MediaPress is a WordPress app, with a 4.7 average rating from 33 reviews, as of July 9, 2026.
MediaPress is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by BuddyDev. With a rating of 4.7★ from 33 reviews.
AppRanks data: MediaPress ranks #0 in Buddypress on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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MediaPress is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Media category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 33 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
- +High average rating (4.7★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by BuddyDev — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (33) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How MediaPress works
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MediaPress is a modern media gallery solution for WordPress & BuddyPress. At the moment, MediaPress is almost(We need you to decide) the best option available for BuddyPress photo gallery, BuddyPress video gallery, BuddyPress audio and BuddyPress documents gallery.
If you are looking for a lightweight, feature rich BuddyPress Media Gallery solution that provides pleasant experience for your users, Please give a try to MediaPress.
MediaPress has modular architecture, that makes it easier for developers to extend while keeping the code simple to maintain.
It is built to be reliable, scalable, secure and flexible. We have worked hard to make it easy to use and we will love your feedback in making it better.
MediaPress core comes packed with powerful features, some of which are listed below:-
For WordPress:-
WordPress Sitewide Photo Gallery, Video Gallery, Audio Gallery, Document Gallery
Front End Gallery Creation and upload
Allows adding videos from youtube, vimeo facebook etc to BuddyPress Activity and Gallery.
Add remote media using link(oembed or direct link to remote file).
Most awesome Gallery creation & Management via Dashboard(try and you will love it)
Flexible Privacy for photo, video, audio and other media types
Easily extensible Gallery/Media Views
If you are a theme designer, you can rewrite whole layout using your own templates
Extensive admin options
We will improve it a lot more for WordPress in future
MediaPress gives full control to the site admins while making it easier for them/their users to upload media.
For BuddyPress, MediaPress provides following features:-
BuddyPress activity wall upload for videos/audio/photos/documents
BuddyPress Photo Gallery, BuddyPress Video Gallery, BuddyPress Audio Gallery and Document Gallery for users and groups
Add youtube video, facebook video, photo etc to BuddyPress/WordPress(using oembed).
Add video, photos from another server using link.
Highly flexible privacy system (Inbuilt support for public, private, logged in, friends only, groups only, following only, followers only privacy)
Drag and Drop Uploader
Easy to extend API for other components
Easy to extend API to support new media types
Multiple Layout for media(Grid, playlist, list)
Playlist view support for audio/Video Galleries
Shortcode for everything you want(almost).
Widgets to help you list galleries, media, playlist , audio etc.
Extensive admin options.
Are you a developer? Here is a short list of things you can do with few lines of code:-
Use a different storage manager( we support local uploads in core, you can write one for the cloud, check core/storage/storage-manager.php for details)
Add support for a new Media Type.
Write a custom media loop using MPP_Media_Query
Write your own custom Gallery loop/list using MPP_Gallery_Query
We have also got some nice developer documentation ready for you and more will keep coming in future.
Links
MediaPress Site
Demo
Support
Github Development Repo
API Guides
Admin Guide
API Reference – progressing
Template Tags
Uploader Javascript Event Lifecycle
Lighbox Javascript API
More to come soon.
Let us build MediaPress together We are working on the next version of MediaPress that uses a different uploader and allows adding media with the activity comments too.
Our expectation is to have it by the end of the year.
Please help us create it better by testing the plugin from https://github.com/buddydev/mediapress and providing your suggestions at BuddyDev support forum or our github repo.
If you are looking to extend MediaPress further, we have some free and paid addons for you
Extending with Addons Here are some of our available addons for MediaPress.
MediaPress Media Moderator
MediaPress Media View Counter – Free
MediaPress Media Rating – Free
MediaPress Featured Content – Free
MediaPress Set Profile Photo – Free
MediaPress myCRED Addon – Free
MediaPress Downloadable Media
MediaPress Upload Terms of Service
MediaPress S2Member Storage Limit
MediaPress Flexible Storage Limit
MediaMark:- Watermarking solution for MediaPress
MediaPress Paid Memberships Pro Restrictions
more coming soon
Looking for more powerful BuddyPress plugins? Check out our list of amazing BuddyPress plugins.
We are here to help with everything you need with MediaPress.
Please use BuddyDev community forum or premium forums for support(We support both free & paid members without any differentiation ).
MediaPress is young, If there is a feature that you need, please let us know at our forums. We will be happy to have it if it is going to help the community.
MediaPress is a community project and we welcome all contributions, be it with Ideas, technical or anything you deem fit.
If you are a developer, let us work together. Please use github repo for development.
BuddyPress & MediaPress Maintenance & Custom development If you need any assistance with setting up or adding new features to BuddyPress or MediaPress, Our team is available for hire.
Please use our BuddyPress Development Services for any custom development needs.
Category rankings
As of Jul 9, 2026- Buddypress#0of 74Top 1%
- Buddypress gallery#0of 1Top 1%
- Buddypress photo gallery#0of 1Top 1%
- Media#0of 115Top 1%
- Video gallery#0of 28Top 1%
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Keyword rankings
MediaPress ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
- Rank #703
Competitors & alternatives
MediaPressdoesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked media apps on WordPress:
Where MediaPress stands in the Media category
MediaPress ranks #0 of 115 apps in the Media category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is MediaPress?
MediaPress is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.7-star rating from 33 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Media category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by BuddyDev.
Who uses MediaPress?
Currently around 4,000 active stores have installed MediaPress. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Media category on WordPress.