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<h4>Why This Plugin Is Different</h4>
Most media cleaner plugins help you delete unused images. This plugin fixes a fundamental WordPress problem first.
WordPress has a built-in “Unattached” filter in the Media Library. The idea is simple: it shows you media files that aren’t connected to any post, so you can decide whether to keep or delete them.
The problem? WordPress only marks media as “attached” if it was uploaded directly through the post editor. Any image added through ACF fields, Gutenberg blocks, page builders, widgets, theme options, or shortcodes shows as “Unattached” — even though it’s actively being used on your site.
This makes WordPress’s native “Unattached” filter completely unreliable.
<h4>How Unattached Media Manager Fixes This</h4>
This plugin scans your entire site, finds every place where media files are actually being used, and properly attaches them to their parent posts. Once attached:
<ul>
<li>WordPress’s “Unattached” filter actually works — It now shows only truly unused media</li>
<li>You can use WordPress’s native tools — No need to depend on third-party plugins to manage media</li>
<li>Import/export plugins work correctly — Tools like WP All Import, WP Migrate, Duplicator, and others can now properly identify and migrate media with their associated posts</li>
<li>You can safely uninstall this plugin — The attachments remain as part of WordPress’s native structure</li>
</ul>
<h4>The Workflow</h4>
<ol>
<li>Scan — The plugin finds all media usage across your site (content, ACF, blocks, widgets, options, etc.)</li>
<li>Attach — One-click to properly attach all “used but unattached” media to their parent posts</li>
<li>Review — Now WordPress’s “Unattached” filter shows only genuinely unused files</li>
<li>Clean Up — Use WordPress’s native tools OR this plugin’s safe deletion features</li>
<li>Done — Uninstall if you want; the fixes stay with WordPress</li>
</ol>
<h4>Yes, It Also Deletes Unused Media</h4>
Like other media cleaners, this plugin also helps you safely delete unused media with:
<ul>
<li>Trash support — Move to trash first, restore if needed</li>
<li>Permanent delete — Remove forever when you’re sure</li>
<li>Change history — Track all attachment changes with one-click revert</li>
</ul>
But the real value is fixing WordPress’s attachment system so you don’t need to depend on any plugin long-term.
<h4>Two Processing Modes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Browser-Driven (Recommended) — Fast and reliable with real-time progress. Keep the browser tab open until complete.</li>
<li>Background (WP-Cron) — Processing continues even after closing your browser. Ideal for server cron setups.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Comprehensive Scanning — Detects media usage in post content, featured images, Gutenberg blocks, ACF fields, Elementor, Meta Box, WooCommerce, SEO plugins, widgets, theme options, and more</li>
<li>Fix Unattached Media — One-click to properly attach all “used but unattached” media</li>
<li>Media Library Integration — See usage count directly in your Media Library list view</li>
<li>Safe Deletion — WordPress trash support with restore capability</li>
<li>Change History — Full audit trail with one-click revert for any attachment</li>
<li>Pause & Resume — Stop any operation and continue later</li>
<li>Resource Aware — Three modes (Low/Auto/High) for shared hosting to dedicated servers</li>
<li>Export Reports — Download CSV reports of all media usage</li>
<li>Developer Friendly — Hooks, filters, REST API, and WP-CLI commands</li>
</ul>
<h4>The Problem It Solves</h4>
WordPress marks media as “Unattached” if it wasn’t uploaded directly to a post. But many media files ARE being used — they’re just embedded via:
