Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs Moving Media Library (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 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has accumulated 4.5M+ total downloads while Moving Media Library has 68K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | Moving Media Library | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | 4.6/5 | |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 30 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 68K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ► | 6 days ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2020 | |
| Age | 10 years | 6 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 8.0+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 1.24 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Moving Media Library
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while Moving Media Library averaged 13.
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。
Moving Media Library Reviews
lifesaver, really…
Thank you so much for the plugin! After long days of working, finally I could solve the copying and also the registering of all media files. Super!
It corrupted all my other pages and posts.
Several of my posts and pages disappeared after importing.It corrupted all my other pages and posts.
WARNING: Wiped out my entire site.
This plugin completely wiped out my entire site built on the Goodlayers theme. All page content, etc., completely gone. I do not recommend using for the Goodlayers theme.
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