DevDome Media Cleaner: Remove Unused Images & Media Library Cleanup
by DevDome · Media
Also makes 9 other plugins · 2.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Find unused images and orphan images, remove duplicate images from the WordPress media library. Safe trash and recovery workflow.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈500 estimated
Momentum
+143%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 52/100. Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
84 health vs 62 average across 3,292 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.7%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 7.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
49
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
41%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| orphan images your tag | #3 | #13 | 0 |
| media cleaner your tag | #4 | #14 | up 1 |
| media trash your tag | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| unused attachments your tag | #5 | #14 | down 1 |
| orphan media | #2 | #10 | 0 |
| unused images your tag | #7 | #19 | 0 |
| safe cleanup | #3 | #16 | 0 |
| cleanup | #13 | #18 | up 3 |
| delete unused media | #8 | #19 | up 2 |
| unused | #15 | #22 | down 1 |
| safe | #14 | #23 | up 7 |
| unused media | #10 | #21 | up 5 |
| media cleanup | #11 | #19 | up 1 |
| cleaner | #20 | #24 | up 2 |
| orphan | #19 | #21 | down 14 |
| delete unused images | #18 | #19 | 0 |
| image cleanup | #21 | #21 | up 3 |
| clean media library | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| cleanup media | #14 | #19 | 0 |
| find unused plugins | #20 | #24 | 0 |
77 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 51 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “delete unused media”, “unused media” and “unused” (#8, #10 and #15 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 15 Jul 2026 · 110 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.4K · 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
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 500.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Find unused images and orphan images, remove duplicate images from the WordPress media library. Safe trash..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi and 8 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 12 headings and 12 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 11,435 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 400+ → 500+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-10-17 300+ → 400+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 100+ → 300+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-09-26 90+ → 100+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-09-16 80+ → 90+ up
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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Oli Media Cleaner 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
SEO'n'AI – Image Locator & Find Unused Images 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Media Purge – Unused Media Cleaner & Duplicate Finder 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Media Library Cleaner 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Tidy Images – Used & Unused Image Cleaner 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
PixRem – Unused Image Cleaner 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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