How to Cleanup Unused Images from a WordPress Blog

October 6, 2013

In WordPress we upload many images and sometimes we don’t embed those images in our blog posts but still those images exist on our server which should be deleted from the server in order to save the disk space. So, now we can cleanup unused images from our WordPress blog within minutes. If you are trying the same, just follow this article to know about cleaning up unused images from a WordPress blog.

Cleanup Images

Cleanup Images is a WordPress plugin that enables you to remove/cleanup unused from your WordPress blog media library. So, cleanup your Media Library and save disk storage by finding and deleting unused images from blog Media Library.

Follow the steps below:

  • First of all, install and activate this plugin in your blog
  • Navigate to Settings → Cleanup Images, and probably you will the screen like:
Cleanup Images WordPress

After Scanning for the unused images from your WordPress blog you will see the result of unused as well as used images.

Muhammad Dilawar
Muhammad Dilawar
Muhammad Dilawar is a WordPress developer and technical SEO specialist with over 12 years of experience building, optimizing, and maintaining websites. He specializes in WordPress, WooCommerce, server optimization, DNS, Cloudflare, website security, and performance improvements. Through Softstribe, he shares practical guides, tutorials, and industry insights based on real-world experience helping businesses grow their online presence.
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