Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs WP Upload Restriction (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 WP Upload Restriction has 26K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | WP Upload Restriction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 3.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 15 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 26K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 9 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Age | 10 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | false+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 2.3.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
WP Upload Restriction
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while WP Upload Restriction averaged 9.
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。
WP Upload Restriction Reviews
A few suggestions and bug report
HelloThanks for your awesome plugin.I use it in my marketplace. There are a few suggestions. [BUG] Even though I deselected all the image formats, I/users can upload .json files. Restricting us
Works perfectly and still alive WordPress 6.6
This is probably the only one of its kind on the wordpress plugin market and I am so happy it not only works, but that it had been updated. Works perfectly fine for WordPress 6.6. Thank you so much fo
Worked perfectly
Thank you for this plugin!
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