11:00.000Z","4.5.33","4.0",[101,20,102,24],"accents","sanitize","https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fdevgeniem\u002Fwp-sanitize-accented-uploads","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fwp-sanitize-accented-uploads.1.2.zip",85,{"slug":107,"name":108,"version":109,"author":110,"author_profile":111,"description":112,"short_description":113,"active_installs":114,"downloaded":115,"rating":26,"num_ratings":85,"last_updated":116,"tested_up_to":117,"requires_at_least":118,"requires_php":119,"tags":120,"homepage":18,"download_link":124,"security_score":26,"vuln_count":27,"unpatched_count":27,"last_vuln_date":28,"fetched_at":29},"aam-protected-media-files","AAM Protected Media Files","1.3.2","AAM Plugin","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fvasyltech\u002F","\u003Cp>Prevent direct access to the unlimited number of media library items either for visitors, individual users or groups of users (roles). This plugin does not modify a physical file’s location or URL.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>The AAM Protected Media Files plugins is the official add-on to the free Advanced Access Manager (aka AAM). While this plugin actually manages physical access to the media files, AAM provides the UI interface to define access to files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Ch4>Few Facts\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>It requires a simple manual steps in order to configure a webserver to protect direct access to \u003Ccode>\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u003C\u002Fcode> folder. For more information, please check \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faamportal.com\u002Farticle\u002Fprotected-media-files-installation\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">our installation instructions\u003C\u002Fa>;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>It does not change a physical file’s location, content or URL. Upon deactivation, everything goes back to normal;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>It protects all the allowed by WordPress core file types and those that are extended with third-party plugins (e.g. \u003Ccode>.svg\u003C\u002Fcode>, \u003Ccode>.sketch\u003C\u002Fcode>, etc.). For the list of all allowed extensions, check official WP documentation for the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.wordpress.org\u002Freference\u002Ffunctions\u002Fwp_get_ext_types\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">wp_get_ext_types()\u003C\u002Fa> core function;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>It allows you to manage access to any media file for visitors, any individual user, roles or even define the default access to all media files for everybody (this one is available with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faamportal.com\u002Fpremium\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">premium\u003C\u002Fa> add-on for AAM plugin);\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>For more information about how properly install and use it, refer to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faamportal.com\u002Fsupport\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">our documentation\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Add-on to the free Advanced Access Manager plugin that protects media files from direct access for visitors, roles or users",600,16488,"2025-06-05T11:29:00.000Z","6.8.0","4.7.0","5.6.0",[121,20,21,122,123],"documents","protected-media","protected-videos","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Faam-protected-media-files.1.3.2.zip",{"slug":126,"name":127,"version":128,"author":129,"author_profile":130,"description":131,"short_description":132,"active_installs":133,"downloaded":134,"rating":26,"num_ratings":135,"last_updated":136,"tested_up_to":137,"requires_at_least":138,"requires_php":139,"tags":140,"homepage":18,"download_link":143,"security_score":26,"vuln_count":27,"unpatched_count":27,"last_vuln_date":28,"fetched_at":29},"external-files-in-media-library","External files in Media Library","5.0.0","threadi","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fthreadi\u002F","\u003Cp>Add one or more files with their URLs under Media > “Add New Media File”. You can use these external files anywhere the media library is used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Feature\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Embed your files from \u003Cem>AWS S3\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>DropBox\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>Google Drive\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>Google Cloud Storage\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>FTP\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>your local hosting\u003C\u002Fem>, another website in your \u003Cem>multisite\u003C\u002Fem>, other \u003Cem>WordPress REST APIs\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>YouTube\u003C\u002Fem> or many other possible sources. Use them in your preferred editor such as Block Editor, Elementor, Divi, Classic Editor, WpBakery and many more as if the files were stored normally in your media library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Automatically synchronize external directories containing files with your media library at intervals you specify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even more:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ Add the files with their external dates. This allows you to get the date, helpful for SEO, for example.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n✅ Import them as real files instead of just linking to them in your media library. This allows you to import any amount files into your project.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n✅ Check their availability (only for HTTP connections) to ensure that the external files are actually available.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n✅ Configure, which users in your project are allowed to use the external files options.