WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Delete Unattached Media vs Image Placeholders

Auto Delete Unattached Media

by Wong Siong Kiat

20+ installs3.0

Image Placeholders

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs3.5

At a glance

Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 20+ for Auto Delete Unattached Media.
On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Auto Delete Unattached Media about 2.
Image Placeholders is rated higher: 3.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Feb 3, 2022 for Auto Delete Unattached Media.
Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.9.20 for Auto Delete Unattached Media.
Auto Delete Unattached Media has been around longer: since 2022, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.

Image Placeholders leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto Delete Unattached Media	Image Placeholders
Popular rank	#25,515	#665
Active installs	20+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	41	13.9K
Rating	3.0(2)	3.5(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.9.20	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.91
Last release	4 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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