SQLite Database Integration
by WordPress.org · Uncategorized
Also makes 22 other plugins · 11.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Run WordPress on SQLite.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
5K+
≈5.1K estimated
Momentum
+63%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “parser”, “integration” and “api integration” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8, #10 and #15 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 983.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 16 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Listing tuning
Updated 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Only 2 tags — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
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
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sqlite your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| integration | #10 | #15 | up 7 |
| database your tag | #12 | #21 | up 1 |
| parser | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| run | #20 | #21 | down 1 |
| api integration | #15 | #19 | up 1 |
| mysql | #17 | #19 | down 2 |
| diagnostics | #17 | #20 | up 1 |
| query monitor | #18 | #18 | down 1 |
| custom database | #11 | #18 | 0 |
| sql | #20 | #23 | up 1 |
| check ins | #24 | #20 | down 4 |
| wordpress database | #16 | #20 | 0 |
53 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 40 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “parser”, “integration” and “api integration” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8, #10 and #15 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “database”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 18 Jan 2023 · 1,384 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 195.7K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
16
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v3.1.2 · 28 Oct 2026
34
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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 39 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 5K.
At the current install trend, crossing 6K+ in roughly 72 days.
Install history since 17 Jan 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ openletter1.3y ago
I have no other services requiring MySQL/MariaDB, so this option saves me some memory and headache. Have been running for around one year and zero issues, but my site is very simple.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alberto Prado1.3y ago
SQlite debería de ser la opción por defecto para WordPress. Es mucho más simple de administrar que mySQL y puede funcionar igual de bien. Este plugin es indispensable para crear un WordPress de desarrollo que solamente necesita PHP para iniciar el servidor sin instalar XAMPP ni otro software.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gareth Bult1.9y ago
Ok, so in terms of doing what it says in the tin, for me it looks great. I’ve set up 20 – 30 instances, it runs my core plugins and has a footprint of ~ 105M when running with a default setup. Seems to be at least as fast as the MySQL instances sat next to them. Here’s the problem tho’. It would seem I can’t actually convert any existing sites over to run on these instances without a lot of manual work. (I say this after reading the experiences of some others who claim to have tried). Are there any relatively automatic tools and/or documentation that I might have missed when it comes to migrating a MySQL instance over to SqLite (and back, in the event of a problem), or at least a Roadmap of if / when such tools or plugins might become available? A roadmap or estimation might at least (if it’s a long way away) prompt someone to get on and do it?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ barbaroshh1.9y ago
I added this plugin. WordPress warned me that it would be reinstalled. But now everything is gone.) Will it come back, hopefully?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John Turner2.1y ago
Thank you dev team for providing this plugin ! This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by John Turner.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lucasbustamante2.2y ago
I used it to spin up a test site in CI, it’s just elegant and brings WP closer to Static when we need it. There’s a place for SQLite simplicity in some WP workflows. Loved it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Terry J2.3y ago
Great start to a well needed SQLite option. Installation was smooth for a fresh installation with no content. Using PHP 8.2 and WordPress 6.6. Thank you, team for sharing and getting this into production.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ پدرام رحیمی2.9y ago
با این افزونه در واقع سایت شما قلمبه کپی میشه و همه جا منتقل میشه و کار می کنه بدون اینکه نیازی به ساخت و تنظیم دیتابیس باشه. همه چیز در یک فایل کنار فایل های وردپرس ذخیره میشه
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.2.23 Add Query Monitor 4.0 support ( #357 ) Translate MySQL CONVERT() expressions to SQLite ( #356 ) 2.2.23
- — Version 2.2.22 Support INSERT without INTO keyword ( #354 ) Add tests for MySQL row-level locking clauses ( #342 ) Improve automated deploy setup. 2.2.22
- — Version 2.2.21 Monorepo setup + release automation ( #334 ) Rework release workflow ( #350 ) Fix incorrect PHP polyfill implementations ( #338 ) 2.2.21
- — Version 3.0.0 SQLite Database Integration 3 is here! 🎉 This release introduces an all-new SQLite database driver for WordPress , rebuilt from the ground up. Its purpose-built MySQL lexer, parser, and emulation layer deliver broader c 3.0.0
- — Version 3.0 Changes since 2.2.23: v2.2.23...v3.0.0 3.0
- — Version 3.0.1 Mark the plugin as compatible with WordPress 7.1 ( #497 ) Fix fresh multisite database setup ( #492 ) 3.0.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 17 languages, 4 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 24 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,308 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-23 4K+ → 5K+ up after 47 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 3K+ → 4K+ up after 96 days in tier
- 2026-05-03 2K+ → 3K+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 1K+ → 2K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-04-03 600+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-31 3K+ → 600+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2025-09-18 2K+ → 3K+ up after 74 days in tier
- 2025-07-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 49 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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WP-Sweep 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Search Regex 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Go Live Update Urls 90K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
BackUpWordPress 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
Database Backup for WordPress 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
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