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Advanced Database Cleaner · Version history

Advanced Database Cleaner changelog and version history

Latest version
4.2.0
Aug 20, 2026 (2 months ago)
Releases
37
since 2015
In the last year
11
about one every 26 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.0 or later

Releases each year

  • 201511 releases
  • 20161 release
  • 20191 release
  • 20203 releases
  • 20211 release
  • 20223 releases
  • 20232 releases
  • 20242 releases
  • 20257 releases
  • 20266 releases

20266 releases

  1. Advanced Database Cleaner 4.2.0Latest

    • New: 3 WooCommerce cleanup tools: Orphaned product variations, orphaned customer analytics, and expired customer sessions
    • New: Users can now assign items (belongs-to data) to themes/plugins that are not installed
    • Fix: Prevent concurrency issues when creating “adbc_uploads_F…” folder by using a locking mechanism
    • Fix: 502 Bad Gateway error at the end of a scan triggered by unlink()
    • Fix: REST permission errors returning HTTP 500 instead of 403 for unauthenticated requests
    • Fix: Don’t display normal warnings when a critical warning exists
    • Tweak: [Premium] New relations added to the Remote Scan database
    • Tweak: Set “Keep last” to 30 days by default for completed actions in Action Scheduler to comply with the standard
    • Tweak: Remember the “Items per page” value even after refreshing the page
    • Tweak: The plugin menu is now called “DB Cleaner” instead of “WP DB Cleaner”
    • Tweak: Refactored several parts of the codebase for better performance and maintainability
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  2. Advanced Database Cleaner 4.1.1

    • Security: [Premium + Pro-Lifetime] Patched a security vulnerability in the EDD SDK package
    • Fix: Resolved an issue where the “No route was found matching the URL” error occurred when the default REST API URL was modified
    • Fix: Fixed ReflectionFunction::__construct() error requiring a Closure or string as the first argument
    • Fix: Corrected “Invalid setting key” error when hiding the post types menu item
    • Fix: [Premium + Pro-Lifetime] Addressed undefined array key DOCUMENT_ROOT on sites running WP-Cron via system cron and WP-CLI in the Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) SDK package
    • Tweak: Refactored several parts of the codebase to improve performance and maintainability

  3. Advanced Database Cleaner 4.1.0

    • New: Added “Post Types” cleanup module
    • New: In the General Cleanup tab, added a toggle for each item: Auto Count or Manual Count
    • New: Added an action to convert table engines to InnoDB
    • New: Added quick actions per row (available on the right side) for faster processing
    • New: Added the ability to view table data, including rows content, column structure, indexes, and more
    • Fix: Resolved an issue where RecursiveIteratorIterator could trigger excessive server load in certain environments
    • Fix: Corrected the refresh icon behavior in the Addons Activity module to ensure consistent updates
    • Fix: Fixed an issue where multiple folders were unintentionally created when deleting plugin settings
    • Fix: Resolved a multisite issue where update notifications were displayed even when the latest version was already installed
    • Fix: Fixed a “_load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly” warning caused by premature calls to wp_get_schedules() before the init hook
    • Fix: Prevented scan crash caused by natsort() receiving a boolean instead of an array
    • Fix: Adjust display properties for img/svg in WP admin menu to prevent layout shifts
    • Tweak: Each table now displays the percentage of total database size it occupies, providing a clearer view of database distribution
    • Tweak: Added an action to refresh table statistics and information
    • Tweak: Prevent actions (such as delete) on WordPress core items by default (can be disabled in settings)
    • Tweak: Add file path for cron jobs actions
    • Tweak: Added direct links in notifications to help users quickly access logs or settings
    • Tweak: Reduced (or eliminated) unnecessary frontend and backend requests/queries, executing them only when needed
    • Tweak: Added a setting to bypass the confirmation modal for actions such as delete
    • Tweak: In the settings page, invalid values are now handled locally with error messages, without sending REST requests
    • Tweak: Refactored several parts of the codebase for better performance and maintainability

  4. Advanced Database Cleaner 4.0.7

    • New: Added support for both SQL and native deletion methods in the Options, Transients, Postmeta, and Usermeta modules
    • New: [Pro-Lifetime] Implemented a scan credits system in the new Pro plugin version
    • Fix: Resolved conflict issues when different plugin versions are activated at the same time
    • Fix: General Cleanup data now refreshes correctly when clicking the eye icon after changing the “Keep last” value
    • Fix: Resolved “Invalid setting key” error when saving settings (Nginx edge case)
    • Fix: Fixed issue where the plugin menu could disappear in some cases when version conflicts occur
    • Tweak: [Pro-Lifetime] Implement data migration between the new Pro version and the old Pro version
    • Tweak: Added links to notification popups for easier navigation
    • Tweak: Added Remote Scan balance to the top bar of the plugin interface
    • Tweak: Improved license activation/deactivation handling by refreshing balances and preventing unauthorized actions
    • Tweak: Added several known usermeta and postmeta entries to the internal dictionaries
    • Tweak: General code improvements and CSS enhancements

  5. Advanced Database Cleaner 4.0.6

    • Fix: Some SQL queries did not run when database tables had different collations in Multisite setups.
    • Fix: The “Show value” modal did not appear for expired transients.
    • Fix: Deleted items could reappear as “ghost” entries after switching tabs and coming back.
    • Fix: Some UI elements were incorrectly hidden on frontend pages.
    • Fix: Extra characters in some translations within the UK ‘.po’ file.
    • Fix: [Premium] After a scan completed, correct counts were shown but disappeared when switching tabs and returning.
    • Tweak: In Trashed Posts, only WordPress core post types are now displayed to prevent accidental deletion of unexpected data.
    • Tweak: Allow selecting items by groups under the “General Cleanup” tab.
    • Tweak: Increase the maximum number of selectable items per page from 200 to 1000.
    • Tweak: General improvements to code quality and styling.

  6. Advanced Database Cleaner 4.0.5

    • Fix: The plugin left menu was unstable in some environments.
    • Fix: Some filters did not correctly reflect the displayed data.
    • Fix: Certain strings were not translated in Multisite REST responses.
    • Fix: Some special usermeta entries in Multisite and custom table prefix setups were not correctly assigned to WordPress core.
    • Tweak: Improved the General Cleanup page to reduce the number of REST requests for better performance.
    • Tweak: Take into account the site_status_autoloaded_options_size_limit filter when displaying the autoload size warning.
    • Tweak: Added bulk actions to the bottom of tables as well.
    • Tweak: Added the ability to select multiple items using the Shift key.
    • Tweak: Optimized loading of scan results from files for improved performance.
    • Tweak: Optimized the calculation of non-scanned items for better performance.
    • Tweak: Added plugin settings to the System Info page.
    • Tweak: Unified the structure of installed add-ons data sent during Remote Scan.
    • Tweak: Various improvements to code quality, security, and styling.

20257 releases

  1. Advanced Database Cleaner 4.0.4

    • Fix: [Premium] Prevented license activation from being unintentionally removed after one week.
    • Fix: Resolved style conflicts with other plugins.
    • Fix: Corrected an issue where sorting usermeta by meta key returned empty results when the “duplicated” filter was applied.
    • Tweak: [Premium] Removed the weekly license check cron job when uninstalling the plugin.
    • Tweak: Refactored code to improve loading performance by caching data.
    • Tweak: Added translatable strings and corrected some date-format inconsistencies.
    • Tweak: Improved UI consistency across all tables.
    • Tweak: Increased Database Rows Batch limit to 50,000 by default for better performance on large sites.
    • Tweak: Added a refresh icon to the highlighted orange sections for easier counts refresh.

  2. Advanced Database Cleaner 4.0.3

    • Fix: Improved compatibility with PHP 7.
    • Tweak: Optimized the loading of the Post Meta module for large websites.
    • Tweak: Highlighted preset filter section counters are now fetched via separate endpoints for better performance.
    • Tweak: Optimized the duplicated meta module to improve performance.
    • Tweak: Optimized the General Cleanup module for faster loading.
    • Tweak: Overall performance improvements and internal code optimizations.

  3. Advanced Database Cleaner 4.0.2

    • Fix: Conflict with another plugin injecting links into our plugin settings.
    • Fix: Syntax error: unexpected ‘…’ (T_ELLIPSIS), expecting ‘]’.
    • Fix: Deletion of transients and expired_transients in multisite within the sitemeta table when the transient’s site_id is invalid.
    • Fix: Duplicate “squared” transients and expired transients being displayed.
    • Tweak: Synchronize Axios timeout (React) with PHP max execution time to avoid early request timeouts.
    • Tweak: In trashed comments, count only trashed comments and ignore comments belonging to trashed posts.
    • Tweak: Use crc32 hashing to speed up detection of duplicate values.
    • Tweak: General code cleanup and optimization.
    • Tweak: [Premium] Added new WordPress-related items for improved identification.
    • New: [Free] new setting allowing to control the number of items retrieved from the database per request for better performance.
    • New: Choose between native WordPress functions or direct SQL queries for deleting items (new setting added).
    • New: Items in the General Cleanup page are now loaded individually, so content appears immediately without waiting for all items.
    • New: Items can now be deleted one by one in General Cleanup without reloading the entire list after each action.
    • Compatibility: Tested with WordPress 6.9.

