UTF-8 Database Converter
Easily Converts the WordPress database from any type of character set to UTF-8 character set.
4.5(4 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 16 years agoAs of April 2026, UTF-8 Database Converter is a WordPress eol plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 27K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.
4.5/54 reviews
100active installs
27K+total downloads
19 yearssince 2007
Overview
Since the release of WordPress 2.2 the character set has been set by default to UTF-8 and the users
that come from previously versions of WordPress, may have some problems with the old Latin1 character set
and the new default UTF-8 character set.
This plugin has been designed and developed with the idea to do this complex task in a easy 1-click way,
so it will no require any type of advance knowledge about the topic to make use of this plugin.
Attention: This plugin is no longer being maintained by the author
NOTES
This plugin makes and a irreversible job to your database so consider seriously the task to make a complete backup of your
WordPress based site before proceed with the task.
This plugin has been designed to be only compatible with WordPress versions 2.2.x and 2.1.x so running
t…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.1+ requiredTested up to 2.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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