WordPress plugin comparison
Media Cleaner vs Media Placeholders
At a glance
- Media Cleaner has more active installs: 90K+, against 60+ for Media Placeholders.
- On a typical day, Media Cleaner is downloaded about 3,821 times, Media Placeholders about 3.
- Media Placeholders is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 779 reviews.
- Media Cleaner was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Feb 25, 2015 for Media Placeholders.
- Media Cleaner is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Media Placeholders.
- Media Placeholders has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Media Cleaner.
Line by line
Media Cleaner leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Media Cleaner |  Media Placeholders |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #489 | #19,630 |
| Active installs | 90K+ | 60+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 214.9K | 57 |
| Rating | 4.6(779) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.6.1 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.28 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 day ago | 11 years 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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