PluginScout

SweepPress

SweepPress: Website Cleanup and Optimization

by Milan Petrovic · WordPress.org page · Website

v7.0 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 8.0+ Paid version available

SweepPress has 500+ active installs on WordPress.org and 37,141 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 19, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

SweepPress at a glance

Active installs
500+
Total downloads
37,141
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is SweepPress well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Posts: Auto Drafts
  • Posts: Spam Content
  • Posts: Trashed Content
  • Posts: Posts Revisions
  • Posts: Posts Orphaned Revisions
  • Posts: Draft Posts Revisions
  • Posts: Postmeta Locks
  • Posts: Postmeta Last Edits
  • Posts: Postmeta Oembeds
  • Posts: Postmeta Old Data
  • Posts: Postmeta Orphans
  • Posts: Postmeta Duplicates

SweepPress reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

5 reviews

5★
5
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

  • Test de la version gratuite

    Je découvre le plugin SweepPress. Les premiers tests sont convaincants. Bravo à l'auteur.

    Mick83

  • 115,000 unapproved comments removed in 2.9 seconds

    Great plugin. Thanks!

    Steven Gliebe

  • So Good

    Wow! This cleans so good!! So, of course 5 stars!!!

    Skrlance

  • Very good plugin

    I recomend to install it

    famara2004

  • GOOD JOB!!

    A very useful plugin, especially on somewhat old installations that have experienced many installations/uninstallations of plugins. Fast and efficient Excellent!! I recommend. :-)

    momo-fr

Details

Remove unused, orphaned, duplicated data in your WordPress website using 55+ sweepers, manage and clean Options table, optimize database.

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

Tags

  • clean
  • cleanup
  • database
  • dev4press
  • Optimize

More from Milan Petrovic

Version
7.0
Last updated
Jul 19, 2026
First published
Mar 3, 2022
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
8.0
Pricing
Free, paid version available

SweepPress FAQ

What does SweepPress do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, SweepPress offers Posts: Auto Drafts, Posts: Spam Content, Posts: Trashed Content, Posts: Posts Revisions and Posts: Posts Orphaned Revisions.

How many active installs does SweepPress have?

WordPress.org reports 500+ active installs for SweepPress as of September 7, 2026.

Is SweepPress still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 19, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is SweepPress free?

SweepPress is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.