WPCreatix

<p><strong>Media Sweep: The Ultimate WordPress Media Library Cleaner</strong></p>
<p>Media Sweep is a powerful WordPress plugin designed to help you reclaim valuable server space by identifying and safely removing unused media files from your WordPress site. Whether you’re dealing with orphaned attachments, forgotten uploads, or files left behind by themes and plugins, Media Sweep provides a comprehensive solution to keep your media library clean and organized.</p>
<p>Perfect for bloggers, agencies, e-commerce sites, and any WordPress website looking to optimize storage space and improve site performance.</p>
<p>🚀 <strong>Key Benefits:</strong></p>
<p>✅ <strong>Reclaim Server Space</strong> – Remove unused files and free up valuable storage<br />
✅ <strong>Improve Site Performance</strong> – Faster backups and reduced server load<br />
✅ <strong>Safe & Reversible</strong> – Files moved to trash folder, not permanently deleted<br />
✅ <strong>Smart Detection</strong> – Advanced algorithms identify truly unused files<br />
✅ <strong>Batch Operations</strong> – Process multiple files efficiently<br />
✅ <strong>Detailed Analytics</strong> – Comprehensive scan reports and file insights</p>
<h3>🎯 Core Features</h3>
<h3>🔍 Dual Scan Modes</h3>
<p><strong>Media Library Scan</strong><br />
* Scans all media attachments in your WordPress library<br />
* Checks for usage in posts, pages, and custom fields<br />
* Detects thumbnail and size variations<br />
* Identifies gallery shortcodes and blocks<br />
* Fast and efficient for large media libraries<br />
* <em>Recommended for most WordPress sites</em></p>
<p><strong>File System Scan</strong><br />
* Deep scan of your uploads directory<br />
* Finds orphaned files not in the media library<br />
* Detects cache and temporary files<br />
* Identifies theme and plugin generated files<br />
* Comprehensive but may take longer to complete<br />
* <em>Best for sites with file management plugins</em></p>
<h3>📊 Smart File Detection</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Usage Analysis</strong> – Checks posts, pages, custom fields, and widgets</li>
<li><strong>Database Scanning</strong> – Searches content for file references</li>
<li><strong>Shortcode Detection</strong> – Identifies gallery and media shortcodes</li>
<li><strong>Block Analysis</strong> – Scans Gutenberg blocks for media usage</li>
<li><strong>Plugin Integration</strong> – Detects files used by popular plugins</li>
<li><strong>Theme Assets</strong> – Identifies theme-related media files</li>
</ul>
<h3>🗂️ Advanced File Management</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Status Classification</strong> – Files categorized as In Use, Unused, or Orphaned</li>
<li><strong>Bulk Actions</strong> – Select and process multiple files at once</li>
<li><strong>Smart Filtering</strong> – Filter by file type, status, date, and directory</li>
<li><strong>Search Functionality</strong> – Quickly find specific files</li>
<li><strong>Preview Mode</strong> – View files before taking action</li>
<li><strong>Detailed File Info</strong> – Size, type, usage locations, and more</li>
</ul>
<h3>🛡️ Safety Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Trash System</strong> – Files moved to secure trash folder, not deleted</li>
<li><strong>Restore Capability</strong> – Easily restore accidentally removed files</li>
<li><strong>Backup Integration</strong> – Works with popular backup plugins</li>
<li><strong>Progress Monitoring</strong> – Real-time scan progress with pause/resume</li>
<li><strong>System Resources</strong> – Intelligent resource management prevents timeouts</li>
<li><strong>Rollback Protection</strong> – Safe operations with detailed logging</li>
</ul>
<h3>📈 Comprehensive Analytics</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Scan History</strong> – Track all previous scans and results</li>
<li><strong>Storage Statistics</strong> – See exactly how much space you’ve reclaimed</li>
<li><strong>File Breakdown</strong> – Detailed analysis by file type and status</li>
<li><strong>Usage Patterns</strong> – Understand your media library usage</li>
<li><strong>Performance Metrics</strong> – Scan duration and processing statistics</li>
</ul>
<h3>🚀 Easy 3-Step Process</h3>
<p><strong>Step 1: Choose Scan Type</strong><br />
* Select Media Library or File System scan based on your needs<br />
* Configure advanced options for thorough analysis</p>
<p><strong>Step 2: Run the Scan</strong><br />
* Watch real-time progress as Media Sweep analyzes your files<br />
* Pause and resume scans as needed without losing progress</p>
<p><strong>Step 3: Review & Clean</strong><br />
* Browse detected files with detailed information<br />
* Use bulk actions to efficiently process multiple files<br />
* Restore files from trash if needed</p>
<h3>🔧 Advanced Configuration</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Scan Options</strong> – Deep scan, thumbnail inclusion, custom field checking</li>
<li><strong>File Type Filters</strong> – Focus on specific file types (images, documents, etc.)</li>
<li><strong>Directory Exclusions</strong> – Skip specific folders during scans</li>
<li><strong>Performance Settings</strong> – Adjust batch sizes and resource limits</li>
<li><strong>Automation Rules</strong> – Set up automatic cleanup schedules (planned for future versions)</li>
</ul>
<h3>💡 Perfect For</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Content Creators</strong> – Bloggers and publishers with large media libraries</li>
<li><strong>Web Agencies</strong> – Managing multiple client sites efficiently</li>
<li><strong>E-commerce Sites</strong> – Cleaning up product images and assets</li>
<li><strong>Membership Sites</strong> – Optimizing user-generated content</li>
<li><strong>Portfolio Sites</strong> – Managing large image collections</li>
<li><strong>News Sites</strong> – Handling high-volume media uploads</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Need help with Media Sweep? We’re here to assist!</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Support Forum:</strong> <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-sweep/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org support forum</a></li>
<li><strong>Feature Requests:</strong> <a href="https://wpcreatix.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">Submit ideas and suggestions</a></li>
<li><strong>Bug Reports:</strong> <a href="https://wpcreatix.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">Report issues for quick resolution</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>Media Sweep respects your privacy and does not collect or transmit any personal data. All file analysis and cleanup operations are performed locally on your server. No external services are contacted during plugin operation.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Media Sweep is crafted with ❤️ by the <a href="https://wpcreatix.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WPCreatix</a> team. We’re passionate about creating tools that help WordPress users optimize and maintain their websites efficiently.</p>
<p>Special thanks to the WordPress community for their continuous feedback and support in making this plugin better.</p>


