Description
Is your server storage full of unused images and leftover thumbnails?
Gerdoo Orphan Media Cleaner is a tool designed to clean your WordPress media library and physical /uploads/ directory.
🚀 Key Features
- Deep Database Scanner (Orphans): Finds images that are registered in your Media Library but are unused in posts, pages, WooCommerce products, Elementor, or ACF fields.
- Deep Filesystem Scanner (Ghost Files): Directly scans your physical
/uploads/folders to find leftover thumbnails and images that the WordPress database doesn’t know exist. - Safe Physical Trash Bin: Files deleted from the host are sent to a secure, physical Trash Bin (
/gw-trash-bin/). You can restore them to their exact original location with a single click! - Optimized Processing: Built with OOP architecture and Cursor-based Pagination. It processes files in smart batches via AJAX, allowing it to scan databases with many images on shared hosts smoothly.
- Deep Parser Engine: Smart analysis of JSON strings (Elementor), serialized arrays, and shortcodes to effectively identify used media.
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Installation
- Upload the
gw-smart-media-cleanerfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to Tools -> Gerdoo Media Cleaner to start scanning your site.
FAQ
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Is the host scanner completely free?
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Yes! Finding physical « Ghost Files » on your server is 100% free in this plugin.
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No. The plugin uses Smart Batching and Cursor Pagination to process images 20 at a time. It uses minimal CPU and RAM, making it perfectly safe for huge websites on shared hosting.
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If I delete an image by mistake, can I recover it?
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Yes! If you delete a physical file from the Host Scanner tab, it goes to the « Physical Trash Bin » tab. You can easily click « Restore » to put it back exactly where it was.
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Historique des changements
1.0.0
- Initial Release.
- Added Database Orphan Scanner.
- Added Deep Host Scanner.
- Added Physical Trash Bin & Recovery System.
