WordPress plugin comparison
Media Categories vs Media Cleaner
At a glance
- Media Cleaner has more active installs: 90K+, against 300+ for Media Categories.
- On a typical day, Media Cleaner is downloaded about 3,821 times, Media Categories about 3.
- Media Cleaner is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 779 reviews, against 3.4 from 7 reviews.
- Media Cleaner was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Dec 18, 2012 for Media Categories.
- Media Cleaner is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Media Categories.
- Media Categories has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Media Cleaner.
Line by line
Media Cleaner leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Media Categories |  Media Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,823 | #489 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 62 | 214.9K |
| Rating | 3.4(7) | 4.6(779) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.5.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.28 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 1 day ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.1 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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