PowerPress Posts From MySQL addon
Have a bunch of podcasts stored on your server and aren't excited about creating each post manually? This can help.
Consider an alternative
PowerPress Posts From MySQL add… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where PowerPress Posts From MySQL… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| mysql | >100 |
| podcast | >100 |
| podcasting | #57 |
| powerpress | #17 |
| sql | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About PowerPress Posts From MySQL addon
From the official readme · v0.9.10Description
By populating a MySQL database table with all the information about the podcasts you can automatically create the posts needed for podcasting with the Blubrry PowerPress plugin. This will allow you to post as draft or published and switch between the two as well as delete posts. Probably not useful to actual Podcasters, but it works for what I needed.
Information required from the database:
- Host
- Database Name
- Database Table Name
- Database Username
- Database Password
Also field names from the database which will be used for the following:
- Primary Key Field
- Title
- Category
- Post Body
- Featured Image(URL to an image)
- Media URL
- Media size
- Media type
- Date posted
Your categories need to be setup prior to using this.
Example database table for importing from
You may use the following database table as an example template for your database.
CREATE TABLE episodes (
episode_id int(11) NOT NULL,
episode_title varchar(255) NOT NULL,
episode_category varchar(255) NOT NULL,
episode_body text NOT NULL,
episode_image_url varchar(4000) NOT NULL,
episode_url varchar(4000) NOT NULL,
episode_length int(11) NOT NULL,
episode_content_type varchar(20) NOT NULL,
episode_date date NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (episode_id)
) DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
Note: You must have at least one record in the database table before you can enter the database column fields in this plugin.
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
(make sure you have created the category in your blog before running or all the podcasts will be uncategorized)
- Upload the folder containing pfd.php and process.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
- Configure your database settings in Post From MySQL under the Tools menu in the Dashboard and click Save Changes
- After you’ve saved your settings and a connection is made, the total number of records will be displayed.
NOTE! For this plugin to work correctly, it requires the MySQL table to use a primary key. * see How should I set up the database table?in the FAQ for more information.
Changelog
Renamed files per standards. Cleaned up code, removed comments.
0.9.10
- Released 06/14/2016
- Updated plugin for WordPress version 4.5+
- Created extended class for connecting to database to bypass connect to database error page if connection failed.
- Fixed bug with
find_podcast_by_id()function not using the primary_key column. - Fixed bug with
does_field_exist()function not using the table member variable (was hard coded to use ppfm database table). - Updated the
_publish_post()function to optionally include data if it’s avaialble or skip otherwise.
v 0.9.9
- Changed the way media_handle_sideload was being used
v 0.9.8
- (note: Most of this work was done months ago. I got busy and forgot about it)
- Rewritten from the ground up
- Learned a lot about WordPress
- Learned a lot about Git, too.
v 0.9.4
- Added check to ensure BluBrry PowerPress is installed and activated
- More CSS and HTML changes in an attempt to pretty this thing up a bit
- Changed code to allow for localization
- Used Google Translate to create .mo files for:
- French
- Spanish – Spain/Ecuador
- Italian
- Danish – Denmark
- German
- Turkish
v 0.9.2
- Included a Primary Key field in the settings page
- Added ability to set the status of posts as either Published or Draft
- Made some aesthetic changes to the settings page using some CSS and jQuery
- Removed some unused code and comments from process.php
v 0.9.1
- Added database connectivity checking.
- Added check to prevent posting same podcast twice based on the podcast/post title.
- Added ability to post from a range of records in the table based on a specific database field.
- Added display of total records in table.
Screenshots
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
Best PowerPress Posts From MySQL a… alternatives
All mysql plugins →
FAQ
PowerPress Posts From MySQL addon: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is PowerPress Posts From MySQL add… free?
Yes. PowerPress Posts From MySQL add… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is PowerPress Posts From MySQL add… safe to use in 2026?
PowerPress Posts From MySQL add… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use PowerPress Posts From MySQL add…?
PowerPress Posts From MySQL add… is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,194 times since it launched in June 2012. It was downloaded 34 times in the last 30 days.
Does PowerPress Posts From MySQL add… work with WordPress 7.1?
PowerPress Posts From MySQL add… is officially tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was PowerPress Posts From MySQL add… last updated?
The latest version, 0.9.10, was released on June 14, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes PowerPress Posts From MySQL add…?
PowerPress Posts From MySQL add… is developed and maintained by machouinard.
What are the best alternatives to PowerPress Posts From MySQL add…?
The most popular alternatives to PowerPress Posts From MySQL add… are Database Backup for WordPre… (60K+ installs), Index WP MySQL For Speed (50K+ installs) and WP phpMyAdmin (40K+ installs).
Powered by PageForge
Want thousands of pages that rank like these? Build them in an afternoon.
This directory runs on the same engine as PageForge. Turn any spreadsheet, CSV or API into thousands of fast, SEO-ready WordPress pages — with schema, internal links and AI-written copy baked in.
- CSV, Google Sheets & API data sources
- AI content, schema & internal links per page
- Works with Elementor, Gutenberg, Yoast & Rank Math
- Free on WordPress.org — no credit card
