Give Your Database an Oil Change – WordPress Optimization Plugin

Posted in WordPress Plugins with 74 Comments

Wow... looks like I need to optimize!

I’m more than pleased to announce the release of one of the most simple (and effective) WordPress Plugins that we’ve released to date!

The goal of this plugin is to be the easiest and most intuitive optimization process for your blog. It simply optimizes your WordPress MySQL database with a click of a button and then lets you get back to writing!

Why use this plugin? Simply because your database needs it! Not only does your database need it once but it needs it continually as you create more content and as your database (the place where all your data is stored) gets full of unnecessary information.

Think of it as a digital oil change for your blog to keep it happy and running smoothly. For those interested, here’s what it does specifically:

  • It’s intuitive! It’ll let you know if you need a “tune up” by giving you a message that you should optimize. If not then you can just get back to writing!
  • One-click optimization! No need to jump into phpMyAdmin or anything like that!
  • Shows you exactly the amount of space that can be optimized from your database. Optimize your tables, reduce overhead, and make it faster.
  • You can ‘View Your Database’ if you wish.

One click and I'm set! Optimized!

And that’s about it! We’ve made it as simple and painless as possible. All you have to do is install it and then every so often (how about once a week) make sure you click “Optimize” and you’re set.

Download it directly here!

Keep those database tables clean!

First Published on March 17, 2011 in WordPress Plugins.
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74 Responses to “Give Your Database an Oil Change – WordPress Optimization Plugin”

  1. ThatGuyKC March 17, 2011 at 7:19 AM #

    That is awesome!! Thank you!
    Downloading right now!

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  2. Jeremy Myers March 17, 2011 at 7:20 AM #

    Downloaded, installed, and optimized!

    I freed up 15.7 MB.

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  3. Joe Chavez March 17, 2011 at 7:21 AM #

    Downloading it now! This is so awesome. I can’t wait to install it.

    Thanks John!

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  4. James March 17, 2011 at 7:26 AM #

    Just cleaned up 700kb from my Church’s site! Great stuff John, thanks!

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  5. Ben March 17, 2011 at 7:50 AM #

    HOLY kbs BATMAN! I just saved 160.1 kbs. :) Actually, considering the size of my blog that’s pretty good.

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  6. Ben March 17, 2011 at 8:01 AM #

    4mb… wowz.

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  7. Randy Cantrell March 17, 2011 at 9:30 AM #

    1.1MB

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  8. Brian Notess March 17, 2011 at 9:44 AM #

    Has this been tested with a WP Blog Network? That’s my DB that really needs it, but it somehow makes me nervous ;-)

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  9. Jared M March 17, 2011 at 10:23 AM #

    35.4 KB Not too shabby.

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  10. Mathias March 17, 2011 at 11:54 AM #

    Wow, that’s great. Downloading right now ;)

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  11. ChrisWiegman March 17, 2011 at 12:19 PM #

    I like it, but it seems a little too simple compared to wp-optimize. Would be nice if it could clean out drafts and other items with the single click.

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    • John Saddington March 20, 2011 at 8:56 AM #

      definitely. we’ve tried to take the most simple place to start. we could add more but we are really against bloat. we’ll consider adding that!

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  12. Graham March 17, 2011 at 11:51 AM #

    Very excited about this one! Thanks for all you do to make our blogs better John!

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  13. Jud March 17, 2011 at 12:43 PM #

    254.5 KB

    Thanks John!

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  14. Adam March 17, 2011 at 1:33 PM #

    Thanks for this!Installed. Worked great.

    509 KB’s are now free.

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  15. Tim Biden March 17, 2011 at 4:44 PM #

    Slick! Freed up 321.1K. Thanks! Some of my other installations are in much more need than the first one I installed it on.

    Thank you, Sir!

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  16. Dustin W. Stout March 17, 2011 at 3:52 PM #

    Wow! Love it! A whopping 800 bites saved! (No that’s not a typo – I haven’t even been on wordpress for an entire month yet lol).

    Thanks John!

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  17. Eric March 17, 2011 at 4:12 PM #

    1.21 jiggawatts!!! Or 1.5 kb. Sweet plugin! Thanks for all you do!

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  18. Aaron Armstrong March 17, 2011 at 4:36 PM #

    Great plugin! Downloading it tonight :)

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  19. KittyGeek March 17, 2011 at 11:36 PM #

    Thanks John. I’ve been following your blog for a bit. Just downloaded and used your optimize DB plugin and freed up 380k. Awesome stuff!

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  20. Jessica March 18, 2011 at 2:14 AM #

    That was easy, thank you!

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  21. Rick Smith March 18, 2011 at 1:06 PM #

    Bam..! Done.

    I’ll be honest…It took me a while to figure out how to do it. The button wasn’t labeled, and it looked sort of grayed out for me. So I went through all my settings before finding it.

    I really felt dumb since no one else asked how to optimize their database after installing the plug-in.

    But just in case anyone else couldn’t figure it out – it’s on the left side…all the way down on the left – little gear icon. Again, maybe I’m just a dummy – but perhaps there is someone else out there like me! :)

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  22. Brad Blackman March 19, 2011 at 11:34 AM #

    It freed up some 65 KB, which is kind of surprising since I’ve been running this WordPress install for about 2 years now. Thanks!

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  23. Eric J March 21, 2011 at 10:44 AM #

    My webhost asked me to install http://yoast.com/wordpress/optimize-db/ by the famous Joost de Valk what would be the main difference between the two? I’m wondering why you created your own plugin?

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    • John Saddington March 28, 2011 at 10:50 PM #

      yoast’s is great! but it’s a bit heavy. i’m just simplifying it for my own personal tastes and then sharing the work!

      you have to remember that the “why create when…” is a moot point since you could say that for any industry….

      why did you create honda when you have hyundai, ford, BMW, ferrari..?

      because they wanted to! (and saw market space!)

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  24. Geek for Him March 21, 2011 at 11:09 AM #

    Doesn’t seem to be working on a multisite install. I hit optimize and it says its done. Refresh the screen and the same amount is there.

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  25. Mark March 24, 2011 at 8:27 AM #

    Wow – that cleared up 2.5MB of my church site….I put it down to the recent disabling and uninstall of simple forums.

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  26. Jordan April 13, 2011 at 7:24 PM #

    Installed. Thanks for the resources man!

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  27. Meedt April 24, 2011 at 7:08 PM #

    13.1 MEGABYTES FREED! Site has been around for years, 12,000+ posts, 20 plugins… I am so very grateful for this plugin! Keep up the fantastic work my friends! :)

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  28. Tracy @ Hall of Fame Moms June 27, 2011 at 7:02 PM #

    Thanks! I found you after someone shared about your plugin. I just freed up 247.7 kb of space ;)

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  29. Michael July 5, 2011 at 10:13 AM #

    Hi,

    saved “only” 46kb on my wifes foodblog with 230 posts.

    http://flowersonmyplate.de

    Thought it could be more, but i have no comparisons. I’m also using WP Super Cache.

    I keep an eye on it
    Thanks!
    Michael

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  30. Jenny Arnez October 17, 2011 at 11:44 PM #

    Hi John,
    I really appreciate your blog – I’ve learned so much. Thank you!
    I’ve run into a problem with this plugin.

    It runs and says that the database has been optimized but when I check, the extra data is still there.

    Could this be a permissions issue?

    Reply

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