Media Sweep – WordPress Media Cleaner

Clean up your WordPress Media Library by finding and removing unused files. Safely scan, preview, and sweep away orphaned media to keep your site fast …

Jose Mortellaro

<p>Load plugins only where you need them. No bloat, no conflicts, more speed. Deactivate plugins where they don’t add anything useful.</p>
<h3>Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages</h3>
<p>FDP allows you to <strong>deactivate plugins on specific pages</strong> for <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/speed+optimization/" rel="ugc">speed optimization</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/debugging/" rel="ugc">debugging</a> and <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/problem-solving/" rel="ugc">problem-solving</a>.</p>
<p>It works for every page, blog posts, custom posts that are publicly queryable, archives and backend pages.</p>
<p>Turning off plugins selectively can improve the performance, but also solve conflicts between plugins.</p>
<h3>🚀 Deactivate plugins on specific pages to improve the performance</h3>
<p>With FDP you can <strong>disable the entire plugins</strong> where you don’t need them. It will not only <strong>clean up the assets</strong> of third-party plugins, their PHP code will not run either. Hence, your pages will have <strong>fewer HTTP requests and fewer database queries</strong>.</p>
<p>You will <strong>improve the TTFB (time to first byte) also when the page is not served by cache</strong>.</p>
<p>Usually, the number of the needed plugin on a specific page is lower than the number of globally active plugins.</p>
<p>Why don’t you keep the plugins active only on the pages where you need them?</p>
<p>Most of the plugins load their assets and query the database on all the pages, no matter if they do something useful. This causes many times a worsening of the performance.</p>
<p>With FDP no matter how many plugins you have, you can keep them active only where you need them.</p>
<h3>🧹 How to stop a plugin on specific WordPress pages</h3>
<p>Watch this video to have an overview of how to clean up your website with Freesoul Deactivate Plugins.</p>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dJVJXUF4GY8?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<h3>🥊 Deactivate plugins on specific pages to solve conflicts between plugins</h3>
<p>With FDP you can preview the page loading specific plugins. This is very useful to detect which plugin is causing issues.</p>
<p>Look <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-check-which-plugin-causes-issues/" rel="nofollow ugc">How to check which plugin is causing issues in 1 minute</a> for more details.</p>
<p>If on a specific page you keep active only the plugins that you really need, most of the time the probability of having conflicts between plugins is lower.</p>
<h3>🆓 Features of the free version. With the free version of FDP you can:</h3>
<p>⭐ Conditional plugin loading<br />
⭐ Deactivate plugins on <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-deactivate-plugiins-on-specific-pages/singles/" rel="nofollow ugc">specific pages, posts, custom posts</a>, <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-deactivate-plugiins-on-specific-pages/post-types/" rel="nofollow ugc">post types</a>, <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-deactivate-plugiins-on-specific-pages/archives/" rel="nofollow ugc">archives</a>, <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-deactivate-plugiins-on-specific-pages/term-archives/" rel="nofollow ugc">term archives</a>, <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-deactivate-plugiins-on-specific-pages/search/" rel="nofollow ugc">search results page</a>, <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/documentation/device/" rel="nofollow ugc">devices</a><br />
⭐ Deactivate the JavaScript execution for problem solving (preview on front-end)<br />
⭐ Deactivate plugins by custom URL on the <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-deactivate-plugiins-on-specific-pages/custom-urls/" rel="nofollow ugc">frontend</a><br />
⭐ Have an automatic suggestion about the unused plugins for the homepage<br />
⭐ Change plugins firing order<br />
⭐ Create a functional plugin in no time<br />
⭐ Import/Export list of favourite plugins<br />
⭐ See a preview of the pages deactivating specific plugins and switching to another theme without affecting the public site<br />
⭐ See a preview of the page with Google Page Speed Insights for single posts, pages and custom posts (preview without cache, the page may give lower score without cache, use it for comparisons during the optimization)</p>
<p>and much more.</p>
<h3>👑 Features of the PRO version. The premium version also includes:</h3>
<p>⭐ Unused plugins automatic suggestion both for frontend and backend<br />
