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Best unused media plugins for WordPress

The most popular unused media plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Media Hygiene leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Unattached Media Manager (300+) and Unused Media Cleaner (100+). All 32 plugins tagged “unused media” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 unused media plugins

  1. 1.
    Media Hygiene

    The most installed unused media plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 41 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Unattached Media Manager

    300+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Unused Media Cleaner

    100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  4. 4.
    Mediaspy

    70+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  5. 5.
    Mediapapa

    50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.

  6. 6.
    MediaXray

    30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.

  7. 7.
    Freshet Unused Media

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 days ago.

  8. 8.
    Smart Media Replacement

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.

  9. 9.
    Gogasys Media Cleaner

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.

  10. 10.
    MGCora Unused Media Cleaner

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.

All 32 plugins tagged “unused media”