wagtailmedia
A Wagtail module for audio and video files.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. wagtailmedia is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with minimal friction, and solves a clear gap in Wagtail's core (audio/video management). It is well-suited for Wagtail projects that need media beyond documents. The BSD-3-Clause license is permissive. Install if your Wagtail site requires audio or video content management.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >=3.10, Django 5.2 or 6.0, and Wagtail 7.0 or later; must run migrations and collectstatic after installation.
- Low install friction; pure Python wheel with only Wagtail and Django as runtime dependencies.
- Active maintenance with recent release and steady repository activity.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD-3-Clause (permissive) — BSD-3-Clause is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-08-11 (3 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-11 · 250 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 141,083 downloads/mo, #11,252 on PyPI
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pip install wagtailmedia
# In settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
"wagtailmedia",
]
# In your page model
from wagtailmedia.edit_handlers import MediaChooserPanel
featured_media = models.ForeignKey("wagtailmedia.Media", null=True, blank=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL)
content_panels = Page.content_panels + [MediaChooserPanel("featured_media")]- Whether the media model supports custom metadata fields beyond what the documentation shows
- Performance characteristics when managing large media libraries
- Compatibility with third-party Wagtail plugins or custom admin extensions
What it is and what it does
wagtailmedia extends Wagtail CMS with first-class support for audio and video files, mirroring the built-in document handling. It provides a Media model, a media chooser panel for page fields, and StreamField blocks for embedding audio and video directly in page content. The package integrates into Wagtail's admin interface and supports customization through settings (configurable file extensions, custom Media models, and form bases) and hooks for queryset filtering.
You install it into a Django+Wagtail project, add it to INSTALLED_APPS, run migrations and collectstatic, then use MediaChooserPanel on ForeignKey fields or AudioChooserBlock/VideoChooserBlock in StreamField definitions. It handles file type detection, provides a browsable media library in the admin, and can expose media via Wagtail's REST API. The package requires Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, Django 5.2 or 6.0, and Wagtail 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4.
Use it for
- Add a featured audio or video field to blog posts or news articles using MediaChooserPanel
- Build a podcast or video gallery page with StreamField audio/video blocks
- Create a media library interface for content editors to upload and manage audio/video files
- Expose media items through Wagtail's REST API for headless CMS consumption
- Customize media handling by extending AbstractMedia or AbstractMediaChooserBlock
Worth the install?
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Yes.
wagtailmedia is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with minimal friction, and solves a clear gap in Wagtail's core (audio/video management). It is well-suited for Wagtail projects that need media beyond documents. The BSD-3-Clause license is permissive. Install if your Wagtail site requires audio or video content management.
Install
wagtailmedia on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction; pure Python wheel with only Wagtail and Django as runtime dependencies. Active maintenance with recent release and steady repository activity.
Requires Python >=3.10, Django 5.2 or 6.0, and Wagtail 7.0 or later; must run migrations and collectstatic after installation.
License in practice
BSD-3-Clause is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install wagtailmedia
# In settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
"wagtailmedia",
]
# In your page model
from wagtailmedia.edit_handlers import MediaChooserPanel
featured_media = models.ForeignKey("wagtailmedia.Media", null=True, blank=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL)
content_panels = Page.content_panels + [MediaChooserPanel("featured_media")]Verify before relying
- Whether the media model supports custom metadata fields beyond what the documentation shows
- Performance characteristics when managing large media libraries
- Compatibility with third-party Wagtail plugins or custom admin extensions
Package facts
| License | BSD-3-Clause permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesWagtailDjango |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 3 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 141,083 / month, #11,252 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: WagtailFramework :: Wagtail :: 7Intended Audience :: DevelopersOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
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