⭐ Unused plugins automatic check after content update<br />
⭐ Recording of Ajax activities to find out on which Ajax action you need to disable specific plugins<br />
⭐ Recording of Post activities to find out on which Post action you need to disable specific plugins<br />
⭐ Rest APIs cleanup<br />
⭐ Translated URLs cleanup<br />
⭐ Cron Jobs cleanup<br />
⭐ General bloat deaactivation<br />
⭐ Options autoload management<br />
⭐ Stylesheests and scripts deactivation of remaining active plugins, theme and core<br />
⭐ Import/Export FDP settings<br />
⭐ Bulk actions to activate/deactivate plugins in the FDP settings<br />
⭐ Deactivate plugins in the <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-deactivate-plugiins-on-specific-pages/backend/" rel="nofollow ugc">backend</a><br />
⭐ Deactivate plugins by custom URL on the <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-deactivate-plugiins-on-specific-pages/backend/" rel="nofollow ugc">backend</a><br />
⭐ Plugins deactivation by logged and unlogged user<br />
⭐ Automatic GTMetrix and Google PSI reports generation</p>
<h3>🧹 📱 Clean up on mobile</h3>
<p>FDP allows you to disable specific plugins for mobile devices. But if you disable a plugin on mobile, that plugin will be disabled on all the pages on mobile.<br />
If you want to selectively disable plugins on mobile pages, you can install <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/specific-content-for-mobile/" rel="ugc">Specific Content For Mobile</a> that is fully integrated with FDP.<br />
If you create mobile versions with SCFM, you will find the mobile pages in the FDP Singles settings. There you can disable plugins as you do with normal desktop pages.<br />
FDP and SCFM together are powerful tools to selectively clean up mobile pages.<br />
If you clean up the mobile, remember to set up your <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/cache/" rel="ugc">caching plugin</a> to separate the desktop and mobile cache, in another case you may have issues.<br />
For instance <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/" rel="ugc">W3 Total Cache</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache/" rel="ugc">WP Fastest Cache</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/powered-cache/" rel="ugc">Powered Cache</a>, and <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/litespeed-cache/" rel="ugc">LiteSpeed Cache</a> are caching plugins that can serve a different cache on mobile.</p>
<h3>⚠ Requirements</h3>
<p>Only the permalink structures “Day and name”, “Month and name”, “Post name”  and the custom ones ending with “%postname%” are supported for permanently deactivating plugins (they are also better for SEO).</p>
<p>You will not be able to disable plugins in a permanent way with other permalink structures.</p>
<p>The same if you are using plugins to change the permalinks, e.g., Permalink Manager Lite.</p>
<h3>🔌 FDP add-ons</h3>
<p>🔌 <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Freesoul Deactivate Plugins PRO</a><br />
🔌 <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/editor-cleanup-for-oxygen/" rel="ugc">Editor Cleanup For Oxygen</a><br />
🔌 <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/editor-cleanup-for-elementor/" rel="ugc">Editor Cleanup For Elementor</a><br />
🔌 <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/editor-cleanup-for-avada/" rel="ugc">Editor Cleanup For Avada</a><br />
🔌 <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/editor-cleanup-for-wpbakery/" rel="ugc">Editor Cleanup For WPBakery</a><br />
🔌 <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/editor-cleanup-for-divi-builder/" rel="ugc">Editor Cleanup For Divi Builder</a><br />
🔌 <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/editor-cleanup-for-flatsome/" rel="ugc">Editor Cleanup For Flatsome</a></p>
<h3>🚀 Recommended plugins to use in conjunction with FDP to improve performance</h3>
<p>🔌 Caching plugins: <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/" rel="ugc">W3 Total Cache</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fastest-cache/" rel="ugc">WP Fastest Cache</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-optimize/" rel="ugc">WP Optimize</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/comet-cache/" rel="ugc">Comet Cache</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/cache-enabler/" rel="ugc">Cache Enabler</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/hyper-cache/" rel="ugc">Hyper Cache</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/" rel="ugc">WP Super Cache</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/litespeed-cache/" rel="ugc">LiteSpeed Cache</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/sg-cachepress/" rel="ugc">SiteGround Optmizer</a>. All of those caching plugins are compatible with Freesoul Deactivate Plugins. If your favorite caching plugin is not compatible for any reason, let us know it.<br />
