PRBLEM Safe Media Inspector is a conservative media auditing and cleanup assistant from PRBLEM for WordPress. It is designed to help administrators review media usage without making destructive assumptions.
The plugin does not start scans on activation, does not create recurring cron jobs, does not send telemetry, and does not automatically delete media.
Main features
- Manual, batched image attachment scanning.
- Conservative states: Used, Probably Used, Needs Review, and Probably Unused.
- Checks for featured images, post content references, post meta, Site Icon, active theme settings, WooCommerce gallery references, and selected page-builder metadata.
- Never Touch protection for individual attachments and file/folder rules.
- Registered image-size inventory and storage analysis.
- Manual Physical Orphans scan for generated WIDTHxHEIGHT image files left on disk.
- Reversible Safe Delete workflow before permanent deletion.
- Scan history and cleanup audit reports.
- No telemetry and no remote service requirement.
Important: A “Probably Unused” or physical orphan result is a candidate, not a guarantee. Dynamic theme code, plugins, CSS, JavaScript, CDN rewrites, external services, and custom database structures may create references the plugin cannot detect. Review results and keep a current backup before permanent deletion.
Safety model
Safe Media Inspector is manual-first:
- Nothing is scanned merely because the plugin was activated or an admin page was opened.
- Media candidates are checked again before Safe Delete.
- Never Touch items are excluded from cleanup actions.
- Physical orphan candidates are moved to a recoverable holding area before permanent deletion.
- Permanent deletion is a separate, explicit action.
Privacy
Safe Media Inspector does not send site, media, usage, or diagnostic data to PRBLEM or any other remote service. Scan results and settings stay in the WordPress database and local uploads directory.
The admin interface includes a small link to prblem.com. The plugin does not load remote scripts, styles, fonts, tracking pixels, or executable code from that website.