Title: Intouch Orphan Table Cleaner
Author: intouchdesigndev
Published: Agustus 14, 2026
Last modified: Agustus 20, 2026
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# Intouch Orphan Table Cleaner
By [intouchdesigndev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/intouchdesigndev/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/intouch-orphan-table-cleaner.1.1.5.zip)
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* [Development](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/intouch-orphan-table-cleaner/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/intouch-orphan-table-cleaner/)
## Description
**Intouch Orphan Table Cleaner** is an essential tool to keep your WordPress database
clean and optimized. When you uninstall plugins, they often leave behind “orphan”
tables that consume space, clutter your database, and can slow down your site over
time. This plugin intelligently scans your database to identify these unnecessary
tables and helps you manage them.
The plugin uses an extensive local dictionary of known plugins and table structures,
ensuring that it correctly identifies exactly which plugin an orphaned table belonged
to.
### Key Features:
* **Smart Scanner:** Identify abandoned database tables left by uninstalled plugins.
* **Smart Dictionary:** Safely maps tables to their original plugins using an extensive
built-in mapping system.
* **Dry Run Mode:** Temporarily suspend tables by renaming them safely before committing
to permanent deletion.
* **Single Table Backup:** Download single-table backups directly from the admin
panel.
* **Database Optimization:** Reclaim fragmented overhead space with one click.
### External services
This plugin uses Freemius to handle plugin updates, optional license activation
for the paid upgrade, and anonymous, opt-in diagnostic usage data (you are asked
for consent on activation and can decline).
* Service: Freemius (https://freemius.com)
* Data sent: plugin slug/version, site URL, and (only if you opt in) anonymous,
non-personal usage data used to check for updates and, for opted-in sites, to
improve the plugin.
* Terms of Use: https://freemius.com/terms/
* Privacy Policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/
Aside from Freemius, this plugin does not connect to any other external service.
All orphan-table detection runs locally against a built-in dictionary of known plugin
table prefixes; no data about your database is sent anywhere.
InTouchDesign’s own Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (covering this website and paid
plugin purchases) are available at:
* Terms of Use: https://dev.intouchdesign.it/
terms/ * Privacy Policy: https://dev.intouchdesign.it/privacy/
## Screenshots
[⌊The main Scanner dashboard showing orphan tables mapped to their original plugins.⌉⌊
The main Scanner dashboard showing orphan tables mapped to their original plugins
.⌉[
The main Scanner dashboard showing orphan tables mapped to their original plugins.
[⌊The Settings tab with automated Cron optimizations.⌉⌊The Settings tab with automated
Cron optimizations.⌉[
The Settings tab with automated Cron optimizations.
[⌊Pro: Automatic Optimization and Monthly Email Report settings.⌉⌊Pro: Automatic
Optimization and Monthly Email Report settings.⌉[
Pro: Automatic Optimization and Monthly Email Report settings.
## Installation
1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/intouch-orphan-table-cleaner`
directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
3. Access the Intouch Orphan Table Cleaner dashboard from your WordPress admin menu
to start scanning for orphan tables.
## FAQ
### Is it safe to delete orphan tables?
While the plugin is designed to carefully identify tables that are no longer in
use, it is **highly recommended** to create a full database backup before deleting
any tables. A backup ensures you can easily restore your data if something goes
wrong.
### Will this break my site?
The plugin allows you to test table removal using Dry Run (Suspend) mode first.
Furthermore, it uses a smart mapping system to protect core WordPress tables and
popular shared libraries (like Action Scheduler).
## Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
## Contributors & Developers
“Intouch Orphan Table Cleaner” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ intouchdesigndev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/intouchdesigndev/)
* [ ikaroweb ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ikaroweb/)
[Translate “Intouch Orphan Table Cleaner” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/intouch-orphan-table-cleaner)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/intouch-orphan-table-cleaner/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/intouch-orphan-table-cleaner/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/intouch-orphan-table-cleaner/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/intouch-orphan-table-cleaner/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.1.5
* Fix: The Freemius SDK helper was only guarded against redeclaration, not the
rest of the plugin’s main-file logic (activation/deactivation hooks, core bootstrap).
If the Free and Premium plugin folders were ever both present and active at once(
e.g. right after uploading the Premium package under a different folder name),
this caused a fatal `Cannot redeclare function iotc_plugin_activate()` error.
All main-file logic is now wrapped per Freemius’s documented pattern, calling`
set_basename()` instead of redeclaring when a second copy loads.
