Title: Database table considered orphaned Last modified: February 7, 2019 --- # Database table considered orphaned * ResolvedPlugin Contributor [Will Stocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willstockstech/) * (@willstockstech) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-considered-orphaned/) * The OGC database table that gets created appears to be considered as orphaned by a lot of DB plugins (main one I use is WP-Optimize). If you go to the tables tab, you’ll see that it thinks OGC is no longer installed/using that table and allows you to remove it. This could be confusing for “non-techy” users. * I’m not sure why it thinks that, but for all other plugins that have created a table (in my case, Smush, Yoast and another plugin I now can’t remember), the issue does not exist, for some reason it’s only OGC that has this issue at the mo. I’m in the process of getting a staging environment setup that is like-for- like so will supply credentials so you’re able to see it yourself. Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Plugin Author [José Miguel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jomisica/) * (@jomisica) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-considered-orphaned/#post-11181100) * Hello Will, * It really shows as not installed. * I’ll try to understand the reason. * Plugin Author [José Miguel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jomisica/) * (@jomisica) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-considered-orphaned/#post-11181839) * Hello [@willstockstech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willstockstech/), * I’ve been analyzing it because WP-optimize says OGC is not installed. * The plugin is based on the Text Domain in the plugin header. The optimum gravatar cache uses the OGC Text Domain instead of the optimum-gravatar-cache name. * It does not make sense, if wp-optimize reads the information from the plugin’s header it’s because it’s installed! Right! * Read: [https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-basics/header-requirements/](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-basics/header-requirements/) * The truth is that wp-optimize does not realize much of logic. It can denigrate the image of many p lugins without reason. * I’ll analyze it better, then I’ll open a topic in the plugin forum. * Plugin Contributor [Will Stocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willstockstech/) * (@willstockstech) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-considered-orphaned/#post-11182115) * Hey Miguel, * I opened a topic with WP-Optimize earlier, as I remembered it had happened to me previously with another plugin as well (although I didn’t use it for long, as I then found OGC 😁) * Link for reference: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tables-tab-shows-a-plugin-not-installed/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tables-tab-shows-a-plugin-not-installed/) * Plugin Author [José Miguel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jomisica/) * (@jomisica) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-considered-orphaned/#post-11182182) * Hello Will, * It is decided, I will change the Text Domain to optimum-gravatar-cache already in the next version. To avoid this discomfort as well as to make it easier for others to guess the plugin’s slug, in translations and others. * Plugin Contributor [Will Stocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willstockstech/) * (@willstockstech) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-considered-orphaned/#post-11184747) * [@jomisica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jomisica/) – FYI: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tables-tab-shows-a-plugin-not-installed/#post-11184217](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tables-tab-shows-a-plugin-not-installed/#post-11184217) it looks like it might have been a WP-Optimize issue, although I’m sure I also saw it other DB plugins. Maybe they all follow the same logic? * Plugin Author [José Miguel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jomisica/) * (@jomisica) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-considered-orphaned/#post-11184992) * Hello [@willstockstech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willstockstech/), * Yes, I analyzed the code. I think they should find a better way to tell if a plugin is installed. * Thank you! * Anyway, I’m going to change Text Domain in version 2. This is for users who want to translate the plugin. To avoid collisions of plugins names, if someone creates a plugin called OGC. * Will, this topic is resolved? * Plugin Contributor [Will Stocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willstockstech/) * (@willstockstech) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-considered-orphaned/#post-11185028) * Sorry – yes I’ll resolve it (I meant to with my last response) and I will confirm once I’ve updated the WP Optimise plugin as well! * Plugin Author [José Miguel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jomisica/) * (@jomisica) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-considered-orphaned/#post-11185051) * OK thank you! * Plugin Contributor [Will Stocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willstockstech/) * (@willstockstech) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-considered-orphaned/#post-11192534) * I can confirm, OGC is no longer showing as orphaned with the latest WP Optimize update (per the topic I opened with them!) 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