WUCO – WP Ultimate Cleanup & Optimization
WUCO aka WP Ultimate Cleanup & Optimization, a free easy to use yet effective plugin designed to help you keep your MySQL database clean.
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WUCO shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.2 (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 WUCO stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| clean-up | >100 |
| cleanup | >100 |
| database | >100 |
| database size | >100 |
| Optimize | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About WUCO
From the official readme · v2.0Description
WordPress stores a lot of excess information in your DB (like post revisions, auto drafts, spam and trashed comments, transient site options, etc.).
Of course there’s a reason for that and some of this data is needed once in a while, but most of it is not critical. It just sits there taking up space and never being used.
Over the time as your site grows the volume of this unused data grows with it making your database unreasonably huge thus effecting the site’s overall performance.
Using WUCO you can easily and safely clean up your database from those useless entries. With a single click you can remove revisions, drafts, auto drafts, orphaned post and comment meta, transient data and much more. You can also schedule the cleanups for later and they will be run automatically keeping your WordPress site clean and shiny.
And as all the best things in life WUCO is and always will be absolutely free.
Installation
- Log in to your WordPress Admin Panel.
- Go to Plugins and activate Wuco – WordPress Ultimate Cleanup & Optimization.
- Then go to WUCO Settings page.
Changelog
2.0: May 7, 2015
- New: Ability to run cleanups automatically at predefined intervals
- New: Plugin activity log
- Tweak: Major code optimization
1.2: April 21, 2015
- Fixed: Leaving orphaned meta when deleting posts and comments
1.1: April 17, 2015
- Fixed: Bug with deleting pingbacks and trackbacks
- Tweak: Slightly modified query for displaying and deleting transient data
- Tweak: Minor CSS changes
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FAQ
WUCO: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 6, 2026
Is WUCO free?
Yes. WUCO is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WUCO safe to use in 2026?
WUCO shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WUCO?
WUCO is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,888 times since it launched in April 2015. It was downloaded 54 times in the last 30 days.
Does WUCO work with WordPress 7.1?
WUCO is officially tested up to WordPress 4.2.39, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was WUCO last updated?
The latest version, 2.0, was released on May 7, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes WUCO?
WUCO is developed and maintained by pranacoder.
What are the best alternatives to WUCO?
The most popular alternatives to WUCO are Templ Optimizer (1K+ installs), Disable Global Style (600+ installs) and Bloat Buster (30+ installs).
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