Best slow-query plugins for WordPress
The most popular slow-query plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Hagakure leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of Site Pulse (20+) and liaison site health monitor (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “slow-query” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 slow-query plugins
- 1.
HagakureThe most installed slow-query plugin, with 30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.Site Pulse
20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.liaison site health monitor
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “slow-query”

Hagakure
Up in the last 7 days:59#23,701by Tarosky Inc.5 months ago
A WordPress plugin to clarify meaningless errors like "Allowed memory size of xxxxxxxx bytes exhausted".
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Site Pulse
Down in the last 7 days:234#28,619by otokichi37 months ago
Internal site monitoring for WordPress. Checks page uptime, DB performance, and slow queries.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
liaison site health monitor
#68,096by Liaison2 months ago
Developer-focused WordPress diagnostic plugin using WordPress core SAVEQUERIES for site health metrics and slow query profiling.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day