Free Plugin by DrGlenn

Media Remover

Precisely remove media from your WordPress site by date, date range, or a specific hour. Preview thumbnails and metadata, confirm, and bulk delete with confidence.

Overview

Media Remover helps you clean up large libraries with surgical accuracy. Whether you’re undoing a failed bulk import, clearing test uploads, or investigating suspicious files, you can isolate items by time and remove them safely.

  • Filter by specific day, date range, or hour window.
  • Thumbnail + metadata preview before deletion.
  • Pagination and memory-aware processing for huge libraries.

Why You’ll Love It

  • No more clicking hundreds of items one-by-one.
  • Built-in confirmations reduce accidental wipes.
  • Optimized for sites with thousands of media records.
  • Works with all standard WordPress media types.

Key Features

  • Scan your media library by date, range, or hour.
  • List view with thumbnails and helpful metadata.
  • Selective deletion or “delete all in list.”
  • Pagination to keep memory usage steady.
Tip: For the largest deletions, run during off-peak hours and consider increasing PHP max_execution_time if your host allows.

Download & Install

  1. Download: remove-recent-media.zip
  2. WordPress admin → Plugins → Add NewUpload Plugin → choose the zip → Install Now.
  3. Click Activate.

Usage

  1. Go to Tools → Media Remover.
  2. Select a date/day, a range, or a specific hour.
  3. Review the preview list and confirm deletion.
macOS tip: Hold Option while clicking the download if your browser tries to preview the file.

Great Use Cases

  • 🧹 Clean up after a failed bulk image import.
  • 📸 Remove media added during test content uploads.
  • 🕒 Target only media uploaded within a single hour.
  • 📦 Clear out residual files after restoring from backups.
  • 🔍 Investigate and remove recent suspicious uploads.

Download

Precisely clean your library—fast and focused.

Disclaimer: Always maintain verified backups before bulk deletion. This plugin is provided free without warranty or claims of fitness and should be used as part of a comprehensive security/maintenance plan.

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Disclaimer: This plugin is provided for free without warranty or claims of fitness. Use with care and as part of a broader security and backup strategy.
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