Best mysql plugins for WordPress
The most popular mysql plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Database Backup for WordPress leads with 60K+ active installs, ahead of Index WP MySQL For Speed (50K+) and WP phpMyAdmin (40K+). All 65 plugins tagged “mysql” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 mysql plugins
- 1.Database Backup for WordPress
The most installed mysql plugin, with 60K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 66 reviews, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Index WP MySQL For Speed50K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 99 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
WP phpMyAdmin40K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 58 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
Database Manager20K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 28 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.WP-ServerInfo
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 17 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.SQL Executioner
2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 11 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 7.
UsageDD1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 19 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 8.
SQL Chart Builder500+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 22 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Simple Table Manager400+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.
MySQL version display300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 65 plugins tagged “mysql”
Database Backup for WordPress
#624by WP Engine6 months ago
Database Backup for WordPress is your one-stop database backup solution for WordPress.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.5(66)
- Downloads
- 197/day

Index WP MySQL For Speed
Up in the last 7 days:4#717by OllieJones1 month ago
Speed up your WordPress site by adding high-performance keys (database indexes) to your MariaDB / MySQL database tables.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.8(99)
- Downloads
- 987/day

WP phpMyAdmin
Down in the last 7 days:3#833by Puvox Software17 days ago
[ ✅ 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐵𝓎 𝒫𝓊𝓋𝑜𝓍 ] phpMyAdmin - Database Browser & Manager (for MySQL & MariaDB)
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.6(58)
- Downloads
- 666/day

Database Manager
Down in the last 7 days:7#1,285by Pexle Chris7 months ago
Manage the database from your WordPress Dashboard using Adminer.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 5.0(28)
- Downloads
- 406/day
WP-ServerInfo
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,818by Lester Chan3 months ago
Display your host's PHP, MYSQL, memcached & Redis information on your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(17)
- Downloads
- 71/day
SQL Executioner
Down in the last 7 days:40#4,823by Justin Watt10 years ago
Execute arbitrary SQL queries against your WordPress database from the Admin.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(11)
- Downloads
- 22/day

UsageDD
Down in the last 7 days:15#6,013by Dion2 months ago
UsageDD allows administrators to monitor the resource usage of their WordPress installation.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(19)
- Downloads
- 15/day

SQL Chart Builder
Down in the last 7 days:34#8,672by Elvin Haci1 month ago
Turn your SQL queries into beautiful dynamic charts with a visual SQL builder, live autocomplete and no-code date/input filters.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 3.9(22)
- Downloads
- 20/day

Simple Table Manager
Up in the last 7 days:22#9,892by ryo0inoue1 month ago
Enables viewing and editing table records and exporting them to CSV files through a minimal database interface from your dashboard.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

MySQL version display
Down in the last 7 days:21#10,463by apasionados9 months ago
Shows the MySQL version in the admin footer. Can be used together with the "Server IP & Memory Usage Display" plugin.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Convert WP Database to UTF-8
Down in the last 7 days:63#11,315by yihui15 years ago
Converts the WordPress database (both tables and columns) to UTF-8 character set.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Secure DB Connection
Down in the last 7 days:40#14,478by hypertextranch8 years ago
Sets SSL keys and certs for encrypted MySQL database connections.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

FlyDB
Down in the last 7 days:21#14,756by jshossen2 months ago
Powerful database explorer with table browser, advanced filters, relationship detection, and data export (CSV, JSON, Excel).
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 9/day
Rename DB Table Prefix
Down in the last 7 days:144#15,482by JRGould9 years ago
Rename DB Table Prefix does what it says on the tin.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(6)
- Downloads
- 4/day
WP-Database-Optimizer-Tools
Down in the last 7 days:50#15,653by pl4g415 years ago
WP-Database-Optimizer helps you to optimize your database by performing some actions for example optimizing tables, deleting revisions and data that c …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

DB-Views
Down in the last 7 days:177#16,782by Dave1 year ago
Add full database functionality to your website. Generative AI copilot turns your data into powerful database apps. Display advanced dashboards, data …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Dashboard Server Specs
Up in the last 7 days:161#16,878by Christian Leuenberg6 days ago
Adds a dashboard widget showing server information such as the current PHP version.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

