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I’m excited to announce the launch of Neat Media Tags, a light powerful WordPress plugin that is made to tag your media files for better media management. Our 20kB plugin is optimized for speed and works efficiently to provide a bloat-free way of keeping your WordPress media library organized while keeping the speed of your site intact.
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Why Neat Media Tags?
Handling media files in WordPress has its own challenges, especially when your library grows. Neat Media Tags do allow you to assign and manage tags for your media files, making for easier organization, search, and display. With a lightweight codebase, this plugin does not add unnecessary dependencies onto your site, thus helping it to stay fast and responsive.
Key Features
- Tagging for Media Files: Allow users to add custom keyword tags to images within the WordPress media library.
- Autocomplete Tag Suggestions: A smart autocomplete function allows fast tag entry by suggesting existing tags starting with your typed word (minimum of 2 characters).
- Media Library Filtering: Filter the media library by tag to quickly access specific files.
- Custom Gallery Shortcode: Create exquisite galleries for the tagged media with the Please specify media tag(s) shortcode that boasts myriad options (tag, size, columns, order, etc.).
- Seamless Integration: When installed and functioning properly, this plugin should integrate seamlessly with the WordPress admin, including media modal and grid.
- Lightweight & Efficient: This plugin comes with a featherweight size of around 20kb and doesn’t undergo bloat, choosing performance over any other more extravagant feature.
Specifications
- Version: 1.2
- File Size: ~20kB
- Dependencies: Relies only on core WordPress libraries (jQuery, jQuery UI Autocomplete) for maximum compatibility.
- Supported Taxonomy: Custom media_tag taxonomy for attachments.
- Shortcode:
- tag: Comma-separated tags to filter media.
- logic: “OR” or “AND” for multiple tags.
- size: Image size (e.g., thumbnail, medium, large).
- columns: Number of gallery columns.
- link: Link to attachment page, file, or none.
- orderby: Sort by date, title, or random (RAND).
- order: ASC or DESC.
- limit: Number of media items to display (0 for all).
- Admin Features:
- Custom media tags column in the media library.
- AJAX-powered autocomplete for tag input.
- Secure with nonce verification and user permission checks.
- Compatibility: WordPress 5.0+ (tested up to the latest version as of August 2025).
- License: GPLv2 or later.
Why Lightweight Matters
Neat Media Tags is designed to be lean with a clean codebase that totally avoids unnecessary scripts or styles. The plugin’s JavaScript (media-tags.js) is designed with performance in mind, while the inline CSS keeps the plugin footprint slim enough to present polished UI for autocomplete suggestions. Such will keep a WordPress site lighting fast even on lower node hosting environments.
How To Get Started
- Install: Download Neat Media Tags from neatwp.com.
- Activate: Enable the plugin in the WordPress admin panel.
- Tag Media: Go to the Media Library, edit an attachment, and add tags in the new “Media Tags” field.
- Filter: Filter the media library to see tagged media.
Example Usage
Create a gallery of images tagged with “portfolio” and “landscape”:
Shortcode:
[media_tag_gallery tag="portfolio,landscape" logic="AND" size="medium" columns="4" link="file"]This will display a 4-column gallery of media files that have both tags, linking directly to the image files.
Neat Media Tags is a great tool for bloggers, photographers, and programmers who want to organize their WordPress media simply, quickly, and effectively. Download it from neatwp.com and take control of your media library!