Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs Media Search Enhanced (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 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has accumulated 4.5M+ total downloads while Media Search Enhanced has 44K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | Media Search Enhanced | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 27 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 44K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2014 | |
| Age | 10 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 0.9.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Media Search Enhanced
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while Media Search Enhanced averaged 17.
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 Search Enhanced Reviews
Don’t install, will cripple your site
Searching with this will use all resources and cripple your site. Don’t install this. Developer doesn’t update this.
No longer working – breaks media search completely
I’ve noticed that a few other users on the support pages have reported that this plugin, which hasn’t been updated for the last two years, no longer works as intended. In fact, it breaks the media lib
Wonderful plug-and-play plugin that lets me search through alt text
I find this plugin really convenient because I name my media files only with alphabets, but I write the alternative text in my non-alphabetical language. After the installation, I can search both titl
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