Jordy Meow

<p>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.</p>
<p>Use it alongside <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/database-cleaner/" rel="ugc">Database Cleaner</a> for the ultimate clean-up experience.</p>
<p>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 <strong>solid backup plan</strong> in place before you let this bad boy loose.</p>
<p>To learn more about compatibility, features, and the Pro version, check out the <a href="https://meowapps.com/media-cleaner/tutorial/" rel="nofollow ugc">tutorial</a> on the <a href="https://meowapps.com/media-cleaner/" rel="nofollow ugc">official website</a>.</p>
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<h3>COMPATIBILITY</h3>
<p>This plugin is compatible with all media types, including retina and WebP versions. It has been tested on a wide range of WordPress versions, including the latest version with Gutenberg, as well as on various themes with a large community of users. It also supports WooCommerce. For users with more complex plugins for handling website content, the Pro version may be necessary for optimal compatibility. We are constantly working to increase compatibility with other plugins.</p>
<h3>PRO VERSION</h3>
<p><a href="https://meowapps.com/media-cleaner/" rel="nofollow ugc">Media Cleaner Pro</a> adds extra features to the free version of Media Cleaner:</p>
<ul>
<li>Filesystem Analysis: Scans your physical /uploads directory and matches it against the Media Library.</li>
<li>Extra support for complex plugins, such as ACF, Metabox, Divi Builder, Fusion Builder (Avada), WPBakery Page Builder, Visual Composer, Elementor, Beaver Builder, Brizy Builder, Oxygen Builder, Slider Revolution, Justified Image Grid, Avia Framework, and many more!</li>
<li>Live Site Scan: Analyzes the online version of your website, potentially improving accuracy in some cases.</li>
<li>WP-CLI support: Allows you to run the plugin at a higher speed or automatically with direct server access (via SSH).</li>
</ul>


Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!

It certainly did help me clean up my media library!

Great plugin!

This plugin works great. I love the ability to trash images, run a broken link check to verify, and restore any images still needed, or permanently delete. I used Screaming Frog to run a broken link check after trashing the unused images with Media Cleaner, and no false positives were found. I was then able to confidentially delete all the unused images. The site's storage was reduced from 7 GB to 2.91 GB - which is a huge help when the hosting plan has a 10GB storage limit. I'm using it on another site today, and will continue to recommend it to clients who have out of control Media Libraries.

Update: I used Media Cleaner on another site and it found 14GB of unused media which took the site storage from 15GB to 1GB.

Totally worked - reduced site storage size from 7 GB to 2.91 GB


Much of my work in my consultancy is to take in new clients and help fix up any mess or configuration issues.



Many websites, particularly e-commerce shops gets a ton of products in and out and after a few years the media library can get pretty massive.



Using this media cleaner plugin has helped me clean up gigabytes of unused media files on many websites.



This helps to make backups much faster, and my customers have an easier time finding the right images. Thank you.


Huge timesaver


It works perfectly. Thank you so much. 


Nice plugin

Are you looking to clean up 85000 images after you removed 50000 posts from a website?
This is the solution, it will just take a while, but it is something that there are no options, :-)

The best solution


This plugin is full of little popups begging you not to give it a bad review if it just happens to not be very good at what it's supposed to do. Well sorry guys, but this is a terrible plugin. It's a nice idea to scan media you're using and media you're not and delete the latter, but the problem is there are so many ways you can be using media that it's just not sensitive to, and so it's a hard to imaging a single site where it won't throw the baby out with the bathwater, with disastrous effects, deleting lots of media that you're using or linking to. For example, it deletes PDFs links via custom fields. It deletes images when they are the background of an element. Of course you need to backup before you use it - and it rightly warns you to do so - but you shouldn't have to assume a plugin will destroy your site and be making plans for when it inevitably does. Backups are meant for emergencies. The work involved in fixing a site afterwards is intense.


They beg you not to give a bad review


A unused media feature is something that has greatly been needed in the WordPress core for a long time now. The unattached is pretty useless and ends up deleted used media throughout the WordPress installation. Jordy and his team have so far been super responsive and we're very impressed in the code of the plugin being WordPress plugin developers ourselves. This is a tool that we're glad to add to our toolkit while building sites for clients. Great work and we're excited to see what new features you bring in the future. 


Filling a much needed gap in WordPress


Helped me to cleanup my WordPress install easily. Thank you !I would love to see a GeneratePress/Generateblocks integration to detect images used as CSS background 💖


Excellent plugin

Clean your WordPress! Eliminate unused and broken media files. For a faster, and better website.

Younes JFR.

