Best trash plugins for WordPress
The most popular trash plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Change Empty Trash Time leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of TGG (700+) and Media Trash Button (400+). All 26 plugins tagged “trash” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 trash plugins
- 1.
Change Empty Trash TimeThe most installed trash plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 2.
TGG700+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 3.
Media Trash Button400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Force Delete Posts200+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Prune WooCommerce Orders200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
Bulk Trash by URL100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Content Unpublisher70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 8.
Disable Trash70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 9.
Trash Fail Safe50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
KT-CleanPress20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
All 26 plugins tagged “trash”
Change Empty Trash Time
Down in the last 7 days:17#5,948by Carlos Martínez Romero3 years ago
This plugin adds a new setting in the last position of Settings > General, this option will allow you to select the days that WordPress take to emp …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
TGG
Up in the last 7 days:9#7,744by preetindersodhi4 days ago
This plugin is a collection of various WP tweaks.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Media Trash Button
Down in the last 7 days:15#9,781by Katsushi Kawamori2 months ago
Add trash button for Media Library.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Force Delete Posts
Down in the last 7 days:29#11,370by Liam Stewart1 month ago
Deleting Posts has never been so fast! This lightweight plugin adds the ability for administrators to instantly delete posts by adding a Force Delete …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Prune WooCommerce Orders
Up in the last 7 days:121#12,864by Sean Conklin1 year ago
Adds tools to the WP Admin > WooCommerce > Status > Tools page to move all orders of the selected status and cutoff date into the trash, wher …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Bulk Trash by URL
Up in the last 7 days:181#16,339by ivantrendafilov2 months ago
Bulk‑trash posts, pages and custom post types from pasted URLs. Fast URL mapping, batched processing with pause/resume, and an optional summary.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Content Unpublisher
Down in the last 7 days:524#18,310by skldrth14 days ago
A lightweight plugin to automatically unpublish or trash posts, pages and custom post types at a scheduled time.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Disable Trash
Down in the last 7 days:135#19,026by Carlos Martínez Romero3 years ago
This plugin removes the trash functionality from WordPress so that any content is deleted permanently.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Trash Fail Safe
Up in the last 7 days:134#21,274by mikehealy2 months ago
Require confirmation before deleting items from the Trash, or emptying the whole Trash. Protects against accidental clicks.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
KT-CleanPress
Up in the last 7 days:11#26,537by mohamad wael14 years ago
Clean And Optimize WordPress .
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Trashed By
#27,661by Scott Reilly5 years ago
Records which user trashed a post and when they trashed it. Displays that info as columns in admin trashed posts listings.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Trash emptier
Up in the last 7 days:129#32,382by Mark-k14 years ago
Provides a configurable control over the trash emptying algorithm wordpress uses without changing wp-config.php
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Grid Element Trash
#32,872by Palasthotel GmbH1 month ago
You can hide containers and boxes from the Grid toolbar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
R S Contact Form
Down in the last 7 days:144#33,182by Abu Sayed Russell5 years ago
With this Ajax compatible contact from, visitors on the website can connect with you easily. The form has advanced features that will allow you to com …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
RJ Quick Empty Trash
#45,303by randyjensen13 years ago
Easier access to empty the trash for Comments, Posts and Pages
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
No Slug Conflicts with Trash
Down in the last 7 days:5,270#45,683by Scott Reilly10 years ago
NOTE: WordPress 4.5 incorporated the functionality of this plugin and thus it is no longer needed unless you're still running an older version of …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Auto Trash Delete
Down in the last 7 days:8,866#48,149by Kenny Eliason11 years ago
Set the number of days to use before deleting items in the trash.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Algo Spam User Wiper
Up in the last 7 days:7,979#55,632by algorisys2 months ago
Find WordPress users by email domain, soft-delete them into Trash, permanently delete in batches, and block blacklisted domains from registering.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Auto Expire Posts
Up in the last 7 days:12,079#58,903by lerougeliet7 years ago
Automatically expire posts at a given date
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Some Plus Bulk Manager
Up in the last 7 days:5,048#60,609by someplus7 months ago
Clean up your WordPress site with bulk operations and undo functionality. Delete inactive users, orphaned media, spam comments, revisions, and more.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Emails No Spam
Up in the last 7 days:6,496#62,263by clodoaldoevangelista6 years ago
Emails No Spam provides reliable mailing service to your company. The plugin is literally a blessing for everyone. Customizable fields.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Maybe Perma Delete
Up in the last 7 days:3,761#64,039by featurenotabug.5 months ago
Hold the Esc key to get the option to permanently delete posts, pages, and other content, instead of moving them to the trash first.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Trash Post in Block Editor
#69,536by badasswp5 months ago
Delete a Post from within the WP Block Editor with just a few clicks, making content management easier and more efficient.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Flex Explorer
#69,617by FlexaTech24 days ago
A sandboxed file manager for WordPress: browse, upload, zip, download and recover your site's files from a fast admin app.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TickTrash Bulk
#71,669by titandevagency25 days ago
Free bulk delete and cleanup for WordPress: remove posts, comments, users, terms and metadata with preview, filters, batching and scheduling.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day