Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs Media Library Assistant (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
Media Library Assistant
70K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Media Library Assistant has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 198 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 Media Library Assistant has 2.6M+. Media Library Assistant has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 50%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | Media Library Assistant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 198 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 70K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 2.6M+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | ► | 100% |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ► | 6 days ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2012 | |
| Age | 10 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 4.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 3.35 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Media Library Assistant
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while Media Library Assistant averaged 2,062.
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。
Media Library Assistant Reviews
Lifesaver for big sites
Media manager is a lifesaver for big sites. Sorting and folder-like organization makes content work much faster
Security Risk: Server Blacklisting
Following a WordPress core update to 6.9, WordFence flagged this plugin for a known security vulnerability. Within just a few hours, and before I could disable or update it, my VPS IP was blacklisted
Good one!
Just what we needed for our sites!
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