{"id":274,"date":"2024-04-23T10:37:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/?page_id=274"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:13:40","slug":"detect-unused-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/modules\/detect-unused-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Detect Unused Images"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c12248db65b66e4b1ca8152f46c2efd7\" style=\"font-size:48px\" id=\"codex-heading-1\">How to Detect Unused Images &amp; <br>Remove Them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Learn how to detect and delete unused WordPress images with ThumbPress and<br> get a blazing-fast website in no time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:120px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:#ff80cc;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;color:#ff80cc;font-size:16px\">Step &#8211; 1<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b74ecea97187ed72acac9506c1e2df14\" style=\"color:#075bfe;font-size:24px\" id=\"codex-heading-2\">Install and Activate ThumbPress &amp; ThumbPress Pro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">First,&nbsp; you need to install ThumbPress on your dashboard. To install and activate ThumbPress<br>Go to <strong>Dashboard &gt; Plugins &gt; Add New Plugin<\/strong> and search for ThumbPress in the search bar on the top right of the screen.<br> Click <strong>Install Now <\/strong>and then <strong>Activate <\/strong>ThumbPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9a534d273885669b67e87ea963dae5b8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#008947;font-size:16px\"><strong>Note: <\/strong>Detect Unused Images is a premium ThumbPress feature. Get <a href=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ThumbPress Pro<\/strong><\/a> to unlock this feature. After that, upload it to your site and activate the license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3640\" height=\"1480\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-minC.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-minC.png 3640w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-minC-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-minC-1024x416.png 1024w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-minC-768x312.png 768w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-minC-1536x625.png 1536w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-minC-2048x833.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3640px) 100vw, 3640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:#ff80cc;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;color:#ff80cc;font-size:16px\">Step &#8211; 2<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-78ca0e180de7b1b43f4d284659c3864c\" style=\"color:#075bfe;font-size:24px\" id=\"codex-heading-3\"><strong><strong>Set Chunk Size &amp; Start S<\/strong>canning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Navigate to <strong>ThumbPress &gt; Unused Images<\/strong>. In the \u2018Unused Image\u2019 section, provide the chunk size and <br>click on the <strong>Detect<\/strong> button to generate all images that are not in use. After the generation, you will discover a show result button.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cfbfc69db6adc2da317c4626769decd0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#008947;font-size:16px\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Here, Chunk Size is the number of images processed in a single batch per server request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"697\" data-id=\"34796\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/set-chunk-size-and-click-detect-now.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34796\" style=\"border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/set-chunk-size-and-click-detect-now.webp 1320w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/set-chunk-size-and-click-detect-now-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/set-chunk-size-and-click-detect-now-1024x541.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/set-chunk-size-and-click-detect-now-768x406.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:#ff80cc;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;color:#ff80cc;font-size:16px\">Step &#8211; 3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92e816f6cdc9fb6edcfbb3c0dcf63e3f\" style=\"color:#075bfe;font-size:24px\" id=\"codex-heading-4\"><strong><strong>Review and Manage Unused Images<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Once the scan is complete, you\u2019ll see a summary of detected unused images. <br>Click on <strong>Show Results<\/strong> to view the full list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unused-image-detection-complete.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unused-image-detection-complete.webp 1320w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unused-image-detection-complete-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unused-image-detection-complete-1024x541.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unused-image-detection-complete-768x406.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:#ff80cc;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;color:#ff80cc;font-size:16px\">Step &#8211; 4<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6cc265a894b97f2a53323cd066eb1cf1\" style=\"color:#075bfe;font-size:24px\" id=\"codex-heading-5\"><strong><strong>Delete Images Individually or in Bulk<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-735fd212c209f69730171fe1aba40408 wp-block-paragraph\">From that page, you can select specific images from the list of unused images on your website and click <br>the<strong> Trash button<\/strong> to remove them. You can also delete all unused images in bulk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remove-unused-images-at-once.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remove-unused-images-at-once.webp 1320w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remove-unused-images-at-once-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remove-unused-images-at-once-1024x541.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thumbpress.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remove-unused-images-at-once-768x406.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Detect Unused Images &amp; Remove Them Learn how to detect and delete unused WordPress 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