SweepPress: Website Cleanup and Optimization
by Milan Petrovic · Performance
Also makes 16 other plugins · 11K+ installs across the portfolio →
Remove unused, orphaned, duplicated data in your WordPress website using 55+ sweepers, manage and clean Options table, optimize database.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈570 estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “clean” and “database” for “postmeta” and “orphaned”. “clean” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “postmeta” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “database” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “orphaned” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 38.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance 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 3 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: Support resolution
Updated 9 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.2, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| website cleanup | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| dev4press your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| cleanup your tag | #10 | #16 | down 2 |
| postmeta | #6 | #13 | down 1 |
| orphaned | #23 | #21 | up 1 |
| database cleanup | #19 | #20 | down 2 |
| cleanup database | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| orphaned data | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| clean your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| database your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
45 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 37 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
- Swap “clean” and “database” for “postmeta” and “orphaned”. “clean” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “postmeta” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “database” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “orphaned” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.5K · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
9d ago
latest release · v7.0.1 · 23 Oct 2026
39
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Jun 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Steven Gliebe2.4y ago
Great plugin. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Skrlance4.0y ago
Wow! This cleans so good!! So, of course 5 stars!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ famara20044.4y ago
I recomend to install it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ momo-fr4.6y ago
A very useful plugin, especially on somewhat old installations that have experienced many installations/uninstallations of plugins. Fast and efficient Excellent!! I recommend. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 27 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 3 more locales with partial translations.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Remove unused, orphaned, duplicated data in your WordPress website using 55+ sweepers, manage and clean Opt..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 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 Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Rank Math, bbPress and 5 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,960 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-07-14 600+ → 500+ down after 77 days in tier
- 2026-04-28 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-27 600+ → 700+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-04-19 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-15 700+ → 600+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-11 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 700+ → 600+ down after 5 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).
- W WP-Cleanup 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags D
-
WP-Sweep 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
CodingBunny Database Cleaner 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
NHR Database Cleaner & Optimizer – Revisions, Transients, Autoload & Options Manager 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
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