AAA Autoload Optimizer
by Progress Planner · Performance
Also makes 6 other plugins · 10.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Find and fix bloated autoloaded options slowing down your WordPress database
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
9K+
≈9.7K estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “database” for “optimizer”. “database” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “optimizer” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.5%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 119.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-07-11Reviewers say it does the job on bloated options tables and the developer answers fast, though a few hit runaway logs or database growth when leaving it running long term.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 18 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
54
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
55%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| autoloaded options | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| autoload your tag | #4 | #6 | up 4 |
| optimizer | #10 | #13 | down 1 |
| database optimizer | #6 | #11 | up 1 |
| options your tag | #19 | #18 | down 4 |
| cleanup your tag | #23 | #12 | down 4 |
| plugin optimizer | #10 | #14 | up 1 |
| page optimizer | #12 | #16 | — |
| wordpress optimizer | #12 | #16 | up 1 |
| database down | #19 | #22 | — |
| database your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
41 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 31 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “database” for “optimizer”. “database” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “optimizer” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Under-ranked on “cleanup”. wp.org puts you #23; on merit you place #12. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
Daily downloads
Since 19 Apr 2024 · 928 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 16.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
18d ago
latest release · v1.7.0 · 15 Oct 2026
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 74% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Apr 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ib.property4mo ago
AAA Option Optimizer solved a problem I’d previously found unsolvable. The interface is clear, simple, logical, and comprehensive. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ melinahein11mo ago
The plugin was great for short term use to figure out unused options from old plugins after clicking through each page. It really helped to reduce autoloaded options.When letting it run along for a while as suggested, though, it seems that its database saves were so large it caused our database to use up all the RAM and make our site unusable. So beware of that and only use it for a few days.Edit: The Developer reached out immediately and is working on the issue. Great support! This topic was modified 7 months, 1 week ago by melinahein.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ momo-fr1.2y ago
Allows you to clean up the options on sites with a long history of themes and plugins installations.Very useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mattyscribs1.2y ago
Under “Requested options that do not exist”, I’m not sure to trust setting these to false. Is there a way to revert any actions I take. How do I know if these actions are actually needed or do I just trust this plugin’s assessment that they are basically broken and so can be set to false? SOME EXAMPLES: Option: advancedexcerpt_length | Source: Unknown | # Calls: 904564Option: analyst_accounts_data | Source: Unknown | # Calls: 24907Option: analyst_notices | Source: Unknown | # Calls: 24907Option: code_embed_version | Source: Unknown | # Calls: 904564Option: https_migration_required | Source: Unknown | # Calls: 904564 Thanks for your help
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Oxford Metadata Ltd1.3y ago
I wonder how on earth a plugin tha promises to optimize the wp_options tables, stores 25MB of data in the option_value !!!! Maybe the guy who developed it does not understand the fundamentals of the internal database optimizers but such a huge deviation, totally ruins MariaDBs/MySQL internal optimizer. You see optimizers work on the assumption that in a table, the fields have somewhat related sizes. For more details please go to MariaDB Jira and check for cases MDEV-34097 and MDEV 32663If you add records with huge sizes (say > 100k) in wp_options table where each option is usually less than 30Bytes, then you have an issue. In our case the issue was caused by the very plugin that we used to monitor our options (that are by and large incorrect). Avoid it at all costs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adcapaust1.3y ago
Easily identified what was bloating my options table and allowed to set it to not autoload. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ esquipulas1.4y ago
Installed it some times ago, worked well. Since some days generate a huge log saturating my server space disk (millions of lines …). Had to deactivate it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Basta1.6y ago
Very easy to use and it works very well. This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by Basta.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.6.1 Fix infinite recursion in option access monitoring that could cause a fatal error in certain hosting environments. 1.6.1
- — Version 1.5.1 Add “select all” checkbox. Fix table filtering by Source column. 1.5.1
- — Version 1.5.0 Prefix the Datatables script slug to avoid conflict with other plugins. Add MainWP to known-plugins list Add SliceWP to known-plugins list Add more known prefixes for WooCommerce options Fixed a bug in bulk-actions 1.5.0
- — Version 1.4.0 Performance improvements. Added bulk-actions to allow optimizing & deleting options in bulk. Added more known plugins. 1.4.0
- — Version 1.3.2 Performance fix: Do not autoload the plugin option. 1.3.2
- — Version 1.3.1 Fix JS error when deleting an option. 1.3.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 11 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("great for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,367 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cleanup" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-05 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 9K+ → 8K+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-01-19 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 9K+ → 8K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-14 8K+ → 9K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-01-03 9K+ → 8K+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 8K+ → 9K+ up after 140 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 7K+ → 8K+ up after 75 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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