Cleanup Duplicate Meta
by Tonya Mork · Login & Users
Also makes 3 other plugins · 2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Cleanup Duplicate Meta gives you a tool to check for and delete duplicate Post and/or User Meta entries in the database tables.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+46%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “database cleanup”, “duplicate meta” and “meta” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
49 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 10.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4194 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4194 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 cleanup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| duplicate meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “database cleanup”, “duplicate meta” and “meta” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 102 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.5y ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 9 May 2015
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous User5.7y ago
I had over a million duplicate post meta entries from Avada (Theme Fusion). It shrinked my wp_postmeta table to 1/10 of the original size. Thank you and please update your plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rocket Apps6.1y ago
Cleaned up nearly 70,000 redundant _postmeta records with just a couple of clicks. Top marks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tomfaber6.1y ago
Nice tool, does what it needs to.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ctrlaltdelete6.6y ago
This plugin helped me remove 31195 Duplicate records in the wp_postmeta database table. Most were ACF fields, i don’t know why they are there but some posts had up to 8 times the same field… It also helped me find old meta by old plugins i don’t even remember using so i was able to delete all of those (the originals too) with phpmyadmin. It shaved 10 MB of wp_postmeta!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ goddess_dix8.1y ago
Just tried this (09/2018) and it works like a charm. Wow, that was helpful!!! Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Luke Cavanagh8.3y ago
Did not know this plugin existed, tested and works with the current version of WordPress (4.9.7).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ discsox9.5y ago
Removed 366k duplicates created by WooCommerce bug. thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 769815810.4y ago
This plugin is perfect when working with a client database that has not been maintained properly. Goodbye duplicates. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 899 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "database cleanup" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-09 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-12-07 200+ → 300+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2024-11-28 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-27 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-11-24 300+ → 200+ down after 472 days in tier
- 2023-08-10 400+ → 300+ down after 1013 days in tier
- 2020-10-31 100+ → 400+ up
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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Metabase – Post & User Meta Editor 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
Post Meta Data Manager 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Metadata Viewer 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Ultimate Fields 400+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D - U User Meta Display 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Show Hidden Post Meta 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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