Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)
Find unused database tables from deactivated or deleted plugins. You can delete unused database tables to reduce database volume and enhance site perf …
4.4(92 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 4 years agoAs of April 2026, Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is a WordPress clear plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 92 reviews. It has been downloaded 472K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Clear Cache for Me.
4.4/592 reviews
10K+active installs
472K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Database Cleanup plugin scans the database and shows the tables beyond of core WordPress installation. Some WordPress plugins create and use its own database tables.
Those tables are left in your database after plugin deactivation and deletion often.
With the help of this plugin you can check your database and discover if it is clean or not.
Extra columns added to the core WordPress tables could be shown also.
To read more about ‘Plugins Garbage Collector’ visit this link at shinephp.com
Additional Documentation
You can find more information about “Plugins Garbage Collector” plugin at this page
http://www.shinephp.com/plugins-garbage-collector-wordpress-plugin/
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Лучший в чистке базы данных вордпресс
by Фёдор·1 month ago
Сделал, на раз два. Очень просто, слишком просто. Благодарствую за чудо плагин.
Useful Plugin
by wupples·11 months ago
Very useful plugin, and hopefully it will be updated soon.
Plugins Garbage Collector keeps on working …
by nealumphred·1 year ago
If you experiment with plugins—you know, trying eight of them out to pick the one that works for you—or you have been around for a while and have activated, deactivated, and deleted a bunch of plugins over the years, Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) is for you.
Complaint: This plugin has not been updated for more than three years, nor does the developer pay any attention to Support here. Nonetheless, Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) keeps on working …
Great one. Did the job well.
by Niharika Verma·1 year ago
It showed all the tables for inactive plugins. I was bit afraid but it safely removed the unused data. Good one.
Great plugin without upsells/ads
by veppa·2 years ago
Love this plugin. Does what it says. Detects unused tables from deleted plugins and allows to delete them.
If some tables with same prefix are not selectable you can use other database management software like phpmyadmin to delete them.
Also be careful and always double check before deleting database tables.
Download Trends
Today: 35Yesterday: 80This week: 372Period total: 19K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 5.9.13 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.14
91.3%
Other
8.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.14 [03.04.2022]
- Update: “Known plugins” JSON data files were moved from Amazon Web Services S3 to Yandex Cloud Object Storage.
- Update: “Delete Tables” button label was replaced with “Delete Selected Tables”.
- Update: Additional confirmation request was added before database tables deletion. It contains the list of tables selected for deletion.
Read changelog.txt for the full list of changes.
Contributors
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