WP-Sweep is a WordPress app, with a 4.7 average rating from 138 reviews, as of Jul 15, 2026.
WP-Sweep is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Lester Chan. With a rating of 4.7★ from 138 reviews.
AppRanks data: WP-Sweep ranks #0 in Clean on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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WP-Sweep is a highly rated WordPress app with a growing review traction. It is listed in the Optimize category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 138 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 (4.7★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Lester Chan — established developer track record
Cons
- −No declared third-party integrations on the listing — verify compatibility with your existing tools before installing
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How WP-Sweep works
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This plugin cleans up:
Revisions
Auto drafts
Deleted comments
Unapproved comments
Spammed comments
Deleted comments
Orphaned post meta
Orphaned comment meta
Orphaned user meta
Orphaned term meta
Orphan term relationships
Unused terms
Duplicated post meta
Duplicated comment meta
Duplicated user meta
Duplicated term meta
Transient options
Optimizes database tables
oEmbed caches in post meta
This plugin uses proper WordPress delete functions as much as possible instead of running direct delete MySQL queries.
Following delete functions are used:
wp_delete_post_revision()
wp_delete_post()
wp_delete_comment()
delete_post_meta()
delete_comment_meta()
delete_user_meta()
delete_term_meta()
wp_remove_object_terms()
wp_delete_term()
delete_transient()
delete_site_transient()
WP-Sweep WP REST API Endpoints
* GET /wp-json/sweep/v1/count/<Name>. Get the number of items that we will be sweeping.
* GET /wp-json/sweep/v1/details/<Name>. Get the details of the items that we will be sweeping.
* DELETE /wp-json/sweep/v1/sweep/<Name>. Runs sweep for that particular item.
WP-Sweep WP-CLI Commands
* wp sweep --all. Runs sweep for all items.
* wp sweep <Name>. Runs sweep for that particular item.
* wp sweep <Name1> <Name2>. Run sweep for the selected items.
WP-Sweep Available Items:
* revisions
* auto_drafts
* deleted_posts
* unapproved_comments
* spam_comments
* deleted_comments
* transient_options
* orphan_postmeta
* orphan_commentmeta
* orphan_usermeta
* orphan_termmeta
* orphan_term_relationships
* unused_terms
* duplicated_postmeta
* duplicated_commentmeta
* duplicated_usermeta
* duplicated_termmeta
* optimize_database
* oembed_postmeta
WP-Sweep is not compatible with the following plugins:
* Custom Fonts
* Elementor Popup Builder
* MailPress
* Meta Slider
* Polylang
* Slider Revolution
* Viba Portfolio
* WPML
Build Status
Development
https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-sweep
Credits
Plugin icon by Freepik from Flaticon
Donations I spent most of my free time creating, updating, maintaining and supporting these plugins, if you really love my plugins and could spare me a couple of bucks, I will really appreciate it. If not feel free to use it without any obligations.
Category rankings
As of Jul 15, 2026- Clean#0of 17Top 1%
- Cleanup#0of 48Top 1%
- Clean-up#0of 2Top 1%
- Optimize#0of 62Top 1%
- Sweep#0of 1Top 1%
- _browse_popular#286of 509Top 57%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where WP-Sweep stands in the Optimize category
WP-Sweep ranks #0 of 62 apps in the Optimize category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is WP-Sweep?
WP-Sweep is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.7-star rating from 138 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Optimize 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 Lester Chan.