Attachment Pages vs Disable Media Pages — WordPress

Attachment Pages Redirect vs Disable Media Pages

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Attachment Pages Redirect

4.9·47reviews·10,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Attachment Pages Redirect	Disable Media Pages
Tagline	—	—
Description	1049 / 5000 chars21% used	2601 / 5000 chars52% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Samuel Aguilera	joppuyo
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2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

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At a glance

4 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Attachment Pages Redirect and Disable Media Pages
Metric	Attachment Pages Redirect	Disable Media Pages
Rating	4.9 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 47	17
Active installs	10,000+	10,000+
Free plan	—	—

Keyword	Attachment Pages Redirect	Disable Media Pages
faq	#116	Not ranked
contact	Not ranked	#857

4. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Attachment Pages Redirect

There are three possible scenarios where this plugin does something. In all cases, the attachment page must exists, the plugin will not run for deleted attachments: A) A visitor lands on an attachment page and the parent post is available (not in trash or deleted). A 301 redirect will be issued to redirect the visitor to the parent post. B) A visitor lands on an attachment page and the parent post was already deleted from trash. A 302 redirect is issued to home page (this can be changed to 301 if you want, see FAQ for more details). C) A visitor lands on an attachment page and the parent post is in trash, therefore not available for the visitor. It returns a 404 error code to prevent endless redirection loop in old WP releases and redirecting to trashed/not available posts. There is no options page, simply activate it and will do the job. If you’re happy with the plugin please don’t forget to give it a good rating, it will motivate me to keep sharing and improving this plugin (and others). Requirements WordPress 4.8 or higher.

Top keywords

page6×3.16%
visitor5×2.63%
attachment4×2.11%
attachment page4×2.11%
parent4×2.11%
parent post4×2.11%
post4×2.11%
available3×1.58%
deleted3×1.58%
lands3×1.58%
redirect3×1.58%
trash3×1.58%

Disable Media Pages

Completely disable “attachment” pages created by WordPress. By default, WordPress creates a page for each of your attachments. This is can be undesirable because of two reasons: Search engine optimization Attachment pages don’t have any content, except an image, so they provide little value and can negatively affect your SEO because they are so-called thin content. Even worse, attachment pages may in some cases rank higher than your actual content pages which leads to a poor user experience. Reserved slugs Attachment pages can accidentally reserve slugs on your site. Let’s say you upload an image named contact.jpeg, an attachment page https://example.com/contact is automatically created. If you then try to create a page named Contact, the URL for that page will be https://example.com/contact-2 which isn’t that great. How it works This plugin works by automatically setting all attachment slugs to an unique id, so they won’t conflict with your pages. If an attachment page is accessed, the plugin will set a 404 status code and display the “page not found” template. You can also mangle any existing attachment slugs so they won’t cause any issues in the future. WP CLI support The plugin supports WP CLI. Mangle existing attachment slugs wp disable-media-pages mangle Restore attachment slugs wp disable-media-pages restore Note for WordPress 6.4 WordPress 6.4 includes a new feature that allows you to disable attachment pages. However, this feature redirects attachment pages to the file URL instead of returning a 404 error. To completely disable attachment pages, you should use this plugin instead. The WP 6.4 feature also does not fix the issue where attachment pages reserve slugs for pages. Also, there is not user interface to enable or disable media pages, they are automatically disabled for new sites but remain enabled for existing sites. Because of these issues, I recommend you to use this plugin instead of the built-in feature. The plugin will be updated in the foreseeable future, at least until attachment pages are completely removed from WordPress core and older WordPress versions are no longer in use. Thanks Special thanks to Greg Schoppe for his research and inspiration that helped a lot with developing this plugin. Support the plugin Maintaining a WordPress plugin is a lot of work. If you like the plugin, please consider rating it on WordPress.org. You can also support me on GitHub sponsors. Thank you! If you are interested, you can also check out my other WordPress plugins: Disable Customizer Disable Drop Cap ACF Image Aspect Ratio Crop

Top keywords

attachment15×3.49%
pages

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Attachment Pages Redirect or Disable Media Pages?

Attachment Pages Redirect (4.9★, 47 reviews) and Disable Media Pages (5.0★, 17 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose Attachment Pages Redirect or Disable Media Pages?

Disable Media Pages holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Attachment Pages Redirect or Disable Media Pages?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Attachment Pages Redirect has the deeper published review base (47 vs 17), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Attachment Pages Redirect typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (47 reviews). Disable Media Pages typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (17 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Attachment Pages Redirect and Disable Media Pages?

Migration support varies by app and category. Attachment Pages Redirect and Disable Media Pages both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Disable Media Pages" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Attachment Pages Redirect vs Disable Media Pages

Attachment Pages Redirect

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

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4. App details

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