Autoload Checker

76 Quality Score

Active Installs

16/30

Popularity lands at 52/30 in our weighting, reflecting a modest 3,000 active installs that indicates niche but real adoption among database-aware administrators.

Update Freshness

25/25

Maintenance scores a perfect 100/25, driven by a recent update on 2026-06-16 and active development signals that suggest the plugin is being kept compatible with current WordPress versions.

User Rating

13/15

User ratings contribute 84/15 with an 84/100 score from 10 ratings, which is solid but based on a small sample that limits statistical confidence.

Support Health

8/15

Support health sits at 50/15 because there are zero tracked support threads with a 0.0% resolution rate, signalling either that users rarely need help or that public support channels are not actively monitored.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility receives a perfect 100/15, as the plugin is tested with WordPress 7.0 and remains compatible back to WordPress 4.3, giving it an unusually wide operational range.

Scores higher than 45% of indexed plugins

About

Checks the autoloaded data size and lists the top autoloaded data entries sorted by size.

Active Installs 3k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.2/5

Last Updated 2026-08-18 6:36am GMT

Requires WordPress 4.3+

Tested Up To 7.1

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Autoload Checker scans your WordPress database to measure the total size of autoloaded data and surfaces the largest autoloaded entries sorted by size. Autoloaded data is loaded on every page request, so identifying oversized entries is the first step to trimming query overhead. It functions as a diagnostic tool, not a cleanup utility, so you will still need another plugin or manual SQL work to actually delete the bloat.

Who It's For

This plugin is best suited for site administrators, developers, and digital agency technicians troubleshooting slow WordPress sites where database bloat is a suspected cause. It is particularly valuable on WooCommerce stores, multisite networks, and legacy sites with years of plugin accumulation, where autoload sizes can balloon past several megabytes and quietly drag down every page load.

Who Should Skip It

Skip this plugin if you already have a managed host that handles database optimization or if you use a full-featured optimization tool like WP-Optimize that includes autoload inspection. Casual bloggers running lean sites with under 100 options will see little benefit from the diagnostic output.

The Bottom Line

Autoload Checker is a focused, lightweight diagnostic that earns its place in any database troubleshooting toolkit, especially given its strong maintenance and compatibility scores. The overall Quality Score of 75.67/100 is held back by thin support infrastructure and a small user base, but those drawbacks matter less for a tool you run occasionally rather than rely on daily. Treat it as the first stop in a cleanup workflow, then pair it with a deletion-capable alternative to act on what it finds.

Related Plugins

WP Bulk Delete 84/100

Pick WP Bulk Delete instead when you need to actually remove posts, users, or transients in bulk, since Autoload Checker only diagnoses rather than deletes.

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions 83/100

Choose Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions when you want a single tool to both clean revisions and report on autoloaded data, replacing Autoload Checker's diagnostic-only role.

Bulk Delete 80/100

Bulk Delete is the better fit for WooCommerce shops needing to purge orders, products, or subscriptions at scale, while Autoload Checker stays focused on wp_options autoload bloat.