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SQL Buddy - Database Management Made Easy

by WP Engine · 5,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.4.14, 7 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SQL Buddy - Database Management Made Easy
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14, 7 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 16 months (last release 16 Jun 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.16 Jun 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master10 Jan 2022 to 10 Jan 2022, 1 commits
deliciousbrains12 Jan 2022 to 16 Jun 2025, 11 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
17 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.4 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for SQL Buddy - Database Management Made Easy
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Jun 2025. Tested up to 6.4, 7 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 14 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star14
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SQL Buddy - Database Management Made Easy
4 May 2026118
11 May 2026175
18 May 2026180
25 May 2026147
1 Jun 2026157
8 Jun 2026205
15 Jun 2026152
22 Jun 2026123
29 Jun 2026214
6 Jul 2026126
13 Jul 2026158
20 Jul 2026228
27 Jul 2026316
3 Aug 2026252
10 Aug 2026176
17 Aug 2026195
24 Aug 2026199
31 Aug 2026498
7 Sep 2026619
14 Sep 2026357
21 Sep 2026325
28 Sep 2026416
5 Oct 2026331
12 Oct 2026379
19 Oct 2026360
26 Oct 2026364
2 Nov 202654

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

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Facts

Version1.0.0
AuthorWP Engine
Added12 Jan 2022
Last updated16 Jun 2025
Active installs5,000+
Requires WordPress5.3
Tested up to6.4.14
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Database Management & Cleanup
Tagssql, database, Database Browser, database queries, database management

Other plugins by this author: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®), Better Search Replace, PHP Compatibility Checker, WP Migrate Lite - Migration Made Easy, Database Backup for WordPress, WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, and Google Cloud Storage, WP Offload SES Lite, Amazon Web Services, Faust.js, Gutenberg Blocks - ACF Blocks Suite, WP Engine GeoTarget, Image Processing Queue

Questions

Is SQL Buddy - Database Management Made Easy still maintained?

SQL Buddy - Database Management Made Easy was last updated on 16 Jun 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is SQL Buddy - Database Management Made Easy safe?

SQL Buddy - Database Management Made Easy has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns SQL Buddy - Database Management Made Easy?

The wordpress.org author is WP Engine. Recent committers: deliciousbrains, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of SQL Buddy - Database Management Made Easy?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: MCP Adapter, WP-SCSS, Show Pages IDs, WP Reset, Query Monitor.

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