Database Cleaner · Version history
Database Cleaner changelog and version history
- Latest version
- 1.4.8
- Oct 30, 2026 (10 days ago)
- Releases
- 139
- since 2021
- In the last year
- 20
- about one every 19 days
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.1.4
- PHP 8.1 or later
Releases each year
- 20216 releases
- 202261 releases
- 202326 releases
- 202416 releases
- 202514 releases
- 202616 releases
202616 releases
Database Cleaner 1.4.8Latest
- Fix: Security: A crafted table name could delete core tables, and core tables of every site in a network are now protected.
Database Cleaner 1.4.7
- Fix: Caches left without an expiry date by an older cleanup are now removed once, so they can refresh again.
Database Cleaner 1.4.6
- Add: New Meow Apps dashboard shared across Meow Apps plugins.
- Fix: Database Cleaner scripts no longer clash with Media Cleaner scripts on the Meow Apps dashboard.
Database Cleaner 1.4.5
- Add: The header now shows the installed version, with a notice on how to update or renew when a newer one is available.
- Fix: Stopping Auto Clean now resets the page instead of leaving the progress bar stuck.
- Fix: The database size was stale on MySQL 8, and it is now refreshed when the page opens.
- Fix: Corrected a typo and three wrong text domains.
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Database Cleaner on the Discord.
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with a little review here. Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our Patreon. Thank you!
Database Cleaner 1.4.4
- Update: Cleanups now delete several batches per request, making them much faster.
- Fix: Stopping a cleanup no longer shows an error.
- Fix: The count column no longer wraps.
Database Cleaner 1.4.3
- Fix: Duplicated meta cleanups for posts, terms, users and comments now only remove exact duplicates, meaning entries that share the same key and the same value.
- Fix: The duplicated post meta cleanup no longer runs endlessly.
Database Cleaner 1.4.2
- Add: Confirmation modal before deleting entries.
- Add: Tooltip showing the deletion status of each item.
- Update: Database size now refreshes after a cleanup runs.
- Update: Next scheduled run of cron jobs now shows in your local time.
- Update: Entry counts are now formatted with thousands separators.
- Fix: Expired transients are now removed with the WordPress transient functions, so object caches stay in sync.
- Fix: Orphaned term relationships are now matched and deleted by term taxonomy, so the right rows are cleaned.
- Fix: Metadata size is now measured with the byte length of the meta value.
- Fix: Table repair query now runs correctly.
- Fix: Automatic cleanups now re-check the “auto items only” setting before deleting.
- Fix: API error details are now shown when a request fails.
- Fix: Fatal PHP errors during a cleanup or REST request are now caught instead of breaking the page.
Database Cleaner 1.4.1
- Update: The license screen now shows what went wrong instead of a generic error message.
- Update: Refreshed the dashboard design.
- Update: Added more plugins to the leftover options and post types detection lists.
- Fix: A server that cannot reach the license server no longer makes the admin hang.
- Fix: Removed a PHP warning caused by an empty value in the admin screen.
Database Cleaner 1.4.0
- Update: Rebuilt the Meow Apps dashboard as a wired board.
- Add: Optional AI analysis of the site in the Health tab.
- Update: Minimum PHP version is now 8.1.
- Add: More plugins listed in the dashboard.
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Database Cleaner on the Discord.
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with a little review here. Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our Patreon. Thank you!
Database Cleaner 1.3.9
- Fix: Table deletion check no longer incorrectly allows WordPress core tables to be deleted.
- Add: MCP tools to allow AI assistants to inspect and clean the database through AI Engine.
- Update: Meow Apps tables are now recognized by their prefix instead of relying on a CSV list.
- Fix: Capabilities limitations that were built but never returned are now properly reported.
Database Cleaner 1.3.8
- Update: Support more plugins.
Database Cleaner 1.3.7
- Update: More plugins.
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Database Cleaner on the Discord.
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with a little review here. Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our Patreon. Thank you!
Database Cleaner 1.3.6
- Update: Reworked the custom queries workflow.
- Update: Better UI/UX.
Database Cleaner 1.3.5
- Add: Introduced a script to automatically detect and clean duplicated CSV entries.
- Add: Added broader plugin support to improve compatibility with other WordPress plugins.
- Update: Optimized revision-related operations using more efficient database queries.
- Add: Added bulk reassign functionality to quickly reassign multiple items at once.
Database Cleaner 1.3.4
- Add: New module_devtools option to give developers easier access to debugging.
- Update: Improved sweeper update logic to run more efficiently.
- Update: Better multi-site support.
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Database Cleaner on the Discord.
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with a little review here. Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our Patreon. Thank you!
Database Cleaner 1.3.3
- Add: New option in the settings to control whether protected content can be deleted.
202514 releases
Database Cleaner 1.3.2
- Add: Expanded compatibility with additional plugins.
Database Cleaner 1.3.1
- Add: Expanded compatibility with additional plugins.
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Database Cleaner on the Discord.
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with a little review here. Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our Patreon. Thank you!
Database Cleaner 1.3.0
- Update: Enhanced UI and UX.
- Add: ‘Protected Items’ option to safely delete more items.
- Fix: Hotfix to ensure proper cleanup of scheduled hooks by refactoring cron entry removal.
Database Cleaner 1.2.9
- Add: Support for additional plugins.
