MediaXray – Delete Unused Images & Find Where Media Is Used
by Usman S. · Media
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
Find unused images and media, see every page where each file is used, and safely delete the rest through a verified, restorable quarantine.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
n/a
needs 60 days of downloads, 15 so far
Biggest opportunity: Swap “media cleaner” and “media cleanup” for “quarantine” and “delete unused images”. “media cleaner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “quarantine” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “media cleanup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “delete unused images” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 62 average across 3,299 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 328 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 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.
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 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| quarantine | #14 | #17 | — |
| delete unused images | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| quarantine wordpress | #18 | #21 | — |
| where used | #24 | #24 | — |
| media cleaner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media cleanup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| unused images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| unused media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “media cleaner” and “media cleanup” for “quarantine” and “delete unused images”. “media cleaner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “quarantine” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “media cleanup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “delete unused images” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 19 Oct 2026 · 15 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 353 · 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.
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 20 Oct 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
6 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 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("built for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Yoast and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,236 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "media cleanup" does not.
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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MGCora Unused Media Cleaner 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags -
Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More! 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A -
Unattached Media Manager 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Media Library Cleaner 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Mediapapa – Your WordPress Media Library Manager & Copilot 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
PixRem – Unused Image Cleaner 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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