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Media Cleaner is a powerful plugin that helps you clean up your WordPress media library by deleting unused media entries and files, as well as fixing broken entries. With an internal trash feature, you can preview and confirm changes before permanently deleting anything. Plus, Media Cleaner uses smart analysis to ensure compatibility with specific plugins and themes.

Use it alongside Database Cleaner for the ultimate clean-up experience.

Media Cleaner is like a ninja assassin for your Media Library – it’ll stealthily take out all the unnecessary media and broken entries that are cluttering up the place. Just make sure you have a solid backup plan in place before you let this bad boy loose.

To learn more about compatibility, features, and the Pro version, check out the tutorial on the official website.

COMPATIBILITY

This plugin is compatible with all media types, including retina and WebP versions. It has been tested on a wide range of WordPress versions, including the latest version with Gutenberg, as well as on various themes with a large community of users. It also supports WooCommerce. For users with more complex plugins for handling website content, the Pro version may be necessary for optimal compatibility. We are constantly working to increase compatibility with other plugins.

PRO VERSION

Media Cleaner Pro adds extra features to the free version of Media Cleaner:

Filesystem Analysis: Scans your physical /uploads directory and matches it against the Media Library.
Extra support for complex plugins, such as ACF, Metabox, Divi Builder, Fusion Builder (Avada), WPBakery Page Builder, Visual Composer, Elementor, Beaver Builder, Brizy Builder, Oxygen Builder, Slider Revolution, Justified Image Grid, Avia Framework, and many more!
Live Site Scan: Analyzes the online version of your website, potentially improving accuracy in some cases.
WP-CLI support: Allows you to run the plugin at a higher speed or automatically with direct server access (via SSH).

Screenshots

Media -> Media Cleaner

Installation

Upload the plugin to WordPress.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Go to Meow Apps -> Cleaner in the sidebar and check the appropriate options.
Go to Media -> Cleaner.

Reviews

valdeks Oktoba 12, 2024

I have used the free version for a week and optimized 3 sites. I have images on WC shops and blog pages. Plugin reduced my main site from 3.79GB to 2.09GB, other sites similarly. I used only default settings, didn’t do any customizing. The user interface is clear and intuitive, not crowded. After optimizing images were active in shops and blog and all intact as needed. After optimizing also checked optimized images within my caching plugin (WPFC), all were intact as needed. The only thing I had to repair – the favicon image (what displays logo on browser’s tab) was lost and I had to upload it again. So, excellent job!

artblackman Oktoba 9, 2024

Thank you very much!

strid3r Oktoba 3, 2024

If you have a wordpress website long enough, you know that images add to your space quickly, especially if you have lots of thumbnails being generated. After all those thumnails are created, you end up only using 1 version most of the time. This Media Cleaner plugin has done a great job removing all those unwanted images. My servers are not very fast but this plugin includes throttle settings so you dont overload your server with processes. Very Cool! I have not found another plugin that does anything like this. It works and keep my hosting storage lower which is my #1 priority. Thanks!

psychicrepair Septemba 19, 2024

Everything was perfect.

qhiliqq Septemba 17, 2024

I use the free version to delete product images where no more products exist.WooCommerce runs with about 45000 products which are updated daily and new images are added weekly.This often causes problems when deleting products, as the images remain in the media folder and quickly take up hundreds of GB of memory.The plugin finds and deletes the corresponding images. I will purchase the Pro version, as I currently have to do everything manually with the free version, but this works without any problems.

slike8 Septemba 9, 2024

I’ve been using Media Cleaner for several months now, and I’m absolutely thrilled with its functionality and user-friendliness. It has helped me clean up my WordPress media library and remove unnecessary files, which saves storage space and improves my website’s loading times. What I love about it: Easy to Use: The user interface is intuitive, and the plugin is easy to configure. Effective Cleaning: Media Cleaner reliably finds unused media and offers the option to safely delete them. Safety: A detailed preview is shown before deletion, ensuring that no important files are removed. Compatibility: The plugin works seamlessly with various themes and other plugins. Conclusion: Media Cleaner is an essential tool for any WordPress user who wants to keep their site clean and efficient. The regular updates and excellent support make it a worthwhile investment. Highly recommended!

