by Sungraiz Faryad 1 (2 reviews)

Unattached Media Manager

Name: Unattached Media Manager
Rating: 1.0 (2 reviews)
Author: Sungraiz Faryad

Fix the WordPress Unattached media filter. Automatically attach used media files to their posts so you can safely clean up your library.

Unattached Media Manager ranks #12,091 among WordPress.org plugins with 1+ active installations, is #4,528 of 6,299 in the Media category, a 1/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Feb 21, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)

v1.0.5 Current Version v1.0.5

Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 21 Feb, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#4,528 of 6,299 in Media Downloads -69.8% this week

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-99.5%

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Support Resolved

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Review 1 out of 5

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Total Progress 90%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0.5
Last Updated: Feb 21, 2026
Requires WP: 5.8+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Sungraiz Faryad

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Rating: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 1
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 3
Resolved: 67%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and admins who want to clean up their media library without risking deletion of files that are actually in use. It fixes WordPress's native "Unattached" media filter, which fails to detect media used via ACF fields, Gutenberg blocks, page builders, widgets, theme options, and shortcodes, by scanning the site and properly attaching that media to its parent posts.

Scans site for media usage
Attaches used but unattached media
Media Library usage count column
Safe deletion with trash support
Change history with one-click revert
Pause and resume operations
Browser-driven or WP-Cron processing
WP-CLI commands and REST API

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Unattached Media Manager

No. The scanner processes items in small batches and automatically adjusts its resource usage. Visitors to your site won't notice any slowdown.

It depends on your chosen processing mode. With Browser-Driven mode (recommended), you need to keep the tab open. With Background (WP-Cron) mode, operations continue even after closing your browser — though this requires WP-Cron to be working properly on your site.

If you used "Move to Trash" instead of "Delete Permanently", you can restore from the Trash view in the Unused Media tab. This is why we recommend always using Trash first.

Go to the Change History tab and click Revert on any change. This will detach the media from the post it was attached to.

You can pause the scan at any time and resume it later. If something goes wrong, use the Stop button to reset and start fresh.

Yes. Unattached Media Manager scans all post content, which includes content created by page builders like Elementor, Beaver Builder, Divi, and others. The scanner looks for both image IDs and URLs in the content.

Yes. There's a dedicated ACF parser that understands image fields, gallery fields, file fields, repeaters, flexible content, and group fields.

If images are stored in the database (post meta, options, theme mods), they will be detected. Images hardcoded in PHP theme files are not detected as they're not stored in the database.

Always review before deleting! The scanner indexes database references, but images might be: - Hardcoded in theme files - Used by external services - Linked from other websites - Used in custom code We strongly recommend using Trash first and waiting a few days before permanently deleting.

Currently, Unattached Media Manager works on individual sites. Network-wide scanning for Multisite is planned for a future release.