OB DB Excel Converter
Down in the last 7 days:55#18,803by Oudaryamay Burai6 years ago
This plugin provide you the functionality to export MySql database table to excel file. The plugin is very easy to use.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Persistent database connection updater
Up in the last 7 days:51#19,477by Bibin Kurian12 years ago
This WordPress plugin automatically updates the MySQL database connection to persistent connection when user update the WordPress version from backend …
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day
WP DB Driver
#20,920by Marko Heijnen11 years ago
An improved database layer for WordPress
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Incorrect Datetime Bug Fix
Down in the last 7 days:227#21,796by Eddie Moya14 years ago
This plugin was create to work around a problem caused by certain configurations in MySQL that lead to several odd symptoms including but not limited …
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 3/day
External Database Authentication Reloaded
#23,090by Joshua Parker11 years ago
A plugin that allows the use of an external database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, and more) for authentication into WordPress.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 3/day
DbTable to DataTable
Down in the last 7 days:25#26,041by rikemsen10 years ago
Display mysql datas into datatable.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Web Server Information
Down in the last 7 days:2,088#27,144by akshayaswaroop10 days ago
Web Server Information plugin will give you detailed information about your hosting server's configuration and installed modules.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WPPG
Down in the last 7 days:274#29,343by Agus Nurwanto9 years ago
WPPG is a special plugin enabling WordPress to be used with a PostgreSQL database. Redevelop from PG4WP plugin http://wordpress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day
Admin Bar Queries
Up in the last 7 days:588#29,811by carmelosantana10 years ago
MySQL queries and load details added to your admin bar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pitta Migration
Up in the last 7 days:80#30,618by icc9711 years ago
Migrate WordPress databases using WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL constants.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
HyperDB
#31,889by Automattic4 years ago
HyperDB is an advanced database class that supports replication, failover, load balancing, and partitioning.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.1(14)
- Downloads
- 30/day

EZ Backup
Up in the last 7 days:1,104#33,044by Eli11 years ago
Keep your database safe with scheduled backups. Multiple option for off-site backups also available.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LH Mysqldump
#34,347by shawfactor4 years ago
A simple plugin to export and backup your database, on an ongoing basis
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

MySQList
Down in the last 7 days:267#34,567by asdasdsadsasasd11 years ago
Mit MySQList kann man ganz einfach Listen mit Ablaufdatum und Verlinkungen erstellen.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Spatial Capabilities Check
Up in the last 7 days:5,215#35,137by Michael Moore9 years ago
Creates a page in the dashboard with a list of the spatial functions your database supports so you can do GIS with MySQL or MariaDB in WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
My Tables
Up in the last 7 days:11,821#36,044by Bimal Poudel7 years ago
Displays table information of your WordPress Database.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
YLD Server Information
#37,030by devparis7 years ago
It will show all server information in an admin page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

SM
Down in the last 7 days:3,677#37,308by Mi7oSz9 years ago
Record and view all SQL queries that your WordPress is requesting. Browse formated and highlighted syntax queries for debug and speedup your site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Count Pagination Fix for MySQL
Up in the last 7 days:2,565#38,280by leendertvb1 month ago
Fix for pagination issues under MySQL v8.0 and later where SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS and FOUND_ROWS are no longer supported.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Jot Data Manager
Up in the last 7 days:564#38,314by leetsombrero8 years ago
Jot allows non-technical WordPress administrators to modify MySQL
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Your Tables
#39,165by zerotop10 years ago
This plugins lets you define forms in the admin area for existing tables in your WordPress database.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

SQLog
Down in the last 7 days:198#40,527by xuxu.fr4 years ago
Log WordPress MySQL queries in csv file (and log file). Useful when you need to improve the performance or debug something.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Database Read Replicas
Up in the last 7 days:4,963#41,156by jamesdlow2 months ago
BETA: Extend WordPress with MySQL database read replica support for greater speed and scalability
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Plugins List
Up in the last 7 days:2,152#41,159by ESC IT (Web Design Bristol)6 years ago
The perfect tool for developers to see a quick snapshot of the WordPress system.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Display SQL Stats
Up in the last 7 days:3,356#41,174by Juergen Schulze9 years ago
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- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Compare hosting performance
Down in the last 7 days:5,895#41,200by Djo9 years ago
Тест производительности вашего сервера/хостинга
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Debug Bar Query Count Alert
Down in the last 7 days:1,949#42,828by Matthew Boynes12 years ago
A simple add-on for the Debug Bar plugin to replace the button text with the database query count and time.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 1/day

Roosium Info
#44,114by antonroos7 years ago
Display WordPress, PHP, Web Server, MySQL and Theme versions in wp-admin footer.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
MySQL Report
#46,109by robbin.zhao14 years ago
MySQL Report will give you a mysqlreport in Wordpress admin panel
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
myEASYdb
Down in the last 7 days:891#46,526by ugosinhache16 years ago
Edit and manage your MySQL tables in the easiest and quickest way.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Export 2 Multisite
#46,744by jamiechong12 years ago
Exports your standalone database SQL for import into a WP Multisite installation.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PowerPress Posts From MySQL addon
Down in the last 7 days:11,710#47,437by machouinard10 years ago
Have a bunch of podcasts stored on your server and aren't excited about creating each post manually? This can help.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day

PHP Version Display
Down in the last 7 days:2,100#48,097by amrnaga4 years ago
Display the currently PHP-MYSQL version at the end of "At a Glance" admin dashboard widget
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day