🔌 Plugins to convert WebP like: <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/webp-converter-for-media/" rel="ugc">WebP ConverterrFor Media</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/imagify/" rel="ugc">Imagify – Optimize Images & Convert WebP</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-smushit/" rel="ugc">Smush</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/webp-express/" rel="ugc">WebP Express</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortpixel-image-optimiser/" rel="ugc">ShortPixel</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/tiny-compress-images/" rel="ugc">TinyPNG</a>. All those plugins to convert WebP are compatible with Freesoul Deactivate Plugins. If your favorite WebP converter plugin is not compatible with FDP, let us know.<br />
🔌 Lazy loading videos is not enough if they are near the viewport. For loading videos on click, you can use <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/load-video-on-click/" rel="ugc">Load Video On Click</a><br />
🔌 Inline the first image that appear in the viewport directly to the HTML if it’s not too big with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/inline-image-base64/" rel="ugc">Inline Image Base64</a></p>
<p>FDP is compatible with all <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/optimization/" rel="ugc">optimization plugins</a>. If your favorite plugin isn’t in the list above, and it gives conflicts, don’t hesitate to open a thread on the support forum.</p>
<h3>🖤 Recommended plugins to use in conjunction with FDP for plugins management</h3>
<p>🔌 <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/plugversions/" rel="ugc">PlugVersions</a>: Easily rollback to previous versions of your plugins<br />
🔌 <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/rename-plugins-folder/" rel="ugc">Rename Plugins Folder</a>: Rename the plugins folder to add a layer of protection to your website.</p>
<h3>🚫 Plugins not compatible with Freesoul Deactivate Plugins</h3>
<p>🔌 <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/domain-mapping-system/" rel="ugc">Domain Mapping System</a>: It loads Freemius on the frontend and this may cause the unexpacted deactivationg of some plugins.<br />
🔌 <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-menu-editor/" rel="ugc">Admin Menu Editor</a>: It gives you the possibility to customize the admin menu. If you disable plugins on the backend pages, this plugin is not compatible with FDP.</p>
<h3>𐧺 Multisites</h3>
<p>If you have a Multisite Installation, in every single site you will be able to manage only the plugins which are active on that site. FDP will not see those plugins that are globally active in the Network. And you have to activate FDP on every single site, not globally on the Network.</p>
<h3>❓Frequently Asked Questions</h3>
<p>Here you will find <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-deactivate-plugiins-on-specific-pages/faqs/" rel="nofollow ugc">the frequently asked questions</a>.</p>
<h3>🔐 How can I report security bugs?</h3>
<p>You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team helps validate, triage, and handle any security vulnerabilities. <a href="https://patchstack.com/database/vdp/freesoul-deactivate-plugins" rel="nofollow ugc">Report a security vulnerability.</a></p>
<h3>🛟 Help</h3>
<p>Read <strong><a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-deactivate-plugiins-on-specific-pages/" rel="nofollow ugc">📄 how deactivate plugins on specific pages</a></strong> to learn how to selectively load only the plugins that you really need.</p>
<p>For any question or if something doesn’t work, don’t hesitate to open a thread on the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/freesoul-deactivate-plugins/" rel="ugc">support forum</a><br />
Enabling debugging in wp-config.php is often one of the easiest ways to diagnose issues in WordPress. It helps you understand what’s going wrong by displaying error messages and logs.<br />
Need a step-by-step guide? Read <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-to-enable-debugging-in-wordpress-a-step-by-step-guide/" rel="nofollow ugc">this detailed tutorial</a> on <a href="https://freesoul-deactivate-plugins.com/how-to-enable-debugging-in-wordpress-a-step-by-step-guide/" rel="nofollow ugc">how to enable debugging in WordPress</a> to learn more.</p>


Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages

Must have plugin!


Excellent plugin, a savior for troubleshooting issues and optimize websites performance. Highly recommended!


Amazing plugin!

Load plugins only where you need them. No bloat, no conflicts, more speed. Deactivate plugins where they don't add anything useful.

Media Sweep – WordPress Media Cleaner vs Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages