WordPress plugin comparison

MySQLi database layer vs Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions

MySQLi database layer

by Marko Heijnen

100+ installs4.7

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions

by NerdPress

60K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions has more active installs: 60K+, against 100+ for MySQLi database layer.
On a typical day, Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions is downloaded about 146 times, MySQLi database layer about 4.
Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions was updated more recently: May 21, 2026, against Sep 18, 2013 for MySQLi database layer.
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.6.1 for MySQLi database layer.
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for MySQLi database layer.

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	MySQLi database layer	Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions
Popular rank	#14,947	#689
Active installs	100+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	101	4.5K
Rating	4.7(13)	4.7(181)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.6.1	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.05
Last release	13 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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