Title: Cleanup database
Last modified: May 3, 2025

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# Cleanup database

 *  Resolved [Neil Walmsley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nwdogs/)
 * (@nwdogs)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cleanup-database-3/)
 * Hi all,
 * I have been running my site for a few months now and like all of us I have tried
   a lot of different plugins. Some have been kept and others deleted.
 * My question here is – How can I clean out the database to improve its performance?
 * To add more context, lots of plugins add ‘fields?’ to the database. maybe not
   the correct term but..
 * For example, I have tried VitePOS on my site. This plugin adds loads to the database,
   but I have since deleted the plugin yet all the database fields remain. I have
   tried YOAST and again lots added to the database, but after deleting the plugin
   the data remains.
 * All this unnecessary data is likely adding to slow load times and queries of 
   the database.
 * Thanks in advance.

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 *  Plugin Support [shahzeen(woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shahzeenfarooq/)
 * (@shahzeenfarooq)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cleanup-database-3/#post-18447962)
 * Hi there,
 * To clean up your database and improve performance, I recommend using plugins 
   like **WP-Optimize** or **Advanced Database Cleaner**. These plugins can help
   you remove unnecessary data and optimize your database for better performance.
 * Before proceeding with any database cleanup, please **take a full backup** of
   your site to ensure you can restore it if anything goes wrong.
 * Additionally, you can perform some basic cleanup directly from your WooCommerce
   settings:
    1. Head over to **WooCommerce → Status → Tools**.
    2. From there, you can perform the following actions:
    3.  - **WooCommerce transients** – Clear
        - **Expired transients** – Clear
        - **Clear template cache** – Clear
        - **Capabilities** – Reset Capabilities
        - **Clear customer sessions** – Clear
 * These actions will help clean up temporary data and improve performance.
 * Let me know if you need further assistance or have any questions!
 *  Thread Starter [Neil Walmsley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nwdogs/)
 * (@nwdogs)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cleanup-database-3/#post-18448201)
 * After posting my message I did find in a different thread, mention of WP-Optimize.
   I did think that having Speedycache Pro that I wouldn’t need another cache plugin.
 * I did read all the details and decided to give it a try. WOW.!!!
 * WP-Optimize is awesome. The dashboard is running so much faster now. I have been
   able to use WP-Optimize to delete all the garbage from the database.
 * Definite thumbs up for this plugin. Thank you for replying. Much appreciated.
 *  [Moses M. (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mosesmedh/)
 * (@mosesmedh)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cleanup-database-3/#post-18448281)
 * Hi [@nwdogs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nwdogs/),
 * That’s great to hear! I’m glad the previous suggestion helped and you were able
   to optimize your database successfully.
 * If you have a moment, we’d really appreciate it if you could leave an honest 
   review for the plugin. Your feedback is valuable and helps us continue improving:
   
   👉 [Leave a review here](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/reviews/#new-post)

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 * [speed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/speed/)

 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Moses M. (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mosesmedh/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cleanup-database-3/#post-18448281)
 * Status: resolved