Database Access with Adminer
by Roy Orbitson · Content & Feeds
Also makes 7 other plugins · 3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Provides a secure interface to your WordPress database using Adminer, the popular database administration tool.
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Health
B 74/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “database”, “import” and “recovery” 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.
74 health vs 64 average across 1,193 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 29K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 864 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Content & Feeds 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 2 reviews to 2022-08-17Reviewers like the full-screen interface and theme options, and one mentions an occasional credentials error in Adminer that a page refresh clears.
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: Rating quality
Updated 263 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| adminer | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| database your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| import your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recovery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sql your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 15 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
- “database”, “import” and “recovery” 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.
- Already on top for “adminer”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.1K · 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
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
9mo ago
latest release · v3.1.0 · 10 Feb 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 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 18 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ opicron4.2y ago
Secure and themed, just what I need. Of course I keep this plugin disabled, and only activate when I need to debug something. As an extra protection =)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Walf4.3y ago
Tried a different Adminer plugin but I prefer this one. It runs full screen and lets you change the theme. Occasionally shows a “cannot read credentials” message in Adminer but refreshing the page works.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Provides a secure interface to your WordPress database using Adminer, the popular database administration t..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,333 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "recovery" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-01-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-18 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-15 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-01-11 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-09 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 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 Manager – WP Adminer 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
SQL Buddy – Database Management Made Easy 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C - R Run SQL Query 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
DB Viewer 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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