WordPress plugin comparison
Media Cleaner vs Thumbnail Updater
At a glance
- Media Cleaner has more active installs: 90K+, against 10+ for Thumbnail Updater.
- On a typical day, Media Cleaner is downloaded about 3,407 times, Thumbnail Updater about 1.
- Thumbnail Updater has no reviews yet.
- Media Cleaner was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Sep 3, 2010 for Thumbnail Updater.
- Media Cleaner is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Thumbnail Updater.
- Thumbnail Updater has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Media Cleaner.
Line by line
Media Cleaner leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Media Cleaner |  Thumbnail Updater |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #490 | #38,964 |
| Active installs | 90K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 195.2K | 25 |
| Rating | 4.6(779) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.0.5 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.28 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 16 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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