Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs Media Grid (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 Grid has 23K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | Media Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 16 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 23K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2013 | |
| Age | 10 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 3.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 0.7 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Media Grid
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while Media Grid averaged 6.
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 Grid Reviews
Terrible Company, Terrible Tactics, Plugin Completely Outdated
I purchased this plugin a few years ago on Envato. Just left them a negative review, which they lobbied Envato to remove. On Envato, the rule is – if you don’t pay for support or haven’t purchased wit
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… This topic was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by pansenschim.
Great plugin for organizing a crapton of images
I ended up using this for an apartments website with a huge number of floorplans, and it worked great! Very nice interface that displays beautifully on mobile. A few tiny improvements that could make
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