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<p><a href="https://awpreset.com?utm_source=wordpress_org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_content=awr_homepage" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced WordPress Reset</a> is the ultimate WordPress productivity and troubleshooting plugin for developers and enthusiasts.</p>
<p>With this plugin, you can Reset, Debug, Recover, and Automate your WordPress like never before, all in one place!</p>
<p>Whether you’re a seasoned developer or an ambitious beginner, our plugin will make your life easier and your workdays more productive.</p>
<p>📢 For users looking primarily to clean up their database and delete orphaned items, we recommend using the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner" rel="ugc">Advanced Database Cleaner</a> plugin.</p>
<h3>Truly Advanced WordPress Reset</h3>
<p>Whether you’re seeking simplicity or in-depth customization, this plugin offers you 3 powerful core Reset options that cater to most WordPress Reset needs:</p>
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<h4>Site Reset</h4>
<p>This is the most commonly used website Reset option as it preserves your data and focuses the Reset on the database and its content.</p>
<p>Elements that are removed are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Pages, Posts and Comments</li>
<li>Custom tables</li>
<li>Users (except the current admin user)</li>
<li>After the Reset, the following will remain untouched:</li>
</ul>
<p>Elements that are kept are:</p>
<ul>
<li>The current admin user</li>
<li>Files, Uploads, Themes, Child themes, Plugins, etc.</li>
<li>Basic WP settings like Site title, WP address, Site address, Time zone & Language</li>
<li>Non-WordPress Database Tables</li>
</ul>
<p>Site Reset is the ideal way to start over fresh without having to re-upload all your images & videos, reconfigure user access, reinstall themes and plugins…</p>
<h4>Nuclear Reset (Pro feature)</h4>
<p>Choose this option for a total reboot. This in-depth reset removes almost everything, from files to custom settings and database tables. It’s the closest you’ll get to a fresh WordPress install without the hassle.</p>
<p>The only things that are kept after a Nuclear Reset are:</p>
<ul>
<li>The current user for you to log in</li>
<li>This plugin’s files and data</li>
<li>Non-WordPress Database Tables</li>
</ul>
<h4>Custom Reset (Pro feature)</h4>
<p>If none of the above “out of the box” options fits your needs, try the Custom Reset option for even more control and flexibility. Set exactly what you want to reset and what you want to keep untouched:</p>
<ul>
<li>Choose which themes to activate, deactivate, or delete after the Reset</li>
<li>Choose which plugins to activate, deactivate, or delete after the Reset</li>
<li>Decide which users to keep after the Reset</li>
<li>Customize your blog info after the reset</li>
<li>You can also choose to keep things are they are for each element</li>
</ul>
<p>Once you’re happy with your choices, you can save your preferences in a Custom reset for easy later use. Repeat this process as needed, and you’ll end up with your very own library of tailored Resets!</p>
<p>As you can see, the Custom Reset feature provides you with full control over your Reset process.</p>
<p>In addition to the 3 core options above, we also have numerous individual reset tools that can be used to conduct laser-targeted partial resets of specific parts of your WordPress site.</p>
<p>For instance, you could choose to exclusively reset your menus and widgets while leaving the rest untouched.</p>
<h3>Tools & Collections for Partial Resets and Beyond</h3>
<p>The Tools section is an extension of the 3 main Reset options above that enables you to perform laser-targeted and custom partial Resets.</p>
<p>With an extensive library of Tools, you can have the most precise and granular control over what you want to reset using specific tools:</p>
<ul>
<li>Reset the ‘uploads’ folder (/wp-content/uploads) by deleting all its content. This includes images, videos, music, documents, subfolders, etc.</li>
<li>Reset Themes by deleting all themes (the plugin uses WordPress core functions to delete themes). You can keep the currently active theme or delete it as well</li>
<li>Delete all plugins (the plugin will deactivate them first then uninstall them using WordPress core functions)</li>
<li>Reset “wp-content” folder. All files and folders inside ‘/wp-content’ directory will be deleted and reset, except ‘index.php’ and the following folders: ‘plugins’, ‘themes’, ‘uploads’, and ‘mu-plugins’</li>
<li>Delete Must-use plugins. All MU plugins in ‘/wp-content/mu-plugins’ will be deleted. These are plugins that cannot be disabled except by removing their files from the must-use directory</li>
<li>Delete “.htaccess” file. This is a critical WordPress core file used to enable or disable features of websites hosted on Apache. In some cases, you may need to delete it to do some tests</li>
<li>Delete all comments. All types of comments including published, pending, spam, trashed… will be deleted. Comments meta will also be deleted</li>
<li>Delete pingbacks. Pingbacks allow you to notify other website owners that you have linked to their article on your website</li>
<li>Delete trackbacks. Although there are some minor technical differences, a trackback is the same thing as a pingback</li>
<li>…</li>
</ul>
<p>The above Tools can also be used to clean up and optimize a WordPress site in order to save disk space, improve performance, or simply reduce security risks by getting rid of unsafe plugins, themes, and files. the possibilities are endless and the only limit is your creativity!</p>
