Purgely — Bulk Product & Image Cleaner for WooCommerce

Purgely requires a self-hosted WordPress installation with WooCommerce active. Because it directly deletes files from wp-content/uploads, your server must grant PHP write access to that directory — standard on most managed WordPress hosts.

No — shared-media protection is always on and cannot be disabled. Before any file is removed, Purgely checks whether the image is referenced elsewhere in WordPress; if it is, the file is kept and flagged as 'shared' in both the dry-run preview and the cleanup log.

The dry-run lists every product that matches your filters, the images that would be permanently deleted from disk, any images that would be kept because they are shared, and an estimate of the disk space you would reclaim. Nothing is deleted during a dry-run — it is purely a read-only preview so you can review the impact before confirming.

Purgely permanently deletes the physical image files from wp-content/uploads on disk, not just the Media Library records. This is the core problem it solves — standard WooCommerce product deletion leaves those files behind, silently consuming storage.

No — Purgely processes deletions in batches using AJAX requests, so no single request runs long enough to hit a typical server timeout limit. This makes it safe to use even on stores with thousands of products.

Yes — the plugin ships with developer hooks so you can extend or modify its behaviour without editing core files. It is also fully translation-ready and requires no build step, meaning you can install and use it immediately straight from the zip file.