Autoremove Attachments for WordPress Plugin Directory
Autoremove Attachments is the #53 ranked post app on WordPress, with a 5.0 average rating from 15 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Autoremove Attachments is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Polygon Themes. With a rating of 5.0★ from 15 reviews, it currently ranks #53 in the Post category.
AppRanks data: Autoremove Attachments ranks #53 in Post on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 10% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Autoremove Attachments is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Post category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 15 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Polygon Themes — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (15) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Autoremove Attachments works
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Autoremove Attachments helps you keep the Media Library clean by deleting all media files attached as child attachments to a post, page, or custom post type when the parent is deleted.
By default, when you delete content from your website, regardless if it’s a post, a page, a product, or any kind of post type, WordPress keeps the media files previously associated with it, even if after the removal of your content they are not used anywhere else.
Autoremove Attachments tries to solve this problem by automating the removal of all media files that have a child-parent relationship with the removed content. (so you don’t have to manually track and remove orphan files left on your server)
Important Considerations
A soft delete that places your post, page, or custom post type in Trash will not trigger the removal of its child attachments. The purge happens when you empty your trash.
When you delete a post, page or custom post type, we try to determine if its child attachments are used anywhere else on your website. If they are, we do not remove them, to prevent broken links.
The additional checks before the automatic removal can be disabled from the Media Settings for improved performance on large websites with thousands of posts and media files.
The plugin only removes files tracked by WordPress. Some poorly coded themes generate additional thumbnail sizes that are not tracked by WordPress and this always leads to orphan files left on your server.
Compatibility and Third-Party Support
WooCommerce
Easy Digital Downloads
All themes and plugins that do things the WordPress way
If you use a plugin to optimize and clean your database of revisions, trashed posts, etc, make sure you use one that relies on native WordPress functions to perform the maintenance tasks. We recommend WP-Sweep.
Category rankings
As of Sep 3, 2026- Post#53of 585Top 10%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Autoremove Attachments stands in the Post category
Autoremove Attachments ranks #53 of 585 apps in the Post category, placing it in the top 10% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Autoremove Attachments?
Autoremove Attachments is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 15 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Post category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Polygon Themes.
Who uses Autoremove Attachments?
Currently around 3,000 active stores have installed Autoremove Attachments. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Post category on WordPress.
Where does Autoremove Attachments rank on WordPress?
Autoremove Attachments currently sits at position #53 in the Post category on WordPress. That places it in the top 9% of 585 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.