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SQL Buddy – Database Management Made Easy

by WP Engine · Uncategorized

Also makes 14 other plugins · 3.5M+ installs across the portfolio →

Your one-stop solution for easy WordPress database management

⚠ Stale
How scoring works →
70 Health · B
Maintenance 53/100
Rating quality 88/100
Support 70/100

70 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins

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.

74 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 61/100
WP compatibility 68/100
Rating quality 71/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 439 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-7% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

834

now · peak 1.9K

83630d downloads · Aug 26

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

SQL Buddy · #3139 you Database Manager · #1262 Database Cleaner · #2100 Database Access with · #6053

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.

167per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

1.2y ago

latest release · v1.0.0

1

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.0.0 · 1.2y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.0 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
5K–6K ≈5.5K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-06-01 · 1,424 observations

5KInstalls · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
1.2y ago
Added
2022-01-12 · 4 yrs old
Requires WP
5.3
Tested up to
6.4.10
Requires PHP
5.6

Recent reviews

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  1. Anton_Th
    2.1y ago

    I have to delete several hundreds of records (all containing ‘acf’). A multi-row select option would already be enough for me to buy a premium version. Would be ideal for cleaning up databases.

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  2. Ryan Novotny
    2.3y ago

    Almost should be part of WP core IMO

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  3. robertstaddon
    2.3y ago

    I was amazed at how simple and easy this plugin makes editing the database right from your WordPress admin area!

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  4. dimmez
    2.4y ago

    I was looking for something to correct the data in the options table from the admin panel. This is exactly what I need!

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  5. Geert Bouckaert
    2.5y ago

    Very nice, easy plugin.Now, I don’t have to switch to phpmyadmin anymore. I wonder, would it be possible to also add the function to add records in a chosen table?

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  6. Pär Thernström
    2.8y ago

    This is a very nice and easy to use tool that I install on my local dev sites. Especially useful when using Docker or similar because I can’t keep track of all exposed MariaDB-ports…

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  7. Finnwulf
    2.9y ago

    Wonder why not making a pro version, its so good. Here is a snippet I made, to add a couple features I needed 1. it adds a modal button so its easier to edit data and 2. it starts with a default filter (manually replace the wp_jet_cctin the code with your value). Absolutely untested. Would be nice to be able to jump from one field to another by pressing arrows. add_action('admin_footer', 'my_sql_buddy_script'); function my_sql_buddy_script() { $current_screen = get_current_screen(); // Only run the script on the specific admin page if ($current_screen->base === 'tools_page_sql-buddy-dashboard') { ?> <style> .modal { display: none; position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); z-index: 9999; } .modal-content { position: relative; margin: auto; top: 50px; width: 65%; max-height: calc(100% - 100px); overflow: auto; background-color: white; border: 2px solid #ccc; padding: 20px; } </style> <script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(document).ready(function($) { let isModal = false; const checkForDivs = () => { const sideDrawerDiv = $('.SideDrawer__Drawer-sc-e94xql-0.bJHKLb'); const innerDiv = $('.inner'); if (sideDrawerDiv.length && innerDiv.length) { if (sideDrawerDiv.find('button.open-modal').length === 0 && !isModal) { addOpenButton(sideDrawerDiv); } } }; const addOpenButton = (targetDiv) => { const openButton = $('<button class="open-modal">Open Modal</button>'); openButton.click(openModal); targetDiv.prepend(openButton); }; const addCloseButton = (targetDiv) => { const closeButton = $('<button>Close Modal</button>'); closeButton.click(closeModal); targetDiv.prepend(closeButton); }; const openModal = () => { $('button.open-modal').remove(); $('body').append('<div class="modal"><div class="modal-content"></div></div>'); $('.modal-content').html($('.SideDrawer__Drawer-sc-e94xql-0.bJHKLb').html()); addCloseButton($('.modal-content')); $('.modal').show(); $(document).on('keydown', handleEscape); $('.modal').on('click', handleClickOutside); isModal = true; }; const closeModal = () => { $('.modal').remove(); $(document).off('keydown', handleEscape); isModal = false; checkForDivs(); }; const handleEscape = (e) => { if (e.key === 'Escape') { closeModal(); } }; const handleClickOutside = (e) => { if ($(e.target).hasClass('modal')) { closeModal(); } }; const modalInterval = setInterval(checkForDivs, 500); let interval; const checkForInput = () => { const inputElement = document.querySelector('input[type="text"][placeholder="Search for table…"]'); if (inputElement) { console.log('Input element found.'); if (inputElement.value !== 'wp_jet_cct') { let nativeInputValueSetter = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(window.HTMLInputElement.prototype, "value").set; nativeInputValueSetter.call(inputElement, 'wp_jet_cct'); let inputEvent = new Event('input', { bubbles: true }); inputElement.dispatchEvent(inputEvent); console.log('Value set and React input event triggered.'); clearInterval(interval); } } else { console.log('Input element not found.'); } }; interval = setInterval(checkForInput, 500); }); </script> <?php } } This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by Finnwulf. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by Finnwulf. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by Finnwulf.

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  8. Ben Meredith
    3.9y ago

    This plugin performs a crucial service missing from WordPress itself: the ability to visualize the database, and make changes. I can’t stress enough that this plugin is not for folks who have are beginners or otherwise not familiar with WordPess databases, but for those who are, this plugin can shave hours off of troubleshooting problems by letting you see directly into the data.

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 1.0.0 Initial release 1.0.0

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Italian 94%
French (France) 90%
Tamil 34%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-04-06 6K+ → 5K+ down after 424 days in tier
  2. 2025-02-06 5K+ → 6K+ up after 17 days in tier
  3. 2025-01-20 6K+ → 5K+ down after 41 days in tier
  4. 2024-12-10 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
  5. 2024-12-09 6K+ → 5K+ down after 41 days in tier
  6. 2024-10-29 5K+ → 6K+ up after 105 days in tier
  7. 2024-07-16 4K+ → 5K+ up after 110 days in tier
  8. 2024-03-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 123 days in tier

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