Mediapapa – Your WordPress Media Library Manager & Copilot vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Mediapapa is the effortless WordPress media library manager. It gives you full visibility into where and how your media files are used across your site, helping you organize, optimize, and maintain a healthy media library. Mediapapa manages images, videos, audio, and documents in one place. Most WordPress sites accumulate thousands of media files over time: duplicates, unused media, missing metadata, and oversized images. Previously, you needed multiple plugins to understand and manage your media library. Mediapapa replaces them all. Know Where Every File Is Used This is Mediapapa’s core feature: comprehensive usage detection across your entire site. The foundation of safe media management is knowing where your files actually appear. Mediapapa scans your entire WordPress site with high-precision detection to show you exactly where each media file is used: posts, pages, Gutenberg blocks, Elementor sections, custom post types, custom fields, widgets, and navigation menus. This comprehensive usage tracking makes everything else safe. You will not accidentally delete a media file that is still in use. You can confidently identify unused files and understand the full impact before taking any action. Complete Media Library Intelligence Media Score Every media file receives a Media Score based on storage optimization, accessibility, SEO, and performance. Your entire library receives a Library Health rating, making it easy to track improvements over time. Usage Detection Mediapapa detects usage across all media types and content sources: images, videos, audio files, and documents in Gutenberg blocks, Elementor, Classic Editor, custom post types, custom fields, widgets, and navigation menus. Duplicate Detection Automatically identifies duplicate images and shows you which one is the reference version. See which duplicates are safe to remove without breaking your site. No more wasted storage from identical files uploaded multiple times. Unused Media Detection Identify every media file that is not referenced anywhere on your site. Review the full list before deciding what to clean up. Nothing is deleted without your explicit confirmation. Metadata Analysis Find missing alt text, titles, and captions that hurt your SEO and accessibility. Get clear guidance on what needs attention and why it matters. Image Optimization Recommendations Detect oversized images, inefficient formats, and missing compression. Get recommendations you can act on to improve your site’s performance. Smart Library Organization Filter and organize your media library by health status, usage, duplicates, or optimization needs. Find what matters without risking accidental changes. Media Tagging System Assign multiple tags per media file and filter the library with smart search suggestions. Organize large libraries with tagging and search. Built for Safety and Full Control Mediapapa analyses your media and lets you act manually with full control. You decide what to clean, optimize, or keep. This makes it ideal for auditing media libraries, planning cleanups, and understanding your WordPress media before taking action. No files are modified or deleted without your explicit confirmation. When you need bulk actions, AVIF conversion, and automated size optimization, Mediapapa Pro handles that. Upgrade to Mediapapa Pro → What You Get for Free Mediapapa Free is a complete WordPress media library manager at no cost: Complete usage tracking across your entire site Duplicate detection with reference file identification Unused media detection with full preview before cleanup Media Score and Library Health analysis for accessibility, SEO, and performance Image optimization recommendations for file size and format Metadata writing tools with improved Media Library and Gutenberg interfaces Manual cleanup actions with full control Anti-duplication checker when adding new media Library filtering and smart organization tools Compatible with Gutenberg, Elementor, Classic Editor, custom post types, and custom fields Mediapapa Pro Designed for freelancers maintaining client sites, agencies auditing media across projects, and e-commerce stores managing large product image libraries. AI-powered metadata generation (with credits purchase): auto-generate SEO-friendly alt text, titles, and captions Bulk Operations: delete unused files and remove duplicate images in bulk, with safety checks throughout Unlimited Image Optimization: compression and AVIF conversion via the Mediapapa API with no monthly quotas or usage limits WP-CLI: command-line tools for indexing, scoring, optimization, duplicates, and media replacement WordPress Multisite: analyse and manage media libraries across your entire network Scheduled Indexing: automate library indexing on a schedule Priority Support: dedicated response times through your account dashboard Compare Free vs Pro → Who Uses Mediapapa WordPress site owners who have accumulated years of uploads and want to understand what is safe to remove before running a cleanup. Freelancers and agencies who audit and optimize client media libraries as part of a site handover or performance review. E-commerce stores managing large product image libraries where duplicates and oversized images directly affect page speed and storage costs. Content teams publishing regularly who need confidence that deleting an old image will not break a page built three years ago. Privacy and Safety Mediapapa analyses your media locally on your server. Core features (usage tracking, duplicate detection, health scoring, optimization recommendations) run entirely on your server with no data sent externally. The free version’s AI-powered metadata (opt-in) sends image data to the Mediapapa API only when you explicitly request metadata generation. Mediapapa Pro adds optimization and AVIF conversion via the API: you choose when to use these features. See the FAQ section for full details on external services and data handling. Documentation and Support Help other WordPress users find Mediapapa by leaving a 5-star review. Support: Free plugin support is available via WordPress.org forums. Mediapapa Pro customers receive priority support through their account dashboard. Documentation and user guide Public roadmap and feature requests

Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate. Really simple, Effective and Performant WordPress Security Really Simple Security is the most lightweight and easy-to-use security plugin for WordPress. It secures your WordPress website with SSL certificate generation, including proper 301 https redirection and SSL enforcement, scanning for possible vulnerabilities, Login Protection and implementing essential WordPress hardening features. We believe that security should have the absolute minimum effect on website performance, user experience and maintainability. Therefore, Really Simple Security is: Lightweight: Every security feature is developed with a modular approach and with performance in mind. Disabled features won’t load any redundant code. Easy-to-use: 1-minute configuration with short onboarding setup. Security Features Easy SSL Migration Migrates your website to HTTPS and enforces SSL in just one click. 301 redirect via PHP or .htaccess Secure cookies Let’s Encrypt: Install an SSL Certificate if your hosting provider supports manual installation. Server Health Check: Your server configuration is every bit as important for your website security. WordPress Hardening Tweak your configuration and keep WordPress fortified and safe by tackling potential weaknesses. Prevent code execution in the uploads folder Prevent login feedback and disable user enumeration Disable XML-RPC Disable directory browsing Username restrictions (block ‘admin’ and public names) and much more.. Vulnerability Detection Get notified when plugins, themes or WP core contain vulnerabilities and need appropriate action. Login Protection Allow or enforce Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for specific user roles. Users receive a two-factor code via Email. Improve Security with Really Simple Security Pro Protect your site with all essential security features by upgrading to Really Simple Security Pro. Advanced SSL enforcement Mixed Content Scan & Fixer. Detect files that are requested over HTTP and fix them to HTTPS, both Front- and Back-end. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security and configure your site for the HSTS Preload list. Firewall Really Simple Security Pro includes a performant and efficient WordPress firewall, to stop bots, crawlers and bad actors with IP and username blocks. 404 blocking – Blocks crawlers as they trigger unusual numbers of 404 errors. Region blocking – Only allow/block access to your site from specific regions. Automated and customisable Firewall rules. IP blocklist and allowlist. Security Headers Security headers protect your site visitors against the risk of clickjacking, cross-site-forgery attacks, stealing login credentials and malware. Independent of your Server Configuration, works on Apache, LiteSpeed, NGINX, etc. Protect your website visitors with X-XSS Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, a Referrer Policy and CORS headers. Automatically generate your WordPress-tailored Content Security Policy. Vulnerability Measures When a vulnerability is detected in a plugin, theme or WordPress core you will get notified accordingly. With Vulnerability Measures, you can configure simple but effective measures to make sure that a critical vulnerability won’t remain unattended. Force update: An update process will be tried multiple times until it can be assumed development of a theme or plugin is abandoned. You will be notified during these steps. Quarantine: When a plugin or theme can’t be updated to solve a vulnerability, Really Simple Security can quarantine the plugin. Advanced Site Hardening Choose a custom login URL Automated File Permissions check and fixer Rename and randomize your database prefix Change the debug.log file location to a non-public folder Disable application passwords Control admin creation Disable HTTP methods, reducing HTTP requests Login Protection Secure your website’s login process and user accounts with powerful security measures. Two-Step verification (Email login) 2FA (two factor authentication) with TOTP Passwordless login with passkey login Enforce strong passwords and frequent password change Limit Login Attempts With Limit Login Attempts you can configure a threshold to temporarily or permanently block IP addresses or (non-existing) usernames. You can also throw a CAPTCHA after a failed login (hCaptcha or Google reCaptcha) Access Control Restrict access to your site for specific regions. Add specific IP addresses or IP ranges to the Blocklist or Allowlist. Useful Links Documentation Security Definitions Translate Really Simple Security Issues & pull requests Feature requests Love Really Simple Security? If you want to support the continuing development of this plugin, please consider buying Really Simple Security Pro, which includes some excellent security features and premium support. About Really Simple Plugins Our mission is to make complex WordPress requirements really easy. Really Simple Security is developed by Really Simple Plugins. For generating SSL certificates, Really Simple Security uses the le acme2 PHP Let’s Encrypt client library, thanks to ‘fbett’ for providing it. Vulnerability Detection uses WP Vulnerability, an open-source initiative by Javier Casares. Want to join as a collaborator? We’re on GitHub as well!