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Detect and remove unused images in WordPress
SELECT
*
FROM
wp_posts i
WHERE
i.post_type = 'attachment'
AND
NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM wp_posts p WHERE p.ID = i.post_parent)
AND
NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM wp_postmeta pm WHERE pm.meta_key = '_thumbnail_id' AND pm.meta_value = i.ID)
AND
NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM wp_posts p WHERE p.post_type <> 'attachment' AND p.post_content LIKE CONCAT('%',i.guid,'%'))
AND
NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM wp_postmeta pm WHERE pm.meta_value LIKE CONCAT('%',i.guid,'%'))
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