Delete Unscaled Images
by Eduard Doloc · Media
Also makes 8 other plugins · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Deletes original image files if they have been resized
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈910 estimated
Momentum
+215%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “resized”, “delete” and “uploader” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #15 and #18 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →17%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 5.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,324 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 41 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| delete images | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| resized | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| media uploader your tag | #10 | #16 | down 1 |
| delete | #15 | #20 | down 1 |
| uploader | #18 | #21 | down 1 |
| delete posts | #20 | #24 | down 3 |
| bulk delete | #21 | #22 | 0 |
| delete media | #20 | #22 | down 1 |
| delete page | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| post delete | #19 | #22 | down 5 |
| delete post | #20 | #23 | down 1 |
| media delete | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| delete all | #21 | #23 | up 1 |
| image uploader | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “resized”, “delete” and “uploader” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #15 and #18 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 3 Nov 2022 · 1,461 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 960 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.0.1 · 22 Sep 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 900.
At the current install trend, crossing 1K+ in roughly 487 days.
Install history since 2 Nov 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ weboersma1.8y ago
Works fine.Tested it quite good: – big images are deleted– when media upload has an error then the big image is not deleted; that’s good– smaller versions do still work (when image is very small showed on website) I am very satisfied.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Room 34 Creative Services, LLC2.0y ago
I couldn’t believe how hard it was for me to track down a tool that did what this plugin does: delete the oversized originals after WordPress creates the -scaled versions of uploaded images. Permanently deleting files is a risky task so I think it would be more reassuring to users of this plugin if it gave some details before they click the link to fire off the action, i.e. maybe a “dry run” that lists the files that would be deleted, without actually deleting them first. But if you know what you’re doing, this is a great, easy-to-use tool for freeing up disk space — potentially a lot of disk space.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ coderguy2.4y ago
Having local backups of all of my original source photos, and never planning to regenerate thumbnails on this particular WordPress site, I went ahead with the drastic action of deleting all the originals. This plugin was very easy to use. Just know ahead of time what you’re getting into if you follow through with this action.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ solmediapl2.8y ago
A great plugin. It definitely deserves a try if you need a tool to delete unnecesseary big images.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robertstaddon3.4y ago
This plugin is simple and fast and works brilliantly! It saves disk space usage by quickly and effectively removing all of the original, unscaled images that were over 2560px on the longest edge when uploaded.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 844 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "media uploader" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-09 800+ → 900+ up after 102 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 900+ → 800+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2026-06-01 800+ → 900+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-04-20 700+ → 800+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2026-03-22 600+ → 700+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 500+ → 600+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-02-24 400+ → 500+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2026-02-01 300+ → 400+ up after 252 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Enhanced Responsive Images 50K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Image Watermark 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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