FileBird – WordPress Media Library… vs Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
FileBird – WordPress Media Library…
200K+ active installs
Free
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
90K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, FileBird – WordPress Media Library… has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 1,110 reviews) and leads in active installations (200K+ vs 90K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. FileBird – WordPress Media Library… has accumulated 6.3M+ total downloads while Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has 4.5M+. FileBird – WordPress Media Library… has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 50%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | FileBird – WordPress Media Library… | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,110 | ◄ | 746 |
| Active Installs | 200K+ | ◄ | 90K+ |
| Total Downloads | 6.3M+ | ◄ | 4.5M+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | ◄ | 50% |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ► | 1 week ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2016 | |
| Age | 8 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0+ | 6.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.5.2 | 7.0.6 |
Rating Breakdown
FileBird – WordPress Media Library…
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, FileBird – WordPress Media Library… averaged approximately 1,204 daily downloads while Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged 3,744.
Recent Reviews
FileBird – WordPress Media Library… Reviews
Brilliant plugins and support
The plugin is great but the support is even better – highly recommended
Great plugin and super responsive support
Great plugin and outstanding support! We encountered a conflict with another plugin affecting the Media Library, and the support team quickly helped us identify the root cause. Their response wa
Great organizer
It’s so great to be able to organize files with Filebird. Had a technical display issue and they resolved it very quickly!
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。
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