Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance
Clean database by deleting orphaned data such as 'revisions', 'expired transients', optimize database and more...
4.9(1,897 reviews)
·100K+ active installs·Updated 4 weeks agoAs of April 2026, Advanced Database Cleaner is a WordPress clean plugin with 100K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 1,897 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.6M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0.0+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 11% this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: WP-Sweep.
4.9/51,897 reviews
100K+active installs
100%resolved
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
Advanced Database Cleaner is a complete WordPress optimization plugin that helps you clean up database clutter and optimize database performance by removing unused data such as old revisions, auto drafts, spam comments, expired transients, unused post meta, duplicated post meta, unused user meta, etc.
It is designed to help you improve website speed by reducing database bloat and ensuring a lean, efficient WordPress installation. It also provides detailed previews, powerful filters, and automation tools to safely control what gets cleaned.
With the ✨Premium version✨, you can unlock even more advanced features, such as detecting and cleaning orphaned options, orphaned tables, orphaned post meta, orphaned user meta, orphaned transients, and orphaned cron jobs. It also gives you clear insigh…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.91,897 reviews
5 ★
1,826
4 ★
37
3 ★
7
2 ★
2
1 ★
25
Recent Reviews
Love it.
by odorexorcism·4 days ago
Useful and great.
It’s great
by luming·1 week ago
It’s great, very easy to use, and convenient.
Totally awesome
by Norm4732·1 week ago
I truly love it for it simplify and ease of use. Great job guys.
Pretty Good
by dorf·1 week ago
It’s got a nice UI and is my go-to for removing bloat. I have a Pro license for some sites that need extra auditing
Excellent plugin
by lyyuba·1 week ago
Very useful. Thanks
Download Trends
Today: 1KYesterday: 1KThis week: 9KPeriod total: 980K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
Version Adoption
v4.0
64.8%
v3.1
31.7%
Other
3.5%
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Changelog
4.0.7 – 07/03/2026
- New: Added support for both SQL and native deletion methods in the Options, Transients, Postmeta, and Usermeta modules
- New: [Pro-Lifetime] Implemented a scan credits system in the new Pro plugin version
- Fix: Resolved conflict issues when different plugin versions are activated at the same time
- Fix: General Cleanup data now refreshes correctly when clicking the eye icon after changing the “Keep last” value
- Fix: Resolved “Invalid setting key” error when saving settings (Nginx edge case)
…and 7 more changes
Contributors
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