Mehdi Rezaei

Thumbnail Remover and Size Manager 2.2 is a safer and more complete media-maintenance workflow for WordPress.
Instead of deleting thumbnails blindly, the plugin now helps you:
<ul>
<li>Preview cleanup results before removing files</li>
<li>Move thumbnails to plugin Trash instead of deleting permanently</li>
<li>Restore trashed thumbnails later if needed</li>
<li>Process large libraries in batches with visible progress</li>
<li>Detect orphan thumbnails left behind on disk</li>
<li>Detect probably unused media items across post content, featured images, and common builder data</li>
<li>Regenerate missing image sizes in batches</li>
<li>Review per-size analytics including file counts, storage usage, missing sizes, and orphan counts</li>
<li>Review recent activity logs and reporting summaries for cleanup, restore, backup, and regeneration workflows</li>
<li>Disable selected image sizes for future uploads</li>
<li>Create zip backups for all uploads or a specific year/month folder</li>
<li>Schedule recurring cleanup runs with configurable frequency, size scope, and folder scope</li>
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This release is built for site owners, developers, agencies, and anyone trying to reduce thumbnail bloat without risking accidental data loss.
<h3>Features</h3>
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<li>Dry run / preview before cleanup</li>
<li>Trash and Restore workflow for safer deletion</li>
<li>Batch processing with real progress for scan, cleanup, and regeneration</li>
<li>Unused media detection</li>
<li>Orphan thumbnail detection</li>
<li>Regenerate missing sizes</li>
<li>Per-size analytics dashboard</li>
<li>Reporting and recent activity logs</li>
<li>Advanced filters for image format, usage status, and orphan-only cleanup</li>
<li>Image size disable controls for future uploads</li>
<li>Media backup export to zip</li>
<li>Scheduled cleanup powered by WP-Cron</li>
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Thumbnail Remover and Size Manager

Safely analyze, preview, trash, restore, schedule, regenerate, report on, and manage WordPress thumbnails and image sizes.

wpsqr

WPSQR Media Protector helps you safely manage your WordPress media library by preventing accidental deletion of images that are currently in use anywhere on your site.
If you’ve ever broken layouts, posts, or WooCommerce products by deleting an image that was still being used, this plugin solves that problem.
The plugin scans your website, detects where each image is used, and blocks deletion of images that are still referenced — keeping your site intact and error-free.
<h3>Why Use WPSQR Media Protector?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Prevent broken pages caused by deleted images</li>
<li>Safely clean and manage large media libraries</li>
<li>Ideal for content-heavy sites, blogs, and WooCommerce stores</li>
<li>Works with standard and custom post types</li>
</ul>
<h3>Core Features:</h3>
<ul>
<li>
Image Usage Detection 
Detects where images are used across posts, pages, categories, tags, custom post types, and WooCommerce content.
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Deletion Protection 
Automatically prevents deletion of images that are still in use and displays a clear warning message.
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Usage Reports Dashboard 
View reports showing:
<ul>
<li>Total images scanned</li>
<li>Images pending processing</li>
<li>Estimated processing time</li>
</ul>
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Background Processing 
Scan large media libraries safely without blocking your site.
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<li>
Cancel Anytime 
Stop image processing whenever needed and resume later.
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WooCommerce Compatible 
Protects product images, gallery images, and category thumbnails.
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Plugin Compatibility 
Designed to work alongside popular image optimization plugins.
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</ul>
<h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
<ol>
<li>Ensure the WPSQR-Media-Protector plugin is activated and your WordPress version is at least 5.2.</li>
<li>Deactivate other plugins to check for conflicts.</li>
</ol>

WPSQR Media Protector – Prevent Used Image Deletion

Protect your WordPress media library by preventing the deletion of images that are actively used across your website.

Thumbnail Remover and Size Manager vs WPSQR Media Protector – Prevent Used Image Deletion