Gerdoo Orphan Media Cleaner
by Mohammadreza Maghsoudipour · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
Deeply scans both your database (orphans) and filesystem (ghost files) with a safe physical trash bin.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-0%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “database cleaner” and “uploads cleaner” for “orphan” and “filesystem”. “database cleaner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “orphan” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “uploads cleaner” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “filesystem” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 294 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 1 release 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 133 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 media | #3 | #16 | 0 |
| orphan images your tag | #6 | #19 | down 1 |
| orphan | #8 | #19 | up 1 |
| ghost files your tag | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| media cleaner your tag | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| bin | #15 | #18 | down 1 |
| uploads cleaner your tag | #24 | #24 | — |
| orphans | #19 | #21 | down 1 |
| orphan files | #8 | #20 | down 1 |
| filesystem | #21 | #24 | 0 |
| ghost | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| database cleaner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 6 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
- Swap “database cleaner” and “uploads cleaner” for “orphan” and “filesystem”. “database cleaner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “orphan” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “uploads cleaner” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “filesystem” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “ghost files”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 26 Jun 2026 · 131 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 83 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 23 Jun 2026
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 25 Jun 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, ACF.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,072 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("database cleaner", "orphan images", "uploads cleaner" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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DevDome Media Cleaner: Remove Unused Images & Media Library Cleanup 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gogasys Media Cleaner: Clean Unused Media, Duplicate Files & Database 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Media Tracker – Track Unused, Duplicate & Used Media 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Database Reset Pro – Clean & Reset WordPress Database 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C -
Unattached Media Manager 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Advanced DB Cleaner MK 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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