Title: Unwanted Cleaner Author: Presskopp Published: July 16, 2024 Last modified: May 22, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/unwanted-cleaner/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3119228) ![](https://ps.w.org/unwanted-cleaner/assets/icon.svg?rev=3119228) # Unwanted Cleaner By [Presskopp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/presskopp/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/unwanted-cleaner.1.1.5.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/unwanted-cleaner/) ## Description The **Unwanted Cleaner** plugin helps you automatically remove unnecessary plugins and themes from your WordPress site. Designed to streamline your site management, it ensures that any plugins or themes you designate as “unwanted” are deleted immediately after WordPress core updates. You can also manually remove unwanted plugins and themes at any time through a simple interface in the admin dashboard. ### Key Features * **Automatic Cleanups:** Automatically removes specified plugins and themes after WordPress core updates, keeping your site clutter-free. * **Manual Deletions:** Easily delete unwanted plugins and themes from your admin dashboard whenever you choose, without waiting for an update. * **Easy Management:** Add or remove items from your unwanted list through an intuitive settings page. * **Search Feature:** Quickly find and add any plugin or theme to the unwanted list using a built-in search functionality. This plugin is ideal for users who wish to prevent unwanted items from being reinstalled during core updates or who prefer to keep their WordPress installation clean and optimized with minimal effort. Uninstall plugins and themes automatically by selecting them as unwanted. ## Screenshots [⌊Plugins Tab of Unwanted Cleaner⌉⌊Plugins Tab of Unwanted Cleaner⌉[ Plugins Tab of Unwanted Cleaner [⌊Themes Tab of Unwanted Cleaner⌉⌊Themes Tab of Unwanted Cleaner⌉[ Themes Tab of Unwanted Cleaner ## Installation Upload the plugin to your blog/website, activate it. To manage the list of unwanted plugins and themes, click the Unwanted Cleaner icon in the Admin Menu ## FAQ ### Why the name: Unwanted Cleaner Because you don’t want the plugin to be installed on your site or Because you want a plugin to delete unwanted plugins and themes so your place will be tidy and clean ### Why should I use this plugin You don’t need to! But if you don’t like the fact of plugins and themes being automatically installed when you upgrade or reinstall WordPress, this plugin may be for you. ### I install one plugin to get rid of other plugins? Really? Yes. I can understand if you want to to the dirty work yourself. But if not, this plugin might be just the thing for you. Also if there are other plugins and themes you don’t want to have installed on your website, you’ve come to the right place! ### How do add a plugin or a theme to that unwanted list? Since UC v1.1.1 you can search for any official plugin or theme you know the name of (or a part of it) ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Unwanted Cleaner” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Presskopp ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/presskopp/) * [ hassantafreshi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hassantafreshi/) “Unwanted Cleaner” has been translated into 13 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/unwanted-cleaner/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Unwanted Cleaner” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/unwanted-cleaner) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unwanted-cleaner/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/unwanted-cleaner/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/unwanted-cleaner/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/unwanted-cleaner/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.5 _Enhancement: Some security features added_ _Tested against WP v6.9_ #### 1.1.4 _Tested against WP v6.8_ #### 1.1.3 _Bugfix: Themes didn’t get deleted always_ _Bugfix: Some small errors got fixed_ #### 1.1.2 _Bugfix: Missing assets_ #### 1.1.1 _Bugfix: Version number mismatch_ #### 1.1 _New feature: Themes can now be deleted, finally!_ _Enhancement: Completely new and shiny UI/UX_ _Bugfix: All strings, even error messages, are now translatable, oops_ #### 1.0.0 _Initial Release_ ## Meta * Version **1.1.5** * Last updated **2 months ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Languages * [Arabic](https://ar.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [Indonesian](https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [Persian](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [Portuguese (Portugal)](https://pt.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), [Turkish](https://tr.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/), and [Ukrainian](https://uk.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/unwanted-cleaner) * Tags * [clean](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/clean/)[core](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/core/) [delete](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/delete/)[plugins](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plugins/) [themes](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/themes/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/unwanted-cleaner/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/unwanted-cleaner/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/unwanted-cleaner/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Presskopp ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/presskopp/) * [ hassantafreshi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hassantafreshi/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/unwanted-cleaner/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://presskopp.com#main-footer)