by NerdPress 4.7 (181 reviews)

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions

Name: Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions
Rating: 4.7 (181 reviews)
Author: NerdPress

One-click database optimization with precise revision cleanup and flexible scheduling. Speeding up sites since 2011!

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions ranks #679 among WordPress.org plugins with 60,000+ active installations, is #45 of 1,518 in the Performance category, a 4.7/5 rating from 181 reviews, and was last updated May 21, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.4 (Current: 7.1)

v5.3.0 Current Version v5.3.0

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 21 May, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#45 of 1,518 in Performance Top 1% by installs

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Active Installs

60K+

-3.5%

KW Avg Position

3.4

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Downloads

+135 today

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (181 reviews)

Next Milestone 70K

Total Progress 16.2%

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4.7

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Oct 4, 2023

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions [rvg-optimize-database] < 5.1

Fixed in v5.1
Oct 3, 2023

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions [rvg-optimize-database] < 5.1

Fixed in v5.1
Jul 26, 2023

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions [rvg-optimize-database] < 5.1.1

CVE-2023-25980 · Fixed in v5.1.1
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions [rvg-optimize-database] < 5.1

Fixed in v5.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.3.0
Last Updated: May 21, 2026
Requires WP: 2.8+
Tested Up To: 7.0.4
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: NerdPress

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 181
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who want to keep their database lean and fast. It solves the problem of database bloat from post revisions, trashed items, spam comments, and other unused data by cleaning them up automatically or on demand.

Deletes post revisions
Deletes trashed posts and comments
Deletes spammed comments
Deletes unused tags
Deletes expired transients
Optimizes database tables
Multisite compatible
Scheduled optimization

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions

Change the settings in the WP Admin Panel » Settings » Optimize Database -or- via the WP Admin Panel » Optimize Database icon (depends on settings)

Go to: Dashboard » Tools &araquo; Optimize Database. Then click the 'Start Optimization'-button -or- via the WP Admin Panel » Optimize Database icon (depends on settings) Click the 'Optimize DB (1 click)' link in the Admin Bar (if enabled)

Go to: Dashboard » Tools » Optimize Database and click the 'Analyze Database' button

That's because optimizing InnoDB tables is not really efficient, so change the table type to MyISAM to have them being optimized. Update: if you want to optimize your InnoDB tables too, just check the 'Optimize InnoDB tables too' option on the settings page IMPORTANT: optimizing InnoDB tables, might increase the size of the database! However, it will speed up the performance of the database After I ran the plugin, I got "Total savings since the first run: -64 KB" Sometimes that happens when you optimize InnoDB tables (instead of MyISAM tables). Optimizing InnoDB tables works differently than MyISAM. InnoDB focuses on speed optimization and sometimes it means the database can grow a little. I scheduled the optimization for 8pm but it runs at 6pm (my local time) The scheduler uses the local time of the web server which can differ from your own local time The plugin is visible in Main Site Tools but not in my subsites Multisite Support – Install the plugin as Network Administrator (Network Admin » Plugins) – ‘Network Activate’ the plugin – You only can configure and run the plugin on the main network site, but it will optimize ALL the sub-sites too!