Eli Hanna

<p>CoffeeWP Media Cleanup helps you reclaim disk space and tidy up your WordPress media library without risking data loss. Every destructive action moves files to an internal trash so you can recover anything you did not mean to delete.</p>
<p>A guided three-step wizard walks you through the work:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Pre-scan settings</strong> — review detected page-builder compatibility, pick which thumbnail sizes WordPress should generate, and choose a batch size that fits your server.</li>
<li><strong>Scan</strong> — walk your uploads tree and detect which files are unused, broken, or missing.</li>
<li><strong>Results</strong> — see what is unused, what is broken, what is missing, which thumbnails are stale, and run targeted clean actions on selected rows or across the whole result set.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Clean actions:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Delete unused media (file moves to trash; attachment record soft-deleted).</li>
<li>Delete missing files (clears DB rows whose backing file is gone).</li>
<li>Delete broken-link records (clears attachment posts whose files never existed).</li>
<li>Delete orphan thumbnails (removes derivative files with no attachment parent).</li>
<li>Regenerate missing thumbnails (re-runs WordPress’s image-size pipeline).</li>
<li>Add orphan files to the Media Library (creates attachment records for unattached files).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Trash + restore:</strong></p>
<p>A dedicated Trash view lists every file the plugin has moved out. Restore any item with one click, permanently delete individual rows, or empty the trash. Optional auto-delete after N days. Trashed files live under <code>wp-content/uploads/cwpm/trash/</code> and are protected from being overwritten by new uploads (filename collisions are detected and avoided).</p>
<p><strong>Activity log:</strong></p>
<p>Every clean action writes to a daily log file at <code>wp-content/uploads/cwpm/logs/</code>. The Logs view shows each file with size and download link. Optional auto-delete after 30 days.</p>
<p><strong>Designed to be safe:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Soft-delete by default — no file is ever permanently removed except via the explicit “Empty trash” or “Permanent delete” controls.</li>
<li>Per-row checkboxes and a typed-confirmation disclaimer modal gate the destructive actions.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin does not connect to any external services. No data leaves your WordPress install.</p>
<h3>Third-Party Libraries</h3>
<p>The plugin bundles these GPL-compatible libraries (LICENSE files shipped alongside each):</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Color Punch</strong> (MIT) — internal CSS / JS UI framework. Shipped at <code>assets/vendor/color-punch/</code>.</li>
<li><strong>Font Awesome Free</strong> (CC BY 4.0 icons + SIL OFL 1.1 fonts + MIT code) — icon font. Shipped at <code>assets/vendor/font-awesome/</code>. Upstream: https://fontawesome.com/</li>
<li><strong>Rubik</strong>, <strong>Outfit</strong>, <strong>Fira Code</strong> fonts (SIL OFL 1.1) — bundled with Color Punch under <code>assets/vendor/color-punch/fonts/</code>.</li>
<li><strong>Catppuccin</strong> color palette (MIT) — applied via Color Punch theme variants. Upstream: https://github.com/catppuccin/catppuccin</li>
</ul>
<h3>Data + Storage</h3>
<p><strong>Custom database tables</strong> (created on activation, dropped only on uninstall when you enable “Delete data on uninstall”):</p>
<ul>
<li><code>{prefix}_cwpm_scan_results</code> — per-file scan output (rel_path, attachment_id, usage flags, thumbnail status).</li>
<li><code>{prefix}_cwpm_trash</code> — trashed-file ledger (rel_path, original_path, file_name, file_size, trashed_at).</li>
<li><code>{prefix}_cwpm_file_hashes</code> — md5 hashes computed during scan; reserved for future identity-matching features.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>On-disk storage</strong> (under <code>wp-content/uploads/cwpm/</code>):</p>
<ul>
<li><code>wp-content/uploads/cwpm/trash/</code> — files moved by the trash system. Recoverable until you Permanent-Delete or Empty-Trash.</li>
<li><code>wp-content/uploads/cwpm/logs/</code> — daily activity logs (one file per day, e.g. <code>cwpm-2026-05-13.log</code>).</li>
</ul>
<p>Both folders contain <code>.htaccess</code> + <code>index.php</code> stubs to prevent direct web access.</p>
<p><strong>Options + transients:</strong> all keys start with <code>cwpm_</code>. Stored in <code>wp_options</code>. Per-user preferences (theme, table density) stored in <code>wp_usermeta</code> with the same prefix.</p>
<p><strong>Custom post type:</strong> <code>cwpm-trash</code> — used as a soft-delete state for attachment posts. The attachment record stays in <code>wp_posts</code> but is hidden from the Media Library until restored.</p>


CoffeeWP Media Cleanup – Scan and Remove Unused Media and Orphan Thumbnails

Step-by-step wizard to clean unused media, orphan thumbnails, and broken attachments — safely, with one-click restore.

