TamizhApps Unused Media Cleaner

TamizhApps Unused Media Cleaner scans your Media Library in small batches and checks where every file is used. It then marks each file as Used, Unused or Needs review.

Where it looks

• Post content and excerpts of all post types and statuses, including drafts (Gutenberg blocks, Classic editor, Divi shortcodes, galleries)
• Featured images, including WooCommerce products and variations
• WooCommerce product galleries and category thumbnails
• Elementor data and other page builder meta (including JSON and serialized values)
• ACF image, gallery and file fields (posts and terms)
• Widgets, Customizer settings, theme mods, site logo and site icon
• Options table values and user profile fields
• Optional: active theme and plugin files, for hard-coded paths

Files are matched by full URL, file name and every resized version (for example photo-300x200.jpg), as well as by attachment ID.

Safe cleanup

• Nothing is deleted directly. Files are first moved to a protected quarantine folder and hidden from the site.
• One-click restore.
• Configurable auto-delete after quarantine (default 30 days).
• Keep list for files you never want flagged.
• Activity log of every quarantine, restore and delete.
• CSV export of results.

For new and existing sites

• Baseline scan in the background on activation.
• Optional weekly or monthly scheduled scan with an email report of newly unused media.
• Optional notice when oversized images are uploaded.
• A reminder to scan again after content is deleted.

Important: always take a full backup before cleaning up. No automatic tool can detect every use. Images loaded only from CSS backgrounds, custom JavaScript, external sites or emails may not be detected.