* Fix: Guarded the `IOTC_VERSION` constant definition with `defined()` to avoid
a “Constant already defined” warning under the same dual-folder scenario.
#### 1.1.4
* Fix (Pro): Email Reports interval was hardcoded to monthly and ignored settings;
now the report frequency (weekly/monthly/custom days) is configurable and actually
reschedules the cron job.
* Fix (Pro): Report email body now states the site name and URL, so multi-site
license holders can tell which site sent it.
#### 1.1.3
* Fix: Emergency-restore standalone page now loads its stylesheet via `wp_register_style()`/`
wp_enqueue_style()` instead of an echoed `` tag, per WordPress.org review
feedback.
#### 1.1.2
* Fix: Removed all inline `style` attributes and `onclick` handlers from the admin
dashboard screen; moved to the enqueued CSS/JS files per Guideline standards.
* Fix: Asset cache-busting version was hardcoded and had drifted from the plugin
version; now driven by a single `IOTC_VERSION` constant.
* Fix: Corrected a fragile `plugins_url()` base-path argument in the emergency-
restore AJAX handler.
* Fix: Narrowed the Wordfence table-prefix match (`wf`) to reduce false-positive
orphan detection on unrelated tables.
#### 1.1.1
* Fix: Excluded `.claude` and `skills-lock.json` dev tooling files from the production
ZIP (.distignore).
* Fix: Corrected “External services” section in readme.txt to properly disclose
Freemius (the actual external service used) with valid Terms of Use/Privacy Policy
links, and updated InTouchDesign’s own Terms/Privacy links to live pages.
* Fix: Unified emergency-restore table rename query to use `$wpdb->prepare()` with`%
i` identifier placeholders.
* Fix: Updated hardcoded asset cache-busting version to match plugin version.
* Fix: Restored a missing closing brace in class-iotc-actions.php (fatal parse
error introduced by a prior edit).
#### 1.1.0
* Fix: Removed all license checks and gated logic from free cron code.
* Fix: Updated Terms and Privacy URLs in readme.txt to valid public pages.
* Fix: Removed ABSPATH string replacement in emergency-restore script per Guideline
location standards.
* Fix: Removed inline styles from emergency restore page to use enqueued CSS.
* Fix: Excluded .wordpress-org folder from production release zip package.
#### 1.0.9
* Fix: Updated Freemius initialization for WordPress.org compliance.
* Fix: Separated Pro features trait for clean free vs pro deployment.
* Fix: Aligned menu page slugs and asset enqueue URLs.
#### 1.0.8
* Fix: Resolved trialware guidelines compliance by removing Pro locks/teasers in
free mode.
* Fix: Separated premium code actions into a trait for conditional loading.
* Fix: Removed inline styles from emergency restore script and extracted them to
CSS file.
* Fix: Excluded po/mo translation files from package to use translate.wordpress.
org.
#### 1.0.7
* Fix: Inlined `$wpdb->prepare` calls inside `$wpdb->query` to satisfy strict `
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared` coding standard checks.
#### 1.0.6
* Fix: Prefixed AJAX actions and cron hooks with `iotc_` to comply with Plugin
Guidelines.
* Security: Refactored SQL queries to use `$wpdb->prepare()` with the `%i` identifier
placeholder for safe schema modifications.
* Fix: Excluded build artifacts and hidden directories from deployment zip to comply
with WordPress.org Plugin Checker.
#### 1.0.5
* Fix: Addressed strict edge cases in Plugin Checker for I18n translations on error
responses.
* Fix: Adjusted ABSPATH security check structure in emergency-restore script to
pass static AST tests.
#### 1.0.4
* Fix: Preserved I18n translation comments during Freemius minification by extracting
strings into variables.
* Fix: Added direct database query overrides and `ABSPATH` fallbacks for `emergency-
restore.php`.
#### 1.0.3
* Fix: Addressed WordPress Plugin Checker errors (i18n missing translators comments,
unprefixed variables/functions, and emergency restore security).
#### 1.0.2
* Minor fixes.
#### 1.0.0
* Initial release on WordPress.org repository.
## Meta
* Version **1.1.5**
* Last updated **2 dinten ago**
* Active installations **Fewer than 10**
* WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.0.4**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/intouch-orphan-table-cleaner/)
* Tags
* [cleanup](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cleanup/)[database](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/database/)
[database cleaner](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/database-cleaner/)[optimization](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/optimization/)
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## Contributors
* [ intouchdesigndev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/intouchdesigndev/)
* [ ikaroweb ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ikaroweb/)
## Support
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