Best cleanup plugins for WordPress

GeekExtreme Entry Cleaner for Fluent Forms

#40,541

by geekextreme1 year ago

Automatically deletes Fluent Forms entries older than a specified number of days to keep your database optimized.

Roots Plug

Up in the last 7 days:3,026#40,944

by Zach Schnackel13 years ago

Catch-all awesomeness for a leaner, meaner WordPress site.

Ultimate WP DB Manager

Down in the last 7 days:7,052#42,369

by wphobby6 months ago

Ultimate WP DB Manager make it easy to create database backup on single click, allows you to clean database, optimize database, make these jobs schedu …

Nova Dashboard Cleanup

#43,870

by Conor Lyons13 years ago

The Nova Dashboard Cleanup removes all those unwanted dashboard Widgets.

fraew Broken Media Inspector

Up in the last 7 days:20,582#44,983

by Chris Andrews3 months ago

Find broken images and where they're used, and clean up orphaned files in your uploads folder. Fast, free, no upsells.

Dynamic Functionalities

#45,651

by Gaurav Tiwari1 month ago

19 optional WordPress modules for content tools, link checks, site activity, performance, security, redirects, and SEO.

Cleaner Dashboard

#45,935

by rob1n19 years ago

Removes the WordPress news sections and reorganizes the sidebar for maximum screen usage. See the screenshots for more details.

Dashboard & Menu Cleaner (Quick Menu Finder)

Down in the last 7 days:7,950#46,428

by fedmich15 years ago

This plugin will help you hide the default WordPress dashboard widgets like Incoming Links, etc.

WP Cleanup and base Functions

#46,668

by deodev10 years ago

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Delete Old Posts and Pictures

Down in the last 7 days:3,306#46,946

by Wizehawk1 month ago

Safely find and clean old WordPress posts, pages, media, drafts, trash, and spam comments with a simple Scan -> Review -> Clean workflow.

WUCO

Down in the last 7 days:1,278#47,015

by 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.

Simple Cleanup

#47,626

by multinetgmbh1 year ago

Provides options to clean up your WordPress backend and the generated HTML source of your website.

JWL Revision Cleaner

Down in the last 7 days:5,272#48,019

by Wyatt de JWL-Marketing4 months ago

Analyse, clean and optimize WordPress and Elementor revisions to improve performance and reduce database size.

Empty Widget Areas

Down in the last 7 days:10,390#48,274

by tormorten12 years ago

Empty widget areas with the click of a button

Page Template Inventory

Down in the last 7 days:4,948#48,459

by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)15 years ago

Over the course of the development of a custom theme or application, custom page templates can start to build up. This plugin adds a "template in …

Janitorix Media Audit

Up in the last 7 days:14,114#49,268

by Monowar Hossain (devmonowar)10 days ago

Finds unused images and proves it — confidence, risk, safe delete. Plus an alt text audit with optional AI suggestions.

Revision Autopilot

Up in the last 7 days:4,845#49,837

by Takahiro Nishii1 month ago

Post revision cleanup with three ways in: a screen to review and delete, WP-CLI for scripts and cron, and machine-readable abilities for agents.

HXMC

Up in the last 7 days:12,452#49,926

by youheiokubo2 months ago

Code-first media library cleanup: find unreferenced images, rename non-ASCII filenames safely, convert to WebP. No external services.

Emetrio Media Purge

Up in the last 7 days:17,705#50,562

by emetriodevs3 months ago

Emetrio Media Purge finds and bulk-deletes unused WordPress attachments to keep your media library clean and organized.

SiteFlush

#51,011

by jinaldesai7 months ago

Flush your WordPress site to a completely fresh installation. Removes all content, plugins (except this one), themes, and uploads.

SeoCms Post Archival System

Up in the last 7 days:18,668#51,158

by SeoPageHost6 months ago

Archive old posts and custom post types to a separate database based on configurable age rules.

TechArk Media Library Care

#51,174

by TechArk Solutions14 days ago

Find unused media, detect duplicates, optimize images, and improve alt text with tools to scan, review, and clean your WordPress media library.

Phantom Record Buster

Up in the last 7 days:4,108#51,242

by Rob Holmes7 months ago

Phantom Record Buster is a lightweight tool designed to identify and remove orphaned or 'phantom' records from your WordPress database.

Geos

#51,546

by Georgijevic2 months ago

Batched WooCommerce product cleanup with separate operations, progress bars, and a safe Trash Cleaner.

AlmazBro Site Utilities

#51,693

by Almaz Bissenbayev3 days ago

Seven small tools in one plugin: disable comments or Gutenberg, add post types, clean junk, tidy your HTML, and check your system info.

Nyaclean

Up in the last 7 days:15,129#51,712

by ikedajapan3 days ago

A gentle automatic cleanup cat with safe expired-transient cleaning, optional old spam/revision cleanup, scheduled runs and clear results.

