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SQLite Database Integration

by WordPress.org · WordPress.org page

v3.0.1 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.2+

SQLite Database Integration has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 699,293 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 25, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

SQLite Database Integration at a glance

Active installs
4,000+
Total downloads
699,293
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is SQLite Database Integration well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
8%
1 of 12 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • No database server. Your site’s data is stored in a local SQLite database
  • Guided setup. The installation screen checks for the required PHP extension, write access, and conflicting database drop-ins before enabling SQLite
  • Purpose-built compatibility. A MySQL parser and emulation layer adapt MySQL syntax and behavior for SQLite
  • Useful diagnostics. SQLite details appear in Site Health, and Query Monitor is supported

SQLite Database Integration reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.6 out of 5

12 reviews

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  • Works great on my low-traffic site

    I have no other services requiring MySQL/MariaDB, so this option saves me some memory and headache. Have been running for around one year and zero issues, but my site is very simple.

    openletter

  • Util para crear sitios de desarrollo

    SQlite debería de ser la opción por defecto para WordPress. Es mucho más simple de administrar que mySQL y puede funcionar igual de bien. Este plugin es indispensable para crear un WordPress de desarrollo que solamente necesita PHP para iniciar el servidor sin instalar XAMPP ni otro software.

    ALPRADO WordPress Consultant

  • Great, seems only one step away ...

    Ok, so in terms of doing what it says in the tin, for me it looks great. I've set up 20 - 30 instances, it runs my core plugins and has a footprint of ~ 105M when running with a default setup. Seems to be at least as fast as the MySQL instances sat next to them. Here's the problem tho'. It would seem I can't actually convert any existing sites over to run on these instances without a lot of manual work. (I say this after reading the experiences of some others who claim to have tried). Are there any relatively automatic tools and/or documentation that I might have missed when it comes to migrating a MySQL instance over to SqLite (and back, in the event of a problem), or at least a Roadmap of if / when such tools or plugins might become available? A roadmap or estimation might at least (if it's a long way away) prompt someone to get on and do it?

    Gareth Bult

  • First start

    I added this plugin. Wordpress warned me that it would be reinstalled. But now everything is gone.) Will it come back, hopefully?

    barbaroshh

  • Great Plugin! Makes WP so fast!

    Thank you dev team for providing this plugin !

    John Turner

  • Excellent!

    I used it to spin up a test site in CI, it's just elegant and brings WP closer to Static when we need it. There's a place for SQLite simplicity in some WP workflows. Loved it!

    lucasbustamante

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Details

Run WordPress on SQLite instead of MySQL or MariaDB.

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

Tags

  • database
  • SQLite

More from WordPress.org

Version
3.0.1
Last updated
Aug 25, 2026
First published
Jan 17, 2023
Requires WordPress
6.4
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.2
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

SQLite Database Integration FAQ

What does SQLite Database Integration do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, SQLite Database Integration offers No database server. Your site’s data is stored in a local SQLite database, Guided setup. The installation screen checks for the required PHP extension, write access, and conflicting database drop-ins before enabling SQLite, Purpose-built compatibility. A MySQL parser and emulation layer adapt MySQL syntax and behavior for SQLite and Useful diagnostics. SQLite details appear in Site Health, and Query Monitor is supported.

How many active installs does SQLite Database Integration have?

WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for SQLite Database Integration as of September 7, 2026.

Is SQLite Database Integration still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 25, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is SQLite Database Integration free?

SQLite Database Integration is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.