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Best Database Optimization plugins for WordPress

Categories Performance

Plugins that clean, repair, optimize, and manage WordPress database tables, records, metadata, options, and scheduled database-maintenance tasks to improve database efficiency and site performance.

Read from 131,237 plugin records - figures refreshed 2 hours ago

34 Plugins classified here Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
492.2K Combined active installs Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.77 Average rating Across the 34 here that carry a rating at all

The plugins

Plugins in Database Optimization

Ranked by active installs; plugins in the same published band share a rank. Each page has a maintenance check and the alternatives.

#1

Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance

advanced-database-cleaner 100K installs · 4.9 stars
#1

WP-Sweep

wp-sweep 100K installs · 4.7 stars
#3

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions

rvg-optimize-database 60K installs · 4.7 stars
#4

Index WP MySQL For Speed

index-wp-mysql-for-speed 50K installs · 4.8 stars
#4

WP-DBManager

wp-dbmanager 50K installs · 4.4 stars
#6

WP Revisions Control

wp-revisions-control 40K installs · 4.7 stars
#7

LWS Cleaner

lws-cleaner 20K installs · 4.8 stars
#8

Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair

database-cleaner 10K installs · 5.0 stars
#8

Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)

plugins-garbage-collector 10K installs · 4.4 stars
#8

WPS Cleaner

wps-cleaner 10K installs · 4.3 stars
#8

Simple Revisions Delete

simple-revisions-delete 10K installs · 4.9 stars
#12

AAA Autoload Optimizer

aaa-option-optimizer 9K installs · 4.6 stars
#13

Delete Expired Transients

delete-expired-transients 4K installs · 5.0 stars
#13

Companion Revision Manager – Revision Control

companion-revision-manager 4K installs · 5.0 stars
#15

WS Action Scheduler Cleaner

ws-action-scheduler-cleaner 3K installs · 5.0 stars
#16

Easy WP Cleaner

easy-wp-cleaner 2K installs · 5.0 stars
#17

Templ Optimizer

templ-optimizer 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#17

Simple Revision Control

simple-revision-control 1K installs · 3.8 stars
#17

Limit Revisions

limit-revisions 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#17

Index WP Users For Speed

index-wp-users-for-speed 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#17

Cleanup Action Scheduler

cleanup-action-scheduler 1K installs · 3.2 stars
#17

Transient Cleaner

artiss-transient-cleaner 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#23

Easy Actions Scheduler Cleaner

easy-actions-scheduler-cleaner-ayudawp 900 installs · 5.0 stars
#24

Autoload Optimizer

autoload-optimizer 700 installs · 5.0 stars
#25

Enhanced Autoload Manager

enhanced-autoload-manager 600 installs · 5.0 stars
#26

SweepPress: Website Cleanup and Optimization

sweeppress 500 installs · 5.0 stars
#27

ZS Action Scheduler Optimizer

zs-action-scheduler-optimizer 300 installs · 5.0 stars
#27

Regenerate product lookup table for WooCommerce

regenerate-product-lookup-table-for-woocommerce 300 installs · 4.0 stars
#27

Fast Woo Order Lookup

fast-woo-order-lookup 300 installs · 5.0 stars
#30

CodingBunny Database Cleaner

codingbunny-database-cleaner 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#31

Time-based Revision Cleanup

time-based-revisions 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#31

NHR Database Cleaner & Optimizer – Revisions, Transients, Autoload & Options Manager

nhrrob-options-table-manager 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#31

ArchiveMaster – Auto Archive and Export Old Orders for WooCommerce

archive-master 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#31

Admin Optimizer – Performance, Security & Site Cleanup

admin-optimizer 100 installs · 5.0 stars

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