Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs Default Featured Image (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
Default Featured Image
70K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Default Featured Image has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 67 reviews) while Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! leads in active installations (90K+ vs 70K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has accumulated 4.5M+ total downloads while Default Featured Image has 541K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | Default Featured Image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 67 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 70K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 541K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2012 | |
| Age | 10 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 6.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 1.8.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Default Featured Image
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while Default Featured Image averaged 102.
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。
Default Featured Image Reviews
Awesome plugin, great support.
Loving this plugin. And when I need to fine tune it, a quick browse through the FAQs and Support Threads and I found everything I needed. Great plugin. This topic was modified 12 months ago by
Does what is says on the tin – thanks!
A very handy little plugin that fills an obvious hole in WordPress’s feature list.
Exactly what I need
Hi Jan-Willem,I was looking for a default featured image, ChatGPT suggested your plugin. Exactly what I need. Thanks!Pascal
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