SQLite Database Integration

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At the current install trend, crossing 5K+ in roughly 130 days.

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1. ★★★★★ openletter

   1.2y 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.

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2. ★★★★★ Alberto Prado

   1.2y 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.

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3. ★★★★★ Gareth Bult

   1.7y 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?

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4. ★★★★★ barbaroshh

   1.8y ago

   I added this plugin. WordPress warned me that it would be reinstalled. But now everything is gone.) Will it come back, hopefully?

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5. ★★★★★ John Turner

   1.9y ago

   Thank you dev team for providing this plugin ! This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by John Turner.

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6. ★★★★★ lucasbustamante

   2.0y 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!

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7. ★★★★★ Terry J

   2.1y 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.

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8. ★★★★★ پدرام رحیمی

   2.8y 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

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.2.23 Add Query Monitor 4.0 support ( #357 ) Translate MySQL CONVERT() expressions to SQLite ( #356 ) 2.2.23
2. — 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
3. — Version 2.2.21 Monorepo setup + release automation ( #334 ) Rework release workflow ( #350 ) Fix incorrect PHP polyfill implementations ( #338 ) 2.2.21
4. — 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
5. — Version 3.0 Changes since 2.2.23: v2.2.23...v3.0.0 3.0
6. — Version 3.0.1 Mark the plugin as compatible with WordPress 7.1 ( #497 ) Fix fresh multisite database setup ( #492 ) 3.0.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 16 languages, 6 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-07 3K+ → 4K+ up after 96 days in tier
2. 2026-05-03 2K+ → 3K+ up after 25 days in tier
3. 2026-04-08 1K+ → 2K+ up after 5 days in tier
4. 2026-04-03 600+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2026-03-31 3K+ → 600+ down after 194 days in tier
6. 2025-09-18 2K+ → 3K+ up after 74 days in tier
7. 2025-07-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 49 days in tier
8. 2025-05-18 900+ → 1K+ up after 11 days in tier

Competes with

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SQLite Database Integration: 4K+ active installs, 4.6★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/sqlite-database-integration