Title: Enable Database Tools Author: Jeff Starr Published: Metheven 6, 2018 Last modified: Ebrel 17, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/enable-database-tools/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1926026) # Enable Database Tools By [Jeff Starr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/enable-database-tools.3.3.1.zip) * [Details](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/enable-database-tools/#description) * [Reviews](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/enable-database-tools/#reviews) * [Installation](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/enable-database-tools/#installation) * [Development](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/enable-database-tools/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/enable-database-tools/) ## Description **Does one thing:** Enables you to optimize and repair InnoDB and MyISAM tables using WordPress built-in database tools. 👉 Uses only 12KB of code, so super lightweight, fast, and effective. **Features** * Easily enable or disable the WP database tools * Optimize and repair InnoDB and MyISAM tables * Lightweight and secure code via WP API **Important!** Remember to disable the database tools when you are finished using them! You can disable the tools via the plugin settings page. Check the plugin’s [Installation tab](https://wordpress.org/plugins/enable-database-tools/#installation) for more information. **Privacy** This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way. Enable Database Tools is developed and maintained by [Jeff Starr](https://x.com/perishable), 15-year [WordPress developer](https://plugin-planet.com/) and [book author](https://books.perishablepress.com/). ## Installation **How to Install** 1. Upload the plugin to your blog and activate 2. Visit the plugin settings to use the tools [More info on installing WP plugins](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/manage-plugins/#installing-plugins-1) To use the database tools: 1. Visit the plugin settings page 2. Check the box to “Enable database tools” and then click “Save Changes” 3. Then click the link that says, “Open WP Database Tools” (opens new tab) After accessing the database tools page, you can either “repair” the database, or“ repair and optimize” the database. **Important!** Remember to disable the database tools when you are finished using them! To disable the database tools: 1. Visit the plugin settings page 2. Uncheck the box to “Enable database tools” and then click “Save Changes” 3. Done! You will notice the link to open database tools no longer is displayed **Restore Default Options** To restore default options, uninstall the plugin via the WP Plugins screen, and then reinstall. **Like the plugin?** If you like Enable Database Tools, please take a moment to [give a 5-star rating](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/enable-database-tools/reviews/?rate=5#new-post). It helps to keep development and support going strong. Thank you! **Uninstalling** This plugin cleans up after itself. All plugin settings will be removed from the WordPress database when the plugin is deleted via the WP Plugins screen. ## FAQ ### Does this work for WP Multisite? Yes, this plugin works great on Multisite. ### Got a question? Send any questions or feedback via my [contact form](https://plugin-planet.com/support/#contact) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4807bba73ab7f4c9a1d97dd70bddaf25e6dc841765b3b3ce906ff75c3857d104? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellently Simple](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellently-simple/)󠁿 [Oliver Campion](https://profiles.wordpress.org/domainsupport/) Meurth 21, 2021 We had no idea Wordpress even had these database tools. This plugin does exactly what it says it does in a very concise and intuitive way. Not really sure why it’s not got thousands of active installs! Good work. Oliver ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bb844c0fce60afa149e2b47a3fcac3690dc67689abdf1575e994a823894bdec3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I like simple and like solutions](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-like-simple-and-like-solutions/)󠁿 [lars Portman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webppower/) Kevardhu 11, 2019 Just as I like the solutions that you offer on your blog. Very effective here also, where don’t need a lot of (bloatware) plugins for. Even if not all come with out of the box solutions, I really don’t mind but this one is simple and effective overall! Thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0afc88ab02b1d95c375263c947383e2d478725d2c1cdd5d37b9b5df1597fa39b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very Simple But it works](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-simple-but-it-works/)󠁿 [Luke Cavanagh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lukefiretoss/) Me 17, 2019 Easy to repair and optimize database tables on a site, almost idiot proof to use. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/590c1a85322729f2345aa128684db6522b37951ea328215b6f501ed8439c0a91? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thanks Jeff!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thanks-jeff/)󠁿 [Jimmy Lee](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shirtguy72/) Ebrel 16, 2019 1 reply Thank you kindly! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5b792a7c88c5e306c5a217eba4397051af621a093a2a85fd0fe9f26706a7d40a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Maybe too simple](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maybe-too-simple/)󠁿 [Arneby](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arneby/) Metheven 8, 2018 1 reply You can do better than this Jeff 🙂 [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/enable-database-tools/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Enable Database Tools” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Jeff Starr ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) “Enable Database Tools” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/enable-database-tools/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Enable Database Tools” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/enable-database-tools) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-database-tools/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/enable-database-tools/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/enable-database-tools/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/enable-database-tools/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog If you like Enable Database Tools, please take a moment to [give a 5-star rating](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/enable-database-tools/reviews/?rate=5#new-post). It helps to keep development and support going strong. Thank you! **3.3.1 (2026/04/17)** * Improves readme.txt documentation * Tests on PHP 8.4 and 8.5 * Tests on WordPress 7.0 Full changelog @ [https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/enable-database-tools.txt](https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/enable-database-tools.txt) ## Meta * Version **3.3.1** * Last updated **9 our ago** * Active installations **50+** * WordPress version ** 4.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 5.6.20 or higher ** * Languages * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/enable-database-tools/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/enable-database-tools/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/enable-database-tools/), ha [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/enable-database-tools/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/enable-database-tools) * Tags * [database](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/database/)[tables](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tables/) [tools](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tools/) * [Advanced View](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/enable-database-tools/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.6 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/enable-database-tools/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/enable-database-tools/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/enable-database-tools/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/enable-database-tools/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/enable-database-tools/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/enable-database-tools/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/enable-database-tools/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Jeff Starr ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) ## Support Got something to say? 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