<ul>
<li>The block editor (Gutenberg)</li>
<li>Page builders like Elementor or Beaver Builder</li>
<li>ACF image/gallery fields</li>
<li>WooCommerce product galleries</li>
<li>Theme customizer settings</li>
<li>Widget areas</li>
<li>Shortcodes</li>
<li>Custom meta boxes</li>
</ul>
Unattached Media Manager finds ALL these references and properly attaches the media, so WordPress correctly reflects which files are actually in use.
<h4>Server-Friendly Design</h4>
This plugin is designed to work on ALL servers, including shared hosting with limited resources:
<ul>
<li>Never blocks your site – All heavy operations are processed in batches</li>
<li>Adaptive resource usage – Automatically detects server limits and adjusts accordingly</li>
<li>Three resource modes:
<ul>
<li>Low Resources – 5 items/batch, 2-minute intervals (for shared hosting)</li>
<li>Auto (Recommended) – 15 items/batch, 1-minute intervals (adjusts automatically)</li>
<li>High Performance – 50 items/batch, 30-second intervals (for dedicated servers)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Two processing strategies – Choose browser-driven (fast) or background WP-Cron mode</li>
</ul>
<h4>Supported Content Types</h4>
ALL features below are FREE – no Pro version required!
<ul>
<li>Post Content – Classic editor, Gutenberg blocks, shortcodes, inline styles, data attributes</li>
<li>Featured Images – Thumbnail assignments</li>
<li>ACF Fields – Image, gallery, file, repeater, flexible content, and group fields</li>
<li>Gutenberg Blocks – Core image, gallery, cover, media & text blocks</li>
<li>Elementor – All widgets, backgrounds, galleries, sliders, and responsive images</li>
<li>Meta Box – All field types including groups and cloneable fields</li>
<li>WooCommerce – Product galleries, variation images, downloadable files, category thumbnails</li>
<li>SEO Plugins – Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress (OpenGraph & Twitter images)</li>
<li>Widgets – Image widgets, text widgets with media, custom HTML</li>
<li>Theme Options – Customizer settings, theme mods, custom logos</li>
<li>Options Table – Plugin settings that store media IDs or URLs</li>
<li>Video & Audio – HTML5 video/audio elements, poster images, source tags</li>
<li>Responsive Images – srcset attributes and lazy-loading data attributes</li>
</ul>
<h4>For Developers</h4>
Unattached Media Manager is built with extensibility in mind:
<ul>
<li>Hooks & Filters – Extend scanning with custom parsers</li>
<li>REST API – Query media usage programmatically</li>
<li>WP-CLI Commands – Run scans from the command line (<code>wp aioms scan</code>)</li>
<li>Custom Post Types – Automatically scans all public post types</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to Use</h3>
<h4>Step 1: Run Your First Scan</h4>
<ol>
<li>Navigate to Media → Media Solution</li>
<li>Click Start Full Scan</li>
<li>Choose your processing mode (Browser-Driven recommended for most users)</li>
<li>Watch the real-time progress as your media library is scanned</li>
</ol>
<h4>Step 2: Review the Dashboard</h4>
After scanning, you’ll see:
<ul>
<li>Total Media Files – All attachments in your library</li>
<li>In Use – Media files with detected references</li>
<li>Potentially Unused – Media files with no detected references</li>
<li>Used but Unattached – Media that’s used but marked as “Unattached” in WordPress</li>
<li>Total References – Total number of places media is referenced</li>
</ul>
<h4>Step 3: Fix Unattached Media</h4>
If you have “Used but Unattached” media:
<ol>
<li>Click the Attach All Media Files button</li>
<li>The operation runs in the background</li>
<li>Each attachment is tracked in Change History for easy reverting</li>
</ol>
<h4>Step 4: Clean Up Unused Media</h4>
Go to the Unused Media tab to:
