WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Delete Unattached Media vs Modern Image Formats

Auto Delete Unattached Media

by Wong Siong Kiat

20+ installs3.0

Modern Image Formats

by WordPress Performance Team

100K+ installs3.6

At a glance

Modern Image Formats has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Auto Delete Unattached Media.
On a typical day, Modern Image Formats is downloaded about 1,084 times, Auto Delete Unattached Media about 2.
Modern Image Formats is rated higher: 3.6 out of 5 from 26 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Modern Image Formats was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Feb 3, 2022 for Auto Delete Unattached Media.
Modern Image Formats 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 Modern Image Formats.

Modern Image Formats leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto Delete Unattached Media	Modern Image Formats
Popular rank	#25,852	#355
Active installs	20+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	41	28.5K
Rating	3.0(2)	3.6(26)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.9.20	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.15
Last release	4 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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