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.
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Top 10 cleanup plugins
- 1.WP-Sweep
The most installed cleanup plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 138 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 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.
Delete Duplicate Posts10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 153 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Database Cleaner10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 150 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.AAA Autoload Optimizer
9K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 25 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 6.
Freesoul Deactivate Plugins8K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 104 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 7.
Image Regenerate & Select Crop7K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 58 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 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.
Specific Content For Mobile4K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 31 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 10.
DietPress2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 39 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
All 252 plugins tagged “cleanup”
WP-Sweep
Down in the last 7 days:3#295by Lester Chan2 months ago
WP-Sweep allows you to clean up unused, orphaned and duplicated data in your WordPress. It also optimizes your database tables.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.7(138)
- Downloads
- 758/day
Simple Revisions Delete
Up in the last 7 days:5#1,513by Brice Capobianco1 month ago
Delete the revisions of a post one by one or all at once, from the block editor, the classic editor or a bulk action.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(50)
- Downloads
- 182/day

Delete Duplicate Posts
Up in the last 7 days:7#1,765by Lars Koudal1 month ago
Get rid of duplicate posts and pages (any post type) on your blog with manual or automatic modes.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(153)
- Downloads
- 115/day

Database Cleaner
#2,115by Jordy Meow9 days ago
Clean up and optimize your WordPress database: revisions, transients, autoload, orphaned data. Built for large databases, safe and fast.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(150)
- Downloads
- 597/day
AAA Autoload Optimizer
Up in the last 7 days:5#2,222by Progress Planner6 days ago
Find and fix bloated autoloaded options slowing down your WordPress database
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.6(25)
- Downloads
- 322/day

Freesoul Deactivate Plugins
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,360by Jose Mortellaro11 days ago
Load plugins only where you need them. No bloat, no conflicts, more speed. Deactivate plugins where they don't add anything useful.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.8(104)
- Downloads
- 108/day

Image Regenerate & Select Crop
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,480by Iulia Cazan1 month ago
Advanced management for images, register new sub-sizes, sub-sizes details, regenerate and cleanup files.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.7(58)
- Downloads
- 60/day
Optimize Images Resizing
#2,987by OriginalEXE9 years ago
Plugin optimizes the process of generating custom image sizes in WordPress and offers a cleanup functionality for preexisting images.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(45)
- Downloads
- 37/day

Specific Content For Mobile
Down in the last 7 days:9#3,521by Jose Mortellaro11 days ago
Specific Content For Mobile allows you to create pages and posts content designed for mobile devices.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.8(31)
- Downloads
- 28/day

DietPress
Down in the last 7 days:26#4,509by Fernando Tellado6 days ago
Page cache, browser cache, defer JS, critical CSS, lazy load and WordPress cleanup. Speed up your site and disable the bloat you do not need.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(39)
- Downloads
- 105/day

Cleanup Action Scheduler
Down in the last 7 days:5#5,535by laurencebahiirwa15 days ago
Delete Action Scheduler Events to avoid having large database tables.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.2(6)
- Downloads
- 24/day

Media Sweep
Up in the last 7 days:12#5,964by WPCreatix1 day ago
Clean up your WordPress Media Library by finding and removing unused media. Scan, preview, then sweep away orphaned files to keep your site fast.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.8(11)
- Downloads
- 73/day
Image Cleanup
Down in the last 7 days:9#6,167by opicron9 years ago
Image Cleanup will index unreferenced images. These can be leftovers from cropping and scaling images. Stop them cluttering your content folder!
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.5(63)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Auto Post Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:43#6,874by Felsflow22 days ago
Keep your website clean by automatically deleting posts using a wide range of powerful filters.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Easy Actions Scheduler Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:14#6,987by Fernando Tellado2 months ago
Clean up your Actions Scheduler database with manual or scheduled cleanup. Remove old actions and logs automatically.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 22/day

whatwedo ACF Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:5#7,684by whatwedo2 years ago
Cleanup old metadata created by Advanced Custom Fields.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.8(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Disable Global Style
Down in the last 7 days:147#8,846by 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
SweepPress
Down in the last 7 days:32#8,933by Milan Petrovic16 days ago
Remove unused, orphaned, duplicated data in your WordPress website using 55+ sweepers, manage and clean Options table, optimize database.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 38/day
WP-Cleanup
#9,454by JortK16 years ago
This Wordpress plugin will cleanup your Wordpress database by remove all unused data from your database.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Unused Media Checker
Up in the last 7 days:55#9,990by Der Webfuchs2 months ago
Identify, inspect and delete unused media files in your media library, including integrations for Advanced Ads and Photo Gallery (10Web).
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Hungry Resource Monitor
Up in the last 7 days:1,491#10,435by Prakhar Bhatia5 months ago
Monitor memory, CPU, and resource usage. Detect bloat from plugins, themes, and database. Weekly reports and optimization tips.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 7/day

ZS Action Scheduler Optimizer
Down in the last 7 days:63#10,663by Zafer Oz2 months ago
Optimize Action Scheduler by cleaning completed, failed, and canceled actions, truncating logs, and controlling the retention period.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 5/day

