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WP phpMyAdmin
Your emergency key to the database when hosting access goes missing.
Declining
63/100
This wrapper provides vital database access when hosting panels are unavailable despite minor compatibility issues.
Active installs
~55,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 50k+
Rating
4.6★
58 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-49%
Declining fast
462 → 237 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORreviews unevenly distributed over time
- MINORdownloads down 49% vs a year ago
- MINORnot updated in 8 months
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -49% in the last year
462/day a year ago→237/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayWP phpMyAdmin is well-regarded as a convenient database management tool for WordPress users who lack direct hosting panel access, though it has minor complaints around compatibility transparency.
What people like
- +Valued as a lifesaver when direct hosting panel or database credentials are unavailable×3
- +Familiar phpMyAdmin interface that users find easy to use×2
- +Useful for specific tasks like fixing domain URLs in WP Multisite
- +Helpful for debugging client sites
- +Users found it valuable enough to donate to the developers×2
Common complaints
- −Does not accurately report PHP version compatibility, falsely claiming support for unsupported versions
- −At least one user reports the plugin simply does not work
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.67★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
- 7%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 58 total
Latest reviews · 58 analyzed
- 2026-01-31★★★★★very useful pluginitbuero
- 2024-11-29★★★★★Super!magcig
- 2024-11-24★★★★★Perfect pluginramyaraj1-shot
- 2024-09-25★★★★★It helped me to access DB without having access to hostingFarooq
- 2024-05-30★★★★★Fantastic pluginJustin
- 2024-04-17★★★★★Excellent pluginmpia
- 2024-03-06★★★★★Top pluginMarco Floriano
- 2024-02-20★★★★★Life Saviorleralk
- 2024-02-07★★★★★Great Pluginslawomiroruba1-shot
- 2023-10-22★★★★★Perfectly doing what I need quicklywplivmax
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNNo release history available.
For developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
228
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
236
Prior 7-day baseline
154
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
268
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-3.4%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
18%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.83
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
90%
5★ share in analyzed sample
7%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.62 → 4.67★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered