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<p>Era Media Usage Finder helps site owners inspect media files before deleting, replacing, or archiving them.</p>
<p>The plugin adds a focused admin screen under Tools where you can search media items, scan individual files, scan selected files, or find files that appear to be unused.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Search Media Library items by title, filename, caption, or alt text.</li>
<li>Filter by images, PDFs, video, audio, or all media types.</li>
<li>Choose scan scope: content, featured images, metadata, and site identity settings.</li>
<li>Detect usage in post and page content.</li>
<li>Detect featured image references.</li>
<li>Detect references inside post metadata and common custom field data.</li>
<li>Detect site icon and custom logo usage.</li>
<li>Show edit links for referenced content.</li>
<li>Find likely unused media in controlled AJAX batches.</li>
<li>Export scanned results to CSV from the browser.</li>
<li>Local-only scanning with no external services.</li>
</ul>


Era Media Usage Finder

Find where Media Library files are used across posts, pages, featured images, metadata, and site identity settings.

Hoatzinlabs

<p>HoatzinMedia is a WordPress media cleaner and storage optimizer that helps you reclaim disk space and improve site performance by identifying unused attachments, oversized uploads, and storage pressure signals. It includes a clear dashboard, a reversible trash workflow, and batch-based scanning designed for large media libraries.</p>
<p>Benefits:</p>
<ol>
<li>Reduce storage usage by finding unused and heavy media files</li>
<li>Improve WordPress performance by keeping uploads lean and organized</li>
<li>Delete with confidence using a safe trash table with restore support</li>
<li>Scale to large sites with batch processing and scan locking</li>
</ol>
<h3>Modules</h3>
<ol>
<li>
<p>Dashboard</p>
<ul>
<li>What it does: Shows media health score, server/storage signals, and library breakdowns.</li>
<li>REST endpoints: GET /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/dashboard, GET /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/dashboard/uploads-breakdown</li>
<li>Hook points: Refreshes automatically after content changes via save_post cache bump; scan completion clears the dashboard transient.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Smart Scan & Unused Media</p>
<ul>
<li>What it does: Batch-based scanning to detect unused attachments, then review and delete safely.</li>
<li>REST endpoints: POST /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/scan, GET /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/unused-results, POST /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/delete-unused, POST /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/delete-unused-all</li>
<li>Hook points: WP-Cron action hoatzinmedia_scheduled_scan runs a full scan when scheduling is enabled; the scanner uses posts_where during content search to reduce query overhead.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Large Files Explorer</p>
<ul>
<li>What it does: Lists media files over a size threshold so you can quickly reclaim space.</li>
<li>REST endpoints: GET /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/large-files?size=1|3|5 (MB threshold)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Duplicate Checker</p>
<ul>
<li>What it does: Finds likely duplicate attachments and helps you validate before removal.</li>
<li>REST endpoints: GET /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/duplicates, GET /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/attachment-usage?attachment_id=123</li>
<li>Hook points: Adds Media Library UI enhancements via manage_upload_columns, manage_media_columns, and manage_media_custom_column.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Convert to WebP / AVIF</p>
<ul>
<li>What it does: Converts images to modern formats (WebP/AVIF) and manages converted variants.</li>
<li>REST endpoints:
<ul>
<li>Settings: GET/POST /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/converter-settings, GET /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/converter-settings/scan</li>
<li>Converter: /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/image-formats/library, /image-formats/convert, /image-formats/background, /image-formats/background/status, /image-formats/background/log, /image-formats/background/cancel, /image-formats/background/pause, /image-formats/background/resume, /image-formats/delete</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Hook points: add_attachment can auto-convert new JPEG/PNG uploads based on settings; delete_attachment cleans up converted variants; background jobs run on the hoatzinmedia_convert_job_run action.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Regenerate Thumbnails</p>
<ul>
<li>What it does: Rebuilds WordPress image sizes for selected attachments (useful after theme changes).</li>
<li>REST endpoints: GET /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/regenerate/library, GET /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/regenerate/sizes, POST /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/regenerate, plus background endpoints under /regenerate/background/*</li>
<li>Hook points: Background jobs run on the hoatzinmedia_regenerate_job_run action.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Modules & Settings</p>
<ul>
<li>What it does: Enables/disables features and stores global plugin settings.</li>
<li>REST endpoints: GET/POST /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/modules, GET/POST /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/settings, GET /wp-json/hoatzinmedia/v1/status</li>
<li>Hook points: admin_menu registers the HoatzinMedia admin pages; init ensures scan scheduling and updates WebP serving rules when enabled.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>SVG Upload Support (optional)</p>
<ul>
<li>What it does: Allows SVG uploads with sanitization safeguards (including Elementor compatibility).</li>
<li>Hook points: upload_mimes, wp_check_filetype_and_ext, wp_handle_upload_prefilter, wp_handle_sideload_prefilter, elementor/files/allow_unfiltered_upload, elementor/files/allow-file-type/svg</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<p>Core features:</p>
<ol>
<li>Dashboard with media health score and live metrics</li>
<li>Unused media scanner with batch processing and locking</li>
<li>Safe trash table for reversible deletions</li>
<li>Large file explorer by size threshold</li>
<li>Translation-ready UI and REST responses</li>
</ol>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Review the media health score and high-level stats on the dashboard.</li>
<li>Run an unused media scan from the Unused media scanner panel.</li>
<li>Inspect results and move files to the HoatzinMedia trash.</li>
<li>Use the large file explorer to identify heavy attachments by size.</li>
</ol>


HoatzinMedia — Media Cleaner & Storage Optimizer

Smart media cleaner: detect unused files, duplicates and large attachments; optimize storage safely.

Era Media Usage Finder vs HoatzinMedia — Media Cleaner & Storage Optimizer