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n✅ Extract ZIP files from any external source into your media library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Support for other plugins\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Use external URLs when importing products via CSV in a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fwoocommerce\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">WooCommerce\u003C\u002Fa> store (including access data for these e.g., via AN FTP).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add external files on download lists of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fdownload-list-block-with-icons\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Download Lists with Icons\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sort your external files in a folder of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fcatfolders\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">CatFolders\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Ffilebird\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Filebird\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Ffolderly\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Folderly\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Ffolders\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Folders\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fifolders\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">iFolders\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fmedia-library-organizer\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Media Library Organizer\u003C\u002Fa> or assign them into categories from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwpuxsolutions.com\u002Fplugins\u002Fenhanced-media-library\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Enhanced Media Library\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Freal-media-library-lite\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Real Media Library Lite\u003C\u002Fa>. You can import and synchronize them in these plugins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And compatible with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fhumanmade\u002Fnetwork-media-library\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Network Media Library\u003C\u002Fa> for use in multisites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it is also compatible with multilingual plugins like Polylang to translate the media files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plugin is also compatible with a variety of other plugins not listed here. If, contrary to expectations, something does not work properly, please report it \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fsupport\u002Fplugin\u002Fexternal-files-in-media-library\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">in the support forum\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>REST API\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>You can manage your external files with REST API requests as documented \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fthreadi\u002Fexternal-files-in-media-library\u002Ftree\u002Fmaster\u002Fdocs\u002Frest.md\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Mass-Import\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>You can import complete directories from any of the supported TCP protocols. Just enter the directory as path to import, and the plugin will import any supported files from it or use the external source tools to navigate to the directory to import.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For large directories, there is also an automatically processed queue. You could also use the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fthreadi\u002Fexternal-files-in-media-library\u002Fblob\u002Fmaster\u002Fdocs\u002Fcli.md\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">WP CLI\u003C\u002Fa> for large directories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>TCP Protocols\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>You can use the following TCP-protocols to import external files in your media library:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>📡 \u003Ccode>http:\u002F\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n📡 \u003Ccode>https:\u002F\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n📡 \u003Ccode>ftp:\u002F\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n📡 \u003Ccode>ftps:\u002F\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n📡 \u003Ccode>sftp:\u002F\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n📡 \u003Ccode>ssh:\u002F\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n📡 \u003Ccode>file:\u002F\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them require credentials, for http(s) it is optional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Service plugins\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Support for additional platforms as external sources is enabled by additional service plugins. These are now:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>➕ \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fthreadi\u002Fexternal-files-from-aws-s3\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">External files from AWS S3 in Media Library\u003C\u002Fa> (incl. support for AWS S3, Backplaze S3, Cloudflare R2 and DigitalOcean Spaces)\u003Cbr \u002F>\n➕ \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fthreadi\u002Fexternal-files-from-google-cloud-storage\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">External files from Google Cloud Storage in Media Library\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n➕ \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fthreadi\u002Fexternal-files-from-google-drive\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">External files from Google Drive in Media Library\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n➕ \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fthreadi\u002Fexternal-files-from-webdav\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">External files from WebDav in Media Library\u003C\u002Fa> (incl. any WebDav-provider like NextCloud or Seafile)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can be installed manually or in the backend of your WordPress under Media Library > External Sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Use cases\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Here are a few examples of how this plugin can help you:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>💡 Store particularly large files in a different storage location so that you save storage space on your hosting.