Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs Media Library Downloader (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
Media Library Downloader
3.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Media Library Downloader has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 7 reviews) while Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! 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 Library Downloader has 15K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | Media Library Downloader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 7 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 15K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 7 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2021 | |
| Age | 10 years | 5 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 1.4.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Media Library Downloader
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while Media Library Downloader averaged 40.
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 Library Downloader Reviews
It works!
Thanks for making this plugin! It’s simple and zips the files up for you! So polite! 🙂 <3 Take care and best of luck!
Did the trick :)
Did exactly what it said it does, no complications. As someone else said, this is something that should be WP core, but thank goodness for this plugin.
Excellent Plugin
Simply superb. Very easy and practical way to download media files. This should have been an inbuilt feature by wordpress. Thanks for the plugin
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