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CoffeeWP Media Cleanup – Scan and Remove Unused Media and Orphan Thumbnails

Name: CoffeeWP Media Cleanup – Scan and Remove Unused Media and Orphan Thumbnails
Author: Elie Hanna

Step-by-step wizard to clean unused media, orphan thumbnails, and broken attachments — safely, with one-click restore.

CoffeeWP Media Cleanup ranks #55,259 among WordPress.org plugins with 1+ active installations, is #4,427 of 6,299 in the Media category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Jun 1, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.3.2 Current Version v1.3.2

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 01 Jun, 2026

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.3.2
Last Updated: Jun 01, 2026
Requires WP: 5.8+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Elie Hanna

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about CoffeeWP Media Cleanup – Scan and Remove Unused Media and Orphan Thumbnails

No. Originals are never altered. Files marked unused are moved to wp-content/uploads/cwpm/trash/ and can be restored. Cleanup actions only remove derivative thumbnails or trash unused files.

The file moves to wp-content/uploads/cwpm/trash/<year>/<month>/<filename> and the attachment's post_type changes to cwpm-trash (it disappears from the Media Library but still exists in the database). Restore from the Trash view to undo. Permanent delete only happens via "Empty trash", "Permanent delete" on a single row, or the auto-delete-after-N-days setting if you enable it.

The scanner inspects post content (including Gutenberg blocks, the classic editor, post excerpts), post meta (serialized + JSON arrays), widget content, theme support (custom logo, site icon, header / background image), WooCommerce product images and gallery IDs, and wp-image-N CSS classes. WPML / Polylang translations resolve back to the original attachment.

The scanner runs only when you trigger it from the admin wizard — no work happens on the public site or in cron. Each scan request is batched (default 50 files per request) to stay within typical PHP execution limits; the batch size is configurable.

By default, no. Uninstalling the plugin from the Plugins screen preserves the custom tables, options, and the wp-content/uploads/cwpm/ folder so an accidental delete is recoverable. To opt into a complete teardown on uninstall, enable "Delete data on uninstall" in the plugin settings before deleting.