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WP Autoload Audit

WordPress plugin: finds autoloaded-option bloat slowing every page load, flags stuck transients, one-click cleanup

by Azan Umer · github.com/azanumer/wp-autoload-audit

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/azanumer/wp-autoload-audit/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/azanumer/wp-autoload-audit ↗

Finds autoloaded-option bloat in wp_options that slows down every WordPress page load. Scans all autoload=yes rows, ranks them by size, flags common bloat patterns, and offers one-click cleanup of stuck transients.

Why

WordPress loads every autoload=yes option into memory on each request. A bloated options table (rewrites, stuck transients, cache blobs) adds tens of milliseconds to TTFB on every hit.

What it shows

  • Total autoloaded row count and size (with a 1 MB health warning)
  • Top 100 largest autoloaded options with size flags (>100 KB ⚠️, filterable via waa_size_warning_bytes)
  • Flagged bloat patterns: stuck autoloaded transients, oversized rewrite_rules, update transients, WooCommerce/plugin blobs
  • Autoloaded transients with a one-click Delete stuck transients button (nonce-protected)

Safety

  • Read-only scan; the only writes are the transient cleanup and the opt-in "disable autoload" action
  • "Disable autoload" is restricted to allow-listed name patterns (waa_safe_to_disable_autoload filter) — core/update options can never be touched
  • Filters: waa_flag_option, waa_size_warning_bytes, waa_total_warning_bytes

Install

  1. Copy the plugin folder to wp-content/plugins/wp-autoload-audit/
  2. Activate, then open Tools → Autoload Audit

License

MIT