Cleanup Orphan Images
Finds and deletes orphan media files from the uploads directory that are not registered in WordPress.
5(1 reviews)
·40 active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, Cleanup Orphan Images is a WordPress files plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 371 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: File Manager Pro – Filester.
5/51 reviews
40active installs
371total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
Removes files left in the uploads folder that are invisible in the WordPress Media Library. This does not include Unattached media, which can be easily found and removed in the standard Media Library.
These orphan files may have been left behind from:
- Failed or interrupted uploads
- Plugin operations or migrations
- FTP/SFTP uploads not registered in WordPress
- Database restores or imports
Features
- Scans uploads directory for orphan media files
- Supports images: JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, BMP, TIFF, SVG, ICO
- Supports documents: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, ODT, ODS, ODP, TXT, RTF, CSV
- Supports audio: MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, AAC, M4A, WMA
- Supports video: MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, MKV, WebM, FLV, M4V, MPEG, MPG
- Supports archives: ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ
- Safe manual selection before deletion
- Warn…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.8.0
- Simplified plugin to focus on orphan files only
- Removed unattached images feature (use WordPress built-in Media Library filter instead)
- Expanded file format support: images, documents, audio, video, archives
- Cleaner, more focused user interface
Contributors
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