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Media Sweep: The Ultimate WordPress Media Library Cleaner
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.
Perfect for bloggers, agencies, e-commerce sites, and any WordPress website looking to optimize storage space and improve site performance.
🚀 Key Benefits:
✅ Reclaim Server Space – Remove unused files and free up valuable storage 
✅ Improve Site Performance – Faster backups and reduced server load 
✅ Safe & Reversible – Files moved to trash folder, not permanently deleted 
✅ Smart Detection – Advanced algorithms identify truly unused files 
✅ Batch Operations – Process multiple files efficiently 
✅ Detailed Analytics – Comprehensive scan reports and file insights
<h3>🎯 Core Features</h3>
<h3>🔍 Dual Scan Modes</h3>
Media Library Scan 
* Scans all media attachments in your WordPress library 
* Checks for usage in posts, pages, and custom fields 
* Detects thumbnail and size variations 
* Identifies gallery shortcodes and blocks 
* Fast and efficient for large media libraries 
* Recommended for most WordPress sites
File System Scan 
* Deep scan of your uploads directory 
* Finds orphaned files not in the media library 
* Detects cache and temporary files 
* Identifies theme and plugin generated files 
* Comprehensive but may take longer to complete 
* Best for sites with file management plugins
<h3>📊 Smart File Detection</h3>
<ul>
<li>Usage Analysis – Checks posts, pages, custom fields, and widgets</li>
<li>Database Scanning – Searches content for file references</li>
<li>Shortcode Detection – Identifies gallery and media shortcodes</li>
<li>Block Analysis – Scans Gutenberg blocks for media usage</li>
<li>Plugin Integration – Detects files used by popular plugins</li>
<li>Theme Assets – Identifies theme-related media files</li>
</ul>
<h3>🗂️ Advanced File Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Status Classification – Files categorized as In Use, Unused, or Orphaned</li>
<li>Bulk Actions – Select and process multiple files at once</li>
<li>Smart Filtering – Filter by file type, status, date, and directory</li>
<li>Search Functionality – Quickly find specific files</li>
<li>Preview Mode – View files before taking action</li>
<li>Detailed File Info – Size, type, usage locations, and more</li>
</ul>
<h3>🛡️ Safety Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Trash System – Files moved to secure trash folder, not deleted</li>
<li>Restore Capability – Easily restore accidentally removed files</li>
<li>Backup Integration – Works with popular backup plugins</li>
<li>Progress Monitoring – Real-time scan progress with pause/resume</li>
<li>System Resources – Intelligent resource management prevents timeouts</li>
<li>Rollback Protection – Safe operations with detailed logging</li>
</ul>
<h3>📈 Comprehensive Analytics</h3>
<ul>
<li>Scan History – Track all previous scans and results</li>
<li>Storage Statistics – See exactly how much space you’ve reclaimed</li>
<li>File Breakdown – Detailed analysis by file type and status</li>
<li>Usage Patterns – Understand your media library usage</li>
<li>Performance Metrics – Scan duration and processing statistics</li>
</ul>
<h3>🚀 Easy 3-Step Process</h3>
Step 1: Choose Scan Type 
* Select Media Library or File System scan based on your needs 
* Configure advanced options for thorough analysis
Step 2: Run the Scan 
* Watch real-time progress as Media Sweep analyzes your files 
* Pause and resume scans as needed without losing progress
Step 3: Review & Clean 
* Browse detected files with detailed information 
* Use bulk actions to efficiently process multiple files 
* Restore files from trash if needed
<h3>🔧 Advanced Configuration</h3>
<ul>
<li>Scan Options – Deep scan, thumbnail inclusion, custom field checking</li>
<li>File Type Filters – Focus on specific file types (images, documents, etc.)</li>
<li>Directory Exclusions – Skip specific folders during scans</li>
<li>Performance Settings – Adjust batch sizes and resource limits</li>
<li>Automation Rules – Set up automatic cleanup schedules (planned for future versions)</li>
</ul>
<h3>💡 Perfect For</h3>
<ul>
<li>Content Creators – Bloggers and publishers with large media libraries</li>
<li>Web Agencies – Managing multiple client sites efficiently</li>
<li>E-commerce Sites – Cleaning up product images and assets</li>
<li>Membership Sites – Optimizing user-generated content</li>
<li>Portfolio Sites – Managing large image collections</li>
<li>News Sites – Handling high-volume media uploads</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
Need help with Media Sweep? We’re here to assist!
<ul>
<li>Support Forum: <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-sweep/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org support forum</a></li>
<li>Feature Requests: <a href="https://wpcreatix.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">Submit ideas and suggestions</a></li>
<li>Bug Reports: <a href="https://wpcreatix.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">Report issues for quick resolution</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
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.
<h3>Credits</h3>
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.
Special thanks to the WordPress community for their continuous feedback and support in making this plugin better.

