Crop Thumbnails vs Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description
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
Crop Thumbnails leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #810, ahead of Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description at #1,684. Over the last 7 days Crop Thumbnails slipped 1 place and Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description held its place. Crop Thumbnails has the largest install base, roughly 4× the next: 40K+ active installs against 10K+ for Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description. Ratings: Crop Thumbnails 4.6★ from 67 and Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description 4.9★ from 58 reviews.
| Metric | Crop Thumbnails | Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #810 ▼ 1 | #1,684 ▬ |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,752 | — |
| Rating | 4.6★ (67) | 4.9★ (58) |
| Last updated | Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Current version | 1.9.7 | 1.3.2 |
| Best rank on record | #807 | #1,683 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2012 | Jan 2021 |
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 Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description?
By active installs, Crop Thumbnails: 40K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Crop Thumbnails or Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description?
Crop Thumbnails, at #810 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description at #1,684. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Crop Thumbnails or Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description 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.