Easy Media Replace vs Enable Media Replace
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
Enable Media Replace ranks #94 on the popular list; Easy Media Replace is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Enable Media Replace has the largest install base, roughly 600× the next: 600K+ active installs against 1K+ for Easy Media Replace. Downloads this week: Enable Media Replace 19,836 and Easy Media Replace 12. Ratings: Easy Media Replace 4★ from 8 and Enable Media Replace 4.4★ from 302 reviews.
| Metric | Easy Media Replace | Enable Media Replace |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #94 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 600K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 12 | 19,836 |
| Rating | 4★ (8) | 4.4★ (302) |
| Last updated | Apr 25, 2023 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.2.0 | 4.2.2 |
| Best rank on record | #5,374 | #94 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2019 | Jun 2009 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Easy Media Replace or Enable Media Replace?
By active installs, Enable Media Replace: 600K+ sites run it against 1K+ for Easy Media Replace, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Are Easy Media Replace or Enable Media Replace 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.