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Gerdoo Orphan Media Cleaner
v1.0.0 · by Mohammadreza Maghsoudipour
Deeply scans both your database (orphans) and filesystem (ghost files) with a safe physical trash bin.
About this plugin
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.