Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More!

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 44% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 6K+ in roughly 937 days.

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. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

1. ★★★★★ drtedifies

   2mo ago

   The plugin was perfect for a non-tech savvy user like myself. You scan, it shows you used media from unused media and the amount of disc space you’re using for each. Next, you choose whether to allow/save or trash the unused. I always double checked media before permanently deleting from the trash and it worked seamlessly each time. Can’t figure out the low reviews.

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2. ★★★★★ Amfreak

   2mo ago

   I have a review site that I have been doing for 20 years and I figured it was time to get rid of stuff older than 10 years. This meant 1000’s of images of the originals, the ones that that the theme and WordPress create plus the .webp versions would no longer be needed. After trying many, many plugins that just did not work or lacking, this one was recommended by Copilot- FTW! It’s fast and found over 11,000 images (this was after I manually removed images from folders I had created for phpNUKE) not being used, which was about 5-6 GB of space. I have FTP access to my sites so I tested what it did. I selected a few post, noted what images were used and which ones were created as extras sizes and not being used for the posts. This plugin found the extras ones and skipped over the in use images. When I tagged items for trash, the images where still their folders, but when I said to delete the test files it did remove ONLY the file(s) I had tagged as trash. This was all done with the free version! Thank you!

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3. ★★★★★ artiofi

   3mo ago

   This plugin did exactly the job what was needed. We were publishing a new site to our customer and Media had huge amount of duplicate files, over 10 Gb. We were able to clean the the mess with this plugin. Thank You!

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4. ★★★★★ hiteshgoti

   3mo ago

   Media Hygiene is one of the most useful WordPress maintenance plugins I have used. It helped me quickly identify and remove millions of unused images from my media library, reducing storage usage and making media management much easier. The scanning process is straightforward, the interface is user-friendly, and the plugin provides confidence before deleting files. What impressed me most is how much time it saves compared to manually checking media attachments. The support team is also responsive and helpful whenever questions arise. If you manage WordPress websites and want to keep your media library clean and organized, this plugin is definitely worth installing. Highly recommended for website owners, developers, and agencies looking to optimize their WordPress media library.

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5. ★★★★★ ellizclothing

   3mo ago

   I installed this plugin to delete images that I’m not using from products listings that I removed, but it would pretend that all my images were in use, when I know that’s a lie. Then it would act as malware, not letting me remove itthe plugin. If you Install this useless plugin there will be no way to remove it. You will have to restore your site to an old version. This people really fooled me.

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6. ★★★★★ mikoba

   5mo ago

   If you use the same images for several post and/or pages this plugin will still say they’re unused simply because they’re not specifically attached to one specific post/page.If you have a lot of pictures and don’t know by heart where exactly you used them, this plugin is not of any use.

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7. ★★★★★ patashnik

   6mo ago

   Reviews here seem a unfair. The plugin did an excellent job after I did a scan, set the page to display 250 entries, and pressed the red button to delete all listed/unused attachments. I tested my website thoroughly and required images are all present.

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8. ★★★★★ Labrid KY

   8mo ago

   This is a great plugin, and the support is also great and quick to respond.I was having an issue where images uploaded to the gallery field in ACF Pro would disappear, but this has now been resolved.

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

1. Medium · 4.3 Media Hygiene <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-06-19 CVE-2025-49979 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.0.2 Patched in 4.0.3
2. Medium · 5.4 Media Hygiene <= 4.0.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-05-07 CVE-2025-47469 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.0.0 Patched in 4.0.1
3. Medium · 4.3 Media Hygiene <= 3.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Attachment Deletion ↗
   2024-07-08 CVE-2024-5855 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.0.1 Patched in 3.0.2

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

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-03-08 4K+ → 5K+ up after 283 days in tier
2. 2025-05-29 3K+ → 4K+ up after 134 days in tier
3. 2025-01-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 201 days in tier
4. 2024-06-28 1K+ → 2K+ up after 183 days in tier
5. 2023-12-28 900+ → 1K+ up after 27 days in tier
6. 2023-12-01 800+ → 900+ up after 15 days in tier
7. 2023-11-16 700+ → 800+ up after 14 days in tier
8. 2023-11-02 600+ → 700+ up after 18 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).

• Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Unbloater 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• R Remove Author Pages 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• W wp_head() cleaner 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Remove WordPress Overhead 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
• A Auto Prune Posts 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More!: 5K+ active installs, 4.1★ (38 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/media-hygiene