{"id":8660,"date":"2023-03-13T23:24:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=8660"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:48","slug":"unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unleash the power of WordPress: Here&#8217;s how to effortlessly erase unwanted files from your website!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6787773a9e880\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6787773a9e880\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website\/#Perplexing_Steps_to_Removing_Unwanted_Files_in_WordPress\" title=\"Perplexing Steps to Removing Unwanted Files in WordPress\">Perplexing Steps to Removing Unwanted Files in WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website\/#Step_by_Step_to_Remove_Unwanted_Files_in_WordPress\" title=\"Step by Step to Remove Unwanted Files in WordPress\">Step by Step to Remove Unwanted Files in WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website\/#1_Identify_the_unnecessary_files\" title=\"1. Identify the unnecessary files\">1. Identify the unnecessary files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website\/#2_Backup_your_website\" title=\"2. Backup your website\">2. Backup your website<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website\/#3_Use_WordPress%E2%80%99_built-in_feature_to_remove_unwanted_files\" title=\"3. Use WordPress&#8217; built-in feature to remove unwanted files\">3. Use WordPress&#8217; built-in feature to remove unwanted files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website\/#4_Use_a_plugin_to_clean_up_your_website\" title=\"4. Use a plugin to clean up your website\">4. Use a plugin to clean up your website<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website\/#5_Remove_unused_plugins_and_themes\" title=\"5. Remove unused plugins and themes\">5. Remove unused plugins and themes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website\/#6_Remove_old_revisions\" title=\"6. Remove old revisions\">6. Remove old revisions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website\/#7_Optimize_images\" title=\"7. Optimize images\">7. Optimize images<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-the-power-of-wordpress-heres-how-to-effortlessly-erase-unwanted-files-from-your-website\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion:\">Conclusion:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perplexing_Steps_to_Removing_Unwanted_Files_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Perplexing Steps to Removing Unwanted Files in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>WordPress, touted as a highly popular and widely used content management system (CMS) for creating websites, offers limitless possibilities to customize and manage websites according to user needs. However, over time, as websites grow and evolve, they tend to accumulate a lot of unwanted files &#8211; stuff like old images, plugins, themes, revisions, and other irrelevant data. <\/p>\n<p>This raises a serious concern; unwanted files don&#8217;t just eat into your valuable disk space but can also have a significant impact on the website&#8217;s performance, and create security vulnerabilities. This means that cleaning up and removing these files can help improve website speed, performance, and overall security.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_by_Step_to_Remove_Unwanted_Files_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Step by Step to Remove Unwanted Files in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Identify_the_unnecessary_files\"><\/span>1. Identify the unnecessary files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Before removing any files, it is crucial to identify which files can be safely removed from the website. Here are some of the types of files that can be eliminated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Old revisions<\/li>\n<li>Spam and trashed comments<\/li>\n<li>Unused plugins and themes<\/li>\n<li>Media files that are no longer required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Backup_your_website\"><\/span>2. Backup your website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Before making any significant changes to your website, such as the removal of unwanted files, it is paramount to back up your website. This ensures that in case anything goes wrong during the process, you can restore your website&#8217;s previous version without experiencing any data loss.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Use_WordPress%E2%80%99_built-in_feature_to_remove_unwanted_files\"><\/span>3. Use WordPress&#8217; built-in feature to remove unwanted files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>WordPress has a built-in feature that helps users to remove unwanted files like old revisions, spam comments, and trashed comments. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to your WordPress dashboard and click on &#8220;Settings&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li> Click on &#8220;Writing&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to &#8220;Scheduling and Management of Posts&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Set the value for &#8220;Automatically Delete Unused Items&#8221; to the desired number of days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This feature automatically deletes spam comments, trashed comments, and old revisions older than the specified number of days.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Use_a_plugin_to_clean_up_your_website\"><\/span>4. Use a plugin to clean up your website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Several WordPress plugins are available to help clean up your website by removing unwanted files such as unused plugins, themes, media files, and other irrelevant data. Some of the best plugins that you can use are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WP Cleaner Pro<\/li>\n<li>WP-Optimize<\/li>\n<li>Media Cleaner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Remove_unused_plugins_and_themes\"><\/span>5. Remove unused plugins and themes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Unused plugins and themes can take up valuable disk space and create security vulnerabilities. Therefore, it is best to remove the ones that are no longer in use. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to your WordPress dashboard and click on &#8220;Plugins&#8221; or &#8220;Appearance&#8221; for themes.<\/li>\n<li> Deactivate the plugin or theme that you wish to remove.<\/li>\n<li>Once deactivated, click on &#8220;Delete&#8221; to remove the plugin or theme permanently.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Remove_old_revisions\"><\/span>6. Remove old revisions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Old revisions take up valuable disk space; removing them can free up a substantial amount of space. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> Go to your WordPress dashboard and click on &#8220;Posts&#8221; or &#8220;Pages&#8221;. <\/li>\n<li> Click on the post or page that you wish to remove revisions from. <\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;Revisions&#8221; to view all revisions made to the post or page.<\/li>\n<li>Select the revisions that you wish to remove and click on &#8220;Delete&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This process can be time-consuming, especially if you have a large number of posts and pages. Hence, using a plugin like WP-Optimize to optimize your database and remove old revisions automatically can save you loads of time.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Optimize_images\"><\/span>7. Optimize images<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Images take up ample space on a website. Therefore, it is crucial to optimize your images to reduce the overall size of your website. You can use plugins like Smush or ShortPixel that will help automatically optimize your images and reduce their sizes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In conclusion, the removal of unwanted files in WordPress is crucial to improve performance, speed and enhance overall security. By following the steps mentioned above, you can quickly clean up your website and remove unnecessary files. 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