WP Database Cleaner
by wpmize · Performance
Cleanup and optimize the database of WordPress sites.
47 health vs 68 average across 603 Performance 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 5072 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
65
now · peak 165
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-06-14 300+ → 200+ down after 26 days in band
- 2025-05-19 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-05-18 300+ → 200+ down after 465 days in band
- 2024-02-08 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in band
- 2024-02-05 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-02-04 400+ → 300+ down after 335 days in band
- 2023-03-06 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-03-05 400+ → 500+ up after 1 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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Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Database Cleaner 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Templ Optimizer 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
SweepPress: Website Cleanup and Optimization 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP-Cleanup 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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