Description
Walstar Clear Media Engine helps you find and delete unused images from your WordPress Media Library.
It scans your WordPress site and detects images that are not used in:
– Post content
– Featured images
– Elementor page builder content
– Media references via attachment IDs
– WooCommerce product image galleries
This helps reduce server storage usage and improves website performance by removing unnecessary media files.
Important: Deleted images cannot be recovered.
Features
- Scan unused images in Media Library
- Detect usage in posts and pages
- Detect featured images
- Elementor compatibility support
- WooCommerce product gallery support
- Bulk selection and deletion
- Simple and fast admin interface
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to Tools Media Cleaner
- Click “Scan for Unused Images”
FAQ
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Will this plugin delete images automatically?
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No. It only deletes images when manually selected by the admin.
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Can I recover deleted images?
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No. Deleted images are permanently removed from the Media Library.
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Does it work with Elementor?
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Yes, it detects images used in Elementor content.
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Does it work with WooCommerce?
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Yes, it detects images used in WooCommerce product galleries.
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Is it safe to use?
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Yes, but always take a backup before deleting images.
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Contributors & Developers
“Walstar Clear Media Engine” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.2
- Fixed SQL LIKE wildcard escaping to prevent false positives on filenames containing % or _
- Fixed permission check to use wp_die() instead of return after output is sent
- Improved performance: added no_found_rows, update_post_meta_cache, update_post_term_cache flags to get_posts()
- Added modal close on backdrop click and Escape key
- Added keyboard accessibility to modal close button
- Moved inline styles to stylesheet
- Added missing alt attributes to images
- Fixed version numbers in enqueued asset handles
1.1
- Initial release
- Added unused image detection
- Added bulk delete feature
- Elementor support added