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“Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Jordy Meow

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Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

6.7.9 (2024/09/24)

Update: Internal improvements to avoid some errors with low-quality servers such as OVH, GoDaddy, etc.
Info: We are working hard on Media Cleaner. If you want to share some love, write a simple and nice review here. Thank you so much! 💖

6.7.8 (2024/08/01)

Fix: Elementor parser was not working properly.
Add: Video Block support.

6.7.7 (2024/06/28)

Fix: Warnings with ACF.
Fix: Base folder for the Filesystem Scan.
Update: Cleaned the UI a bit more.

6.7.6 (2024/06/05)

Update: Better References section.
Add: Support for Bricks Builder.
Update: Refreshed the UI, updated to the latest common librairies.

6.7.5 (2024/05/24)

Fix: Logging system.

6.7.4 (2024/04/27)

Update: Updated description for OB cleaning to enhance clarity.
Add: Support for Breakdance Builder, extending compatibility.
Update: Added shortcode checking for Oxygen Builder.
Fix: Updated readme file to comply with the latest WordPress guidelines.

6.7.3 (2024/03/01)

Update: Better translations.
Update: Safer logs system.

6.7.2 (2024/02/02)

Add: “Create Batch” feature for Filesystem scans, streamlining the scanning process.
Add: “Delete Permanently” option in trash tab for targeted item management.
Add: Tooltip for repair mode to enhance user understanding and interaction.
Fix: Option to disable OB Cleaning.
Fix: Corrected dashboard media link functionality for subdirectories.
Fix: Resolved issues with backslash replacement on multiple occurrences for more accurate processing.

6.7.0 (2024/01/13)

Add: New ‘check-live’ argument for WP-CLI.
Add: Import and Export of the settings.

6.6.9 (2023/12/05)

Add: Expert Mode for advanced users.

6.6.8 (2023/11/18)

Add: Support for ACF File Field based on IDs.
Add: Repair Mode for Filesystem Scan (use this carefully, still in beta).
Update: Much better “References” section in the Dashboard, with additional filters.
Update: Various additional enhancements, maybe you’ll notice! 😊
Add: Support for Academy LMS.

6.6.7 (2023/09/21)

Update: Enhanced the get_references_for_post_id function.
Update: Code cleaning.

6.6.6 (2023/09/14)

Add: The get_reference_for_media_id and get_references_for_post_id functions are now accessible through the global $wpmc_core variable. Those functions will return where a specific media entry is used, or which media entries are used in a specific post.

6.6.5 (2023/07/25)

Update: Better checkboxes.
Update: Link to the posts in the References section.
Add: Support for Mailpoet.

6.6.4 (2023/05/30)

Update: Improved the UI and its elements.

6.6.3 (2023/04/09)

Add: New filter to see the found references. This will improve a lot.
Fix: Tiny fixes, retrieved the main dashboard, and lighter bundles.
Info: The new version of WordPress (6.2) came with what is seemingly a bug with the $wpdb->prepare. There are workaround, and I fixed an issue I was aware of. If you find any others, please kindly report it here.

6.6.0 (2023/02/21)

Fix: Avoid certain errors related to ACF and fields which were created with former versions.

6.5.8 (2023/02/09) =
* Update: Slightly cleaner UI (and it will get better and better).
* Update: Better support for Avada.

6.5.7 (2023/02/01)

Fix: Little issue with the nekoFetch.
Add: Timer on the Scan button.

6.5.6 (2023/01/30)

Update: Optimization and better handling of Divi.

6.5.5 (2023/01/09)

Add: Support for Uncode Theme.
Add: Reset settings button.
Update: Smaller package, better performance.