Convert WP Database to UTF-8
by yihui · Uncategorized
Converts the WordPress database (both tables and columns) to UTF-8 character set.
47 health vs 56 average across 11,341 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5390 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
100
now · peak 203
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-06-03 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-06-02 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-05-31 400+ → 300+ down after 379 days in band
- 2024-05-17 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-05-16 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-05-15 500+ → 400+ down after 47 days in band
- 2024-03-29 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-03-28 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Database Backup for WordPress 70K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP phpMyAdmin 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Database Manager – WP Adminer 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Table Manager 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C - R Rename DB Table Prefix 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- W WP-Database-Optimizer-Tools 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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