One of the biggest problems of WordPress is the lack of built-in database optimization and clean up. And although there are a few plugins in the WordPress Plugin Directory, one that we really like is WP-Optimize by Ruhani Rabin.
The plugin is easy to install by even the beginners wordpress user and in just a few selections and clicks it accomplishes the task of cleaning your database directly from your wordpress admin area without the need to go to PHPmyAdmin.
Features
- Remove the wordpress post revisions
- Remove all the comments in the spam queue
- Remove all the un-approved comments
- Rename one username to another username, it’s designed to rename default “Admin” user to something else
- Apply mysql optimize commands on your database tables without phpMyAdmin.
- Display Database table statistics. Shows how much space can be optimzied and how much space has been cleared.
How can this help?
Very simple! by having a smaller, clean and optimized database, your website will run & download much faster. Nothing is more annoying for a user than browsing a website that takes forever to download. 80% of visitors will close a website that is slow, no matter how good your content is. So yes, on the internet faster is better.