Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs Overwrite Uploads (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 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has accumulated 4.5M+ total downloads while Overwrite Uploads has 60K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | Overwrite Uploads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 3.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 8 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 60K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 8 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2011 | |
| Age | 10 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 2.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 1.2.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Overwrite Uploads
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while Overwrite Uploads averaged 173.
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。
Overwrite Uploads Reviews
Thank you
Thank you for updating the plugin.
Still kinda working.
It’s kind of working. I uploaded a bulk of 150 pix. all with a very simple name A10.jpg A11.jpg and so on. The Plugin worked. Some old versions of the images still remain in some part of the website.
Was a great plugin but doesn’t work any more
I used this plugin for years and found it super helpful but it doesn’t work any more with WordPress 5.2 and I had to de-install it. A pity it wasn’t maintained!
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