Some Plus Bulk Manager

Up in the last 7 days:6,226#52,484

by someplus7 months ago

Clean up your WordPress site with bulk operations and undo functionality. Delete inactive users, orphaned media, spam comments, revisions, and more.

CodeCaste Database Cleaner & Optimizer

Up in the last 7 days:15,594#52,567

by CodeCaste1 month ago

Find out what's making your WordPress database large, identify potentially unnecessary data, and safely clean it after review.

Harvify Database Cleaner

Up in the last 7 days:15,656#52,577

by harv2 days ago

Scan and clean your WordPress database, with a dry-run preview before anything is deleted. Pro adds daily scheduling and one-click rollback.

VB Disable Emojis

Up in the last 7 days:6,173#52,782

by verbaste1 month ago

Completely disables WordPress emoji scripts and styles on frontend and backend. No settings, no UI, zero overhead.

AgizoAI HTML AI Clean Up

Up in the last 7 days:16,243#52,860

by AgizoAI.com4 months ago

Scan, score and clean AI-generated or pasted HTML with accessibility warnings, SEO-safe checks and revision-safe clean-up.

Mi13 Clean Up

Up in the last 7 days:2,059#53,970

by mi136 months ago

Mi13 Clean Up — плагин для радикальной очистки WordPress от «мусора»:

LC Smart Media Redirect & Cleaner

Up in the last 7 days:5,380#53,982

by Celsius Anderson2 months ago

High-performance image size redirect engine, orphan scanner, prune tool, thumbnail regeneration, and image size manager for WordPress.

Attic

Up in the last 7 days:14,741#54,015

by Bishal Shrestha1 month ago

Fix Site Health's "autoloaded options" warning and clear out junk left by deleted plugins. Quarantined first, undoable for 30 days.

Elevoire Orphaned Data Cleaner

Up in the last 7 days:1,318#54,112

by Elevoire2 months ago

Find and safely remove database leftovers from uninstalled plugins — tables, options, meta, cron jobs, and transients.

Session Shredder for WooCommerce

#54,184

by Rynald0s11 months ago

Smart rule-based pruning for WooCommerce 10.3+. Enhances experimental session storage with behavior signals to remove zombie sessions and cut DB size.

Fresh Install Assistant (FIA)

Up in the last 7 days:9,226#54,207

by Thushara Lakshan1 year ago

Automates WordPress initial setup by cleaning default content, creating essential pages, and optionally installing popular themes.

Media Verdict

Up in the last 7 days:4,789#55,137

by Vanf21 days ago

Fail-safe media library usage detector: green/red usage frames, per-item evidence, snapshot-first safe deletion with trash and one-click restore.

InTouch Media Cleaner

#55,245

by intouchdesigndev1 month ago

Find images nothing uses anymore — and delete them without ever breaking a page, because every deletion has a one-click restore behind it.

Content Polisher

#55,256

by kanibolotskiydenis26 days ago

Find double spaces, punctuation and typography mistakes in your posts and pages. Preview every fix, apply it safely and undo it with one click.

ResetForge for Multisite

#55,554

by Elevoire1 month ago

A scope-aware, safety-first, developer-focused reset and cleanup platform built specifically for WordPress Multisite networks.

Moowa Media Manager

#55,558

by Moowa® Studios4 days ago

Protect selected media and review unused media before permanent deletion.

Invizo Advanced Reset Suite

Up in the last 7 days:7,642#55,591

by Invizo5 months ago

Reset WordPress with typed confirmations, database snapshots, and focused cleanup tools for development and staging sites.

Lucid Lab Media & Products Cleanup

#56,257

by Lucid Lab5 days ago

Safe media cleanup, WebP conversion, usage reports and thumbnail regeneration. Pro adds advanced scanning and automation.

CleanFlow

Down in the last 7 days:6,674#56,349

by Dits.Agency7 days ago

Clean WordPress safely. Review what CleanFlow finds, understand why each item was selected, and stay in control before anything is deleted.

BackBurner Post Archiver

Up in the last 7 days:16,178#56,714

by techygeekshome2 months ago

Automatically move old content out of active circulation after a configurable age - without ever deleting anything or breaking a single URL.

Revision Retention

Up in the last 7 days:5,442#56,986

by Acato5 days ago

Keep the newest revisions of every post and drop the ones older than a threshold you set. Per post type, on a schedule or from WP-CLI.

IT Empower Media Audit

Up in the last 7 days:13,669#57,458

by itempowersolutions2 months ago

WordPress site with a huge uploads folder of unused old files: find them, back them up, then delete safely.

GSaini DB Optimizer

Down in the last 7 days:843#57,503

by ghanshyam saini1 year ago

Short Description:Optimize your WordPress database by removing revisions, spam comments, and transients for better site performance.

IPS Order Media Cleanup

#57,517

by ipsorder22 days ago

Review duplicate and unused media, missing alternative text, file sizes and image dimensions.