Title: PixRem – Unused Image Cleaner
Author: OM Media
Published: <strong>September 22, 2025</strong>
Last modified: September 22, 2025

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# PixRem – Unused Image Cleaner

 By [OM Media](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ommediasa/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/pixrem.1.0.3.zip)

 * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/pixrem/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/pixrem/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/pixrem/#installation)
 * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/pixrem/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pixrem/)

## Description

**PixRem** scans your WordPress site to find images no longer in use and helps you
safely delete them to save storage space and improve performance.

Key benefits:
 – 🕵️‍♂️ **Comprehensive detection**: scans posts, pages, custom post
types, serialized data, ACF, Elementor, Divi, Bricks, WPBakery – 🛒 **WooCommerce
support**: finds featured & gallery images – ⚙️ **Theme options & SEO**: custom 
logos, backgrounds, Yoast OG images, site icon – 🛡 **Automatic backup**: every deleted
image is saved to /wp-content/uploads/pixrem-backups/YYYY/MM/ – 📝 **Log system**:
review all deletions and restore individual images – 🔒 **Whitelist / Exclude**:
prevent deletion of critical files by ID or path

## Installation

 1. Upload the pixrem folder to /wp-content/plugins/
 2. Activate the plugin via the **Plugins** menu
 3. Go to **PixRem** in the admin sidebar
 4. Click **Start Scan** and review unused images

## FAQ

### Is it safe to delete images?

Yes. Deleted files are backed up automatically, so you can restore them if needed.

### How do I restore a deleted image?

Use the **Restore from Backup** link shown after deletion, or copy the file manually
from /wp-content/uploads/pixrem-backups/YYYY/MM/.

### How does the whitelist work?

Enter attachment IDs (comma-separated) or upload paths/folders (one per line) in**
PixRem  Whitelist** to always skip those files.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“PixRem – Unused Image Cleaner” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ OM Media ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ommediasa/)

[Translate “PixRem – Unused Image Cleaner” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/pixrem)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pixrem/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/pixrem/), or subscribe to
the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pixrem/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pixrem/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.3

 * Removed all deletion limit references
 * Removed Freemius and external license checks
 * Minor code cleanups and improved compatibility notes

#### 1.0.2

 * Removed donate link
 * Removed references to external licensing SDKs and any remote license checks
 * Secured restore-handler.php against direct access

#### 1.0.1

 * Minor fixes and wording improvements
 * Updated translation strings
 * Enhanced backup reliability

#### 1.0

 * Initial stable release
 * Scan engine for posts, postmeta, WooCommerce, SEO, theme options
 * Backup before delete and log system

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.3**
 *  Last updated **6 months ago**
 *  Active installations **20+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.4 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pixrem/)
 * Tags
 * [image optimizer](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-optimizer/)[media cleaner](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media-cleaner/)
   [media library](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media-library/)[remove images](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/remove-images/)
   [unused images](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/unused-images/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/pixrem/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ OM Media ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ommediasa/)

## Support

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