Meow Apps | Media Cleaner Pro

Description

Media Cleaner Pro scans the WordPress media library, cross-referencing the physical files in wp-content/uploads against the references in posts, metadata, and database options, identifying orphaned images, unused attachments, and broken entries. Part of the Meow Apps plugin lineup, it adds filesystem-based analysis, support for popular builders, and detection of missing media, with a two-step confirmation before removing any item from the database.

Key Features

• Cross-referenced media scan
  Scans uploads and compares them against postmeta, content, and options to detect attachments with no active reference.
• Filesystem-based analysis
  Lists physical files present on the server that have no matching record in the media library.
• Broken media detection
  Flags library entries whose original file has been removed or no longer responds at the registered path.
• Plugin-side intermediate trash
  Moves items to a review area before permanent deletion, allowing detections to be reverted at any time.
• Builder compatibility
  Recognizes media references in Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, and other visual builders when calculating what is in use.

Benefits of Media Cleaner Pro

• Disk space recovery
  Frees up megabytes or gigabytes occupied by images, PDFs, and videos that were never applied to content.
• Lighter database
  Removes orphaned attachment entries and their metadata, reducing the volume of the postmeta and posts tables.
• Organized media library
  Eliminates clutter from old uploads, abandoned tests, and forgotten duplicates within the admin panel.
• Pre-deletion audit
  Allows item-by-item inspection in the plugin’s trash, with one-click restoration if something is flagged incorrectly.

Who Is It For?

• WordPress site administrators with a library bloated by years of uploads, tests, and successive migrations.
• Agencies and developers who take over legacy projects with thousands of files lacking clear usage tracking.
• Editors and content teams who need to keep the media library lean and easy to navigate.

Suited for sites with a long publishing history, multisite environments, and editorial portals that have accumulated media over the years, Media Cleaner Pro delivers granular control over what stays on the server and what goes. Each detected item can be inspected individually, giving cautious teams the confidence to operate without fear of breaking active references in pages, posts, or templates.

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