SleekView for Advanced Database Cleaner: orphan rows as tables
Advanced Database Cleaner scans wp_postmeta, wp_options, wp_usermeta, and revision tables for orphan rows. SleekView reads the scan results and turns them into a sortable, filterable grid you can review and clean up inline.
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Cleanup queues you can actually triage
Advanced Database Cleaner scans WordPress tables for stale rows: orphan wp_postmeta rows whose post_id no longer exists, leftover wp_options entries written by deleted plugins, expired transients, revisions, auto-drafts, and unused taxonomies. The default screen is a series of action buttons and counts. It tells you there are 12,840 orphan postmeta rows but not which plugin prefix they came from.
SleekView reads the scan output and renders one grid per cleanup category. Columns show row ID, source table, owning prefix (where it can be inferred), size estimate, and the suggested action. Filters group rows by plugin prefix or by age so you can keep recent _transient_ entries while purging stale ones.
Bulk delete and bulk schedule run through the plugin's own actions, so safety nets like the dry-run mode and cleanup history still work. Every action is logged with user ID and timestamp, which keeps cleanup auditable across a team.
Workflow
Set up an ADC cleanup view
Pick the source
Compose columns
Save and scope per role
Edit inline and bulk-clean
Sample columns
A typical Advanced Database Cleaner triage view
wp_postmeta + wp_options + wp_usermeta + wp_termmeta (scanned by ADC)
| Source | Prefix | Rows | Size | Suggested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wp_postmeta | _yoast_wpseo_ | 8,420 | 12 MB | Review |
| wp_options | _transient_ | 1,205 | 2.4 MB | Safe to delete |
| wp_postmeta | _elementor_ | 640 | 8.1 MB | Hold |
| wp_usermeta | session_tokens | 320 | 210 KB | Safe to delete |
Comparison
Default Advanced Database Cleaner admin vs SleekView
Default Advanced Database Cleaner admin
- Counts orphan rows but doesn't expose them as a list
- No grouping by inferred plugin prefix
- Cleanup buttons run across the full result set with no row-level granularity
- No saved triage views per administrator
- Audit log is a separate screen from the cleanup actions
SleekView
- Orphan rows surfaced as a grid with source table, prefix, and size
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Filter
wp_postmetabymeta_keyprefix to find dead plugin keys - Save triage views like Safe transients or Hold for review
- Bulk schedule cleanup runs from the grid with dry-run option
- Per-user audit log of every cleanup action
Features
What SleekView gives you for Advanced Database Cleaner
Triage by prefix
Filter wp_postmeta orphans by meta_key prefix and decide row by row. Keep _yoast_wpseo_ while purging keys from a plugin you removed last year.
Suggested actions
Each row carries a suggested action (Safe to delete, Hold, Review) based on ADC's heuristics and recency. Bulk-apply the suggestion or override row by row.
Scheduled runs
Schedule cleanup of a saved view on a weekly cadence. SleekView triggers ADC's own scheduler so cron-based cleanups stay native.
Audience
Who uses SleekView for Advanced Database Cleaner
Site administrators
Run quarterly DB hygiene reviews from one grid and tag rows for follow-up. Hand the audit log to compliance without exporting separately.
Performance engineers
Spot wp_postmeta bloat from removed plugins and reclaim multi-megabyte chunks of the table. Sort by size descending to find the worst offenders.
Agency operators
Standardise a cleanup playbook across every client site they manage. Save the same views per site and run them on a shared cadence.
The bigger picture
Why database cleanup deserves a grid
Advanced Database Cleaner is one of the most powerful tools in the WordPress maintenance toolbox, but its UI assumes you trust the scan and just want to press a button. On a fresh site that's fine; on a five-year-old site with a hundred plugins of churn, that level of abstraction is the problem. Site administrators want to see the rows before they delete them, filter by the prefix of the dead plugin, and keep an audit trail for the next person who asks why a chart in wp_options disappeared.
SleekView turns the cleanup workflow into a triage queue. Performance engineers see wp_postmeta bloat ranked by size, agency operators standardise the playbook across clients, and administrators schedule recurring cleanups against saved views. Every action still flows through ADC's own APIs, so dry-run, undo, and history work the same as before.
The result is database hygiene that scales beyond a single trusted admin and stays auditable when the team grows.
Questions
Common questions about SleekView for Advanced Database Cleaner
No. SleekView dispatches to Advanced Database Cleaner's own action APIs so dry-run, undo, and history stay native. The plugin owns the actual DELETE calls.
Yes. Map view access to a custom capability and restrict delete access to administrators. Junior staff can see the queue and tag rows without ever firing a delete.
 
SleekView reads the first segment of meta_key or option_name up to the first underscore that isn't part of a known core prefix. Common cases like _yoast_wpseo_ or elementor_ are detected with a small allowlist.
Advanced Database Cleaner scans WordPress core tables by default. Custom tables can be added to its scope and SleekView surfaces them with the same grid pattern.
 Yes. Toggle dry-run on a saved view and the cleanup reports what would be deleted without touching the database. Combine with a database backup for full safety.
 Yes. Because actions go through ADC and ADC routes through WordPress APIs where possible, drop-ins like Redis Object Cache invalidate on the right keys.
 No. SleekView grids are scoped to the table you pick, and bulk actions cannot cross tables unless you set up a multi-source view explicitly. Sensitive tables can be hidden entirely.
 Yes. ADC's scheduler handles staggered windows, and SleekView can drive multiple scheduled views in parallel. Large sites typically split orphan postmeta cleanup across nightly runs.
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