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Auto Delete Unattached Media

by Wong Siong Kiat · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0 Tested up to WP 5.9.16

Auto Delete Unattached Media has 30+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,629 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 3, 2022, tested up to WordPress 5.9.16.

Auto Delete Unattached Media at a glance

Active installs
30+
Total downloads
4,629
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Auto Delete Unattached Media well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.9.16, not yet with the current 7.1

Auto Delete Unattached Media reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.0 out of 5

2 reviews

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  • Plugin removes even active images

    Also removed my fricking logo. This plugin just removes everything. DONT RECOMMEND!

    x3mp

  • The only plugin that I used that cleaned our unattached images.

    The only plugin that I used that cleaned our unattached images. We changed the code just a little bit to clean 1000 entries per run instead of 10 and works very well :)

    viterico

Details

Automatically delete unattached/unused media/images/attachments every minute silently in the background.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • attachments
  • images
  • media
  • unattached
  • unused

More from Wong Siong Kiat

Version
1.0
Last updated
Feb 3, 2022
First published
Feb 3, 2022
Requires WordPress
4.9
Tested up to
5.9.16
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Auto Delete Unattached Media FAQ

How many active installs does Auto Delete Unattached Media have?

WordPress.org reports 30+ active installs for Auto Delete Unattached Media as of September 7, 2026.

Is Auto Delete Unattached Media still maintained?

The last release was on February 3, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Auto Delete Unattached Media free?

Auto Delete Unattached Media is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.