WordPress Media Cleanup Guides

WPBakery saves images as IDs in shortcodes, row CSS, galleries and Raw HTML. Where to check, what to keep, and a WPBakery cleanup you can undo.

Divi keeps images in shortcodes, Divi 5 blocks, Theme Builder layouts and theme options. Where to check, what to whitelist, and a Divi cleanup you can undo.

WooCommerce product images are often unattached but still live. Where WooCommerce stores image references, read-only checks to run, and a cleanup you can undo.

Generic cleaners can flag Elementor images as unused because Elementor stores layouts in post meta. Where to check, what to whitelist, and a cleanup you can undo.

Your WordPress media library almost never shrinks on its own. Featured images get replaced, product photos get swapped, page-builder drafts