Media Library Tools – AI-Powered Rename, Clean & CSV Import/Export

Media Library Tools is the most complete WordPress media management plugin available. It gives you full control over your media library — export your entire library to CSV, bulk-import metadata updates, rename files for better SEO, bulk edit alt text, find and remove duplicate images, clean up orphaned files, track where every image is used, and generate AI-powered metadata using ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude.

Whether you run a blog, WooCommerce store, or content-heavy site, Media Library Tools helps you keep your media library clean, organized, and SEO-optimized.

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Why Media Library Tools?

Most WordPress sites accumulate hundreds or thousands of media files over time — poorly named, missing alt text, duplicated across posts, and cluttered with orphaned files that waste disk space. Media Library Tools solves all of this from a single, intuitive admin interface:

• SEO — Rename files to keyword-rich slugs, bulk-fill missing alt text, and generate AI-optimized metadata.
• Performance — Find and delete duplicate images, rubbish files, and unnecessary image sizes to reduce server storage.
• Organization — Categorize media, track image usage across posts and pages, and filter by any column.
• Automation — Auto-rename on upload, auto-fill metadata from post titles, and inject missing alt text on the frontend.

Free Features

Media Table

• View your entire media library in a fast, paginated, and filterable table
• Sort by filename, date, alt text, caption, and description
• Filter by date range, media category, status, or keyword search
• Inline single-item editing — title, alt text, caption, and description
• Bulk edit multiple items at once with a single save action
• Move selected images to trash or restore them; permanently delete when ready
• Copy file URL to clipboard with one click

AI Content Generator

• Generate SEO-optimized alt text, title, caption, description, and filename for any media file
• Supports three AI providers: ChatGPT (GPT-4o, GPT-5, and more), Google Gemini (2.0 Flash, 1.5 Pro), and Anthropic Claude (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus)
• AI considers your site name, tagline, existing metadata, and attached post context for accurate, relevant results
• Free plan includes 1 AI suggestion per field

Media File Renamer

• Rename individual media files with SEO-friendly slugs directly from the rename table
• Bulk rename selected files using a custom name
• See the attached post for each file to make informed rename decisions
• Inline AI filename suggestions in the rename table
• Prefix and suffix apply automatically during bulk rename (Pro)

Duplicate Image Finder

• Scan your entire media library for duplicate files using MD5 hash comparison
• View duplicate groups with file count, individual file size, and total wasted space
• See exactly where each duplicate is used — in posts, pages, featured images, and custom fields
• Batch scanning with a visual progress bar — no timeouts on large libraries

Rubbish File Finder (Media Library Cleaner)

• Scan your WordPress uploads directory for orphaned files not registered in the media library
• Identify leftover files from deleted plugins, failed uploads, or manual file operations
• Filter rubbish files by file extension
• Mark files as “ignored” to exclude known safe files from future scan results
• Re-scan specific directories or clear the full scan history
• Automated background scanning via WordPress cron

Image Usage Tracker (Used Where)

• Track exactly where every image is used across your WordPress site
• Detect images in post content, featured images, Elementor data, and custom meta fields
• Batch scan the full site or enable passive frontend tracking to capture usage automatically
• Filter media by “Used” vs “Unused” status to find images that can be safely removed
• View a per-image breakdown: how many posts use it, which post types, and direct links

Auto Metadata on Upload

• Automatically set alt text, caption, and description when a new image is uploaded
• Choose between using the image filename or a custom default text as the alt text source

SVG Upload Support

• Safely upload SVG files with automatic sanitization — removes XSS vectors, remote references, and other security risks
• Proper width and height metadata generation for SVG files
• Maximum SVG file size: 500KB (filterable via tsmlt_upload_max_svg_file_size)

Disable Image Sizes

• Stop WordPress from generating unnecessary thumbnail sizes and save disk space
• Disable default sizes: Thumbnail, Medium, Large, Medium Large (768px), 1536×1536, 2048×2048, and the “Big” scaled size
• Works with sizes added by your theme or other plugins

Media Categories

• Organize your media library with a custom category taxonomy
• Bulk-assign categories from the media table
• Filter media by category using the dropdown filter
• Categories appear as clickable links in the native WordPress media list view

Media Download Shortcode

• Add styled download buttons anywhere on your site using a simple shortcode:
  [tsmlt_download_button id=’123′ text=’Download Now’ class=’my-btn’ /]
• Also supports direct file URLs:
  [tsmlt_download_button url=’https://example.com/file.pdf’ text=’Download PDF’ /]
• Forces a browser download prompt — works with images, PDFs, documents, audio, video, archives, and more

