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Index WP MySQL For Speed

by OllieJones · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.5.7 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 5.6+

Index WP MySQL For Speed has 50,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 786,156 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 7, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Index WP MySQL For Speed at a glance

Active installs
50,000+
Total downloads
786,156
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Index WP MySQL For Speed well maintained?

Support threads resolved
3 of 3
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
3%
3 of 99 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Michael Uno for Admin Page Framework
  • Marco Cesarato for LiteSQLParser
  • Allan Jardine for Datatables.net
  • Leho Kraav and Sebastian Sommer for suggesting the WooCommerce tables
  • Japreet Sethi for advice, and for testing on his large installation
  • Rick James for everything
  • Jetbrains for their IDE tools, especially PhpStorm. It’s hard to imagine trying to navigate an epic code base without their tools

Index WP MySQL For Speed reviews and ratings

99 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

99 reviews

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  • Working well with a large database (46GB)

    Using Index WP MySQL for Speed and setting innodb_buffer_pool_size = 4G seems to be working well Also using this snippet// Restrict HPOS admin search to core fields to prevent full table scans on wp_wc_orders_metaadd_filter(‘woocommerce_hpos_admin_search_meta_keys’, function($meta_keys) {// Return an empty array or only essential custom meta keys you frequently search forreturn array();});This keeps the scan narrow (indexed/high-value keys only) instead of nuking meta search entirely and improves order search speed.

    strictlymedicinal

  • Life saver

    You are a life saver! This plugin is truley speeding up my site, specially for logged-in users. If you only want to make things faster, I recommend using this plugin before installing any cache plugin.

    Amin

  • divided by 2 my CPU load

    all in the tittle. Note that I have a lot of posts & metas.VERY GOOD. GUI is excellent on what it does, and how to revert. Tip for shared cPanel users: i could not add the key to post & meta tables because timeouts (other tables where long, but OK). And on my shared hosting, no CLI on cPanel ... except if you go to Softaculous area that provides a CLI access in its menu --> less that 3 seconds to generates the 2 keys that would timeout otherwise !!!

    fff654

  • A must-have for large WordPress sites

    I never had any problems with this plugin, it works like a charm and can improve performance drastically!

    Philipp

  • Awesome

    Thank you very much for the time and effort put into making and maintaining this plugin. One of the best - never had any problems with it for years now.

    Bike Gremlin

  • Essential plugin

    An essential plugin for shared hosting or high-traffic websites. Significantly accelerated execution speed.

    momo-fr

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Details

Speed up your WordPress site by adding high-performance keys (database indexes) to your MariaDB / MySQL database tables.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • index
  • key
  • mysql
  • performance
  • wp-cli

More from OllieJones

Version
1.5.7
Last updated
May 7, 2026
First published
Jun 13, 2021
Requires WordPress
4.2
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free, community plugin

Index WP MySQL For Speed FAQ

What does Index WP MySQL For Speed do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Index WP MySQL For Speed offers Michael Uno for Admin Page Framework, Marco Cesarato for LiteSQLParser, Allan Jardine for Datatables.net, Leho Kraav and Sebastian Sommer for suggesting the WooCommerce tables and Japreet Sethi for advice, and for testing on his large installation.

How many active installs does Index WP MySQL For Speed have?

WordPress.org reports 50,000+ active installs for Index WP MySQL For Speed as of September 7, 2026.

Is Index WP MySQL For Speed still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 7, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Does Index WP MySQL For Speed have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 3 of 3 recent support threads for Index WP MySQL For Speed are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Index WP MySQL For Speed free?

Index WP MySQL For Speed is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.