Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs Download Media Library (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
90K+ active installs
Free
Download Media Library
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 746 reviews) and leads in active installations (90K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has accumulated 4.5M+ total downloads while Download Media Library has 63K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | Download Media Library | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 3.2/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 18 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 63K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 9 years ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Age | 10 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 2.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 0.2.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Download Media Library
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while Download Media Library averaged 3.
Recent Reviews
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! Reviews
Does The Job
Simple to use
Just Works
Stunnning plugin that hardly has any false positives. It was great to use. Thanks This topic was modified 6 days, 23 hours ago by Dr. Melvin Temo.
非常好用
不错，操作简单。
Download Media Library Reviews
PLEASE update this plugin!!!!
This is the only plugin I could find the downloads the full media library into one folder, but it doesn’t do me no good since it doesn’t work with the latest three WordPress updates.
Nearly perfect
This is a feature which WordPress should build-in as a feature. Incredibly valuable feature especially for those that are maintaining a site developed by a contractor, or former employee. Highly r
How to import exported zip file???
Can anyone explain how to import the exported zip file?
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