Freemius

janwyl

<p>A ‘Download’ option is added to both List and Grid modes in the Media Library.<br />
Choose the attachments you want to export, click the button, and a zip file of those attachments is created that you can then download.</p>
<h4>Selecting for download in List mode</h4>
<p>In List mode the ‘Download’ option appears in the Bulk Actions dropdown. Select the attachments by checking the checkboxes, choose ‘Download’ in the dropdown, then click ‘Apply’.</p>
<h4>Selecting for download in Grid mode</h4>
<p>In Grid mode, first click the ‘Bulk Select’ button. Then click on the attachments you want to download and hit the ‘Download’ button.</p>
<h4>Download options</h4>
<p>Before the zip file is created, you’ll see a) how many files will be downloaded, and b) how big the uncompressed files are.<br />
By default, you are also given the option to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Include or exclude image intermediate sizes.</li>
<li>Include in your download the folder structure you use in your uploads folder (e.g. year/month) or have all files downloaded in a single folder.</li>
</ul>
<p>You can set a maximum (uncompressed) file size to be downloaded in the plugin settings, found in Settings > Media.</p>
<p>By default, zip files are automatically removed in 1 – 2 hours, or you can delete them yourself.</p>
<p>If you want to keep the download files inaccessible to others, you can use the ‘Make downloads secure’ option in Settings > Media.<br />
This creates a .htaccess file in the folder where the download zip files are kept, preventing direct access.</p>
<p>You can also choose to encrypt and password-protect the zip files. However please note that in most cases the standard Windows zip facility<br />
will not be able to open the files – you will need to use something like 7-Zip instead.</p>
<p>However there’s no point in using this feature or the .htaccess one unless you also have some means of preventing direct access to the attachments<br />
themselves in the Uploads folder.</p>
<h3>1.3.9</h3>
<p>Release date: 7 July 2024</p>
<ul>
<li>Maintenance: Added FAQ on Google Chrome blocking downloads.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.8</h4>
<p>Release date: 10 December 2023</p>
<ul>
<li>Enhancement: Add filters to allow management of which images sizes to include in download.</li>
<li>Enhancement: Modify popup to allow download directly without navigation to all downloads screen.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.7</h4>
<p>Release date: 6 July 2023</p>
<ul>
<li>Maintenance: Update Freemius SDK</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.6</h4>
<p>Release date: 7 November 2022</p>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix: Fix PHP deprecation warning converting false to array</li>
<li>Maintenance: Update Freemius SDK</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.5</h4>
<p>Release date: 1 March 2022</p>
<ul>
<li>Maintenance: Update Freemius SDK</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.4</h4>
<p>Release date: 24 January 2022</p>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix: Fix sprintf format typo causing PHP8.0 error</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.3</h4>
<p>Release date: 24 January 2022</p>
<ul>
<li>Maintenance: Update Freemius SDK</li>
<li>Maintenance: Fix deprecated warning for PHP8.0</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.2</h4>
<p>Release date: 18 May 2021</p>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix: Workaround for Gutenberg plugin issue <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/31753" rel="nofollow ugc">#31753</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.1</h4>
<p>Release date: 4 January 2021</p>
<ul>
<li>Enhancement: Enable bulk downloading for the Media Library Grid mode.</li>
<li>Maintenance: Refactoring code into a plugin class.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.0</h4>
<p>Release date: 6 December 2020</p>
<ul>
<li>Enhancement: Add option to disable auto-deletion of downloads.</li>
<li>Enhancement: Add option to encrypt and password-protect zip files. props to <a href="https://github.com/vfontjr" rel="nofollow ugc">@Victor</a>, <a href="http://www.joneswebdesigns.com" rel="nofollow ugc">@Walter</a></li>
<li>Maintenance: Change zip files location to within Uploads directory</li>
<li>Maintenance: Update Freemius SDK</li>
<li>Bug fix: Make compatibile with Formidable Forms Pro</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.2.4</h4>
<p>Release date: 12 September 2020</p>
<ul>
<li>Enhancement: Guidance added to Settings page and more notices added to help users.</li>
<li>Maintenance: Update Freemius SDK</li>
<li>Maintenance: Tidy up translation strings</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.2.3</h4>
<p>Release date: 19 October 2017</p>
<ul>
<li>Bug Fix: Prevent “Can’t use method return value” error for php < 5.5.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.2.2</h4>
<p>Release date: 22 July 2017</p>
<ul>
<li>Maintenance: Fix poor placement of file info data when popup is scrollable.</li>
<li>Maintenance: Update Admin Notice Manager class to latest version.</li>
<li>Maintenance: Add in request for rating.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.2.1</h4>
<p>Release date: 15 July 2017</p>
<ul>
<li>Maintenance: Delete ‘jabd_version’ option on uninstall.</li>
<li>Maintenance: Add in <a href="https://freemius.com/wordpress/insights/" rel="nofollow ugc">Freemius</a> functionality for feedback.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.2.0</h4>
<p>Release date: 25 June 2017</p>
<ul>
<li>Maintenance: Change the permissions for downloads so that they match the permissions for managing attachments generally.</li>
<li>Maintenance: Remove the filter jabd_user_can_download.</li>
<li>Bug fix: All download post statuses (including private) are now deleted automatically by cron.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.1.4</h4>
<p>Release date: 12 June 2017</p>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix: Properly include admin notice manager class.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.1.3</h4>
<p>Release date: 12 June 2017</p>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix: Remove warning when when adding new post.</li>
<li>Maintenance: Refactor admin notices.</li>
<li>Maintenance: Improve activate / deactivate / uninstall security.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.1.2</h4>
<p>Release date: 1 June 2017</p>
<ul>
<li>Maintenance: Added missing translation strings.</li>
<li>Bug fix: Disable download button on download posts in Bin.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.1.1</h4>
<p>Release date: 19 January 2017</p>
<ul>
<li>Maintenance: Add dismissable reminders that a) bulk download function is only available in list mode and<br />
b) media items per page can be changed using Screen Options.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.1.0</h4>
<p>Release date: 19 December 2016</p>
<ul>
<li>Enhancement: Give option to include intermediate sizes.</li>
<li>Enhancement: Give option to have all files in single folder in zip instead of replicating structure within uploads folder.</li>
<li>Enhancement: Setting to limit uncompressed download size. Also display file count and size info before download.</li>
<li>Maintenance: Fix undefined index notice on saving settings.</li>
<li>Maintenance: Remove options to ‘view’ or ‘preview’ a download as this just triggers a download.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.2</h4>
<p>Release date: 7 December 2016</p>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix: rewrite rules now flushed on activation to prevent 404 on attempted download </li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Initial version on WordPress.org plugin repository</li>
</ul>


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