Media Vault is a WordPress app, with a 4.4 average rating from 27 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Media Vault is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Max GJ Panas. With a rating of 4.4★ from 27 reviews.
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Media Vault is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 27 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by Max GJ Panas — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (27) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Media Vault works
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Protected Attachment Files Media Vault cordons off a section of your WordPress uploads folder and secures it, protecting all files within by passing requests for them through a powerful, flexible and completely customizable set of permission checks.
After activating the plugin, to protect attachment files with Media Vault you can:
use the Media Uploader admin page to upload new protected attachments,
use the Media Vault metabox to toggle file protection on the ‘Edit Media’ admin page,
use the the Media Vault Protection Settings fields in the new Media Modal, or,
using bulk actions in your Media Library page, you can change file protection on multiple pre-existing attachments at once.
By default the only permission check that the plugin does on media files is that the user requesting them be logged in. You can change this default behavior from the ‘Media Settings’ page in the ‘Settings’ menu of the WordPress Admin. You can also change the restrictions set on attachments on an individual basis by means of either the Media Vault metabox on the ‘Edit Media’ page or the Media Vault Protection Settings fields in the new Media Modal.
You can also write your own custom restrictions using the mgjp_mv_add_permission() function. See this support question for more details.
Safe Download Links Creating a cross-browser compatible download link for a file is a harder task than might be expected. Media Vault handles this for you, and it does so while preserving all the file security features discussed earlier like blocking downloads to people who should not have access to the file.
The download links are available through a simple shortcode that you can use in your post/page editor screen:
[mv_dl_links ids="1,2,3"]
where ‘ids’ are the comma separated list of attachment ids you would like to make available for download in the list.
Note: Plugin comes with styles ready for WordPress 3.8+!
Note: Now supports WordPress MultiSite!
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Frequently asked questions
What is Media Vault?
Media Vault is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.4-star rating from 27 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Max GJ Panas.