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Did you ever scale or crop uploaded images in wordpress? Did you ever try various image generating plugins? Did you ever change or add various media image sizes? If yes, chances are that your content folder is full of unused and unreferenced images. These image leftovers will remain cluttering your content folder until the end of days.
Image Cleanup will index these (and many more) unreferenced images. Unreferenced images are not indexed in the wordpress database and also not used by posts, scripts or backup restore meta data. Please note that images which have valid database metadata but are not used in posts are not indexed at this time. This is beyond the scope of this plugin.
Image Cleanup will also find images without meta data and images with incorrect meta data.
<ul>
<li>Save space taken up by unreferenced/backup images!</li>
<li>Fix incorrect metadata (sizes)</li>
<li>Bulk repair/delete functionality</li>
<li>Pagination for extremely large result sets</li>
<li>Logs tabs easily visible for reviewing!</li>
<li>Detailed information in log tabs!</li>
<li>Full restore functionality!</li>
<li>Especially useful for developers!</li>
<li>Written as class to avoid any conflicts!</li>
<li>Highly configurable to avoid memory and/or timeouts on some setups</li>
</ul>
On my one month old website with 50 files (and 250 attachment size variants) this plugin found 95 unreferenced images which I could remove without any conflicts.
There has been a reported case where this plugin indexed and removed over 23.000 images on a website. See forum/review for details
<h4>Image Cleanup workflow details</h4>
<ul>
<li>Retrieves all attachment images from the database (including size variants);</li>
<li>Finds all images in the wp-content folder;</li>
<li>Subtracts the attachment (and size variants) from physical found images;</li>
</ul>
The above will result in an list of invalid images which are not referenced by the database
<ul>
<li>Posts will be searched for images and found images will be subtracted from the invalid files (if any);</li>
<li>Scripts in wp-content will be searched for images and they will be subtracted from the invalid files (if any);</li>
<li>Backup images (for restoring images after scale/crop) will be subtracted from the invalid images;</li>
<li>Found unreferenced files will be checked against the meta data to see if the database meta entry still exist;</li>
</ul>
This results in various image lists in which the images can be reviewed, repaired or removed.
<h4>After indexing</h4>
After indexing you are able to (temporary) move the images to a backup folder to check the site without the images in the wp-content folder. You could also check the logs in the ../wp-content/uploads/image-cleanup/ID/logs folder for full information about the index.
If any problems are found you can revert the move of images by restoring them to their original locations.
When no problems arrise after moving the images to another location it is possible to permanently remove the images.
<h4>Future planned additions</h4>
<ul>
<li>Index unused valid images </li>
<li>Index missing image sizes (and option to generate missing images)</li>
<li>Index missing images which are used in posts</li>
</ul>

Image Cleanup

Image Cleanup will index unreferenced images. These can be leftovers from cropping and scaling images. Stop them cluttering your content folder!

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WPMagic

Automatically delete old or outdated WordPress posts safely — keep your site clean, fast, and relevant. 
This plugin lets you automatically remove outdated content from your WordPress site with ease. 
Schedule deletions, filter by category, tag, post type, or status, and optionally redirect deleted posts to relevant pages to preserve SEO. 
Perfect for bloggers, news sites, e-commerce stores, and anyone who wants a clean, optimized site without manual cleanup.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>🕒 Automatic Deletion – Schedule post deletions automatically — no manual work needed. </li>
<li>🗂️ Flexible Filtering – Choose which posts to delete based on date, category, tag, post type, authors, or status.</li>
<li>🚫 Exclude Important Posts – Protect specific posts from deletion. </li>
<li>🔁 SEO-Friendly Redirects – Automatically redirect deleted posts to their closest match or a custom URL (optional). </li>
<li>💾 Safe & Controlled – Logs last deletion for easy review, so you always know what happened.</li>
<li>🧰 Supports Custom Post Types – Works with any posts type.</li>
<li>🔄 “Set It and Forget It” Automation – Once configured, it keeps your site clean automatically. </li>
<li>💡 Lightweight & Fast – No bloat, minimal database load, and compatible with all major themes and plugins. </li>
<li>❌ Delete the post permanently (PRO version).</li>
<li>❌ Delete post attachments 📎 🏞️ when the post is deleted (PRO version).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why You Might Need This Plugin</h3>
Keeping your WordPress site clean and relevant is important — but deleting old content manually takes time. 
This plugin helps you automatically remove outdated posts, drafts, or custom content types on a schedule, based on your rules.
You might need this plugin if:
<ul>
<li>📰 You run a blog with time-sensitive posts (e.g., events, announcements, deals) that should disappear after a certain date. </li>
<li>🏪 You manage a WooCommerce store and want to automatically remove expired or seasonal products. </li>
<li>🎓 You run a membership, e-learning, or event site with temporary content that should be cleaned up regularly. </li>
<li>🗞️ You operate a news or magazine site and want to auto-delete posts older than 30, 60, or 90 days to keep your archive light. </li>
<li>⚙️ You’re a developer or site maintainer managing multiple WordPress installations and need a reliable cleanup automation tool. </li>
<li>🧠 You care about SEO and performance, and want to remove outdated or low-value content safely — optionally redirecting deleted posts to newer ones. </li>
<li>✅ You simply want a “set it and forget it” way to keep your WordPress dashboard clean and your site running fast.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Supported languages:</h3>
<ul>
<li>English</li>
<li>Deutsch</li>
<li>Nederlands</li>
<li>Français</li>
<li>Italiana</li>
<li>Norwegian</li>
<li>Hindi</li>
<li>Bengali</li>
</ul>
If you want, you can help <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/delete-old-posts-programmatically/" rel="nofollow ugc">translate</a> the “Auto Post Cleaner” plugin into another language. Many thanks! 
Please note that there are no guarantees that translations from the original English are accurate.

Auto Post Cleaner

Cannot delete pages (only posts).

Keep your website clean by automatically deleting posts using a wide range of powerful filters.

Image Cleanup vs Auto Post Cleaner