Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs Custom Upload Dir (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 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has accumulated 4.5M+ total downloads while Custom Upload Dir has 109K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | Custom Upload Dir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 25 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 109K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 3 years ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2007 | |
| Age | 10 years | 19 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 3.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 3.4.6 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Custom Upload Dir
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while Custom Upload Dir averaged 8.
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。
Custom Upload Dir Reviews
работает как надо
Большое спасибо из России за качественный плагин.Установил на несколько сайтов.
exceptionally easy and powerful
does the job; EXCELLENT! thanks 🙂
French translation
Addressed to the author of the plugin : Hello, French, and occasional voluntary developer for associations, I discovered your plugin “custom upload dir” which I found very interesting. Like me, many F
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