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
v7.2.8Latest
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!
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.
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.
v7.2.5Unavailable
July 25, 2026363.7 KBScanned
Fixed
- Document size validation no longer stops scans, and the size limit is now configurable.
Added
- Force Clean Trash option in the settings for trash items that cannot be removed normally.
- Dashboard warning when the manifest contains unsafe entries.
Improved
- Error messages for failed items are now grouped in scan results.
- Files are marked as unsafe instead of aborting the scan when fingerprinting fails.
v7.2.3Unavailable
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.
v7.2.2Unavailable
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.
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.