Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs Document Gallery (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, Document Gallery has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 112 reviews) while Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! leads in active installations (90K+ vs 9.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has accumulated 4.5M+ total downloads while Document Gallery has 320K+. Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has a higher support resolution rate (50% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | Document Gallery | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 112 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 9.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 320K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | ◄ | 0% |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 3 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2012 | |
| Age | 10 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 6.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 5.1.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Document Gallery
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while Document Gallery averaged 32.
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。
Document Gallery Reviews
Plugin works really well even on WP 6.8.1
Hi Dan, I have been using the Document Gallery plugin for many years and swear by it. It has also been working really well on WP version 6.8.1 with PHP version 7.4.33 Unfortunately when my host
Works fine on WP 6.5.4
Although some administration functions are missing, this plugin is operational on recent versions of WP. I haven’t found the equivalent elsewhere, so it’s a shame it’s not being maintained. Th
Not working
After 1 hour, I give up. I couldn’t find a way to show the shortcode.
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