Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library
Healthy: Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 95 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| TigrouMeow | 15 May 2016 to 3 Nov 2026, 406 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- yesterday
- Releases, 24 months
- 48
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 8.1 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 4 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | 6 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | 4 |
| Q3 2025 | 6 |
| Q4 2025 | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | 5 |
| Q2 2026 | 5 |
| Q3 2026 | 10 |
| Q4 2026 | 7 |
Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
100% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2026 | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! <= 7.0.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery | 4.1 | <= 7.0.3 | 7.0.6 | 0 |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! <= 6.7.2 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure | 5.3 | <= 6.7.2 | 6.7.3 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q2 2026 | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.9 |
| Q4 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 4.3 to 5.0 between Q2 2026 and Q4 2026.
| 5 star | 665 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 35 |
| 3 star | 18 |
| 2 star | 12 |
| 1 star | 49 |
- Doesn’t work for me · 2 stars · 17 May 2026
- Does not work · 1 star · 20 Apr 2026
Momentum
90,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 31,253 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 41,144 |
| 18 May 2026 | 24,153 |
| 25 May 2026 | 37,555 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 16,542 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 8,804 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 6,710 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 5,632 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 5,103 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 8,403 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 103,247 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 44,083 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 17,738 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 13,868 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 6,656 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 43,377 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 9,398 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 6,468 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 39,471 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 43,126 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 35,875 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 39,934 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 45,513 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 13,450 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 87,632 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 48,589 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 3,704 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 31% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 7.3.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jordy Meow |
| Added | 15 May 2016 |
| Last updated | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 90,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Database Optimization |
| Tags | clean, media, images, media library, unused images |
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Questions
Is Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library still maintained?
Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library safe?
Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library?
The wordpress.org author is Jordy Meow. Recent committers: TigrouMeow, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Folders - Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager, Big File Uploads - Increase Maximum File Upload Size, Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager, Media Library Organizer - Folders, File Manager & Media Categories, reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced.