{"id":302451,"date":"2026-05-19T08:16:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mediacleanse\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:43:04","slug":"shivraj-media-cleaner","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/shivraj-media-cleaner\/","author":23430370,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.1","stable_tag":"1.1","tested":"6.9.4","requires":"5.8","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Clear Media Engine","header_author":"shivrajjadhav","header_description":"Finds and deletes unused images from the media library.","assets_banners_color":"492e8b","last_updated":"2026-05-19 12:43:04","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":49,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0":{"tag":"1.0","author":"shivrajjadhav","date":"2026-05-19 08:15:47"},"1.1":{"tag":"1.1","author":"shivrajjadhav","date":"2026-05-19 12:43:04"}},"upgrade_notice":{"1.1":"

Initial release of Shivraj Media Cleaner.<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":{"banner-1544x500.png":{"filename":"banner-1544x500.png","revision":3536973,"resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets","locale":"","width":1911,"height":823},"banner-772x250.png":{"filename":"banner-772x250.png","revision":3536973,"resolution":"772x250","location":"assets","locale":"","width":1536,"height":1024}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0","1.1"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":{"1":"Media Cleaner dashboard","2":"Unused images list","3":"Bulk selection mode"},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[263528,29158,227565,253777,146945],"plugin_category":[50,52],"plugin_contributors":[259800,263484,259798,259633],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-302451","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-clear-media-engine","plugin_tags-image-optimizer","plugin_tags-media-cleaner","plugin_tags-media-cleanup","plugin_tags-unused-images","plugin_category-media","plugin_category-performance","plugin_contributors-pratapvashi123","plugin_contributors-shivrajjadhav","plugin_contributors-walstarmedia","plugin_contributors-walstartechnologies","plugin_committers-shivrajjadhav"],"banners":{"banner":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/shivraj-media-cleaner\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3536973","banner_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/shivraj-media-cleaner\/assets\/banner-1544x500.png?rev=3536973","banner_rtl":false,"banner_2x_rtl":false},"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/shivraj-media-cleaner_492e8b.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"\n

Clear Media Engine helps you find and delete unused images from your WordPress Media Library.<\/p>\n\n

It scans your WordPress site and detects images that are not used in:\n\u2013 Post content\n\u2013 Featured images\n\u2013 Elementor page builder content\n\u2013 Media references via attachment IDs<\/p>\n\n

This helps reduce server storage usage and improves website performance by removing unnecessary media files.<\/p>\n\n

Important: Deleted images cannot be recovered.<\/p>\n\n

Features<\/h3>\n\n

\u2013 Scan unused images in Media Library\n\u2013 Detect usage in posts and pages\n\u2013 Detect featured images\n\u2013 Elementor compatibility support\n\u2013 Bulk selection and deletion\n\u2013 Simple and fast admin interface<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Upload the plugin folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress<\/li>\n
  3. Go to Tools \u2192 Media Cleaner<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Click \"Scan for Unused Media\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
    \n

    Will this plugin delete images automatically?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    No. It only deletes images when manually selected by the admin.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Can I recover deleted images?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    No. Deleted images are permanently removed from the Media Library.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Does it work with Elementor?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes, it detects images used in Elementor content.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Is it safe to use?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Yes, but always take a backup before deleting images.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    1.1<\/h4>\n\n

    \u2013 Initial release\n\u2013 Added unused image detection\n\u2013 Added bulk delete feature\n\u2013 Elementor support added<\/p>","raw_excerpt":"Remove unused images from your WordPress media library.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/302451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302451"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/shivrajjadhav"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=302451"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=302451"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=302451"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=302451"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ml.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=302451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}