  4. Advanced Database Cleaner 4.0.1

    • Fix: handling FS_METHOD ftpext in the file system class.
    • Fix: sub-sites in Multisites were not loaded correctly.
    • Fix: options and other items cannot be deleted in free version.

  5. Advanced Database Cleaner 4.0.0

    • Version 4.0.0 marks the biggest upgrade ever released for Advanced Database Cleaner. This major update introduces a completely redesigned interface for a smoother, faster, and more intuitive experience. It also brings powerful new features, an enhanced two-step scan engine for unmatched accuracy, a…
    • New: Duplicated post meta cleanup type.
    • New: Duplicated user meta cleanup type.
    • New: Duplicated comment meta cleanup type.
    • New: Duplicated term meta cleanup type.
    • New: oEmbed caches cleanup type.
    • New: Estimated size to clean displayed for each cleanup type, plus a total freed-space summary before running a cleanup.
    • New: Sorting capability added to cleanup preview tables (e.g. by name, date, size, site ID).
    • New: Value viewer added to several cleanup types, displaying serialized or JSON data in raw or formatted views.
    • New: Dedicated Post Meta Management module to list, sort, inspect, and clean post meta, including detection of unused and duplicated metadata.
    • New: Dedicated User Meta Management module to list, sort, inspect, and clean user meta, including detection of unused and duplicated metadata.
    • New: Dedicated Transients Management module to inspect, sort, and clean transients, with expiration tracking, detection of large transients, and control over their autoload status.
    • New: Tables Management can now detect tables with invalid prefixes that do not belong to the current WordPress installation, with their visibility controlled from the Settings page.
    • New: Options Management now includes a formatted value viewer, detection of large options, and warnings for heavy autoloaded options to help reduce autoload size.
    • New: Cron Jobs Management now includes detection of cron jobs with no valid action/callback to help you clean them safely.
    • New: All six management modules now detect items owned by WordPress core and Advanced Database Cleaner, making it clearer where data comes from.
    • New: All six management modules now include an Attention Area that highlights priority issues, warns you about items requiring action, and helps you quickly identify and target them.
    • New: Introduced a built-in error and exception logging system, allowing logs to be copied or downloaded for support or user-side investigations.
    • New: Added tools to display the current database size, show or hide the plugin’s menu tabs, and access the WordPress debug log directly from the interface.
    • New: Modern, fully responsive interface rebuilt with React for a smoother, faster, and more intuitive user experience.
    • Enhanced: Cleaning process in the General Cleanup module now uses WordPress native deletion functions for deeper, hook-aware cleanup, with direct SQL deletion kept only as a safe fallback when required.
    • Enhanced: Automation is now centralized into a unified module with a clearer creation/edit flow and consistent use of the local timezone for all schedules.
    • Enhanced: Options, Tables, and Cron Jobs modules now display richer information with additional columns and more detailed data for each item.
    • Enhanced: System Info is now far more detailed and can be copied or downloaded, making it easier to share environment details, diagnose issues, and assist users during support.
    • Enhanced: Overall multisite support now provides clearer separation between network and site data and safer network-wide cleanup and optimization.
    • Enhanced: Backend architecture migrated to a REST API–driven system for significantly faster interactions and navigation without page reloads.
    • Enhanced: Numerous bugs and edge cases were resolved across all modules, resulting in more stable behavior and more reliable, effective cleaning operations.
    • Premium: New – Action Scheduler completed actions cleanup type.
    • Premium: New – Action Scheduler failed actions cleanup type.
    • Premium: New – Action Scheduler canceled actions cleanup type.

  6. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.1.7

  7. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.1.6

20242 releases

  1. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.1.5

  2. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.1.4

20232 releases

  1. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.1.3

  2. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.1.2

20223 releases

  1. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.1.1

  2. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.1.0

  3. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.0.4

20211 release

  1. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.0.3

20203 releases

  1. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.0.2

  2. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.0.1

  3. Advanced Database Cleaner 3.0.0

20191 release

  1. Advanced Database Cleaner 2.0.0

20161 release

  1. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.3.7

201511 releases

  1. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.3.6

  2. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.3.5

  3. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.3.1

  4. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.3.0

  5. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.2.3

  6. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.2.2

  7. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.2.1

  8. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.2.0

  9. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.1.1

  10. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.1.0

  11. Advanced Database Cleaner 1.0.0

Questions about Advanced Database Cleaner’s releases

What is the latest version of Advanced Database Cleaner?

4.2.0, released on Aug 20, 2026 (2 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.0 or later.

How often is Advanced Database Cleaner updated?

11 releases in the last year, about one every 26 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from September 2015.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Advanced Database Cleaner’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.