Trash Management
The Trash section helps you clean unnecessary records from your WordPress database.
What Can Be Cleaned
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Revisions | Old versions of posts saved by the revision system |
| Auto Drafts | Automatically created draft posts that were never published |
| Deleted Posts | Posts in the WordPress trash |
| Unapproved Comments | Comments waiting for moderation |
| Spam Comments | Comments marked as spam |
| Deleted Comments | Comments in the trash |
| Orphan Post Meta | Post metadata pointing to posts that no longer exist |
| Orphan Comment Meta | Comment metadata pointing to comments that no longer exist |
| Orphan User Meta | User metadata pointing to users that no longer exist |
| Orphan Term Meta | Term metadata pointing to terms that no longer exist |
| Orphan Term Relationships | Term relationships pointing to posts that no longer exist |
| Transient Options | Expired or cached transient data in wp_options |
| oEmbed Post Meta | Cached oEmbed data in post metadata |
How to Use
Delete All Items of a Type
Click the 🗑️ icon next to any row count to delete all records of that type. A confirmation modal will appear before deletion.
Delete Individual Items
Click the > chevron to expand a row and see individual records. Each record has its own delete button.
Filter View
Toggle “Show only items with trash” to hide rows with zero count.
Bulk Actions
Select multiple rows using the checkboxes and apply bulk actions.
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