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About WP-Sweep
WP-Sweep is a plugin that helps you clean up your WordPress database by removing unnecessary data such as revisions, auto drafts, deleted comments, and more. It uses proper WordPress delete functions to ensure safe and efficient cleaning. You can use WP-Sweep through the WP REST API or WP-CLI commands, and it is not compatible with certain plugins like Elementor Popup Builder and WPML.Screenshots
Frequently asked questions
What does WP-Sweep do?
WP-Sweep cleans up unused, orphaned, and duplicated data in your WordPress database. It also optimizes your database tables. This plugin uses proper WordPress delete functions as much as possible instead of running direct delete MySQL queries.
What types of data can WP-Sweep clean?
WP-Sweep can clean revisions, auto drafts, deleted comments, unapproved comments, spammed comments, orphaned post meta, orphaned comment meta, orphaned user meta, orphaned term meta, orphaned term relationships, unused terms, duplicated post meta, duplicated comment meta, duplicated user meta, duplicated term meta, transient options, and oEmbed caches in post meta.
Does WP-Sweep offer API or CLI access?
Yes, WP-Sweep provides WP REST API Endpoints for counting, detailing, and sweeping items. It also offers WP-CLI Commands to run sweeps for all items or specific items.
Are there any known plugin incompatibilities with WP-Sweep?
WP-Sweep is not compatible with Custom Fonts, Elementor Popup Builder, MailPress, and Meta….
Changelog
1.1.8
- FIXED: Added current_user_can() Check For AJAX Calls
1.1.7
- FIXED: Pass in default blank string to fix fatal error
1.1.6
- NEW: Re-org wp-sweep.php to inc/class-wpsweep.php
- NEW: Bump to WordPress 6.2
1.1.5
- NEW: Bump to WordPress 5.8
1.1.4
- FIXED: Replaced %_transient_% with %\_transient\_%. Escape _ in MySQL if not it is being used as a wildcard character. Props @janrenn.
1.1.3
- FIXED: Changed permissions check to
activate_pluginsbecauseupdate_pluginswill return false when DISALLOW_FILE_MODS=true.
1.1.2
- NEW: Changed permission check to
update_pluginsfor better MultiSite compatibility. - NEW: Bump min PHP version to 5.6.
1.1.1
- NEW:
wp_sweep_excluded_termidsfilter.
1.1.0
- NEW: Added WP Rest API Endpoint support,
sweep/v1/count/<Name>,sweep/v1/details/<Name>, andsweep/v1/sweep/<Name> - FIXED: Follow as close as possible to WordPress Coding Standards
1.0.12
- NEW: Bump to WordPress 4.9
- NEW: Update README to incompatible plugins
1.0.10
- FIXED: Invalid plugin head ‘This plugin has an invalid header.’
1.0.9
- NEW: Support for Codeclimate
- FIXES: Uses
get_sites()on WordPress 4.6. This should fix deprecated notices. - FIXES: Fixes translation placeholder count. Props @pedro-mendonca.
- FIXES: Use
manage_optionscapability as it conflicts with Admin Menu Editor on multisite installs. Props @EusebiuOprinoiu.
1.0.8
- NEW: Added wp_sweep_excluded_taxonomies filter to allow more than just link_category taxonomy
- NEW: Support for WP-CLI
wp sweep
1.0.7
- FIXES: Use custom query to delete Orphaned Term Relationship if wp_remove_object_terms() fails
1.0.6
- NEW: Delete ‘languages’ folder from the plugin
- NEW: Use translate.wordpress.org to translate the plugin
- FIXED: Works only with WordPress 4.4 because of new term meta
1.0.5
- FIXED: apply_filters() wrong arguments
1.0.4
- NEW: oEmbed caches in post meta Sweep
- NEW: Add POT file for translators
1.0.3
- NEW: AJAX Sweep All
- NEW: AJAX Sweeping
- NEW: View details of sweep
- NEW: Optimize DB sweep
- NEW: User hint and confirmation. Props @SiamKreative
- FIXED: Division by zero. Pros @barisunver
1.0.2
- FIXED: Use term_id for wp_remove_object_terms()
- FIXED: number_format_i18n() issues after sweeping
1.0.1
- NEW: Moved plugin location to WP-Admin -> Tools -> Sweep
- NEW: Add Deleted Post Sweep
- FIXED: Use forced_delete for wp_delete_post() and wp_delete_comment();
- FIXED: If orphaned meta has an object id of 0, use SQL query to delete
1.0.0
- Initial release
