Crop Thumbnails vs Enhanced Media Library
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Enhanced Media Library leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #638, ahead of Crop Thumbnails at #809. Over the last 7 days Enhanced Media Library climbed 1 place and Crop Thumbnails climbed 1 place. Enhanced Media Library has the largest install base, roughly 1.5× the next: 60K+ active installs against 40K+ for Crop Thumbnails. Downloads this week: Crop Thumbnails 1,482 and Enhanced Media Library 709. Ratings: Crop Thumbnails 4.6★ from 67 and Enhanced Media Library 4.3★ from 298 reviews.
| Metric | Crop Thumbnails | Enhanced Media Library |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #809 ▲ 1 | #638 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,482 | 709 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (67) | 4.3★ (298) |
| Last updated | Dec 3, 2025 | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Current version | 1.9.7 | 2.9.4 |
| Best rank on record | #807 | #638 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2012 | Nov 2013 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Crop Thumbnails or Enhanced Media Library?
By active installs, Enhanced Media Library: 60K+ sites run it against 40K+ for Crop Thumbnails, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 14, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Crop Thumbnails or Enhanced Media Library?
Enhanced Media Library, at #638 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Crop Thumbnails at #809. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Crop Thumbnails or Enhanced Media Library alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.