Best plugin cleanup plugins for WordPress
The most popular plugin cleanup plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Archivum Inactive Archiver leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Unplug (10+) and PublisherKits PluginTidy (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “plugin cleanup” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 plugin cleanup plugins
- 1.
Archivum Inactive ArchiverThe most installed plugin cleanup plugin, with 20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Unplug10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
PublisherKits PluginTidyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “plugin cleanup”
Archivum Inactive Archiver
Down in the last 7 days:714#26,352by jkirker9 days ago
Move inactive plugins out of the plugins folder into an archive, then restore, download or permanently delete them later.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Unplug
#43,570by Mulberry Tech1 year ago
Cut the plugin bloat. See which plugins are actually being used on your sites and which ones are just plugin bloat.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PublisherKits PluginTidy
#50,319by PublisherKits24 days ago
WordPress tells you which plugins are active. It never tells you which are used. PluginTidy works that out, and keeps working it out.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day