Mass Delete Unused Tags
by ramon fincken · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 12 other plugins · 4.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Deletes all unused tags, handy tool if you want to start over with a quick clean blog.
49 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1262 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
121
now · peak 2.1K
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.5y ago
latest release · v3.1.0
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% run the current release. 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-03-16 · 1,427 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ abegreenpress3.2y ago
Did the job as promised.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pete8.7y ago
Works great, but please relocate the menu tab to settings
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Harry8.9y ago
Says what it does.. 5 star.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fatih SARI11.3y ago
Idea is very good. I like auto-reflesh system. I use it in my projects.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ d00p11.8y ago
Although it shows son gui errors on the admin page, the plugin still works for 4.0. It would be nice to have them fixed. Another nice improvement would be the ability of choosing the taxonomy type to use for mass delete. This can be easily tweaked by modifying plugin_mass_delete_unused_tags.php however an admin page option would be welcome. For example, $taxonomy = 'post_tag'; to $taxonomy = 'product_tag'; for woocommerce tags.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Asim Ali13.1y ago
a good plugin for deleting unused tags
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 900+ → 800+ down after 133 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 1K+ → 900+ down
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).
- A Auto Prune Posts 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
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Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More! 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Taxonomy Tags to Checkboxes 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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