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Best WordPress Plugins for Cleanup

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Cleanup

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for cleanup comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster Best overall 90/100
  2. 2. WP-Sweep 88/100
  3. 3. Delete Duplicate Posts 85/100
  4. 4. Freesoul Deactivate Plugins 85/100
  5. 5. Image Regenerate & Select Crop 84/100
  6. 6. Specific Content For Mobile 83/100
  7. 7. DietPress 83/100
  8. 8. AAA Option Optimizer 82/100
  9. 9. Falcon 82/100
  10. 10. Easy Actions Scheduler Cleaner 81/100
  11. 11. Simple Revisions Delete 79/100
  12. 12. SweepPress: Website Cleanup and Optimization 79/100
  13. 13. Media Sweep 78/100
  14. 14. ZS Action Scheduler Optimizer 78/100
  15. 15. Auto Post Cleaner 77/100
1 Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster
Best overall Free by Gabe Livan

Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster

Speed up your WordPress site by unloading unnecessary CSS and JavaScript, reducing page bloat, and managing your own Critical CSS per page type.

4.9★
from 1,561 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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2 WP-Sweep
Free by Lester Chan

WP-Sweep

WP-Sweep allows you to clean up unused, orphaned and duplicated data in your WordPress. It also optimizes your database tables.

4.7★
from 138 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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4 Freesoul Deactivate Plugins
Free by Jose Mortellaro

Freesoul Deactivate Plugins

Load plugins only where you need them. No bloat, no conflicts, more speed. Deactivate plugins where they don't add anything useful.

4.8★
from 104 ratings
8k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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7 DietPress
Free by Fernando Tellado

DietPress

Page cache, browser cache, defer JS, critical CSS, lazy load and WordPress cleanup. Speed up your site and disable the bloat you do not need.

5★
from 37 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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9 Falcon
Free by Anh Tran

Falcon

A lightweight WordPress plugin for performance, security, cleanup, and everyday tweaks.

5★
from 10 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

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11 Simple Revisions Delete
Free by Brice Capobianco

Simple Revisions Delete

Simple Revisions Delete adds a discreet link within a post submit box to let you purge (delete) its revisions via AJAX. Bulk actions also available.

4.9★
from 48 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Nov 2025
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
79

WPScore

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13 Media Sweep
Free by WPCreatix

Media Sweep

Clean up your WordPress Media Library by finding and removing unused files. Safely scan, preview, and sweep away orphaned media to keep your site fast …

3.8★
from 10 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
78

WPScore

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15 Auto Post Cleaner
Free by WPMagic

Auto Post Cleaner

Keep your website clean by automatically deleting posts using a wide range of powerful filters.

5★
from 3 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
77

WPScore

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