Cleanup Duplicate Meta
Cleanup Duplicate Meta gives you a tool to check for and delete duplicate Post and/or User Meta entries in the database tables.
5(11 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, Cleanup Duplicate Meta is a WordPress meta plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®).
5/511 reviews
200active installs
9.7K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
There are times when your database gets filled up with duplicate entries that you may not want. Cleanup Duplicate Meta allows you to check for any duplicates in either the Post Meta or User Meta tables. Then if you want to get rid of them, simply click on the Cleanup button and Cleanup Duplicate Meta deletes the duplicates leaving either the first or last meta (you select which).
The interface is simple and easy to use:
- ‘Check for Duplicates’ queries the database and then displays all the duplicates found.
- ‘Count Duplicates’ counts all the duplicates found in the database (i.e. a total count).
- The ‘Cleanup’ buttons trigger a SQL query to run, which deletes each of the duplicate entries, leaving either the first or last one (per your selection) in the…
Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
511 reviews
5 ★
11
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Top Alternatives to Cleanup Duplicate Meta
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
Version 1.0.2
- Added in missing files to repo
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.