Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance
Active installs100,000+ rounded
Current authorYounes JFR.
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release3 months ago 20 Aug 2026
Support1 / 2 resolved, last 2 months
Releases on record37
Rating4.9 /5 · 1,962
Added to directory18 Sep 2015
Requires WP5.0.0
Requires PHP7.0
Version lag0 up to date
Tested up toWP 7.1.4 up to date
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Ownership
Held by Younes JFR. throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| symptote | 37 | 18 Sep 2015 | 13 Jul 2026 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very widely adopted: 100,000+ active installs. In the top tier of the directory by install count.
839 downloads a day over the last 7 days, rising 28% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
11 Sep 2026peak 1,689/day31 Oct 2026
19 ratings left in the last 82 days, averaging 4.7 out of 5 against a lifetime average of 4.9 (1 of them one or two stars). Recent ratings are in line with the lifetime figure.
From recent reviews
What reviewers wrote on wordpress.org between 22 Jun 2026 and 17 Sep 2026: 32 reviews, counted by theme. Every count links to the reviews behind it.
Among the 32 reviews posted for Advanced Database Cleaner in this window, 9 reviewers describe visible cleanup results, clearing out old revisions, duplicate rows, or unused tables. 4 reviewers credit the plugin with reviving a slow site or fixing specific performance problems. 3 reviewers single out the free version by name as sufficient for their needs, while 3 others call the plugin easy to use without further detail. A smaller group, 2 reviewers, note being prompted inside the plugin to leave a star rating, one describing the prompt as intrusive.
- 9 of 32 9 of 32 reviews describe the plugin clearing out database clutter such as old revisions, duplicate entries, or unused tables. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
- 4 of 32 4 of 32 reviews credit it with reviving a slow site or fixing a specific performance problem. [1] [2] [3] [4]
- 3 of 32 3 of 32 reviews call the plugin easy to use. [1] [2] [3]
- 3 of 32 3 of 32 reviews mention using the free version specifically. [1] [2] [3]
- 2 of 32 2 of 32 reviews mention being prompted within the plugin to leave a star rating. [1] [2]
Counted from the public review forum on 18 Sep 2026. The reviews are their authors’ own words and their own claims; the counts are ours.
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 18 Oct | 19 Oct | 20 Oct | 21 Oct | 22 Oct | 23 Oct | 24 Oct | 25 Oct | 26 Oct | 27 Oct | 28 Oct | 29 Oct | 30 Oct | 31 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 365 | 707 | 553 | 1,068 | 1,400 | 0 | 1,689 | 0 | 618 | 959 | 1,093 | 752 | 762 |
| Ratings total | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,961 | 1,962 |
| Support threads | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Threads resolved | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Unchanged throughout: active installs (100,000+) · version (4.2.0)
91 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory11 years ago 18 Sep 2015
Requires WP5.0.0
Requires PHP7.0
Version lagcurrent
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- Last released 20 Aug 2026, 80 days ago.
- Declares compatibility with WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- 1 of 2 support threads answered in the last two months.
- The same account maintains 3 other plugins, 3 of which were updated in the last 90 days. the account is active.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 20 Aug 20263 months agoVersion 4.2.0 released
- 02 Aug 20263 months agoFirst observed by PluginsPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 01 Jun 20265 months agoVersion 4.1.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 08 Apr 20267 months agoVersion 4.1.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 07 Mar 20268 months agoVersion 4.0.7 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 28 Jan 20269 months agoVersion 4.0.6 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 17 Jan 202610 months agoVersion 4.0.5 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 25 Dec 202510 months agoVersion 4.0.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 14 Dec 202511 months agoVersion 4.0.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 05 Dec 202511 months agoVersion 4.0.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 01 Dec 202511 months agoVersion 4.0.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 29 Nov 202511 months agoVersion 4.0.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 22 Oct 202513 months agoVersion 3.1.7 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 02 Oct 202513 months agoVersion 3.1.6 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by symptote.
- 18 Sep 201511 years ago24 earlier releasesfrom the release logBetween 18 Sep 2015 and 26 Nov 2024. Listed individually in the public release log rather than here.
- 18 Sep 201511 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
Media coverage
Writing about this plugin elsewhere, collected by this registry. The links go to the sources; what they claim is theirs.
- 27 Nov 2025 · Major Changes in the New Advanced Database Cleaner 4.0.0SigmaPlugin
- 25 Oct 2025 · CVE-2025-11497: Advanced Database Cleaner Settings Manipulation via CSRFOpenCVE
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by Younes JFR. for all 91 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 3 months ago (20 Aug 2026).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- WordPress.org reports 100,000+ active installs.
- It carries 1,962 ratings, averaging 4.9 out of 5.
- 1 of 2 support threads in the last two months are marked resolved.
What we don’t know yet
- No release in the 91 days we have been watching, so how often it ships cannot be said. Every further day of silence tells you more.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
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