Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused… vs Remove Author Pages (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused…
5.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Remove Author Pages has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 9 reviews) while Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused… leads in active installations (5.0K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused… has accumulated 46K+ total downloads while Remove Author Pages has 30K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused… | Remove Author Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.1/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 31 | ◄ | 9 |
| Active Installs | 5.0K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 46K+ | ◄ | 30K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2023 | 2013 | |
| Age | 3 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.3+ | 2.0.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 4.0.2 | 0.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused…
Remove Author Pages
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused… averaged approximately 113 daily downloads while Remove Author Pages averaged 5.
Recent Reviews
Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused… Reviews
Mistakes unused with unattached
If you use the same images for several post and/or pages this plugin will still say they’re unused simply because they’re not specifically attached to one specific post/page.If you have a lot of pictu
Works!
Reviews here seem a unfair. The plugin did an excellent job after I did a scan, set the page to display 250 entries, and pressed the red button to delete all listed/unused attachments. I tested my web
Great Plugin
This is a great plugin, and the support is also great and quick to respond.I was having an issue where images uploaded to the gallery field in ACF Pro would disappear, but this has now been resolved.
Remove Author Pages Reviews
Работает, но ..
Дополнение — «то, что нужно». Единственное но, не имеет перенаправления на «главную» (или указанный адрес), и author=0 не прячет. Вцелом нормально (если без учёта).
Done and Done
15 lines of code. Such a simple approach. I ended up simply adding this code to one of our existing in-house plugins for a multisite and slightly modified the code so it redirects to the parent domain
Missing /?author=0
It catches /author/ pages, but misses /?author=0 (etc).
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