Description
WooCommerce Plugin
Data Hygiene – Batch Operations Core
Store operates five years managing 50,000 products. Database wp_postmeta table contains 8 million rows. Admin product list loads 45 seconds timing out constantly. Store manager attempts editing product. Page crashes. Analytics dashboard queries timeout. Server CPU spikes 100% causing customer-facing pages slow. Revenue drops 30% from cart abandonment. Root cause: orphaned product variations from deleted parents accumulating years. Each deleted product leaves 15-20 variation records orphaned. Plugin conflicts create duplicate postmeta rows (same post_id meta_key meta_value appearing five times). Expired transients never cleaned consuming gigabytes. Database bloats 15GB. Backup costs triple monthly. Traditional optimization plugins run single massive DELETE queries locking tables causing production crashes. Manual cleanup impossible at 50,000 product scale. This plugin provides ActionScheduler-based batch processing. Processes 100 items per minute preventing timeouts. Dry-run mode previews changes before execution. Multiple safety confirmations prevent disasters. Professional database maintenance computational infrastructure.
ActionScheduler Batching
Dry-Run Preview
Progress Tracking
Zero Timeouts
The post meta paralysis catastrophe
Multi-vendor marketplace runs three years. Store managers delete 10,000 outdated seasonal products thinking database cleaned automatically. Reality: product posts deleted but variation posts remain orphaned (parent no longer exists variations persist). Each product averaged 15 variations. Each variation has 20 postmeta rows (_sku, _price, _stock, attributes, etc). Total orphaned: 10,000 products × 15 variations × 20 postmeta = 3,000,000 orphaned postmeta rows. Additionally plugin conflicts (pricing plugin fighting role plugin fighting wholesale plugin) create duplicate postmeta. Same meta_key meta_value appearing five times for single post. Database wp_postmeta table grows 8 million rows consuming 12GB disk space. Admin product queries scan entire postmeta table causing 45-second timeouts. Store manager attempts loading product list. Browser displays “Gateway Timeout 504”. Customer attempts purchasing. Cart page loads 18 seconds. Abandoned cart conversion rate drops 40%. Revenue hemorrhages $15,000 monthly. IT consultant recommends migrating entire site new hosting costing $8,000 setup plus $500 monthly. Alternative: systematic database cleanup removing orphaned variations orphaned postmeta duplicate rows expired transients. Reclaim gigabytes disk space. Restore admin performance instantly. Professional database hygiene preventing migration disasters systematically.
Orphaned Variation Cleanup
Remove product variations where parent product deleted. Variations remain orphaned bloating database preventing admin access. Scan finds variations with deleted parents. Batch deletes safely preventing timeouts. Reclaim database space restore performance instantly.
Duplicate Postmeta Compactor
Merge duplicate postmeta rows (identical post_id meta_key meta_value appearing multiple times). Plugin conflicts create duplicates bloating database. System keeps first occurrence deletes duplicates. Reduces wp_postmeta size gigabytes without data loss. Professional deduplication infrastructure.
ActionScheduler Batching
Background batch processing using ActionScheduler built into WooCommerce core. Processes 100 items per minute preventing server timeouts. No external dependencies required. Progress continues even browser closed. Pause cancel operations mid-execution safely. Enterprise-grade reliability computational infrastructure.
Dry-Run Safety Preview
Preview exactly what will be deleted before executing actual cleanup. Dry-run mode shows total items sample data affected. Review results carefully confirming safety. Multiple confirmation steps including typing “DELETE” prevent accidental execution. Database backup warnings prominently displayed preventing disasters.
Perfect for database bloat prevention
Large Product Catalogs
Stores with 10,000+ products accumulate orphaned data rapidly. Frequent product deletions create database bloat. Systematic cleanup prevents admin timeouts restore performance.
Multi-Vendor Marketplaces
Vendors constantly adding deleting products creating orphaned variations. Database grows uncontrollably causing platform-wide slowdowns. Batch cleanup maintains marketplace performance preventing vendor churn.
Enterprise WooCommerce
High-traffic sites experiencing slow admin performance database optimization requirements. Plugin conflicts creating duplicate postmeta. Professional maintenance preventing migration costs hosting upgrades disasters systematically.
How safe batch cleanup works
Step-by-step database hygiene preventing production disasters through systematic safety protocols batch processing preventing timeouts.
1. Database Backup Warning
System displays prominent critical warning: “ALWAYS backup database before running cleanup operations”. Professional stores create full database backup hosting provider phpMyAdmin WP-CLI whatever method preferred. Safety mandatory non-negotiable.
2. Analyze & Preview
Click “Analyze” button. System scans database finding orphaned variations orphaned postmeta duplicates. Display shows: “8,432 orphaned variations found” with sample data preview. Review carefully understanding exactly what exists before cleanup.
3. Dry-Run Execution
Click “Dry Run” button. ActionScheduler processes batches showing progress: “Processed 2,500 / 8,432 (30%)”. Dry run completes: “8,432 items would be deleted” without actually deleting. Confirm safety before proceeding actual cleanup.
4. Confirmed Cleanup
Click “Clean Now” button. System prompts: “Type DELETE to confirm”. Type DELETE confirming understanding. Batch processing begins deleting items safely 100 per minute. Progress tracked real-time. Completion: “8,432 items deleted successfully”. Admin loads instantly. Database optimized professionally.