WP Remove Category from Archive Title
Up in the last 7 days:135#10,668by Isrg Rajan1 year ago
WP Remove Category from Archive Title helps you remove the default "Category:" prefix from archive titles, improving SEO and readability.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Unattached Media Manager
Up in the last 7 days:45#10,788by sungraizfaryad2 months ago
Fix the WordPress Unattached media filter. Automatically attach used media files to their posts so you can safely clean up your library.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Auto Delete Post
Down in the last 7 days:159#10,971by Shahadat Hossain1 month ago
Auto-delete old posts and pages, clean up unused media, remove inactive user accounts, and redirect visitors from deleted URLs.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 9/day

Media Export & Clean
Up in the last 7 days:242#12,276by plixorobd9 days ago
Export your Media Library to a ZIP, find orphaned files in your uploads folder and optimize images. Fast, local and secure.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 21/day

Thumbnail Manager
Down in the last 7 days:758#12,291by YoOhw Studio11 days ago
Regenerate WordPress thumbnails, control image sizes, and safely clean generated files with resumable, review-first jobs.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 26/day

Editor Cleanup For Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:1#12,555by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
FDP add-on to clean up the editor of Elementor. The Elementor editor will be faster and without conflicts with other plugins.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day

WP Basic Elements
Up in the last 7 days:93#14,259by DamirCalusic5 months ago
Disable unnecessary WordPress features, clean up your markup, and simplify the admin. Everything is opt-in — nothing changes until you say so.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Cleanup Orphan Images
Up in the last 7 days:210#14,872by DimitriAus21 days ago
Orphan media files cleaner
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Remove layout destroying HTML-Tags
Up in the last 7 days:593#15,123by Stefano Picco5 days ago
Copy&Paste Cleaner. Cleanup the code in post and page editor after using copy&paste content from different sources.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

NHR Database Cleaner & Optimizer
Up in the last 7 days:55#15,186by Nazmul Hasan Robin29 days ago
Clean, optimize and manage your database: revisions, spam, transients and leftovers. Edit options and meta, tune autoload, optimize tables.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Remove Cookies From Static Resources
Down in the last 7 days:52#15,771by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
It removes cookies from the requests to static resources for the modern browsers.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

MCOD Delete Media by Content
Down in the last 7 days:76#15,777by Cristian Leguizamón8 months ago
Bulk delete WordPress media files linked to any post type. Clean your media library in batches with smart exclusions and WooCommerce/ACF support.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Oli Media Cleaner
Up in the last 7 days:271#15,819by Olivier Bigras24 days ago
Scan and remove unused media files from your WordPress site to free up disk space.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Tidy Media
Up in the last 7 days:194#16,163by Wp Core Tools26 days ago
Find and safely remove unused media files from your Media Library. Quarantine system, page builder and WooCommerce support included free.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Submissions Auto Cleanup for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:1,130#16,273by Christoph Nagel3 months ago
Automatically deletes old Elementor Pro form submissions from the WordPress database after a defined number of days.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Resetify
Up in the last 7 days:237#16,384by Dominopress7 months ago
Fast & secure WordPress reset and database cleanup tool. Instantly reset your site, clean orphaned data, and manage snapshots.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Thumbnail Manager
Down in the last 7 days:443#16,643by Mehdi Rezaei4 months ago
Safely analyze, preview, trash, restore, schedule, regenerate, and manage WordPress thumbnails from a clean tabbed admin screen.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 8/day

Editor Cleanup For Oxygen
Down in the last 7 days:187#17,233by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
FDP add-on to cleanup Oxygen in the backend. Your Oxygen backend will be faster and without conflicts with other plugins.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 5/day
atec Database
Up in the last 7 days:17#17,255by docjojo4 months ago
Manage, clean, and optimize your WordPress database with detailed control over tables and options.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Zodan Mini Admin Menu
Up in the last 7 days:14#17,289by Marten Moolenaar1 month ago
This mini menu is super comfy: not the big default admin bar, but just a tiny button. Great when you are developing (or maintaining) websites.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
410 Link Unlinker
Down in the last 7 days:735#17,372by Atastic10 months ago
Removes anchor wrappers (…) in posts/pages (and optionally postmeta) when links match a provided list (e.g., 410 Gone). Keeps the visible text.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Quick Media Inspect
Down in the last 7 days:19#17,925by Irfan Ahmed1 year ago
Detect unused images across your entire WordPress site, clean up your Media Library safely, and generate alt text from filenames.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Delete & Disable Comments
Up in the last 7 days:172#18,568by Andreas Ostheimer1 month ago
Review comment counts, clean up selected types in resumable batches, export CSV, or disable public comments from one admin screen.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Imadero
Up in the last 7 days:544#18,625by Benjamin Bode6 months ago
Remove auto-generated image thumbnails to free up disk space and keep your media library clean.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day

Mediaspy
Up in the last 7 days:121#18,897by Masum2 months ago
Find unused files in your WordPress media library and safely delete them to free up disk space.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Shortcodes Analyzer
Down in the last 7 days:270#19,015by WPspin LLC8 months ago
Scan your entire WordPress site in one click to find exactly where every shortcode is used across posts, pages, and custom post types.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Media Purge
Up in the last 7 days:310#19,377by Naqeeb Ul Rehman28 days ago
Find unused images and media, see where each file is used, move clutter to a recoverable trash, and detect duplicates. Free, no scan limits.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Editor Cleanup For Flatsome
Up in the last 7 days:151#19,903by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
FDP add-on to clean up UX Builder, the editor of Flatsome. UX Builder will be faster and without conflicts with other plugins.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day