Best orphan images plugins for WordPress
The most popular orphan images plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. DevDome Media Cleaner leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Ethwebs Media Cleanup (10+) and Gerdoo Orphan Media Cleaner (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “orphan images” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 orphan images plugins
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DevDome Media CleanerThe most installed orphan images plugin, with 500+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Ethwebs Media Cleanup10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
Gerdoo Orphan Media Cleaner10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “orphan images”
DevDome Media Cleaner
Up in the last 7 days:49#9,043by DevDome24 days ago
Find unused images and orphan images, remove duplicate images from the WordPress media library. Safe trash and recovery workflow.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 164/day
Ethwebs Media Cleanup
Up in the last 7 days:415#33,707by Sanmatiraj3 months ago
Automatically deletes attached media and thumbnails when a post is permanently deleted, while protecting shared images, logos, and advertisements.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gerdoo Orphan Media Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:1,159#34,691by Mohammadreza Maghsoudipour4 months ago
Deeply scans both your database (orphans) and filesystem (ghost files) with a safe physical trash bin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day