Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs BP Attachments (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
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 BP Attachments has 17K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | BP Attachments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 3.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 3 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 17K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2023 | |
| Age | 10 years | 3 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 6.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 1.2.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
BP Attachments
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while BP Attachments averaged 7.
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。
BP Attachments Reviews
Missing Progress Indicator for File Uploads
I would like to point out that there is still no progress indicator for displaying the upload status when adding files in BP Attachement. Adding such an indicator would greatly enhance the user experi
Game changer
Buddypress has needed this for such a long time. Yes it the first public version but it is a game changer. When will this get into BP core? Can’t wait.
Better than the rest already
This plugin is not perfect but it is a big improvement on existing plugins that deliver the same functionality. More importantly the progress of this plugin and eventual integration into BuddyPres
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