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Best cleanup plugins for WordPress

The most popular cleanup plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP-Sweep leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Simple Revisions Delete (10K+) and Delete Duplicate Posts (10K+). All 252 plugins tagged “cleanup” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 cleanup plugins

  1. 1.
    WP-Sweep

    The most installed cleanup plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 138 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Simple Revisions Delete

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 50 reviews, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  3. 3.
    Delete Duplicate Posts

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 153 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  4. 4.
    Database Cleaner

    10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 150 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  5. 5.
    AAA Autoload Optimizer

    9K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 25 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

  6. 6.
    Freesoul Deactivate Plugins

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 104 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  7. 7.
    Image Regenerate & Select Crop

    7K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 58 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  8. 8.
    Optimize Images Resizing

    5K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 45 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  9. 9.
    Specific Content For Mobile

    4K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 31 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  10. 10.
    DietPress

    2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 39 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

All 252 plugins tagged “cleanup”