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cleanup plugins
238 plugins in the directory carry the cleanup tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
238
plugins
177,600+
combined reach
137
released in 90 days
11%
quiet 18 months+
4
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | Cleanup Action Scheduler | 1,000+ | released after a long silence |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Delete Old Posts and Pictures – Content Cleanup by Wizehawk | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Selfish Fresh Start | 20+ | released after a long silence |
| 12 Aug 2026 | ZS Action Scheduler Optimizer | 300+ | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| WP-Sweep WP-Sweep allows you to clean up unused, orphaned and duplicated data in your WordPress. It also optimizes your database tables. | 100,000+ | 4.7★ | 2 months ago |
| Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair Clean up and optimize your WordPress database: revisions, transients, autoload, orphaned data. Built for large databases, safe and fast. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 7 days ago |
| Delete Duplicate Posts Get rid of duplicate posts and pages (any post type) on your blog with manual or automatic modes. | 10,000+ | 4.8★ | 29 days ago |
| Simple Revisions Delete Delete the revisions of a post one by one or all at once, from the block editor, the classic editor or a bulk action. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 1 month ago |
| AAA Autoload Optimizer Find and fix bloated autoloaded options slowing down your WordPress database | 9,000+ | 4.6★ | 22 days ago |
| Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages Load plugins only where you need them. No bloat, no conflicts, more speed. Deactivate plugins where they don't add anything useful. | 8,000+ | 4.8★ | 9 days ago |
| Image Regenerate & Select Crop Advanced management for images, register new sub-sizes, sub-sizes details, regenerate and cleanup files. | 7,000+ | 4.7★ | 2 months ago |
| Optimize Images Resizing Plugin optimizes the process of generating custom image sizes in WordPress and offers a cleanup functionality for preexisting images. | 5,000+ | 4.6★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Specific Content For Mobile – Customize the mobile version without redirections Specific Content For Mobile allows you to create pages and posts content designed for mobile devices. | 4,000+ | 4.8★ | 9 days ago |
| DietPress Page cache, browser cache, defer JS, critical CSS, lazy load and WordPress cleanup. Speed up your site and disable the bloat you do not need. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 24 days ago |
| Cleanup Action Scheduler Delete Action Scheduler Events to avoid having large database tables. | 1,000+ | 3.2★ | 13 days ago |
| Auto Post Cleaner Keep your website clean by automatically deleting posts using a wide range of powerful filters. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 20 days ago |
| Image Cleanup Image Cleanup will index unreferenced images. These can be leftovers from cropping and scaling images. Stop them cluttering your content folder! | 1,000+ | 3.5★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Media Sweep – WordPress Media Cleaner Clean up your WordPress Media Library by finding and removing unused media. Scan, preview, then sweep away orphaned files to keep your site fast. | 1,000+ | 3.8★ | 6 days ago |
| Easy Actions Scheduler Cleaner Clean up your Actions Scheduler database with manual or scheduled cleanup. Remove old actions and logs automatically. | 900+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| whatwedo ACF Cleaner Cleanup old metadata created by Advanced Custom Fields. | 700+ | 4.8★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Disable Global Style It disables the global style inlined by WordPress since WP 5.9. | 500+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
| SweepPress: Website Cleanup and Optimization Remove unused, orphaned, duplicated data in your WordPress website using 55+ sweepers, manage and clean Options table, optimize database. | 500+ | 5.0★ | 14 days ago |
| WP-Cleanup This Wordpress plugin will cleanup your Wordpress database by remove all unused data from your database. | 400+ | 4.0★ | 16 years ago · quiet |
| Auto Delete Post – Ultimate plugin for deleting a post automatically Auto-delete old posts and pages, clean up unused media, remove inactive user accounts, and redirect visitors from deleted URLs. | 300+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| 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. | 300+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Unused Media Checker Identify, inspect and delete unused media files in your media library, including integrations for Advanced Ads and Photo Gallery (10Web). | 300+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| WP Remove Category from Archive Title WP Remove Category from Archive Title helps you remove the default "Category:" prefix from archive titles, improving SEO and readability. | 300+ | 3.0★ | 20 months ago · quiet |
