Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! vs Remove WordPress Overhead (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
Remove WordPress Overhead
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Remove WordPress Overhead has a higher user rating (5/5 from 5 reviews) while Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! 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 Remove WordPress Overhead has 28K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | Remove WordPress Overhead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 746 | ◄ | 5 |
| Active Installs | 90K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 28K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Age | 10 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 6.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.0.6 | 1.6.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Remove WordPress Overhead
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged approximately 3,744 daily downloads while Remove WordPress Overhead averaged 7.
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。
Remove WordPress Overhead Reviews
good job
great job work properly
Slick and clean
Cool stuff!
Awesome, unique free plugin!!
I’m shocked this plugin doesn’t have more downloads and positive reviews. I have been searching a while for a plugin to remove header output from my site. There are many plugins that will do one or
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