Best clean-up plugins for WordPress
The most popular clean-up plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Templ Optimizer leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Disable Global Style (500+) and Bloat Buster (20+). All 6 plugins tagged “clean-up” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 clean-up plugins
- 1.Templ Optimizer
The most installed clean-up plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Disable Global Style500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Bloat Buster20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 4.
Advanced Clean Master10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.Nova Dashboard Cleanup
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 6.WUCO
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
All 6 plugins tagged “clean-up”
Templ Optimizer
Down in the last 7 days:2#5,993by Templ1 month ago
Optimize your site and improve its performance with a few clicks.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 17/day

Disable Global Style
Down in the last 7 days:124#8,855by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
It disables the global style inlined by WordPress since WP 5.9.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Bloat Buster
#26,125by Alvind2 years ago
A super simple plugin to remove unnecessary bloat from your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Advanced Clean Master
Down in the last 7 days:525#30,635by SH Sajal Chowdhury10 months ago
Boost WordPress performance by cleaning unnecessary data and optimizing your database. Remove drafts, orphaned media, transients with scheduled cleanu …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Nova Dashboard Cleanup
#43,870by Conor Lyons13 years ago
The Nova Dashboard Cleanup removes all those unwanted dashboard Widgets.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WUCO
Down in the last 7 days:8,522#47,182by pranacoder11 years ago
WUCO aka WP Ultimate Cleanup & Optimization, a free easy to use yet effective plugin designed to help you keep your MySQL database clean.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day