DX Remove Unused Custom Fields
by Mario Peshev · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 4.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Delete the Custom Fields from your postmeta table where assigned posts no longer exist.
41 health vs 56 average across 16,378 Uncategorized plugins
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 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4375 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
59
now · peak 144
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
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.
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2017-10-08 · 1,387 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mio Creativ8.5y ago
Works for me…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lupyo10.5y ago
Doesn’t work …
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ VannDigital10.5y ago
This plugin started off as a good idea. But without a delete button, I’ll never know what it can do…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eyal Fitoussi10.8y ago
Does exactly what it says. Installed, navigate to the settings page, click “Delete” and Done! Cannot be easier than that. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Clifford Paulick11.2y ago
I guess I thought this plugin would delete all usused custom fields, as in blanks. But its setting page says: Delete all custom fields from non-existing posts Warning: clicking “Delete” would remove all post meta for the post IDs below permanently from the database! Post IDs found in the table without corresponding posts in wp_posts: 70000005,70000006,70000007,70000008,70017022,70266669,70283180,70293952,70503318,70676166,70999712 Press the “Delete” button if you want to remove all postmeta for these post IDs. So I guess that’s a good cleanup task to do too. Thanks for the free plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Carrie Dils11.3y ago
Installed, found the Delete button under Settings > Remove Unused CF. Push delete. Did the trick. Thanks! Now if only I could remove duplicate CF entries that have come with importing XML files…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ StoyPenny11.5y ago
It says that it will let you delete all your unused custom fields and that all you have to do is click the button, there is no button to click though! Anyway, there is no customization or choosing individual fields, so this plugin is pretty useless on all fronts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Razib Ahsan11.7y ago
“clicking “Delete” would remove all post meta…” But there’s nothing to click !?
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-19 20+ → 10+ down after 746 days in tier
- 2024-05-03 30+ → 20+ down after 266 days in tier
- 2023-08-11 40+ → 30+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2023-01-29 50+ → 40+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2023-01-12 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-11 50+ → 40+ down after 85 days in tier
- 2022-10-18 40+ → 50+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2022-10-14 50+ → 40+ down
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