<p>To enable such advanced creative use cases, the Pro version of Advanced WordPress Reset lets you build <strong>Collections</strong> of tools where you can pick and choose the tools you want to include in a collection. Once a collection is built and saved, you will be able to run all the tools it contains with a single click of the mouse saving you valuable time and hassle.</p>
<p>To take things even further and empower our power users, the Pro version of the plugin has powerful automation and scheduling features that let you choose the time and frequency at which a collection is executed automatically by the system without the need for you to log in and run it manually.</p>
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<p>Whether it is a custom Partial Reset Collection, Cleanup Collection, or Optimization Collection… you’ll be able to automate and schedule its execution with unparalleled ease and control.</p>
<p>When used together, Collections and Scheduling become powerful tools to improve productivity and save time on repetitive yet essential tasks like maintenance or recurring environment resets. We’ve listed a few real-world use cases below for your reference.</p>
<h3>Snapshots and Restoration to the Rescue</h3>
<p>Because Resets perform critical actions on your database and contents with potentially catastrophic consequences on your site, it was imperative to include additional safety mechanisms you could resort to if need be.</p>
<p>Snapshots are a simple yet powerful way of taking full copies of your database to provide you with an invaluable safety net in case things go south. Simply restore your snapshot and you should be good to go.</p>
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<p>In other words, Snapshots create an undo button for Resets as far as database data is concerned. That’s why we highly recommend that you systematically take a snapshot of your site’s database before any Reset.</p>
<p>In fact, it’s always a good idea to take multiple snapshots at different points in time so you can have more than one option if you need to revert to a previous state of your site.</p>
<p>Since snapshots are similar in a way to backups, they can also be used to restore a hacked or damaged database. However, please understand that Snapshots DO NOT replace backups as they don’t save a copy of your files. We thus recommend you use one of the numerous backup tools available.</p>
<p>Even though taking a snapshot is free, quick and easy, our users are sometimes too busy or simply forget to do so. That’s why the plugin comes with a powerful scheduling Pro feature that automates the whole process for you. Just choose the options that best suit your needs and the system will take care of the rest for you.</p>
<h3>WP Switcher for in-depth compatibility Testing (Pro feature)</h3>
<p>Plugin and Theme developers rely on our plugin to speed up their tests and troubleshoot their creations. However, such tests are only as good as the version they are run on.</p>
<p>With WP Switcher, a unique feature in Advanced WordPress Reset, we make switching from one WordPress version to another a breeze! Now, you can truly ensure the compatibility of your plugin or theme across different WordPress versions by proactively detecting and addressing any version-specific issues.</p>
<p>WP Switcher offers a convenient one-click feature for changing versions, making it effortless to upgrade or downgrade your existing WordPress version.</p>
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<p>By utilizing the power of WP Switcher, you can expedite your testing workflow, making sure your projects operate flawlessly across all relevant WordPress versions.</p>
<h3>Advanced WordPress Reset in Real-world Scenarios</h3>
<p>Advanced WordPress Reset is designed to cater to a wide range of users and scenarios. From beginners using it to start over fresh to experienced developers getting creative in utilizing the plugin to automate maintenance or streamline new product testing. Let’s take a look at examples of both standard and advanced scenarios:</p>
<p><strong>Efficient Site Maintenance & Optimization:</strong> So you have a client and your contract is to maintain a perfectly working and optimized site for them. You could do this manually every now and then or turn on the autopilot thanks to the automation features included in the plugin. Start by composing the Collection of tools you want to run and decide on the frequency at which the system will execute them. That’s all, You have now saved yourself or your team countless hours going into the backend to remove or reset specific parts of the site on a weekly or monthly basis and you can even increase the frequency to daily execution if it’s a high traffic/content website.</p>
<p><strong>Exploratory Theme and Layout Testing:</strong> Some clients have a hard time with PSD or PNG designs and need to see a minimal live version of their future website before they can make a choice. Using Advanced WordPress Reset, you can venture into creative explorations of themes and layouts without the fear of leaving traces behind or having to do things over countless times. Test different designs with confidence, knowing that your site can be reset to its default state swiftly without losing all the data you uploaded or the menus you’ve created.</p>