<ol>
<li>Review – Check each file before taking action</li>
<li>Move to Trash – Safely move to WordPress trash (can be restored)</li>
<li>Restore – Bring items back from trash if needed</li>
<li>Delete Permanently – Remove forever (cannot be undone)</li>
<li>Empty Trash – Delete all trashed media at once</li>
</ol>
Important: All bulk operations run in the background. You’ll see a status bar showing progress.
<h4>Step 5: Review Change History</h4>
The Change History tab shows:
<ul>
<li>All attachments made by this plugin</li>
<li>When each change occurred</li>
<li>What post each media was attached to</li>
<li>Option to Revert any change (detaches the media)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Important Precautions</h3>
<h4>Before Deleting Any Media</h4>
<ol>
<li>Always run a full scan first – Make sure the index is up to date</li>
<li>Review files manually – The scanner detects database references, but images might be:
<ul>
<li>Hardcoded in theme PHP files</li>
<li>Used by external websites linking to your images</li>
<li>Referenced in custom code or third-party plugins not yet supported</li>
<li>Used in email templates stored outside WordPress</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Use Trash first – Move to trash instead of deleting permanently</li>
<li>Wait before emptying trash – Keep trashed items for a few days to catch any issues</li>
</ol>
<h4>About “Potentially Unused” Media</h4>
Files marked as “Potentially Unused” means:
<ul>
<li>No references were found in the scanned content</li>
<li>This doesn’t guarantee the file is unused</li>
<li>The file might be used in ways not detected:
<ul>
<li>Theme template files (hardcoded)</li>
<li>External sites linking to your images</li>
<li>Custom plugins with non-standard storage</li>
<li>CSS background images defined in stylesheets</li>
<li>JavaScript-loaded images</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Recommended Workflow</h4>
<ol>
<li>Scan – Run a full scan with all content types enabled</li>
<li>Review – Look at the Unused Media tab</li>
<li>Research – For each file, consider where it might be used</li>
<li>Trash – Move questionable items to trash (not permanent delete)</li>
<li>Monitor – Check your site for a few days for missing images</li>
<li>Delete – Only permanently delete after confirming no issues</li>
</ol>
<h4>Server Resources</h4>
<ul>
<li>Shared Hosting – Use “Low Resources” mode in settings</li>
<li>If operations timeout – Switch to Low Resources mode</li>
<li>Large media libraries – The scan may take longer but will complete</li>
<li>WP Cron must work – Ensure WordPress cron is running (check with your host)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
Unattached Media Manager does not:
<ul>
<li>Collect any personal data</li>
<li>Send any data to external servers</li>
<li>Use any third-party services</li>
<li>Track users or usage</li>
</ul>
All data is stored locally in your WordPress database in custom tables that are removed when you uninstall the plugin.
<h3>Uninstallation</h3>
When you uninstall (delete) the plugin:
<ul>
<li>All custom database tables are removed</li>
<li>All plugin options are deleted</li>
<li>All plugin transients are cleared</li>
<li>All scheduled cron events are removed</li>
<li>Post meta created by the plugin is deleted</li>
</ul>
Note: Attachment relationships (post_parent) that were set by this plugin are NOT removed, as these are now part of WordPress’s native media library structure. If you need to revert these, use the Change History tab before uninstalling.
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Built with love for the WordPress community</li>
<li>Icons from WordPress Dashicons</li>
<li>Inspired by the need to keep media libraries clean and organized</li>
</ul>

