Management
Database Optimization
Clean up bloated WordPress databases by removing revisions, transients, spam comments, and orphaned data. Keep your sites fast and your database lean.
Key Highlights
Remove post revisions and auto-drafts
Clean expired and orphaned transients
Delete spam and trashed comments
Identify and clean orphaned metadata
Table-level size analysis and monitoring
Database size tracking over time
AI-powered cleanup recommendations
Safe cleanup with pre-operation previews
How It Works
The database optimizer connects to your WordPress site through the companion plugin to analyze your database structure. It identifies cleanup opportunities — from post revisions taking up space to expired transients slowing queries. You review the recommendations and apply them with one click.
What Gets Cleaned
WordPress databases accumulate cruft over time: hundreds of post revisions, thousands of expired transients, spam comments, orphaned postmeta, and unused option values. The optimizer categorizes these by type and size so you can see exactly what's consuming space.
Table Analysis
View a breakdown of your database tables sorted by size. Identify which tables are growing fastest and which might contain orphaned data from deleted plugins. This insight helps you make informed decisions about cleanup and optimization.
AI-Powered Recommendations
The AI Copilot can analyze your database metrics and provide specific recommendations for optimization. It considers your site's usage patterns, plugin stack, and database size to suggest the most impactful cleanup actions.
Who it's for
Agencies keeping every client database lean so client sites stay fast and storage costs stay predictable
Freelancers improving site speed by clearing the revision and transient buildup that slows down queries
Large or long-running sites where years of revisions, spam, and orphaned metadata have bloated the database
Anyone wanting smaller, faster backups, since a leaner database means less data to copy and store
Frequently asked questions
What does it clean?
It removes post revisions and auto-drafts, expired and orphaned transients, spam and trashed comments, and orphaned metadata left behind by deleted posts or plugins. It can also optimize database tables to reclaim freed space. You see exactly what will be removed before anything is deleted.
Is it safe?
Yes. The optimizer targets well-known categories of disposable data — things like revisions and expired transients that WordPress itself treats as temporary — and shows a preview before any cleanup runs. We still recommend keeping a recent backup, which you can create from the same dashboard, before large cleanups.
Can I schedule it?
Yes. You can schedule recurring cleanups so databases stay lean automatically instead of relying on manual runs. Schedules can be applied across all of your connected sites at once.
Does it work across all sites?
Yes. Database optimization runs across every WordPress site connected to your dashboard, so you can clean or schedule cleanups in bulk rather than logging into each site. Results and table-level size analysis are reported per site.
Will it speed up my site?
A leaner database means smaller tables and faster queries, which can reduce page-generation time on data-heavy sites. The impact depends on how much bloat you start with and how database-bound your site is, so heavily cluttered or older sites tend to see the most benefit. As a bonus, a smaller database also makes backups quicker and lighter.
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