Fixora Media Archive Export lets you export your WordPress media library (or a filtered subset) to a downloadable ZIP archive from the admin.

Perfect for:

Migrating sites – Download your media before moving to a new host
Backups – Create a quick archive of your uploads folder
Client deliverables – Export media for clients without FTP access
Archive management – Download older media for offline storage

Key Features

Smart thumbnail exclusion – Optionally excludes WordPress-generated thumbnails (e.g., image-150×150.jpg)
Date filtering – Export only media from specific year/month folders
Progress feedback – Status updates while scanning and building the ZIP
Original folder structure – Keeps year/month paths inside the archive
Temporary files – ZIP stored under uploads and removed after download or after one hour
Simple admin UI – Media Fixora Media Archive Export

How It Works

Go to Media Fixora Media Archive Export in your WordPress admin
Choose export options (exclude thumbnails, filter by date)
Click Export to ZIP
Wait while the plugin scans uploads and builds the archive
Download the ZIP when it is ready

The plugin exports files from wp-content/uploads. Scan and ZIP creation each run in a single AJAX request; very large libraries may be limited by your host’s PHP memory and max execution time. Prefer date filters for bigger libraries.

Requirements

WordPress 6.4 or higher
PHP 7.4 or higher
PHP ZipArchive extension (available on most hosts)

Privacy & Security

This plugin:

Does NOT send data to external servers
Does NOT track usage or collect analytics
Uses WordPress nonces and capability checks (upload_files)
Uses user-bound, unguessable transient keys for export/download flow
Automatically cleans up temporary ZIP files
Only accessible to users with the upload_files capability

Support

Use the WordPress.org support forum for this plugin after it is published.