Regenerate Thumbnails

• Regenerate all registered image thumbnail sizes for every image in your media library in a single click
• Automatically detects and deletes orphaned thumbnail files for image sizes that are no longer registered — frees disk space without manual cleanup
• Processes images in batches of 10 to avoid server timeouts on large libraries
• Real-time progress bar with stats: total images, processed, succeeded, and errors
• Stop and restart at any time — the progress bar shows stopped, running, or completed state clearly
• Per-image error log with dismiss support so you can identify and track any failed regenerations
• After completion, jump directly to the Rubbish File Finder to clean up any remaining orphaned files

Empty Directories Cleanup

• Detects empty directories left behind in your WordPress uploads folder after files are deleted or moved
• View a full list of empty directories with their relative paths
• Delete directories one at a time or remove all empty directories at once with a single click
• Prevents confusion from stale folder structures and keeps your uploads directory tidy
• Accessible from within the Rubbish Files page

CSV Export

• Export your full media library to a CSV file — IDs, slugs, URLs, titles, alt text, captions, descriptions, and custom meta fields
• Select which columns to include before exporting
• Visual progress indicator during export

Pro Features

All free features, plus:

CSV Import

• Upload a CSV file to bulk-update existing media metadata or create new attachments from external URLs
• Supported columns: ID, slug, url, rename_to, title, caption, description, alt_text, custom_meta:_key
• Batch processing with progress tracking — handles large libraries without timeouts
• Rename files during import using the rename_to column

Duplicate Merge

• Select which copy of a duplicate group to keep, then merge with one click
• All references to the deleted copies are automatically updated across:
  • Post content and excerpts
  • Featured images
  • Elementor page builder data
  • Custom post meta fields
• Keeps your site fully functional after cleanup — no broken image references

Rubbish File Pro Actions

• Bulk Delete — delete all selected rubbish files with a single confirmation
• Single Delete — delete individual rubbish files with confirmation
• Restore to Library — import a rubbish file back into the WordPress media library, generating proper thumbnails and metadata
• Ignore / Unignore — mark files as safe to keep and exclude them from future scan results

Bulk Rename by Post Title

• Rename all selected media files based on their attached post or page title
• Prefix and suffix are automatically applied

Bulk Rename by Product SKU

• Rename WooCommerce product images using the product’s SKU
• Ideal for WooCommerce stores managing large product catalogs

Bulk Rename by Alt Text

• Rename media files using their existing alt text as the new filename
• Keeps filenames and alt text consistent for stronger SEO alignment

Auto Rename on Upload

• Automatically rename uploaded files based on the attached post title
• Or set a custom global rename pattern for all uploads

Auto Metadata from Post Title

• Automatically set alt text, caption, and description from the attached post title at upload time
• No manual editing needed for images uploaded directly to a post

Rename Prefix & Suffix

• Prepend and append custom text to every renamed filename
• Applies to all bulk rename strategies: by post title, SKU, alt text, and CSV import

Auto Alt Text on Frontend

• Automatically inject missing alt text into image tags when WordPress renders frontend pages
• Fallback strategy: post title → filename → custom default text
• Improves accessibility (WCAG 2.1) and SEO without editing every image manually

Register Custom Image Sizes

• Define custom image sizes (width, height, crop) that WordPress generates on every upload
• Sizes are prefixed with tsmlt_ to avoid conflicts
• Reduce storage waste by generating only the sizes your theme actually uses

Enhanced AI Features

• Send the actual image to the AI provider for visual analysis — get far more accurate alt text and captions
• Up to 10 AI suggestions per field to choose from (vs. 1 in the free version)

AI Content Generator – Supported Models

ChatGPT

GPT-5.1, GPT-5 Mini, GPT-4o, GPT-4o Mini, GPT-4.1, and more

Google Gemini

Gemini 2.0 Flash, Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite, Gemini 1.5 Pro, Gemini 1.5 Flash

Anthropic Claude

Claude Haiku, Claude Sonnet, Claude Opus

What the AI generates:

• Title — 3 to 8 words, title case
• Alt Text — SEO-friendly, WCAG 2.1 accessible, maximum 125 characters
• Caption — 1 to 2 sentence engaging description
• Description — 2 to 4 sentence SEO-optimized description
• Filename — lowercase, hyphenated, maximum 50 characters

Media File Rename — SEO Benefits

Descriptive, keyword-rich filenames help search engines understand your images, improving rankings in Google Image Search and general web search. Well-named files also make your media library easier to navigate and audit over time.

Before renaming, we strongly recommend:

1. Practice on a staging environment first
2. Back up your database and files before any bulk rename operation
3. Test renaming a single file before running bulk actions
4. Clear your site and CDN cache after renaming to prevent broken references