Media Tracker – Track Unused, Duplicate & Used Media
by Rejuan Ahamed · Media
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Media Tracker is a WordPress plugin to find and remove unused media files, manage duplicates, and optimize your media library for better performance.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+104%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “duplicate”, “optimizer” and “unused” for “used”, “unused media” and “delete unused media”. “duplicate” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “used” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “optimizer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “unused media” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “unused” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “delete unused media” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 21.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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 26 releases 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 25 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| used | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| tracker your tag | #5 | #8 | down 4 |
| unused media | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| media cleaner your tag | #9 | #12 | down 2 |
| unused your tag | #11 | #18 | down 1 |
| page tracker | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| delete unused media | #11 | #12 | down 2 |
| track | #21 | #22 | down 1 |
| plugin tracker | #8 | #8 | down 6 |
| duplicate media | #14 | #21 | down 2 |
| organize media | #15 | #23 | down 1 |
| find used and unused blocks | #11 | #21 | 0 |
| unused images | #20 | #20 | down 2 |
| media cleanup | #19 | #18 | 0 |
| delete unused images | #24 | #17 | down 2 |
| clean media library | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| find unused plugins | #15 | #21 | 0 |
| unused files | #15 | #17 | 0 |
| find duplicates | #16 | #22 | up 1 |
| organize media library | #20 | #23 | down 6 |
| duplicate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
70 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 46 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “duplicate”, “optimizer” and “unused” for “used”, “unused media” and “delete unused media”. “duplicate” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “used” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “optimizer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “unused media” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “unused” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “delete unused media” sits at #11 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 “unused”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 22 Aug 2024 · 802 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.9K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
26
releases in the last 12 months
25d ago
latest release · v1.4.1 · 7 Oct 2026
26
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 65% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Aug 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gasbas746mo ago
I’ve been waiting for the progress bar to finish, watching the “99% complete” for 25 minutes before cancelling the job. Conclusion: plugin doesn’t work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rjudenberg9mo ago
You don’t have a way to post support requests/bugs.I am getting an error Cron reschedule event error for hook: media_tracker_batch_process, Error code: invalid_schedule, Error message: Event schedule does not exist., Data: {“schedule”:”five_minutes”,”args”:[],”interval”:300}you need to register cron_schedules for five_minutes in code that loads for all requests (not just wp-admin / Admin class).Scheduling should be done on activation or in a non-admin bootstrap, not only when an admin class is constructed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mark ball10mo ago
Good luck on this project, a clean unbastardized tool like this is greatly needed, one item for suggestion box, turn “Usages Count” into a sortable column, will assist in getting to the media with 0 count quicker and cleaner so we don’t have to browse through, if there is a method please reply back I may have missed something?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rayhan Arif12mo ago
Helpful for tracking media usage and cleaning up unused files. The interface is simple and saves a lot of time. Loving what it does.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gavin3101.4y ago
Works great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ FahimMurshed1.7y ago
Incredibly useful WordPress plugin for keeping my media library clean and organized! It makes it easy to identify and remove unused media files, manage duplicates, and optimize storage, which helps improve site performance. Really love it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fuu01.8y ago
great plugin, thats a simple and easy way to delete unused media. I modified the file “includes/Admin/Unused_Media_List.php” so that I have 100 elements per page instead of 20.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chrislhow1.8y ago
Makes it easy to get rid of old unused images!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Media Tracker is a WordPress plugin to find and remove unused media files, manage duplicates, and optimize..."
- ✓ 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, Gutenberg, Divi and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,456 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "media cleaner", "optimizer" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-07 900+ → 1K+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 800+ → 900+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 700+ → 800+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2026-01-20 600+ → 700+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 500+ → 600+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 400+ → 500+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-05 400+ → 300+ down after 1 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).
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Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A - D Duplicate Menu 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce 80K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C
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