Olivier Bigras

Oli Media Cleaner scans your entire WordPress site to find media files that are no longer in use. It performs a deep analysis across multiple sources to accurately determine which files are safe to remove.
<h4>What Gets Scanned</h4>
<ul>
<li>Post & page content — all post types, Gutenberg blocks, classic editor</li>
<li>Featured images — all post types including WooCommerce product variations</li>
<li>Custom fields (post meta) — any plugin or theme that stores attachment IDs or URLs</li>
<li>ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) — image, file, gallery, repeater, flexible content, group, clone fields, and Options pages</li>
<li>WooCommerce — product galleries, variation images</li>
<li>Elementor — page builder widget data</li>
<li>Theme files — PHP, CSS, JS templates scanned for hardcoded image references</li>
<li>CSS background images — inline styles in post content</li>
<li>Widgets — image, gallery, text, custom HTML widgets</li>
<li>Site identity — site logo, site icon, theme mods</li>
<li>Serialized data — deep scan of complex plugin data structures</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Batch scanning — processes 50 attachments per batch to avoid timeouts</li>
<li>Whitelist — protect files you want to keep even if unused</li>
<li>Bulk actions — trash, whitelist, restore, or permanently delete multiple files at once</li>
<li>Trash All — one-click batch trash of all unused images with progress bar (handles thousands)</li>
<li>Scheduled auto-cleanup — enable daily, twice daily, or weekly automatic scan and trash via WP-Cron</li>
<li>Progress bar — real-time scanning progress</li>
<li>No external dependencies — uses native WordPress admin styles, no Bootstrap or jQuery UI</li>
<li>Zero custom database tables — stores data in WordPress options</li>
<li>Clean uninstall — removes all plugin data on deletion</li>
</ul>
<h4>How to Use</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to Oli Media Cleaner under Media in the WordPress admin sidebar</li>
<li>Click Scan for Unused Media</li>
<li>Review the results in the Unused tab</li>
<li>Whitelist any files you want to keep</li>
<li>Trash files you don’t need</li>
<li>Go to the Trash tab to permanently delete or restore files</li>
</ol>

Oli Media Cleaner

Scan and remove unused media files from your WordPress site to free up disk space.

Moheeb Arif

MA Smart Image Cleaner helps WordPress site owners identify unused images in their Media Library and clean storage safely.
Over time, WordPress sites accumulate hundreds of unused images from deleted pages, design changes, and testing uploads. These unused files increase storage usage, slow down backups, and clutter the admin area.
This plugin focuses on analysis first, deletion last — giving you full control before removing anything.
<h3>🔍 Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Detect unused images in the Media Library</li>
<li>Analyze image usage across:
<ul>
<li>Posts and Pages</li>
<li>Custom Post Types</li>
<li>Featured Images</li>
<li>Gutenberg blocks</li>
<li>Elementor content</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Safe preview before deleting</li>
<li>Move images to Trash (no forced permanent deletion)</li>
<li>Bulk actions with confirmation</li>
<li>Estimated storage savings</li>
<li>Background scanning using WordPress Cron</li>
<li>Clean and lightweight admin interface</li>
<li>Beginner-friendly and open-source</li>
</ul>
🚫 No auto-delete 
🚫 No ads 
🚫 No tracking 
🚫 No upsells
Perfect for bloggers, agencies, businesses, NGOs, and developers who want a clean and optimized WordPress site.
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<ol>
<li>The plugin scans all image attachments</li>
<li>It checks where images are used across your site</li>
<li>Images are marked as:
<ul>
<li>Used</li>
<li>Unused</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>You review the results and decide what to delete</li>
</ol>
Nothing is removed automatically.
<h3>Contributing</h3>
This is an open-source plugin. Contributions, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome.
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.

MA Smart Image Cleaner

Safely find and clean unused images in your WordPress Media Library without breaking your website.

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