Unattached Media Manager

Fix the WordPress Unattached media filter. Automatically attach used media files to their posts so you can safely clean up your library.

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The Media Hygiene plugin removes unused media from the WordPress library to free up space, reduce clutter, and improve server performance. With features like bulk delete and deep folder scanning, it’s a must-have for finding and deleting unused images and media.
<h3>Introducing Media Hygiene</h3>
Introducing the Media Hygiene plugin – the ideal solution for optimizing your WordPress media library! With this powerful plugin, you can quickly and easily remove all unused images, reducing clutter, and freeing up valuable server space. This plugin is a must-have for anyone looking to delete unused images in WordPress or remove unused images from the media library.
Media Hygiene is fully compatible with major WordPress builders, including plugins like WooCommerce, custom fields and posts plugin, sliders, SEO, and more – making it versatile and convenient for all types of WordPress users. Unique features like “One shot delete” and “One-shot download” allow you to bulk delete media and download all images from the WordPress media library make it easy to keep your media library organized and up-to-date.
Making offsite backups? Reduce the time and cost of disk space with a smaller backup file size.
Say goodbye to a cluttered and disorganized WordPress media library, and hello to a cleaner, more efficient WordPress site! Whether you’re an agency, blogger, photographer, or business owner, Media Hygiene is the perfect tool for keeping your media library in tip-top shape.
Get it now and keep your WordPress site super clean!
<h3>Some use cases for website owners</h3>
<ul>
<li>
Unable to keep track of unused media files in the media library.
</li>
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Uploading the same images in different sizes to figure out optimal size and forgetting which one was actually used.
</li>
<li>
Switching out an image in a post with another and can’t find it media library file.
</li>
<li>
Updating the logo with a new version and don’t want the old one to be indexed by Google.
</li>
<li>
Images included with purchased theme but never deleted after site was launched.
</li>
<li>
After a website was redesigned or rebranded, there may a number of old images or media files no longer in use.
</li>
<li>
Before migrating to a new hosting provider, cleaning up the media library may make it a smoother and faster migration process.
</li>
<li>
Getting a warning from your hosting provider that you are hitting the storage limit, make your backups smaller.
</li>
<li>
You have guest posts or contributors who may have left behind a number of images.
</li>
<li>
Changing your product listings or discontinuing products in e-commerce sites may mean images are left unused.
</li>
<li>
After trying out a theme, deactivation of theme may leave behind media files.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>How is it Different?</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://mediahygiene.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Media Hygiene Pro</a> scans the entire website using a number of different techniques. One way is to “visualize images/media in page source code” to confirm the existence of a media file even when builders/plugins/themes use specialized custom posts to display their widgets on-screen.</li>
</ul>
<h3>File Types:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Media Hygiene will recognize most if not all major file types stored in the WordPress media library. This includes but not limited to PDF, jpg, png, gif, mp4, mp3, csv, zip, rar, and txt files. We also cover alternative extension spelling such as jpeg.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Standard Features:</h3>
<ul>
<li>
Dashboard – shows list of all unused media by occupied space and by type.
</li>
<li>
Notifications – get email notifications when new files have been uploaded and not scanned on a specific schedule (daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly)
</li>
<li>
Site builder compatibility – works with all major site builders such as Elementor (see list below).
</li>
<li>
Whitelist – keep files safe from deletion. Perfect for files linked to from off-site sources.
</li>
<li>
Filtering – files by name and date.
</li>
<li>
Backup – download unused media file individually or by page.
</li>
<li>
Delete – remove files individually or by page.
</li>
<li>
Scan – scanning process for all media files not linked to any page/post or other theme settings.
</li>
<li>
Support – only through WordPress repository.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Changelog</h3>
<a href="https://mediahygiene.com/changelog/" rel="nofollow ugc">Check latest here</a>
<h3><a href="https://mediahygiene.com/compatibilities/" rel="nofollow ugc">Compatibility</a></h3>
Please check our website to see a completely list of compatible plugins/themes.
<ul>
<li>
Gutenberg – Standard
</li>
<li>
Elementor Basic – Standard
</li>
<li>
Bricks (builder)
</li>
<li>
Divi (builder)
</li>
<li>
WP Bakery Page Builder (builder)
</li>
<li>
Beaver Builder (builder)
</li>
<li>
Visual Composer (builder)
</li>
<li>
Avada (theme)
</li>
<li>
Enfold (theme)
</li>
<li>
Flatsome (theme)
</li>
<li>
More to come…
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a href="https://mediahygiene.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro</a> (available now)</h3>
<ul>
<li>
Customer Support – directly from the plugin – Pro
</li>
<li>
Faster scanning through the use of WP-CLI (WordPress command line interface)
</li>
<li>
Unique scanning process for multiple page builders with one click
</li>
<li>
Advanced Filtering – Pro
<ul>
<li>Media Filter by Year</li>
<li>Media Filter by Type (jpg, png, gif, wmv, mp4, etc.)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
One Shot Download (all files)
</li>
<li>
One Shot Removal (all files)
</li>
<li>
Folder Scan (sub-folder scanning coming soon!)
</li>
<li>
Woocommerce
</li>
<li>
Custom Post Types
</li>
<li>
SEO Plugins
<ul>
<li>All in One</li>
<li>Yoast</li>
<li>SEO Press</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Custom Fields Plugins – Pro
<ul>
<li>ACF</li>
<li>Pods</li>
<li>Custom Field Suite</li>
<li>Custom Post Suits</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Sliders
<ul>
<li>Meta Slider</li>
<li>Slider Revolution</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><a href="https://mediahygiene.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro</a> (coming soon)</h3>
<ul>
<li>
Custom Fields Plugins – Pro
<ul>
<li>Jet Engine (coming soon)</li>
<li>Meta Box (coming soon)</li>
<li>CPT UI (coming soon)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Remote server backup and restore – Pro (coming soon)
</li>
<li>
Scheduled Scans – Pro (coming soon)
</li>
<li>
Custom Email Notifications – Pro (coming soon)
</li>
<li>
WPML / Weglot / TranslatePress (coming soon)
</li>
</ul>

Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More!


Recently I installed this plugin on my two sites, the first one built in DIVI and the second one built in AVADA, this plugin executes flawlessly on both sites and comes up with numerous unused files as a result, those files were going to be deleted, after that, my sites work a little bit smoother. Moreover, the plugin provides adequate statistics and examination to get an idea regarding media. we can move questionable files or media in whitelisted media so they can't be deleted, which is a satisfactory feature. Overall, I love the plugin and highly recommend it.



I have been building websites for a long time and use to a lots of images in site and at the end of project there are a lot of images unused in media library and using server space. I tried many plugins to find unused images and way to delete but none of them are at perfection level. But Media Hygiene did really a great job compare to other plugins and helped me to save my server space, delete unwanted image and latest update to scan the entire media library to find the images as unused is way much faster. I will be using this plugin in many site in coming day. Keep it up, good job.


Must try Plugin to clean unwanted Images


Awesome plugin with awesome customer support. Initially, we used the free plugin and purchased the pro plugin with awesome features. The feature and user experience was just awesome.



If the issues are raised we directly connect with live chat and they will try to resolve them immediately, or else it may take one business day through email support.



It's not enough to put only 5 star rating, if it has 100 rating option, surely will give 100 out of 100. 



Keep rocking guys! Awesome and Best of luck!! 


Awesome and Mind Blowing


I recently tried using a media hygiene tool to help manage a website's vast array of media files. It was a good starting point but had its limitations. For example, it sometimes marked images as unused that were actually still in use. This meant I had to double-check everything manually to ensure no necessary files were mistakenly deleted.



Even though this process took some extra effort, the tool did help me by narrowing down the list of files to check, which was a real-time saver. However, I'm on the lookout for something a bit more reliable for our next clean-up round.


Giving it a 5 but with reservations...


I worked on a lot of Photography websites where images are pretty randomly uploaded. Naming conventions ignored due to rushes and all that comes with running a busy business. The end effect? Massive library of images that are unsearchable in the dashboard, all looking similar and frankly, impossible to archive and delete manually. This is especially true when a website gets updated or redesigned using the content from previous iterations. , and with WordPress creating different sizes of all images - it is quite frankly a nightmare. All solved by this in incredible plugin with just a few clicks. Fantastic work from the Media Hygiene team. Support is outstanding too. Recommended! 


Media cleaning is hard. This makes it easy!

The Media Hygiene plugin removes unused media from the WordPress library to free up space, reduce clutter, and improve server performance.

Unattached Media Manager vs Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More!