Unused Media Checker is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 1 review, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Unused Media Checker is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Der Webfuchs. With a rating of 5.0★ from 1 reviews.
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Unused Media Checker is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 1 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 Der Webfuchs — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (1) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Unused Media Checker works
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English Unused Media Checker helps you identify, inspect, and safely remove unused media files from your WordPress Media Library.
The Media Library scan runs in small, resumable batches instead of one long request. This reduces the risk of gateway timeouts on sites with large media libraries. If the scan page is closed or reloaded, returning to the page resumes the saved scan progress.
Version 1.4.0 has been tested on development and staging installations with Media Libraries containing more than 6,000 files. Actual scan time depends on the hosting environment, content volume and enabled integrations.
The plugin analyzes your site and lists attachments that are not referenced in:
Posts, pages, and all public custom post types (including featured images/thumbnails)
Post content (Gutenberg blocks and classic content with wp-image-ID classes)
Direct image URLs from the uploads folder (wp-content/uploads/...)
Advanced Ads (media referenced via the advanced_ads_media meta)
Theme Customizer (site logo, site icon, header image, background image – including retina variants)
Rank Math FAQ blocks (images stored in FAQ block attributes)
Photo Gallery (10Web): optional filename-based warning in the unused list (usage is not mapped via attachment IDs)
Key features:
Resumable AJAX batch scan with progress display for large Media Libraries
Persistent scan snapshots for fast pagination and safer deletion checks
Clear list of potentially unused attachments with thumbnails, title, date and quick “Inspect” link
Accurate detection that respects logos, favicons, featured images and common SEO/ads integrations
Bulk delete with nonce protection and clear success messages – no unexpected white screens
Safe individual delete buttons per item with confirmation dialog
Pagination and list rendering powered by WordPress’s native WP_List_Table class
Optional Photo Gallery (10Web) helpers:
Media Library warning when a file with the same name exists in Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery files report (uploads/photo-gallery/) with grouping and an “unused motif” filter
Fully translation-ready via the textdomain unused-media-checker
Deutsch Unused Media Checker hilft Ihnen, ungenutzte Dateien in Ihrer WordPress‑Mediathek zu identifizieren, zu überprüfen und sicher zu entfernen.
Der Mediathek-Scan läuft in kleinen, fortsetzbaren Arbeitsschritten statt in einer einzigen langen Anfrage. Dadurch sinkt bei großen Mediatheken das Risiko eines Gateway-Timeouts. Wird die Scan-Seite geschlossen oder neu geladen, setzt das Plugin den gespeicherten Fortschritt beim nächsten Aufruf fort.
Version 1.4.0 wurde in Entwicklungs- und Staging-Installationen mit Mediatheken mit mehr als 6.000 Dateien getestet. Die tatsächliche Scandauer hängt vom Hosting, dem Inhaltsumfang und den aktivierten Integrationen ab.
Das Plugin analysiert Ihre Website und listet Anhänge, die nicht referenziert werden in:
Beiträgen, Seiten und allen öffentlichen Custom Post Types (inkl. Beitragsbilder/Thumbnails)
Beitragsinhalten (Gutenberg‑Blöcke und klassischer Editor mit wp-image-ID‑Klassen)
Direkt eingebundenen Bild‑URLs aus dem Uploads‑Ordner (wp-content/uploads/...)
Advanced Ads (Medien im Meta‑Feld advanced_ads_media)
Theme‑Customizer (Website‑Logo, Website‑Icon, Header‑Bild, Hintergrundbild – inkl. Retina‑Varianten)
Rank‑Math‑FAQ‑Blöcken (Bilder in den FAQ‑Block‑Attributen)
Photo Gallery (10Web): optionaler Dateinamen‑Hinweis in der Unused‑Liste (Nutzung wird nicht über Attachment‑IDs gemappt)
Funktionen:
Fortsetzbarer AJAX-Batch-Scan mit Fortschrittsanzeige für große Mediatheken
Persistente Scan-Snapshots für schnelle Paginierung und sicherere Löschprüfungen
Übersichtliche Liste potenziell ungenutzter Anhänge mit Vorschaubild, Titel, Datum und “Inspect”‑Link
Präzise Erkennung, die Logos, Favicons, Beitragsbilder und gängige SEO/Ads‑Integrationen berücksichtigt
Massenlöschung mit Nonce‑Schutz und klaren Erfolgsmeldungen – keine unerwarteten weißen Seiten
Sicheres, einzelnes Löschen je Datei mit Bestätigungsdialog
Massenaktionen und Paginierung basierend auf der WordPress‑Klasse WP_List_Table
Optionale Photo Gallery (10Web) Hilfen:
Warnhinweis in der Mediathek‑Unused‑Liste, wenn ein gleichnamiges File in Photo Gallery existiert
Report für Photo Gallery Dateien (uploads/photo-gallery/) inkl. Gruppierung und Filter „Nur ungenutzte Motive“
Übersetzungsbereit über die Textdomain unused-media-checker (z. B. Deutsch, Englisch und weitere Sprachen)
Privacy The plugin processes site content and media information locally in the WordPress installation. It does not send scan data to an external service. Scan progress and result snapshots are stored in the site’s WordPress database.
Support For issues or questions, visit:
https://derwebfuchs.de/wordpress-mediathek-aufraumen-unused-media-checker/
Keyword rankings
Unused Media Checker ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
- 1.faqRank #239
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Frequently asked questions
What is Unused Media Checker?
Unused Media Checker is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 1 merchant review, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Der Webfuchs.