Eli Hanna

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.
A guided three-step wizard walks you through the work:
<ol>
<li>Pre-scan settings — review detected page-builder compatibility, pick which thumbnail sizes WordPress should generate, and choose a batch size that fits your server.</li>
<li>Scan — walk your uploads tree and detect which files are unused, broken, or missing.</li>
<li>Results — 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>
Clean actions:
<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>
Trash + restore:
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).
Activity log:
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.
Designed to be safe:
<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>
This plugin does not connect to any external services. No data leaves your WordPress install.
<h3>Third-Party Libraries</h3>
The plugin bundles these GPL-compatible libraries (LICENSE files shipped alongside each):
<ul>
<li>Color Punch (MIT) — internal CSS / JS UI framework. Shipped at <code>assets/vendor/color-punch/</code>.</li>
<li>Font Awesome Free (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>Rubik, Outfit, Fira Code fonts (SIL OFL 1.1) — bundled with Color Punch under <code>assets/vendor/color-punch/fonts/</code>.</li>
<li>Catppuccin color palette (MIT) — applied via Color Punch theme variants. Upstream: https://github.com/catppuccin/catppuccin</li>
</ul>
<h3>Data + Storage</h3>
Custom database tables (created on activation, dropped only on uninstall when you enable “Delete data on uninstall”):
<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>
On-disk storage (under <code>wp-content/uploads/cwpm/</code>):
<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>
Both folders contain <code>.htaccess</code> + <code>index.php</code> stubs to prevent direct web access.
Options + transients: 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.
Custom post type: <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.

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.

dFactory

<a href="http://www.dfactory.co/products/download-attachments/" rel="nofollow ugc">Download Attachments</a> is a new approach to managing downloads in WordPress. Instead of bloated interface it enables simple, drag & drop and AJAX driven metabox where you can insert and manage your Media Library files and automatically or manually display them after, before or inside posts content.
For more information, check out plugin page at <a href="http://www.dfactory.co/" rel="nofollow ugc">dFactory</a> site.
<h4>Features include:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatic or manual download links display</li>
<li>Select post types where Download Attachments should be used</li>
<li>Select list, table or sortable, dynamic table display style</li>
<li>Downloads count</li>
<li>Advanced attachments sorting</li>
<li>Most Downloaded Attachments widget</li>
<li>Drag & drop files ordering</li>
<li>Based on Media Library attachments</li>
<li>Easy customisation of Frontend & Backend display</li>
<li>Pretty URLs for download links</li>
<li>Encrypt URLs by default</li>
<li>Customizable tamplates engine</li>
<li>Custom download slug</li>
<li>Custom permission for metabox display</li>
<li>Option to exclude selected attachments from display</li>
<li>Option to select from all Media Library files or only those attached to a post</li>
<li>2 shortcodes</li>
<li>5 functions and multiple filter hooks for developers</li>
<li>Option to use attachment caption and/or description for download links description</li>
<li>Compatible with WPML & Polylang</li>
<li>.pot file for translations included</li>
</ul>
<h4>Get involved</h4>
Feel free to contribute to the source code on the <a href="https://github.com/dfactoryplugins" rel="nofollow ugc">dFactory GitHub Repository</a>.

Download Attachments

Download Attachments is a new approach to managing downloads in WordPress. It allows you to easily add and display download links in any post or page.

CoffeeWP Media Cleanup – Scan and Remove Unused Media and Orphan Thumbnails vs Download Attachments