DevDome Safe Media Cleaner helps you find and safely remove unused images, orphaned files, duplicate media, and missing files from your WordPress media library and uploads folder.<\/p>\n\n
Selected files move to a protected Recycle Bin first. Review the results, restore cleaned files with one click, and permanently delete them only when you are ready.<\/p>\n\n
Clean your WordPress media library<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Safer media cleanup<\/strong><\/p>\n\n How it works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Detailed review tools<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Review results in a visual grid or list. Search by filename, filter by status, sort by file size, dimensions, or age, and select files individually or in bulk. Each result shows its thumbnail, size, dimensions, upload date, status, and the reason it was flagged. Results can also be exported to CSV.<\/p>\n\n Checks common WordPress image references<\/strong><\/p>\n\n The scanner checks post content, custom post types, revisions, reusable blocks, featured images, galleries, Gutenberg blocks, It also checks data used by:<\/p>\n\n Built for larger media libraries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Scans run in small, resumable background batches to reduce memory use and timeout risk. You can pause and resume a scan without restarting it.<\/p>\n\n Free features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Scanning, review, duplicate detection, reports, the Recycle Bin, restore, media backups, scheduled scans, CSV export, and WP-CLI commands are free and unlimited.<\/p>\n\n No DevDome account is required for scanning or cleanup.<\/p>\n\n Optional DevDome Monitoring<\/strong><\/p>\n\n You can optionally connect a free DevDome account and enable Monitoring. After each scan, aggregate media statistics are sent to DevDome so you can view media growth across connected sites and receive email alerts when unused media exceeds a threshold you choose.<\/p>\n\n No media files, filenames, image URLs, or visitor data are sent.<\/p>\n\n All scanning, classification, Recycle Bin, backup, and restore features run on your own server. The plugin connects to DevDome only after explicit opt-in.<\/p>\n\n Connecting an account is required only for optional DevDome Monitoring. When you start the connection, The Account ID, site domain, and site token are transmitted. If you disconnect, the site domain and site token are sent once to unlink the site.<\/p>\n\n No media files, filenames, private image URLs, or visitor data are sent.<\/p>\n\n Service provider: DevDome When Monitoring is enabled, the plugin sends aggregate scan statistics after each scan: site domain, site token, total media count and size, unused media count and size, orphaned file count, alert threshold, and selected email frequency.<\/p>\n\n DevDome stores this history, displays it in the media-health dashboard, tracks changes across scans and connected sites, and sends alert emails when the chosen threshold is exceeded.<\/p>\n\n No media files, filenames, image URLs, or visitor data are sent.<\/p>\n\n Service provider: DevDome Dormant endpoints in the bundled DevDome core<\/strong><\/p>\n\n The bundled shared library references these endpoints, but they are disabled and are not contacted by the WordPress.org build:<\/p>\n\n No outbound request is made unless you explicitly connect a DevDome account. Monitoring statistics are sent only after you also enable DevDome Monitoring.<\/p>\n\n No scanner can guarantee detection of every custom or hard-coded reference. DevDome Safe Media Cleaner checks many common WordPress locations, page builders, WooCommerce data, custom fields, SEO settings, CSS, and responsive image references. It also re-checks each selected file immediately before moving it.<\/p>\n\n Uncertain files are marked Needs manual review and are not selected automatically. Selected files move to the Recycle Bin first so they can be restored.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. The first cleanup action moves selected files to the Recycle Bin instead of permanently deleting them. Cleaned files can be restored to their original locations with one click.<\/p><\/dd>\n Unused images have a Media Library record but no detected reference on the site. Orphaned files exist in the uploads folder without a matching Media Library record.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. The plugin detects exact duplicate files and suggests a copy to keep. Duplicates are never deleted automatically.<\/p><\/dd>\n Run a scan, open Review, and sort by file size. Review the largest unused images and orphaned files first. The dashboard shows the amount of storage represented by the flagged files.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. It checks data used by Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, WPBakery, Bricks, Oxygen, Kadence, GenerateBlocks, Spectra, SeedProd, Thrive, WooCommerce, ACF, Meta Box, Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and AIOSEO.<\/p><\/dd>\n Scanning runs in small background batches to reduce memory use and timeout risk. Large scans can be paused and resumed.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. Scanning, review, reports, backups, cleanup, the Recycle Bin, and restore work without an account. A free DevDome account is required only for optional DevDome Monitoring.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Each site keeps its own scans, Recycle Bin, backups, and settings.<\/p><\/dd>\n It is a protected local folder used to hold cleaned files before permanent deletion. Each cleanup batch includes a manifest and checksums so files can be restored to their original locations.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n
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devdome.com<\/code> and api.devdome.com<\/code>) \u2014 optional.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\ndevdome.com<\/code> opens in your browser. After approval, the plugin stores your public DevDome Account ID and a site token, then sends the site token to api.devdome.com<\/code> to verify the connection. The service returns the account email displayed in the plugin settings.<\/p>\n\n
\nTerms: https:\/\/devdome.com\/terms-of-service
\nPrivacy policy: https:\/\/devdome.com\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n\n\n
api.devdome.com<\/code>) \u2014 optional and opt-in.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
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https:\/\/api.devdome.com\/plugin-updates\/<\/code> \u2014 used by the self-hosted DevDome suite installer. Updates and installs for this build come only from WordPress.org.<\/li>\nhttps:\/\/api.devdome.com\/media-cleaner\/metrics<\/code> \u2014 used by the DevDome-distributed build for aggregate product metrics. It does not run in the WordPress.org build.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nPrivacy<\/h3>\n\n
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Can a media cleaner identify every image reference?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I undo a cleanup?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What is the difference between unused images and orphaned files?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does it find duplicate images?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How can I free up disk space?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does it support page builders and WooCommerce?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Will scanning slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Do I need a DevDome account?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does it support WordPress multisite?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What is the Recycle Bin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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