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WPBulky vs Bulk WP (2025): Which WordPress Cleanup Tool Should You Use?

A fast WordPress site is usually a clean WordPress site. After a couple of redesigns, plugin swaps, and seasonal campaigns, databases bloat with drafts, orphaned terms, stale meta, duplicate titles, and test media. You can click through wp-admin for hours—or you can run targeted bulk deletions in minutes with a tool built for the job.

This review compares the free starter, WPBulky, with the full-featured pro suite, Bulk WP, and gives you practical recipes to ship a safer, leaner cleanup—without touching SQL.

TL;DR (who should pick what)

If you run an active WooCommerce, news/magazine, or membership site, you’ll outgrow free pretty fast—the scheduler and extra filters pay for themselves in one decent cleanup.

What both tools do well

Where Bulk WP pulls ahead

Practical cleanups you can copy today

1) Drafts older than 90 days

Clear the “someday” pile without touching recent work.

2) Campaign leftovers

After seasonal pushes, remove test posts and landing pages.

3) Orphaned terms

Taxonomy sludge hurts search and admin UX.

4) Duplicate titles (Bulk WP)

Fix archive search quality fast.

5) Dormant subscribers (Bulk WP)

Tidy user tables with policy-safe logic.

6) Incident-window uploads (Bulk WP)

Post-hack or bad import cleanup.

7) Revisions sweep (Bulk WP)

Keep tables slim—especially before migrations.

Safety SOP (don’t skip this)

  1. Backup first (DB at minimum). If you can’t restore, you can’t risk it.

  2. Start tiny: run the rule on 10–50 items; confirm front-end and admin views.

  3. Layer filters (status + age + taxonomy) rather than one broad rule.

  4. Avoid overlapping schedules that target the same slice.

  5. Log what you did: rule, count, date window. Future-you will thank you.

Why cleanup before migrations and big updates

A smaller DB means:

Purge first, migrate second. It’s the cheapest risk reduction you can buy.

Editor and SEO side-effects (the good kind)

Pros and cons

WPBulky (free)

Bulk WP (pro)

Who should use which

Choose WPBulky if:

Choose Bulk WP if:

Setup to first win in 10 minutes

  1. Install WPBulky and clear one safe target (e.g., orphaned terms or drafts > 90 days).

  2. Validate the results on the front-end and admin.

  3. If you need schedules, custom fields, users, or attachments: install Bulk WP.

  4. Create two scheduled jobs:

    • Weekly: delete revisions; clear trash

    • Monthly: orphaned terms; drafts > 90 days

  5. Record rules and results in your ops notes.

Verdict

Both tools make cleanup safe and fast in wp-admin. If your needs are simple or you’re testing the waters, start with WPBulky. If you run serious sites—or just want to stop thinking about cleanup and let schedules handle it—Bulk WP is the better long-term fit. Do one small run today, schedule two hygiene jobs, and enjoy a faster, quieter dashboard all year.

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