Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance
by Younes JFR. · Performance
Also makes 3 other plugins · 110.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Clean database by deleting orphaned data such as 'revisions', 'expired transients', optimize database and more...
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Health
A 92/100
no flags
Active installs
100K+
≈190K estimated
Momentum
-7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “optimize” and “performance” for “cleaner” and “deleting”. “optimize” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “cleaner” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “deleting” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
92 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 3M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 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 11 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
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 1,962 reviews, smoothed to 4.88★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 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.
20
Momentum
Losing ground
-3.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-3.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| database cleaner | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| database your tag | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| clean database | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| postmeta your tag | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| orphaned data | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| expired | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| database cleanup | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| optimize database | #3 | #2 | down 1 |
| cleaner | #4 | #3 | down 2 |
| orphaned | #4 | #3 | down 1 |
| deleting | #4 | #2 | down 1 |
| database optimization | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| transients | #4 | #1 | 0 |
| clean your tag | #5 | #5 | down 1 |
| site cleaner | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| transient | #4 | #2 | down 1 |
| clean up | #5 | #4 | down 2 |
| database speed | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| autoload | #5 | #1 | down 1 |
| wordpress cleaner | #4 | #3 | down 1 |
463 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 405 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “optimize” and “performance” for “cleaner” and “deleting”. “optimize” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “cleaner” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “deleting” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “optimize”. Down 10 places since 2026-09-17, now #19. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- One page off on “performance”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 297.9K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
11
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v4.2.0 · 13 Jul 2026
37
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 31% run the current release. 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 “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.8 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 9 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ccprojetpack4mo ago
easy to use and does what it says
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mariapiaalloggio4mo ago
molto soddisfatta
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bauerzs4mo ago
Thank you, everything is fine and as expected
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mdtarik4mo ago
Excellent!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mikefury4mo ago
The new design is great and very professional
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dideto4mo ago
It cleans DB fast
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ judithreidy14mo ago
My website of 12 years and many changes was slow, but Advanced Database Cleaner truly helped clean up old tables etc. It was the final touch after other remedies started improvement. ADC took my website to the next level.❤️😀 This topic was modified 2 weeks, 4 days ago by judithreidy1.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ilyazzzz4mo ago
Useful plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.2.0 New: 3 WooCommerce cleanup tools: Orphaned product variations, orphaned customer analytics, and expired customer sessions New: Users can now assign items (belongs-to data) to themes/plugins that are not installed Fix: Pr 4.2.0
- — Version 4.1.1 Security: [Premium + Pro-Lifetime] Patched a security vulnerability in the EDD SDK package Fix: Resolved an issue where the “No route was found matching the URL” error occurred when the default REST API URL was modified 4.1.1
- — Version 4.1.0 New: Added “Post Types” cleanup module New: In the General Cleanup tab, added a toggle for each item: Auto Count or Manual Count New: Added an action to convert table engines to InnoDB New: Added quick actions per row (a 4.1.0
- — Version 4.0.7 New: Added support for both SQL and native deletion methods in the Options, Transients, Postmeta, and Usermeta modules New: [Pro-Lifetime] Implemented a scan credits system in the new Pro plugin version Fix: Resolved con 4.0.7
- — Version 4.0.6 Fix: Some SQL queries did not run when database tables had different collations in Multisite setups. Fix: The “Show value” modal did not appear for expired transients. Fix: Deleted items could reappear as “ghost” entries 4.0.6
- — Version 4.0.5 Fix: The plugin left menu was unstable in some environments. Fix: Some filters did not correctly reflect the displayed data. Fix: Certain strings were not translated in Multisite REST responses. Fix: Some special usermet 4.0.5
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 8 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.2.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 7.2 Advanced Database Cleaner <= 3.1.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection ↗2023-12-04 CVE-2023-49764 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.1.2 Patched in 3.1.3
- 2022-06-27 CVE-2022-2173 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.0 Patched in 3.1.1
- 2022-01-24 CVE-2021-24921 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 3.0.4 Patched in 3.0.4
- 2020-09-06 CVE-2021-24141 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 3.0.2 Patched in 3.0.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 22 languages, 6 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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Advanced Database Cleaner when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Performance
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Clean database by deleting orphaned data such as 'revisions', 'expired transients', optimize database and m..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 20 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 20 of 20 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you run"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 22 headings and 19 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 10,421 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "postmeta" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-01-16 90K+ → 100K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-15 100K+ → 90K+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2023-01-04 90K+ → 100K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2022-12-26 100K+ → 90K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-25 90K+ → 100K+ up after 171 days in tier
- 2022-07-07 80K+ → 90K+ up after 163 days in tier
- 2022-01-25 70K+ → 80K+ up after 209 days in tier
- 2021-06-30 60K+ → 70K+ up after 202 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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Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-Sweep 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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