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 …

Brice Capobianco

Let you delete your posts revisions individually or all at once (purge or bulk action). Compatible with Gutenberg (experimental) and classic editor.
<h4>What does it do?</h4>
Simple Revisions Delete adds a discreet link within a post submit box to let you purge (delete) its revisions via AJAX. Bulk actions also available.
It helps you keep a clean database by removing unnecessary posts revisions. Unlike other similar plugins, it lets you delete only specific posts revisions, not all your site revisions at once. 
The plugin is perfectly integrated in the WordPress back-end, and uses native core functions to safely delete revisions. 
It is very lightweight, very simple to use, and just does the job!
<h4>How does it work?</h4>
The plugin adds a discreet link in the post submit box, next to the default revisions counter (see screenshots section). 
When you click on it, it will purge the appropriate post revisions via AJAX (no JS is also support). 
It also add a new bulk action option in the post/page row view to let you purge revisions of multiple posts at once.
<h4>What’s new?</h4>
Since v2 you can now purge all your posts revisions from within the Gutenberg editor. 
Keep in mind that this feature is experimental. I haven’t yet find any way to make it works in a proper way with the current block editor available methods. I’m using jQuery (and AJAX) which is pretty much a hack (a workaround) and not a clean method considering the langages using by the Block Editor.
Since v1.3 you can delete a single revision at once (see screenshots).
<a href="http://b-website.com/simple-revisions-delete-free-wordpress-plugin" title="Plugin page" rel="nofollow ugc">See plugin page</a>
NOTE: There is no admin page for this plugin – none is needed.
<h4>Post Types support</h4>
The default supported post types are post and page, but you can easily add custom post types or remove default post types with the following hook:
<pre><code>function bweb_wpsrd_add_post_types( $postTypes ){
 $postTypes[] = 'additional-cpt';
 $postTypes[] = 'another-cpt';
 return $postTypes;
}
add_filter( 'wpsrd_post_types_list', 'bweb_wpsrd_add_post_types' );
</code></pre>
See CODEX to add support to all CPTs: https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_post_types
<h4>Custom user capability</h4>
The default capability to purge or remove rivisions is delete_post, but you can override this with the following hook:
<pre><code>function bweb_wpsrd_capability() {
 return 'edit_post';
}
add_filter('wpsrd_capability', 'bweb_wpsrd_capability');
</code></pre>
<h4>Languages</h4>
The plugin only bears a few sentences, but you can easily translate them through .MO & .PO files. Currently available languages are:
<ul>
<li>English</li>
<li>French</li>
<li>Deutsch – Thanks to <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mallard66" title="mallard66" rel="nofollow ugc">mallard66</a></li>
<li>Dutch – Thanks to <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/jondor" title="jondor" rel="nofollow ugc">jondor</a></li>
</ul>
Become a translator and send me your translation! <a href="http://b-website.com/contact" title="Contact" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact-me</a>
<a href="http://b-website.com/category/plugins-en" title="More plugins by b*web" rel="nofollow ugc">CHECK OUT MY OTHER PLUGINS</a>
Please ask for help or report bugs if anything goes wrong. It is the best way to make the community benefit!

Simple Revisions Delete


Installed and activated on WordPress 6.2.2, opened a page in the block editor and clicked Purge. Done.



A really clean implementation of this feature. Very nice work @brikou!



When you get a chance, give it a test run yourself in WordPress 6.3 and update the Tested up to header. This shouldn't be missed out on because of a "Has not been tested with your version of WordPress" message!


Clean and simple

Simple Revisions Delete adds a discreet link within a post submit box to let you purge (delete) its revisions via AJAX. Bulk actions also available.

Media Sweep – WordPress Media Cleaner vs Simple Revisions Delete