Title: Krishnakrish Media Reference Auditor
Author: Krishna
Published: <strong>September 4, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 4, 2026

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# Krishnakrish Media Reference Auditor

 By [Krishna](https://profiles.wordpress.org/krishnakrish512/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor/)

## Description

Krishnakrish Media Reference Auditor scans post content (including block templates,
template parts, and reusable blocks), featured images, ACF fields (including Gallery
and repeater fields), page-builder JSON stored in postmeta, the options table (ACF
Options Pages, theme frameworks), widgets, Customizer CSS, and the active theme’s
own files for attachment references.

Anything left over is listed for manual review — nothing is ever deleted automatically.
Each result can be checked with a built-in diagnostic tool that explains exactly
where (if anywhere) a given attachment was found in use, and any item can be permanently
whitelisted (“Keep”) so it’s excluded from all future scans.

#### Key safety features

 * Nothing is deleted without explicit selection and confirmation.
 * Attachments uploaded in the last 24 hours are never flagged, since they may not
   be placed into content yet.
 * A manual “Keep” whitelist persists across scans for anything the automated detection
   can’t see.
 * A per-attachment “Why?” diagnostic shows exactly which source flagged (or didn’t
   flag) an item as used.

This plugin does not collect any personal data, make external HTTP requests, or 
send usage statistics anywhere. All scanning happens locally on your server using
your site’s own database.

## Screenshots

[⌊Media Auditor admin screen showing scan results.⌉⌊Media Auditor admin screen showing
scan results.⌉[

Media Auditor admin screen showing scan results.

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## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`, or install the zip via Plugins
    Add New  Upload Plugin.
 2. Activate the plugin.
 3. Go to Media  Media Auditor.

## FAQ

### Will this plugin delete anything automatically?

No. Nothing is ever deleted without you explicitly selecting items and confirming
the action.

### Does it detect ACF fields?

Yes, including Gallery and repeater fields, plus ACF Options Pages stored in the
options table.

### Does it work with page builders?

The scanner checks JSON page-builder data stored in postmeta, so most page-builder-
referenced images are detected.

### Does this plugin send any data externally?

No. All scanning happens locally against your site’s own database; nothing is sent
off-site.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Krishnakrish Media Reference Auditor” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Krishna ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/krishnakrish512/)

[Translate “Krishnakrish Media Reference Auditor” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **2 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [acf](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/acf/)[admin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)
   [attachments](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/attachments/)[cleanup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cleanup/)
   [media](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/krishnakrish-media-reference-auditor/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Krishna ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/krishnakrish512/)

## Support

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