CodingBunny Database Cleaner
by CodingBunny · Performance
Also makes 6 other plugins · 920+ installs across the portfolio →
Keep your WordPress database fast and clean by removing orphaned data left behind by plugins, themes, and WordPress core.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈220 estimated
Momentum
-58%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “clean”, “optimize” and “performance” for “orphaned data”, “clean database” and “orphaned”. “clean” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “orphaned data” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “optimize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “clean database” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “orphaned” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 5.4K 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 21 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: Rating quality
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
3 of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
56
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
53%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| database cleaner | #4 | #18 | 0 |
| orphaned data | #5 | #18 | up 1 |
| database cleanup | #7 | #18 | 0 |
| clean database | #7 | #19 | up 4 |
| orphaned | #11 | #21 | up 2 |
| cleaner | #14 | #22 | down 1 |
| database your tag | #15 | #23 | up 3 |
| optimize database | #10 | #23 | down 1 |
| wordpress database | #17 | #24 | up 5 |
| database optimization | #13 | #24 | up 1 |
| left | #19 | #24 | — |
| site cleaner | #10 | #22 | up 4 |
| wordpress cleaner | #13 | #23 | up 3 |
| custom database | #16 | #23 | up 3 |
| clean your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| schedule your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
84 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 70 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “clean”, “optimize” and “performance” for “orphaned data”, “clean database” and “orphaned”. “clean” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “orphaned data” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “optimize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “clean database” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “orphaned” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “database”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 16 Jun 2026 · 140 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
21
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v1.5.4 · 28 Oct 2026
21
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 57 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 200.
Install history since 15 Jun 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sarankumar5mo ago
This plugin does exactly what it promises and helps keep the WordPress database clean without unnecessary complexity. The interface is straightforward, and the cleanup process is easy to understand even for non-technical users. One suggestion for improvement: instead of adding a separate DB Cleaner item in the main WordPress admin menu, it would feel more natural and consistent with WordPress conventions to place it under Tools → DB Cleaner. Overall, a useful plugin for routine database maintenance.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Advanced Custom Fields, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,011 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-06 100+ → 200+ 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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Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags A -
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
W3 Total Cache 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-Sweep 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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