Title: Media Trash Button Author: Katsushi Kawamori Published: May 13, 2020 Last modified: March 29, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/media-trash-button/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2303815) # Media Trash Button By [Katsushi Kawamori](https://profiles.wordpress.org/katsushi-kawamori/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/media-trash-button.1.04.zip) * [Details](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/media-trash-button/#description) * [Reviews](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/media-trash-button/#reviews) * [Installation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/media-trash-button/#installation) * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/media-trash-button/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-trash-button/) ## Description Add trash button for Media Library. #### Add button * List view only. #### Button * All media items * View Trash #### In wp-config.php, Add the following one line. ``` define( 'MEDIA_TRASH', true ); ``` ## Screenshots * [[ * Media Library * [[ * Trash ## Installation 1. Upload `media-trash-button` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ none ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/712fbbec8139b8b26519a7e24a3e2fcc10efb189c35e2cc7fe361464a4ff2042? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-8760/)󠁿 [mi6telefon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mi6telefon/) September 11, 2021 Thanks Katsushi Kawamori perfect plugin.I’m happy 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e98fb542e228d7ccf38ba64ce423cd0d2624cfc26bdb89a4bd75bd40050d28c5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Love it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/love-it-3336/)󠁿 [bexpearl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bexpearl/) January 12, 2021 I deleted an image but was unable to save another image in the same name as the deleted image because it was in the trash. I used this plugin and I was able to permanently delete the trashed image and save my new image. I love this plugin. Thanks to the developers. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/530c7f6a4ebeacce2457e42cdbecef645bf9399a7cff26d08cecc398d9e8a642? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Convenient and useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/convenient-and-useful-3/)󠁿 [eugene212](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eugene212/) October 12, 2020 It might be just a small plugin, but it helps to (easily) get rid of accumulated‘ trash’ media files directly from WP admin panel (standard WP does not expose these files for permanent removal). [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-trash-button/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Media Trash Button” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Katsushi Kawamori ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/katsushi-kawamori/) “Media Trash Button” has been translated into 4 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/media-trash-button/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Media Trash Button” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/media-trash-button) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-trash-button/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/media-trash-button/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/media-trash-button/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/media-trash-button/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### [1.04] 2025/04/18 * Fix – Loading the management screen. #### 1.03 Supported WordPress 6.4. PHP 8.0 is now required. #### 1.02 Supported WordPress 5.6. #### 1.01 Made it list view only. #### 1.00 Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.04** * Last updated **2 weeks ago** * Active installations **400+** * WordPress version ** 4.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Languages * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/media-trash-button/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-trash-button/), [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/media-trash-button/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/media-trash-button/), and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/media-trash-button/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/media-trash-button) * Tags * [media library](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media-library/)[trash](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/trash/) * [Advanced View](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/media-trash-button/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-trash-button/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-trash-button/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-trash-button/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-trash-button/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-trash-button/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-trash-button/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/media-trash-button/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Katsushi Kawamori ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/katsushi-kawamori/) ## Support Got something to say? 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