A no-fluff WordPress plugin audit tool. BoltAudit helps you identify bloated, unused, abandoned, and performance-heavy plugins—plus database bloat, au …
| Author: | Mehedi (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 6.0 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.8.5 |
| Plugin version: | 0.0.8 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 03-07-2025 |
| Last updated: | 05-09-2025 |
| Rating, %: | 100 |
| Rated by: | 8 |
| Plugin URI: | |
| Total downloads: | 1 123 |
| Active installs: | 100+ |
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BoltAudit gives you a clear, actionable overview of what’s slowing down your WordPress site.
It inspects:
– Active plugins and their actual impact on performance
– Unused, abandoned, or rarely-used plugins
– Heavy scripts, enqueued styles, database queries, and metadata
– Autoloaded options, transients, and custom DB tables
– Post details page with orphaned metadata and orphaned post records
– Server environment and PHP configuration
Whether you’re a developer, site owner, or agency, BoltAudit gives you visibility into bottlenecks with zero guesswork.
Features
- Detect unused, outdated, or abandoned plugins
- Full Plugin Audit section: inactive, outdated, abandoned detection
- Plugin-level metrics: action/filter hook counts, cron job schedules, database query counts
- Breaks down post types, metadata, revisions, and orphaned types
- Analyzes option tables, autoloaded data, transients, and more
- Database snapshot with table sizes, row counts, autoload bloat
- Server environment checks: PHP, MySQL, memory limits, upload size
- Lightweight, on-demand diagnostics—no front-end performance impact
- Responsive, accessible UI with performance optimizations
- WooCommerce Overview with product counts and performance insights (HPOS, cart fragments, and more)
FAQ
Does BoltAudit slow down my site?
No. BoltAudit runs diagnostics only on demand and does not affect front-end performance.
Can BoltAudit delete plugins or data?
No. BoltAudit is read-only. It provides insights; you decide what to remove or clean up.
What qualifies as an “abandoned” plugin?
Plugins without updates in the past year or with low support-forum activity are flagged as abandoned.
Will this work on large or complex sites?
Yes. BoltAudit was built for heavy-duty environments, including eCommerce, LMS, and community plugins.
What does the Database Overview section include?
Total DB size, number of tables (empty vs. used), autoloaded options, transients, and custom tables to help you spot bloat quickly.
ChangeLog
0.0.8 – 2025-09-05
- Introduced Database Details Page
- Introduced WooCommerce Details Page
- Fix uncaught error
0.0.7 – 2025-08-08
- Introduced Post Details page with orphaned metadata and orphaned post record reports
- Fixed environment “get user ID” issue to ensure accurate username
0.0.6 – 2025-07-30
- Introduced WooCommerce Performance Insights Section
- Added “Settings” link in the plugin page area for quicker navigation
- Fixed plugin fetch error
0.0.5 – 2025-07-25
- Added asset impact metrics: script/style file size and load duration
- Enhanced SinglePluginRepository caching for faster repeated audits
- UI improvements for metrics breakdown
- Bug fixes and performance optimizations
0.0.4 – 2025-07-16
- Added Site Details section
- Fixed Plugin Audit for too many plugins
- Improved Table UI
0.0.3 – 2025-07-13
- Added full Plugin Audit section to detect inactive, outdated, or abandoned plugins
- Warnings for unused or risky plugins
- Improved environment and database reporting
- UI refinements and performance improvements
0.0.2 – 2025-07-05
- Introduced Database Overview: table sizes, row counts, autoloaded options, transients, and bloat detection
- Improved post type detection and metadata analysis
- Minor UI tweaks and wording fixes
0.0.1 – 2025-07-03
- Initial beta release: post-type analyzer & environment report