| ZS Action Scheduler Optimizer Optimize Action Scheduler by cleaning completed, failed, and canceled actions, truncating logs, and controlling the retention period. | 300+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Editor Cleanup For Elementor: clean up and solve plugin conflicts with the Elementor editor FDP add-on to clean up the editor of Elementor. The Elementor editor will be faster and without conflicts with other plugins. | 200+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
| Hungry Resource Monitor Monitor memory, CPU, and resource usage. Detect bloat from plugins, themes, and database. Weekly reports and optimization tips. | 200+ | 5.0★ | 5 months ago |
| Media Export & Clean Export your Media Library to a ZIP, find orphaned files in your uploads folder and optimize images. Fast, local and secure. | 200+ | 5.0★ | 7 days ago |
| Thumbnail Manager Regenerate WordPress thumbnails, control image sizes, and safely clean generated files with resumable, review-first jobs. | 200+ | 5.0★ | 9 days ago |
| 410 Link Unlinker Removes anchor wrappers (…) in posts/pages (and optionally postmeta) when links match a provided list (e.g., 410 Gone). Keeps the visible text. | 100+ | — | 11 months ago |
| Cleanup Orphan Images Orphan media files cleaner | 100+ | 5.0★ | 19 days ago |
| MCOD Delete Media by Content Bulk delete WordPress media files linked to any post type. Clean your media library in batches with smart exclusions and WooCommerce/ACF support. | 100+ | — | 8 months ago |
| NHR Database Cleaner & Optimizer – Revisions, Transients, Autoload & Options Manager Clean, optimize and manage your database: revisions, spam, transients and leftovers. Edit options and meta, tune autoload, optimize tables. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 27 days ago |
| Oli Media Cleaner Scan and remove unused media files from your WordPress site to free up disk space. | 100+ | — | 22 days ago |
| Remove Cookies From Static Resources It removes cookies from the requests to static resources for the modern browsers. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
| Remove layout destroying HTML-Tags Copy&Paste Cleaner. Cleanup the code in post and page editor after using copy&paste content from different sources and automatic saving. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 29 days ago |
| Resetify – Advanced Reset & Database Cleaner Fast & secure WordPress reset and database cleanup tool. Instantly reset your site, clean orphaned data, and manage snapshots. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 7 months ago |
| Thumbnail Manager Safely analyze, preview, trash, restore, schedule, regenerate, and manage WordPress thumbnails from a clean tabbed admin screen. | 100+ | — | 4 months ago |
| Tidy Media Find and safely remove unused media files from your Media Library. Quarantine system, page builder and WooCommerce support included free. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 24 days ago |
| Time-based Revision Cleanup Maximize WordPress efficiency with Time-based Revision Cleanup: manage post histories by age, not count, with optional auto-cleanups. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 9 months ago |
| WP Basic Elements Disable unnecessary WordPress features, clean up your markup, and simplify the admin. Everything is opt-in — nothing changes until you say so. | 100+ | 5.0★ | 5 months ago |
| atec Database Manage, clean, and optimize your WordPress database with detailed control over tables and options. | 90+ | 5.0★ | 4 months ago |
| Editor Cleanup For Oxygen: FDP add-on to cleanup the Oxygen editor FDP add-on to cleanup Oxygen in the backend. Your Oxygen backend will be faster and without conflicts with other plugins. | 90+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
| Zodan Mini Admin Menu This mini menu is super comfy: not the big default admin bar, but just a tiny button. Great when you are developing (or maintaining) websites. | 90+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
| Quick Media Inspect Detect unused images across your entire WordPress site, clean up your Media Library safely, and generate alt text from filenames. | 80+ | — | 13 months ago |
| Submissions Auto Cleanup for Elementor Automatically deletes old Elementor Pro form submissions from the WordPress database after a defined number of days. | 80+ | — | 3 months ago |
| Delete & Disable Comments Review comment counts, clean up selected types in resumable batches, export CSV, or disable public comments from one admin screen. | 70+ | — | 1 month ago |
| Imadero Remove auto-generated image thumbnails to free up disk space and keep your media library clean. | 70+ | — | 7 months ago |
| Mediaspy – Detect & Clean Unused Media Find unused files in your WordPress media library and safely delete them to free up disk space. | 70+ | 3.7★ | 2 months ago |
| Shortcodes Analyzer Scan your entire WordPress site in one click to find exactly where every shortcode is used across posts, pages, and custom post types. | 70+ | — | 9 months ago |
| Editor Cleanup For Flatsome: FDP add-on to clean up the Flatsome UX Builder FDP add-on to clean up UX Builder, the editor of Flatsome. UX Builder will be faster and without conflicts with other plugins. | 60+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
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