WordPress plugin comparison

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions vs Convert WP Database to UTF-8

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions

by NerdPress

60K+ installs4.7

Convert WP Database to UTF-8

by yihui

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions has more active installs: 60K+, against 200+ for Convert WP Database to UTF-8.
On a typical day, Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions is downloaded about 146 times, Convert WP Database to UTF-8 about 6.
Convert WP Database to UTF-8 is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 181 reviews.
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions was updated more recently: May 21, 2026, against Oct 14, 2011 for Convert WP Database to UTF-8.
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 2.8 for Convert WP Database to UTF-8.
Convert WP Database to UTF-8 has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions.

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions	Convert WP Database to UTF-8
Popular rank	#689	#11,298
Active installs	60K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.7K	119
Rating	4.7(181)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	2.8
Search multiplier	×1.05	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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