The purpose of this media library widgets are to facilitate the manipulation and grouping of images within the existing WordPress image library framework. I would like to have a widget that would allow the user to select a media item from the media gallery and display it on the sidebar with ability to also link those images to other pages.
Here, in our today’s post I have collected 15 most useful wordpress widgets for Media Library. While compiling this list, it’s always a possibility that I missed some other great resources. Feel free to share it with us. You may want to take a look at the following related articles: Free Mini Icons for Designers, Best Automation WordPress Plugins and WordPress Video Responsive Themes.
1. Content Slideshow
This plugin creates a fullscreen slideshow that displays randomly-selected pictures from your media library.

2. WP Fastest Cache
This plugin creates static html files from your dynamic WordPress blog. Setup of this plugin is so easy. You don’t need to modify .htacces file. It will modified automatically.

3. Enhanced Media Library
This plugin will be handy for those who need to manage a lot of media files.

4. Media Library Custom Fields
This plugin is intended for WordPress theme and plugin developers who want to create a complex image presentations or galleries and require a few additional fields not provided by Media Library.

5. NextGEN Gallery Media Library Addon
This plugin adds a feature to NextGEN Gallery Plguin to add an image from the WP Media Library.

6. Post Thumbnail Extras
Make using post thumbnails easier for everyday wordpressing.

7. WordPress Flash Uploader
WordPress Flash Uploader’ is a flash uploader that replaces the existing flash uploader and let you manage your whole WordPress installation.

8. W3 Total Cache
The only WordPress Performance Optimization (WPO) framework; designed to improve user experience and page speed.

9. Crop-Thumbnails
The plugin enhance functionality to crop your thumbnails individuell and simple. It add links on backend to enter all images you had attached to a post, page or custom-post.

10. ULTIMATE VIDEO GALLERY
Extremely quickly to use, add the url of videos and that’s it all. Thumbnails are created automatically. You can add multiple galleries in the same wp. Support for mobile devices.

11. WordPress Media Tags
With this plugin you can tag media contents in your library. After that you’ll be able to display all images from a certain tag or tags.

12. Get Background From Library
The ability to select an image from the media library as the background is baked right into core now. This plugin will no longer be developed.

13. SuperSlider-Media-Pop
Take control of your media. Access all image sizes at the image insert and image link to field. See all attached images in your post listing page.

14. Bulk-Select Featured Image
This plugin adds an “Use as Featured Image”-action to the Media Library. Very useful if you need to set the post thumbnail / featured image for a lot of posts.

15. downML – Download Media Library
Download Media Library Plugin helps admins to backup the media files available in the media library of the wordpress site.
