Optimize your WordPress database for better performance. Learn to clean up revisions, transients, orphaned data, and more.
Database Optimization • WordPress
March 11, 2026 • Views: 5
Convert your WordPress database from MyISAM to InnoDB for better performance, crash recovery, and row-level locking. Step-by-step guide with WP-CLI commands.
Database Optimization • WordPress
February 23, 2026 • Views: 15
Learn how to add custom database indexes to wp_postmeta in WordPress. This step-by-step guide covers diagnosing slow queries with EXPLAIN, adding meta_value indexes, automating with an mu-plugin, and benchmarking query performance improvements of 80% or more.
Database Optimization • WordPress
February 22, 2026 • Views: 14
WordPress transients are one of the most misunderstood parts of the WordPress database. They are designed to be temporary cached data with...