File Manager Pro – Filester vs Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
File Manager Pro – Filester
100K+ active installs
Free
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
90K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, File Manager Pro – Filester has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 146 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 90K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. File Manager Pro – Filester has accumulated 1.4M+ total downloads while Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has 4.5M+. Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has a higher support resolution rate (50% vs 50%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | File Manager Pro – Filester | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 146 | ► | 746 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 90K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.4M+ | ► | 4.5M+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | 50% | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ► | 1 week ago |
| First Released | 2020 | 2016 | |
| Age | 6 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0+ | 6.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.0.2 | 7.0.6 |
Rating Breakdown
File Manager Pro – Filester
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, File Manager Pro – Filester averaged approximately 950 daily downloads while Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged 3,744.
Recent Reviews
File Manager Pro – Filester Reviews
То что надо
Так как я занимаюсь поддержкой сайта и вход на хостинг затруднителен – надо ждать смс владельцу, работа с файлами сайта из админки – отличное решение. Спасибо за удобство
Essential File Manager for Serious WordPress Work
Filester has become one of the few plugins I install almost by default. It provides a full graphical file management interface right inside the WordPress dashboard, so I can work with my site’s files
It just works 😌
It has all the features you’d come to expect from a premium file manager and, guess what? Without a paywall! Kudos to the developers for empowering open source 👏
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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