LWS Cleaner

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1. ★★★★★ myokonagano

   4mo ago

   This does exactly what it says on the box. Help tidy up my site a lot.

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2. ★★★★★ pocus000

   8mo ago

   Efficace et gratuit, un service d’hébergement LWS.fr que j’utilise et que je recommande.

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3. ★★★★★ Edward Bedarev

   10mo ago

   LWS Cleaner is very comprehensive and user-friendly plugin. Its main advantages: 1. convenient list of things to clean, 2. concise and clear explanation of each cleaning tool. Great job!

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4. ★★★★★ jorgeloera

   10mo ago

   I love this plugin! is great!! and easy to use =)

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5. ★★★★★ Will Jackson

   12mo ago

   It’s so easy to use and so quick to use. If you’ve got drag on your website from database bloat, this will fix it in seconds. I’ve never left a WP plugin review before, but felt compelled to leave one for LWS Cleaner because it’s so good!

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6. ★★★★★ technicalx

   1.1y ago

   Works for sub-sites in a multisite, other plugins do not. Finds all revisions, other plugins do not. Has a single button to remove all revisions, other plugins do not. Exactly what I wanted.

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7. ★★★★★ primerpizza

   1.1y ago

   Infinite spinner in the ‘Files’ section. Waited for over an hour.

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8. ★★★★★ tinaponting

   1.3y ago

   A great plugin who cleans my blog:) SO WHY IS IT NOT UPPDATED???? please update! This topic was modified 3 months, 3 weeks ago by tinaponting. This topic was modified 3 months, 2 weeks ago by tinaponting.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.4.5 Updated stability and security of the plugin 2.4.5
2. — Version 2.4.4 Minor changes to the auto-draft removal query Tested for WP 6.9.X 2.4.4
3. — Version 2.4.3 Trashed post now verify correctly that it is indeed a post/page before deleting 2.4.3
4. — Version 2.4.2 Removed the Files tabs from the plugin, a security hazard with little utility 2.4.2
5. — Version 2.4.1.2 Fixed issue where activating a plugin from the plugin tab was not working Fixed a translation issue in French where orphaned terms relationships would say “unused terms” instead Fixed issue where parent theme would get d 2.4.1.2
6. — Version 2.4.1.1 Unexpected character sent on activation fixed. It could cause unexpected errors with the wp-cli 2.4.1.1

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 7.2 LWS Cleaner <= 2.4.1.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'lws_cl_delete_file' ↗
   2025-09-11 CVE-2025-8575 Absolute Path Traversal Affects <= 2.4.1.3 Patched in 2.4.2
2. Medium · 5.4 LWS Cleaner <= 2.3.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-06-16 CVE-2023-35781 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.3.0 Patched in 2.3.1
3. High · 8.8 LWS Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-12-12 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.0.3 Patched in 2.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-10-14 10K+ → 20K+ up after 603 days in tier
2. 2024-02-19 9K+ → 10K+ up after 28 days in tier
3. 2024-01-22 8K+ → 9K+ up after 28 days in tier
4. 2023-12-25 7K+ → 8K+ up after 28 days in tier
5. 2023-11-27 6K+ → 7K+ up after 23 days in tier
6. 2023-11-04 5K+ → 6K+ up after 25 days in tier
7. 2023-10-10 4K+ → 5K+ up after 26 days in tier
8. 2023-09-14 3K+ → 4K+ up after 22 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).

• LWS Tools 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Assetbroom – Unused Media & Duplicate Image Cleaner 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• LWS Hide Login 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• PhastPress 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• LWSCache 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B
• LWS Affiliation 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C

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LWS Cleaner: 20K+ active installs, 4.8★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/lws-cleaner