by OllieJones 4.8 (99 reviews)

Index WP MySQL For Speed

Name: Index WP MySQL For Speed
Rating: 4.8 (99 reviews)
Author: OllieJones

Speed up your WordPress site by adding high-performance keys (database indexes) to your MariaDB / MySQL database tables.

Index WP MySQL For Speed ranks #728 among WordPress.org plugins with 50,000+ active installations, is #48 of 1,525 in the Performance category, a 4.8/5 rating from 99 reviews, and was last updated May 7, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.5.7 Current Version v1.5.7

Updated 4 months ago Last Update on 07 May, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#48 of 1,525 in Performance Top 1% by installs Downloads -21.5% this week

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#728

-1 this week

Active Installs

50K+

-10.9%

KW Avg Position

15.8

0.6 better

Downloads

651.6K

+483 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (99 reviews)

Next Milestone 60K

Total Progress 63.3%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jun 22, 2024

Index WP MySQL For Speed [index-wp-mysql-for-speed] < 1.4.18

CVE-2024-4977 · Fixed in v1.4.18

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.5.7
Last Updated: May 07, 2026
Requires WP: 4.2+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: OllieJones

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 99
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners with large databases (many users, posts, or products) who run MySQL or MariaDB. It solves slow page loads and slow bulk imports by adding high-performance database indexes (keys) to core WordPress and WooCommerce tables.

Adds high-performance database keys
One-click Add Keys Now button
Restores WordPress default keys
Monitors database operations
Site or dashboard monitoring
Full or random sample monitoring
Upload monitor to plugin servers
WP-CLI support for large tables

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Index WP MySQL For Speed

Yes. You already knew that.

Just installing and activating the plugin is not enough to make it work. Don't forget to visit the Index MySQL Tool under the Tools menu. From there you can press the Add Keys Now button. On a modestly sized site (with a few users and a few hundred posts) your database may be fast enough without these keys. The speed improvements are most noticeable on larger sites with many posts and products.

Yes. Some WordPress databases have nonstandard prefixes. That is, their tables are named something_posts, something_postmeta, and so forth instead of wp_posts and wp_postmeta. This works with those databases.

Yes.

MySQL versions 5.5.62 and above, 5.6.4 and above, 8 and above. MariaDB versions 5.5.62 and above.

InnoDB only. If your tables use MyISAM (the older storage engine) or the older COMPACT row format, this plugin offers to upgrade them for you.

Please read this.

Yes. it is safe to add keys and revert them. Changing keys is a routine database-maintenance operation. As you know you should still keep backups of your site: other things can cause data loss.

Yes. WooCommerce still uses core WordPress tables for your shop's products, posts, pages, and users. This plugin adds high-performance keys to those tables. High Performance Order Storage, true to its name, stores your shop's orders in a more efficient way. Formerly orders were stored in those same core WordPress tables.

This plugin only changes database indexes. If the other plugin does not change database indexes, it is very likely compatible with this one. Of course, if you find an incompatibility please open a support topic.