Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library

What the author says it does

Media Cleaner is a powerful plugin that helps you clean up your WordPress media library by deleting unused media entries and files, as well as fixing broken entries. With an internal trash feature, you can preview and confirm changes before permanently deleting anything. Plus, Media Cleaner uses smart analysis to ensure compatibility with specific plugins and themes.

Use it alongside Database Cleaner for the ultimate clean-up experience.

Media Cleaner is like a ninja assassin for your Media Library – it’ll stealthily take out all the unnecessary media and broken entries that are cluttering up the place. Just make sure you have a solid backup plan in place before you let this bad boy loose.

To learn more about compatibility, features, and the Pro version, check out the tutorial on the official website.

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The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.

Latest changelog entry

7.3.5 (2026/10/30)

• Add: Storage page showing where the site’s space goes and what can be cleaned.
• Add: Parser for Eventin.
• Add: The free version now shows how many files in the uploads folder are not in the Media Library.
• Add: Warning when a scan lists a large share of the Media Library, and one extra confirmation before Delete All.
• Add: Option to list the original files kept next to scaled images.
• Update: Optimize Thumbnails now keeps the sizes your theme or plugins still register.
• Update: The header shows the installed version, and how to update or renew when a newer one is available.