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15 versions

Meow Apps – Media Cleaner Pro history.

Every release of Meow Apps – Media Cleaner Pro is archived here with its changelog, file size, and security scan result. Use the archive to roll back to a stable release or audit what changed between updates.

15 of 15 releases scanned clean
v7.3.5Latest
October 30, 2026509.3 KBScanned
Added
  • Storage page showing where the site's space goes and what can be cleaned.
  • Parser for Eventin.
  • The free version now shows how many files in the uploads folder are not in the Media Library.
  • Warning when a scan lists a large share of the Media Library, and one extra confirmation before Delete All.
  • Option to list the original files kept next to scaled images.
Improved
  • Optimize Thumbnails now keeps the sizes your theme or plugins still register.
  • The header shows the installed version, and how to update or renew when a newer one is available.
  • Settings is now the wrench at the end of the header.
  • Meow Apps → Media Cleaner now opens the Dashboard, and the Storage page has a proper title.
  • Tidied the advanced tools, Reset Options now asks for confirmation, and results coming from another scan method are clearer.
Fixed
  • Cleaning a media entry no longer moves or deletes files that another attachment still uses.
  • Invalid URLs and unclean text no longer block the whole scan.
v7.3.4
October 23, 2026489.8 KBScanned
Added
  • Divi 4 parser now detects testimonial portrait images.
Improved
  • The scan's Finished dialog names the page builders only Pro can read, and clicking a locked scan method explains what Pro would do.
  • The Ignore button is now disabled instead of hidden when cleanup is not allowed.
  • Pro badges now link to the Media Cleaner page, and a Pro install that is not activated yet is shown as Pro.
  • Clearer License tab that explains Pro to free users and invites Pro buyers to activate.
Fixed
  • Old scans are now fully cleaned up, so the database tables no longer grow with every scan.
v7.3.3
October 20, 2026486.4 KBScanned
Fixed
  • Images set in the Customizer are now detected in every theme's settings, so they are no longer flagged as unused.
  • Scans now run on SQLite installs such as WordPress Playground and Studio, and recovering a file no longer relies on MySQL-only SQL.
  • Closing a dropdown no longer drops the dashboard's colors.
v7.3.2Unavailable
October 19, 2026484.3 KBScanned
Improved
  • Scans now run many times faster by processing several batches per request.
  • Reworded the buffer settings and the overload hint, since a request now covers several batches instead of one.
  • The dashboard is calmer for first-time users.
  • The free version now names the page builders it cannot read and points to Pro.
  • The Free badge and logo in the plugin header now link to the Pro page.
  • Expired licenses now get a grace period with retries, license keys are normalized, and an Activate License notice was added.
  • Pro links inside Media Cleaner now indicate where they were clicked from.
Fixed
  • Start Over now works after an interrupted scan.
  • Scans are no longer interrupted when something triggers a redirect.
  • Results from a scan made with the free version no longer unlock deletions after switching to Pro.
v7.3.1Unavailable
October 10, 2026479.4 KBScanned
Added
  • A Scan button directly in the notice shown when deleting requires a new scan.
  • Hook tracing and reporting to analyze performance during long cleanup requests.
Improved
  • Scan error messages are clearer and suggest using smaller buffers and a delay when the server times out.
Fixed
  • Trash deletion now uses your file buffer setting instead of a placeholder value.
  • Timeouts during a scan are now handled by the scanner itself instead of surfacing as raw errors.
v7.3.0Unavailable
October 3, 2026484.8 KBScanned
Improved
  • Debug logs are now enabled by default; existing settings are kept.
  • Scans now skip the CSS posts generated by Jetpack Boost.
  • The time allowed per item now comes from PHP's own execution limit instead of a fixed 24 second budget.
Fixed
  • Cleanup and trash recovery no longer fail when the host alters file details, such as size or modification time, on its own.
v7.2.9Unavailable
September 27, 2026481.2 KBScanned
Added
  • Live Logs panel on the scan dashboard showing scan, trash and delete activity in real time.
  • Detailed timing and error tracking for the deletion process.
  • Log history linked to the support ID in the Support Bundles section.
Improved
  • Multilingual references are now resolved in their own scan step instead of during the references extraction.
  • Failed items during deletion are now grouped in a single summary instead of opening an error modal right away.
  • The license screen now explains the exact reason a license check failed.
Fixed
  • A server that cannot reach the license server no longer freezes the admin for minutes.
  • Temporary errors while processing a media file no longer cause an endless retry loop.
  • Attachment lookup for multilingual references is faster on large sites.
  • SiteOrigin Page Builder parser no longer registers the same reference several times.
  • Meta Box parser now collects term meta in the scan once step using the paged parser.
v7.2.8Unavailable
September 15, 2026439.6 KBScanned
Fixed
  • Resolved a PHP warning that could appear during scans.
Other
  • 🎵 Discuss with others about Media Cleaner on [the Discord](https://discord.gg/bHDGh38).
  • 🌴 Keep us motivated with [a little review here](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-cleaner/reviews/). Thank you!
  • 🥰 If you want to help us, check our [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/meowapps). Thank you!
v7.2.7Unavailable
September 7, 2026441.2 KBScanned
Added
  • "Inspect" button for duplicates to compare and resolve issues from a unified view.
  • Unlock Scan maintenance tool.
  • Soliloquy parser.
Fixed
  • Duplicates scan skips unreadable files instead of stopping, and duplicates are no longer protected from checks.
  • Loading bar now completes on each batch.
  • Force Clean Trash handles the trash inventory and checks both physical and database leftovers.
Improved
  • SiteOrigin parser supports the gallery widget and extracts HTML content.
  • Divi parser handles base64-encoded JSON references.
v7.2.6Unavailable
August 18, 2026425.1 KBScanned
Added
  • Support for SiteOrigin Page Builder.
  • Auto Buffer helper that sets the advanced buffer value from server tests, with warnings for slow items.
  • Plugin board and AI site analysis to the dashboard.
Fixed
  • Query handling and logging for unbounded database queries.
  • MCP tools were initialised before the plugin load check.
Improved
  • Minimum PHP version is now 8.1.

Why archive

Sometimes the latest release isn't the one you need. The archive lets you pin Meow Apps – Media Cleaner Pro to a known-good version, or roll back while a bug is investigated. Every release stays scanned and reachable.