- Fix: Minor UI issues.
Database Cleaner 1.2.8
- Update: Enhanced support for more plugins.
- Update: Additional cron jobs to automate tasks.
Database Cleaner 1.2.7
- Add: Support for more plugins.
- Add: Assign Themes.
- Update: Better UI.
Database Cleaner 1.2.6
- Add: Ability to delete Custom Queries even if they are not completed.
- Add: Support for additional plugins.
- Add: Sweeper task reset functionality to manage long-running processes.
- Fix: Improved the UI and fixed minor bugs.
Database Cleaner 1.2.5
- Update: Added support for more plugins.
- Update: Refreshed common components.
- Fix: Corrected typo in users count retrieval process.
- Add: Introduced auto-refresh option for core count to ensure real-time updates.
Database Cleaner 1.2.4
- Fix: Better columns in the UI.
- Add: Uninstall script for easier plugin removal.
- Add: Support for additional plugins.
Database Cleaner 1.2.3
Database Cleaner 1.2.2
Database Cleaner 1.2.1
Database Cleaner 1.2.0
Database Cleaner 1.1.9
202416 releases
Database Cleaner 1.1.8
Database Cleaner 1.1.7
Database Cleaner 1.1.6
Database Cleaner 1.1.5
Database Cleaner 1.1.4
Database Cleaner 1.1.3
Database Cleaner 1.1.2
Database Cleaner 1.1.1
Database Cleaner 1.1.0
Database Cleaner 1.0.9
Database Cleaner 1.0.8
Database Cleaner 1.0.7
Database Cleaner 1.0.6
Database Cleaner 1.0.5
Database Cleaner 1.0.4
Database Cleaner 1.0.3
202326 releases
Database Cleaner 1.0.2
Database Cleaner 1.0.1
Database Cleaner 1.0.0
Database Cleaner 0.9.9
Database Cleaner 0.9.8
Database Cleaner 0.9.7
Database Cleaner 0.9.6
Database Cleaner 0.9.5
Database Cleaner 0.9.4
Database Cleaner 0.9.3
Database Cleaner 0.9.1
Database Cleaner 0.9.0
Database Cleaner 0.8.9
Database Cleaner 0.8.7
Database Cleaner 0.8.6
Database Cleaner 0.8.5
Database Cleaner 0.8.4
Database Cleaner 0.8.3
Database Cleaner 0.8.2
Database Cleaner 0.8.1
Database Cleaner 0.8.0
Database Cleaner 0.7.9
Database Cleaner 0.7.8
Database Cleaner 0.7.7
Database Cleaner 0.7.6
Database Cleaner 0.7.5
202261 releases
Database Cleaner 0.7.4
Database Cleaner 0.7.3
Database Cleaner 0.7.2
Database Cleaner 0.7.1
Database Cleaner 0.7.0
Database Cleaner 0.6.9
Database Cleaner 0.6.8
Database Cleaner 0.6.7
Database Cleaner 0.6.6
Database Cleaner 0.6.5
Database Cleaner 0.6.4
Database Cleaner 0.6.3
Database Cleaner 0.6.2
Database Cleaner 0.6.1
Database Cleaner 0.6.0
Database Cleaner 0.5.9
Database Cleaner 0.5.8
Database Cleaner 0.5.7
Database Cleaner 0.5.6
Database Cleaner 0.5.5
Database Cleaner 0.5.4
Database Cleaner 0.5.3
Database Cleaner 0.5.2
Database Cleaner 0.5.1
Database Cleaner 0.5.0
Database Cleaner 0.4.9
Database Cleaner 0.4.8
Database Cleaner 0.4.7
Database Cleaner 0.4.6
Database Cleaner 0.4.5
Database Cleaner 0.4.4
Database Cleaner 0.4.3
Database Cleaner 0.4.2
Database Cleaner 0.4.1
Database Cleaner 0.4.0
Database Cleaner 0.3.9
Database Cleaner 0.3.8
Database Cleaner 0.3.7
Database Cleaner 0.3.6
Database Cleaner 0.3.5
Database Cleaner 0.3.3
Database Cleaner 0.3.2
Database Cleaner 0.3.1
Database Cleaner 0.3.0
Database Cleaner 0.2.9
Database Cleaner 0.2.8
Database Cleaner 0.2.7
Database Cleaner 0.2.6
Database Cleaner 0.2.5
Database Cleaner 0.2.4
Database Cleaner 0.2.2
Database Cleaner 0.2.0
Database Cleaner 0.1.6
Database Cleaner 0.1.5
Database Cleaner 0.1.4
Database Cleaner 0.1.3
Database Cleaner 0.1.2
Database Cleaner 0.1.1
Database Cleaner 0.1.0
Database Cleaner 0.0.9
Database Cleaner 0.0.8
20216 releases
Database Cleaner 0.0.6
Database Cleaner 0.0.5
Database Cleaner 0.0.4
Database Cleaner 0.0.3
Database Cleaner 0.0.2
Database Cleaner 0.0.1
Questions about Database Cleaner’s releases
What is the latest version of Database Cleaner?
1.4.8, released on Oct 30, 2026 (1 week ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 8.1 or later.
How often is Database Cleaner updated?
20 releases in the last year, about one every 19 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from December 2021.
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