Delete Pending Comments vs Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Delete Pending Comments
10K+ active installs
Free
Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused…
5.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Delete Pending Comments has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 94 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Delete Pending Comments has accumulated 153K+ total downloads while Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused… has 46K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Delete Pending Comments | Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 4.1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 94 | ◄ | 31 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 153K+ | ◄ | 46K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 50% | |
| Last Updated | 2 years ago | ► | 1 week ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2023 | |
| Age | 17 years | 3 years | |
| WP Requires | 2.7+ | 5.3+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.3+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.0.0 | 4.0.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Delete Pending Comments
Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Delete Pending Comments averaged approximately 8 daily downloads while Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused… averaged 116.
Recent Reviews
Delete Pending Comments Reviews
mit einem Klick Spam entfernt
Das Plugin hat mit einem Klick tausendfachen Spam entfernt. Es gibt keine weiteren Einstellungen. Nach Installation und Aktivierung des Plugins auf die Kommentarseite gehen. Oben steht ein Button “Spa
Efficient
Best plugin to delete comments so far, please keep it updated. 🙏
Perfect
2000 spam cpmments gone in a moment on latest WP version 6.1. Nothing to worry about here!
Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused… Reviews
Mistakes unused with unattached
If you use the same images for several post and/or pages this plugin will still say they’re unused simply because they’re not specifically attached to one specific post/page.If you have a lot of pictu
Works!
Reviews here seem a unfair. The plugin did an excellent job after I did a scan, set the page to display 250 entries, and pressed the red button to delete all listed/unused attachments. I tested my web
Great Plugin
This is a great plugin, and the support is also great and quick to respond.I was having an issue where images uploaded to the gallery field in ACF Pro would disappear, but this has now been resolved.
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