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n💡 Import files that your graphic designer provides you in a shared directory.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n💡 Automatically synchronize photos from your vacation for display on your website.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n💡 Use regularly newly generated PDF files from a shared directory for output on your website.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n💡 Get images for your products from a central directory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Find more \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplugins.thomaszwirner.de\u002Fen\u002Fexternal-files-in-the-media-library\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">here\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>ClassicPress\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>This plugin is compatible with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.classicpress.net\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">ClassicPress\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Repository, documentation and reliability\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>You find some documentations \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplugins.thomaszwirner.de\u002Fen\u002Fplugin\u002Fexterne-dateien-in-der-mediathek\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">on this plugin page\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fthreadi\u002Fexternal-files-in-media-library\u002Ftree\u002Fmaster\u002Fdocs\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">in GitHub\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The development repository is on \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fthreadi\u002Fexternal-files-in-media-library\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">GitHub\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each release of this plugin will only be published if it fulfills the following conditions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ PHPStan check for possible bugs.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n✅ Compliance with WordPress Coding Standards.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n✅ No failures during PHP Compatibility check.\u003Cbr \u002F>\n✅ No exceptions during PHP Unit Tests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Add external files to your media library to use them in your website. They are integrated as if they were available locally.",400,8846,3,"2026-03-07T11:02:00.000Z","7.0","6.2","8.1",[141,142,59,21],"embed","external-files","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fexternal-files-in-media-library.5.0.0.zip",{"attackSurface":145,"codeSignals":166,"taintFlows":174,"riskAssessment":175,"analyzedAt":178},{"hooks":146,"ajaxHandlers":162,"restRoutes":163,"shortcodes":164,"cronEvents":165,"entryPointCount":27,"unprotectedCount":27},[147,153,159],{"type":148,"name":149,"callback":150,"file":151,"line":152},"action","admin_notices","ovup_requirements_error","bootstrap.php",61,{"type":154,"name":155,"callback":156,"file":157,"line":158},"filter","wp_handle_upload_prefilter","remove_existing_attachment","classes\\overwrite-uploads.php",31,{"type":154,"name":160,"callback":156,"file":157,"line":161},"wp_handle_sideload_prefilter",32,[],[],[],[],{"dangerousFunctions":167,"sqlUsage":168,"outputEscaping":170,"fileOperations":27,"externalRequests":27,"nonceChecks":27,"capabilityChecks":172,"bundledLibraries":173},[],{"prepared":27,"raw":27,"locations":169},[],{"escaped":33,"rawEcho":27,"locations":171},[],1,[],[],{"summary":176,"deductions":177},"The \"overwrite-uploads\" v1.2 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The complete absence of dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, and file operations is a significant strength. Furthermore, the plugin demonstrates an awareness of security best practices by ensuring all SQL queries utilize prepared statements and all observed outputs are properly escaped. The presence of at least one capability check indicates a foundational understanding of access control, though its scope and effectiveness are not detailed here.\n\nThe analysis reveals no critical or high-severity issues in taint flows, indicating that user-supplied data is likely not being mishandled in ways that could lead to immediate exploitation. The plugin's vulnerability history is entirely clean, with no recorded CVEs, which suggests a history of secure development and timely patching. This lack of historical vulnerabilities further bolsters confidence in its current security. The plugin's attack surface is notably zero, with no apparent entry points such as AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events, which significantly reduces the potential for external attackers to interact with the plugin's functionality in an unintended manner.\n\nIn conclusion, the \"overwrite-uploads\" v1.2 plugin appears to be a well-developed and secure piece of software. Its clean bill of health across static analysis and vulnerability history, coupled with its minimal attack surface, paints a picture of a robust security implementation. The only area for minor consideration, if further detail were available, would be the exact implementation and coverage of the single capability check. However, based on the presented data, the plugin is assessed as having a very low risk.",[],"2026-03-16T18:59:24.948Z",{"wat":180,"direct":185},{"assetPaths":181,"generatorPatterns":182,"scriptPaths":183,"versionParams":184},[],[],[],[],{"cssClasses":186,"htmlComments":187,"htmlAttributes":188,"restEndpoints":189,"jsGlobals":190,"shortcodeOutput":191},[],[],[],[],[],[]]