14 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.
13 of 14 releases scanned clean
v7.2.3Latest
July 16, 2026360.9 KBScanned
Fixed
- Trash recovery no longer requires a scan — recovered files are always available regardless of scan state.
- Background images set in the Site Editor are now detected during scans.
- Hotfix — Results created before the scan-runs system are now properly adopted on update and reactivation, restoring cleanup and trash previews.
- MCP trashing no longer deletes files when the trash setting is skipped, and no longer reports unsaved progress.
Added
- Dashboard now shows a cleanup status message explaining when a fresh scan is needed.
Improved
- Trash buttons are hidden while a scan is staged, preventing actions the server would refuse.
- Trash previews are now restricted to raster images.
- Deleting results from an older scanner version now requires a fresh scan first.
July 15, 2026355.6 KBScanned
Added
- MCP tools so an AI assistant can scan, review and clean up through AI Engine
- Parser for background images stored in core block attributes
Improved
- Reworked the references view into four meaningful columns with media titles, missing media markers, and fixed post titles and thumbnails
- Replaced the browser broken image icon with a placeholder when a thumbnail cannot be loaded
Fixed
- References search returning no results because of an ambiguous column in the query
v7.2.1Unavailable
July 14, 2026342.2 KBScanned
Fixed
- Hotfix — Restored shortcode analysis and lenient upload URL matching to fix false positives introduced in 7.2.0.
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!
v7.2.0Unavailable
July 13, 2026343.2 KBScanned
Added
- Resumable, checkpointed scan runs with staged results that publish only after complete analysis.
- Private quarantine storage, file identity validation, and idempotent cleanup operations.
Fixed
- Graceful handling of timeouts, transient server failures, stalled cursors, and parser compatibility queries.
- Durable keyset pagination for large compatibility-parser datasets.
May 31, 2026297.8 KBScanned
Improved
- Full Cornerstone Parser coverage with URL references and improved data parsing.
- Refactored URL detection to work with relative URLs.
- Made it clearer when viewing settings versus the dashboard.
Added
- Confirmation prompt before deleting the Cleaner database.
Fixed
- Sped up file deletion by replacing directory scanning with a lazy emptiness check.
v7.1.0Unavailable
May 17, 2026295.4 KBScanned
Added
- In-results banner and tooltip clarifying that files marked as "not found in content" may still be used dynamically by builders, templates, or external sites.
Fixed
- Memory overflow on large sites (1M+ media) by replacing in-memory array counting with SQL count queries.
- Added check for existing table before deleting attachment-related data.
v7.0.9Unavailable
May 9, 2026294.1 KBScanned
Fixed
- Meow Gallery parser now correctly applies WPLR filters on galleries and parses JSON HTML format.
Added
- Support for Meow Gallery's collections with WPLR integration.
- Support for WP Download Manager plugin.
- Filter "wpmc_affect_html_from_builder" for page builders that store their own content, allowing other parsers to still work alongside them.
Improved
- Search now works across all reference fields.
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!
v7.0.8Unavailable
April 25, 2026291.4 KBScanned
Improved
- Renamed internal origin references for clarity.
- Path descriptions now use 'thumbnails' instead of 'files' for clarity.
- Improved UI/UX for better user experience. We hope you'll love it! 🥰
Fixed
- Image URLs in the metabox are now only added when actually present.
v7.0.7Unavailable
April 15, 2026281.4 KBScanned
Added
- New "References Buffer" option to split and flush reference processing to reduce memory errors on large datasets.
- More detailed timeout debugging for reference extraction to make diagnosing performance issues easier.
Fixed
- Improved base64 handling to better cope with malformed edge cases and prevent related issues.
- Removed base64 content from HTML before URL parsing to prevent regex timeouts on complex pages.
Improved
- Replaced cached references with a unique hash-based system and limited media ID lookups to multilingual URLs for faster and cleaner reference handling.
v7.0.6Unavailable
March 28, 2026280.3 KBScanned
Fixed
- Hotfix to resolve a security issue that could allow SSRF attacks through embedded iframes.
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.