wpsnoop: fix Advanced Database Cleaner plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin Advanced Database Cleaner conflicts or throws a PHP error we hope wpsnoop can help you to fix the issue quickly.


Discover which shortcodes wp-options PHP functions database tables and files are created by Advanced Database Cleaner, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Advanced Database Cleaner.


Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Advanced Database Cleaner leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.

Expert advice is recommended if you are not technically proficient with PHP, MySQL etc. View support options for Advanced Database Cleaner

Get professional support for Advanced Database Cleaner here

When you need professional help with WordPress: get help here


What does Advanced Database Cleaner version 3.0.4 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Advanced Database Cleaner to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 3.0.4 may have created a different set of shortcodes, used different function names or could have created entirely different database tables to store settings and operate. This is not an exhaustive list but shows how version 3.0.4 of Advanced Database Cleaner behaves when installed and removed on a clean installation of WordPress.

We have not tested individual shortcodes, features or settings of this plugin but instead have concentrated on the potential for obvious errors and conflicts which can occur, if you need help with the plugin in your local installation you can get WordPress help and support for Advanced Database Cleaner by clicking here.

Our testing covered the free version of this plugin there may or may not be a paid version or premium version available for purchase that unlocks additional features and could behave in a slightly or very different manner.

Which new files does Advanced Database Cleaner add to WordPress?

This section will populate with a table showing an icon, size and filepath.

Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/uploads/ The wp-content/uploads/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1495 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/ The wp-content/uploads/2022/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ The wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ directory has potential conflicts with at least 1367 other plugins or themes.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/ 559.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/advanced-db-cleaner.php 28.61kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/css/ 44.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/css/admin.css 20.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/css/index.php 30.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/css/sweetalert2.min.css 24.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/ 72.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/add_schedule.svg 843.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/alarm-clock.svg 4.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/alert_delete.svg 761.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/alert.svg 761.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/check_ok.svg 844.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/db_clean.svg 884.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/edit_schedule.svg 1.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/features.png 3.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/go_back.svg 953.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/green_clock.svg 893.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/grey_clock.svg 887.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/help.png 3.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/help.svg 4.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/icon-128x128.png 9.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/info.svg 1.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/information.svg 1.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/information2.svg 1.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/loading20px.svg 720.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/menu-icon.png 499.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/nothing_to_see.svg 921.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/order_now.png 14.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/premium_ok.png 4.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/premium.svg 4.63kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/search-icon.svg 759.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/see.svg 924.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/switch-off.svg 2.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/switch-on.svg 1.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/images/warning.svg 2.67kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/ 285.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/class_clean_cron.php 15.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/class_clean_options.php 17.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/class_clean_tables.php 25.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/class_general_cleanup.php 17.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/clean_db.php 1.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-clean-view/ 53.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-clean-view/class_clean_comment.php 10.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-clean-view/class_clean_meta_comment_post_user_term.php 10.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-clean-view/class_clean_relationships.php 7.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-clean-view/class_clean_revision_draft_trash.php 9.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-clean-view/class_clean_transient.php 10.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-clean-view/header_page_custom_clean.php 3.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-clean-view/page_custom_clean.php 475.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-schedule-view/ 50.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-schedule-view/class_add_cleanup_schedule.php 13.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-schedule-view/class_add_optimize_schedule.php 10.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-schedule-view/class_edit_cleanup_schedule.php 15.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/custom-schedule-view/class_edit_optimize_schedule.php 11.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/functions.php 51.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/header_page_filter.php 7.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/license/ 30.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/license/ADBC_EDD_SL_Plugin_Updater.php 17.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/license/adbc-edd-sample-plugin.php 13.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/optimize_db.php 459.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/overview_settings.php 8.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/premium_page.php 2.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/includes/sidebar.php 1.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/index.php 30.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/js/ 45.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/js/admin.js 5.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/js/sweetalert2.min.js 40.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/languages/ 42.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/languages/advanced-database-cleaner.pot 42.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/LICENSE.txt 14.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/advanced-database-cleaner/README.txt 25.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Advanced Database Cleaner add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Advanced Database Cleaner?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Advanced Database Cleaner?

What new PHP functions does Advanced Database Cleaner declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
adbc_add_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_add_options()
adbc_add_scheduled_tasks 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_add_scheduled_tasks()
adbc_clean_all_elements_type 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_clean_all_elements_type()
adbc_clean_all_transients 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_clean_all_transients()
adbc_clean_elements_type 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_clean_elements_type()
adbc_clean_scheduled_elements 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_clean_scheduled_elements()
adbc_count_all_elements_to_clean 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_count_all_elements_to_clean()
adbc_count_elements_to_clean 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_count_elements_to_clean()
adbc_create_folder_plus_index_file 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_create_folder_plus_index_file()
adbc_create_tooltip_by_replace 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_create_tooltip_by_replace()
adbc_create_tooltip_for_long_string 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_create_tooltip_for_long_string()
adbc_create_tooltip_for_option_value 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_create_tooltip_for_option_value()
adbc_delete_folder_with_content 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_delete_folder_with_content()
adbc_filter_results_in_all_items_array_free 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_filter_results_in_all_items_array_free()
adbc_get_all_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_get_all_options()
adbc_get_all_scheduled_tasks 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_get_all_scheduled_tasks()
adbc_get_all_tables 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_get_all_tables()
adbc_get_core_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_get_core_options()
adbc_get_core_tables 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_get_core_tables()
adbc_get_core_tasks 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_get_core_tasks()
adbc_get_keep_last_sql_arg 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_get_keep_last_sql_arg()
adbc_get_limit_offset_sql_args 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_get_limit_offset_sql_args()
adbc_get_order_by_sql_arg 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_get_order_by_sql_arg()
adbc_get_size_from_bytes 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_get_size_from_bytes()
adbc_optimize_scheduled_tables 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_optimize_scheduled_tables()
adbc_prepare_items_to_display 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_prepare_items_to_display()
adbc_return_array_all_elements_to_clean 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_return_array_all_elements_to_clean()
adbc_update_task_in_db_after_delete 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare adbc_update_task_in_db_after_delete()

Using Advanced Database Cleaner from the command line with WP-CLI

The following commands are provided for convenience and should only be used if you understand how WP-CLI works. These commands refer to a single WordPress instance and may need to be modified if you are working with a Multisite installation.


How to install Advanced Database Cleaner from the command line with WP-CLI

Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:

wp plugin install advanced-database-cleaner


How to activate Advanced Database Cleaner from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate Advanced Database Cleaner after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install advanced-database-cleaner --activate


How to reinstall Advanced Database Cleaner from the command line with WP-CLI

To force a reinstallation of Advanced Database Cleaner which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:

wp plugin install advanced-database-cleaner --force


How to update Advanced Database Cleaner to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update advanced-database-cleaner


How to delete Advanced Database Cleaner from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete advanced-database-cleaner

Where can you download earlier versions of Advanced Database Cleaner?

Whenever possible you should use the latest version of plugins and themes, however if you have recently updated and discovered that you need to install an earlier version you may be able to download other versions of Advanced Database Cleaner from the WordPress repository by visiting this link.

Please note that installing earlier versions of a theme or plugin is not generally a recommended course of action for most users and could re-introduce security, stability or other issues in Advanced Database Cleaner

About our testing enviroment

Tests were conducted using Apache 2.4.29, PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 18.04, MySQL 5.7.33 and WordPress 5.9

It is very possible that different versions of PHP such as PHP 8.0, PHP 7.4, or PHP 7.3 could behave differently with Advanced Database Cleaner. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.