Enable Database Tools
by Jeff Starr · Uncategorized
Also makes 30 other plugins · 1.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Enables WP Database Tools. So you can optimize and repair InnoDB and MyISAM tables.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈58 estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “database”, “tables” and “tools” 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.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 12.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 4 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 106 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| myisam your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| innodb your tag | #5 | #8 | up 1 |
| myisam to innodb | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| enable | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| database repair | #12 | #18 | 0 |
| database your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tables your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tools your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “database”, “tables” and “tools” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 376 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v3.4 · 18 Jul 2026
28
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
Install history since 15 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Oliver Campion5.6y ago
We had no idea WordPress even had these database tools. This plugin does exactly what it says it does in a very concise and intuitive way. Not really sure why it’s not got thousands of active installs! Good work. Oliver
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lars Portman6.9y ago
Just as I like the solutions that you offer on your blog. Very effective here also, where don’t need a lot of (bloatware) plugins for. Even if not all come with out of the box solutions, I really don’t mind but this one is simple and effective overall! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Luke Cavanagh7.5y ago
Easy to repair and optimize database tables on a site, almost idiot proof to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee7.6y ago
Thank you kindly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arneby8.4y ago
You can do better than this Jeff 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 2 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.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enables WP Database Tools. So you can optimize and repair InnoDB and MyISAM tables."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 845 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-08-24 60+ → 50+ down after 57 days in tier
- 2026-06-28 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-25 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-22 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-20 50+ → 60+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-06-12 60+ → 50+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-08 50+ → 60+ up after 2 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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Brozzme DB Prefix & Tools Addons 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Change Table Prefix 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
DB Viewer 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Hostinger Tools 3M+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ installs · 5.0★ · 1 shared tag A -
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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