Optimization Module

Database Cleaner

Database Cleaner provides comprehensive tools to clean and optimize your WordPress database. Remove post revisions, auto-drafts, trashed posts, spam comments, orphaned metadata, expired transients, and other accumulated data that bloats your database over time. Browse database tables to see sizes and identify what is consuming space. The module shows exactly what will be deleted before taking action, preventing accidental data loss. Regular cleaning improves database performance and reduces backup sizes.

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Key Features

Remove post revisions and auto-drafts
Clean spam and trashed comments
Delete orphaned metadata
Clear expired transients
Optimize database tables
Database browser with size analysis
Scheduled automatic cleanup

Why Use This Module?

  • Remove revisions, drafts, spam, and orphaned data
  • Browse tables to identify space consumption
  • Preview what will be deleted before cleaning
  • Improve database query performance
  • Reduce backup file sizes significantly

Real-World Use Cases

Pre-Migration Cleanup

Remove thousands of post revisions, spam comments, and orphaned data before migrating to new hosting to reduce export file size.

WooCommerce Optimization

Clean up expired transients, orphaned order meta, and session data that accumulate on busy e-commerce sites causing slowdowns.

Monthly Maintenance

Schedule regular database optimization to keep wp_posts and wp_options tables lean on content-heavy publishing sites.

How to Use

Access Database Cleaner from Switchboard menu. Select items to clean, preview results, and execute with one click. Set up automatic daily or weekly cleanup.

Benefits & Impact

Time Savings

Automates manual tasks and streamlines your workflow

Performance Boost

Improves site speed and database performance

Better UX

Provides a better user experience

Easy Maintenance

Simple setup with minimal ongoing maintenance

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it safe to delete post revisions?

Generally yes, revisions are backups of previous content versions. If you do not need to revert to old versions, deleting them is safe and frees space.

What are orphaned metadata?

Orphaned meta is data left behind when posts or users are deleted. The meta remains but references nothing, wasting space.

How often should I clean the database?

Monthly cleaning is reasonable for most sites. High-traffic or frequently updated sites may benefit from weekly cleaning.

What Users Are Saying

"Had 5 years of revisions piled up. Cleaned out 80% of my database size."

— Old Blog

"Transients from abandoned carts and sessions were huge. Regular cleaning keeps things fast."

— WooCommerce Store

"We publish constantly. Database was getting slow until we started cleaning weekly."

— News Site

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