<p><strong>Streamlined Debugging and Troubleshooting:</strong> So your site isn’t functioning as expected, and you’re left grappling with the frustration of not knowing where things went wrong. In collaborative environments, such as when multiple individuals contribute to the site, the source of the issue is never clear and it might even be a faulty plugin update, Who knows? Instead of banging your head against the wall or resorting to a complete reset that demands starting over from scratch, our solution allows you to reset specific site components that appear suspicious or have fallen into disuse. This targeted approach saves you the exasperation and significant time that would otherwise be spent in a complete redo, enabling you to swiftly identify the cause of the problem and get back on track.</p>
<p><strong>Quick Theme and Plugin Testing:</strong> Simplify and speed up plugin and theme testing by resetting your site to its initial state as many times as you need. Test plugins and themes comprehensively, ensuring accurate results and smooth compatibility.</p>
<p><strong>Hacked site Recovery:</strong> Picture this: It’s 6 a.m., and you are woken up by a frantic client reporting a site outage or worse, a ransom message on their homepage. With a sense of urgency, you navigate to the backend to locate the latest snapshot and swiftly restore it with a few clicks. Just like that, the site is back to normal, and you dial the client with reassuring news. As a developer or webmaster, you are well aware that attacks and technical glitches are much more frequent than we think, that’s why you had enabled the auto snapshot feature of advanced WordPress reset and scheduled it for run daily. While snapshots are not as comprehensive as backups, they are more reliable, faster to create, and take up less disk space making them a great alternative to backups.</p>
<p><strong>Performance Benchmarking & Troubleshooting:</strong> Your site is slow and you’re unsure if it’s the server, your site configuration, the theme, some plugins, PHP… By measuring the site speed in different states, the picture will become much clearer. Using Site Resets, Custom Resets, and Nuclear Resets, you can go as far as you need to until your performance issues disappear. This will help you quickly identify the root cause of the performance slump. Once the root cause is known, you can undo your actions and focus your efforts on fixing the exact problem causing the performance degradation. In this scenario, the smart combination of Resets and Snapshot restoration makes for a perfect toolset for performance benchmarking and troubleshooting.</p>
<p><strong>WordPress Update Rollback:</strong> Like most WordPress users, it’s hard to resist that update WordPress button. However, it’s not uncommon for an update to break something in your site. Unfortunately, once that happens, your choices are limited as there is no cancel update button! You can either spend hours trying to identify the cause and fix it or restore a full backup of the site if you have one. With WP Switcher, you now have one more option, downgrading your WordPress version until you find a working version.</p>
<p><strong>Client Site Recovery:</strong> It’s not uncommon for clients to mess things up and blame you for it. Whether your client’s site faces unexpected issues or requires a do-over, this plugin simplifies the recovery process. Quickly restore their site to its default state or rebuild it entirely, fostering efficient communication and client satisfaction.</p>
<p><strong>Demo Site Automatic Reset:</strong> Imagine you have a demo site for people to test drive your plugin or theme. After a few hours or days, you’ll certainly end up with a few pages, posts, and customizations made by users who are trying to get a feel for your tools. Instead of reinstalling the whole system again every now and then or running through everything to clean up the mess, you can simply create automatic partial resets and cleanups using Collection automation and scheduling. In addition to saving you time, you’ll also be able to increase frequency to improve user experience. tracking what they do, you can just schedule a collection to clean everything up and reset the whole demo site as it should be every 2 hours for example.</p>
<h3>Do more with Advanced WordPress Reset PRO</h3>
<p>While the free version has all you need to simply and quickly Reset your website, the Pro version is 10 times more powerful with professional-focussed features designed to turbocharge your WordPress development:</p>
<ul>
<li>Nuclear Resets</li>
<li>Custom Resets.</li>
<li>37 Partial Reset Tools instead of 14</li>
<li>Collections</li>
<li>Automation & Scheduling</li>
<li>WP Switcher</li>
<li>Priority access to new features</li>
</ul>
<h3>Get the #1 Top-Rated WP Reset Plugin</h3>
<p>Whether you opt for the Free or Pro version, you can’t go wrong with Advanced WordPress Reset. The numbers speak for themselves:</p>
<ul>
<li>1 Million+ Downloads: A testament to our reliability and usefulness.</li>
<li>Near Perfect Rating: Our 4.9 rating speaks to the quality and user satisfaction.</li>
<li>1,183 ratings: A massive vote of confidence only top plugins can boast</li>
</ul>
<p>Download Advanced WordPress Reset today and see for yourself.</p>


Advanced WordPress Reset – Debug, Recover & Reset WP

Really handy for when you're developing a new site and need to test drive plugins!

Does what it says on the tin!

Great Plugin

Awesome plugin, straight forward and did the job perfectly


Great, fast and quite reliable plugin for resetting your WP Installation.


Great, fast and reliable


Deleted default admin and frontpage is blank. Anything really useful is left for paid version.


Nothing useful in free version

The ultimate solution for resetting your WordPress database or specific components to their default settings using the advanced reset features.

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