Title: SQL Buddy – Database Management Made Easy Author: WP Engine Published: January 12, 2022 Last modified: June 16, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/sql-buddy/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2656583) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/sql-buddy/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2656583) # SQL Buddy – Database Management Made Easy By [WP Engine](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpengine/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/sql-buddy.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-buddy/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-buddy/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-buddy/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-buddy/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sql-buddy/) ## Description **⚠️ WARNING** **SQL Buddy is no longer actively maintained.** This software is still free to use under the license provided, but users should be aware that it is not currently maintained. No additional releases, including security releases, will be made available. Your one-stop solution for WordPress database management. Edit your table data with a clean and straightforward user interface. SQL Buddy is a WordPress plugin that makes it easy to manage your database table contents right from your WordPress dashboard. The Dashboard screen gives you a detailed overview of all your WordPress tables, along with useful data like the number of records, and the size of the table. The Tables screen allows you to search for a specific table, or view the table rows. Clicking on a row presents options to edit and save the column values, or delete the row. You are also able to control which table columns to display, as well as options to filter the table data. Each screen has pagination controls for navigating through a large number of tables or rows. ### Features * View a list of all your database tables, including details like number of records, data usage, and index usage per table. * Navigate through table records quickly, or search for specific tables by name. * Filter table records using custom query conditions * Choose which table columns to display on a per-table basis * View the full contents of a single table record with one click. * Easily edit the record contents or delete a table record ### Why Use a Database Management Plugin? While not common, there are often situations where you might need to make changes to your WordPress database. Perhaps you’ve moved from a staging environment to live, and you need to update your site URL, or you need to clean up some data left behind by a deleted plugin. Whatever the reason, a solid solution for browsing and editing your WordPress database is a vital tool in any site owner’s belt. You could use the database management tool your web host provides, which is typically based on PHPMyAdmin, but the user interface is clumsy and not all that intuitive. You could try an application like Navicat, SQLyog, or TablePlus, but these require you to know your database access credentials. SQL Buddy is the WordPress plugin that gives you the ability to manage your database directly from your WordPress dashboard, without needing to worry about database credentials, installing third-party applications, or navigating a confusing user interface. ### Built by WordPress Database Experts We’re Delicious Brains, the team behind [WP Migrate DB](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-migrate-db/) and [WP Migrate DB Pro](https://deliciousbrains.com/wp-migrate-db-pro/). For the last 15 years, we’ve helped WordPress developers migrate their database, site files and themes, and plugins between multiple different environments. We pride ourselves on being WordPress database experts, so you don’t have to be. SQL Buddy is everything we require from a WordPress database management plugin. A beautiful, intuitive interface, coupled with straightforward yet powerful features. ## Screenshots * [[ * Dashboard screen * [[ * Tables screen * [[ * Edit table row screen ## Installation From your WordPress dashboard 1. **Visit** Plugins > Add New 2. **Search** for “SQL Buddy” 3. **Install and Activate** SQL Buddy from your Plugins page 4. **Click** on **SQL Buddy** in the “Tools” menu item, to manage your database ## FAQ ### What support is provided? Limited free support is provided through the WordPress.org support forums ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/47049d827c71bca5e909113de8e3863f2f139254a9d0edc4bb3c2fd8fbd338f0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin for editing records](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-for-editing-records/)󠁿 [Anton_Th](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anton_th/) August 5, 2024 I have to delete several hundreds of records (all containing ‘acf’). A multi-row select option would already be enough for me to buy a premium version. Would be ideal for cleaning up databases. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd3ecd85365fe2a81ad9db1428d72a2ba456280583c7ee1dc0eec587e9fbbb8d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Essential plugin for developers](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/essential-plugin-for-developers-2/)󠁿 [Ryan Novotny](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryannovotny/) May 24, 2024 Almost should be part of WP core IMO ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/527e3b0e474972b74ceddfb6a3aa9e0cec5ee6a9a1903700f1c5f0e13dcf7c51? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and easy DB edits](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-easy-db-edits/)󠁿 [robertstaddon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robertstaddon/) May 17, 2024 I was amazed at how simple and easy this plugin makes editing the database right from your WordPress admin area! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d292174cfce33d6af0c0aa6e8264e0376eb84b0193b34363058a61a4165ec4b6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[This was really needed, great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-was-really-needed-great/)󠁿 [dimmez](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dimmez/) April 16, 2024 I was looking for something to correct the data in the options table from the admin panel. This is exactly what I need! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/83f45514b2ea821162d0264cde8bbd75277fa4ad9aca60aea14b0f735fa3d1b4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Cool plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cool-plugin-597/)󠁿 [Geert Bouckaert](https://profiles.wordpress.org/geert-bouckaert/) February 23, 2024 Very nice, easy plugin.Now, I don’t have to switch to phpmyadmin anymore. I wonder, would it be possible to also add the function to add records in a chosen table? ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2ce24492279223e09e666c760384573bc045d78af32a1459b8fcf341f7ab56a1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[So convinient](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/so-convinient/)󠁿 [Pär Thernström](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eskapism/) October 31, 2023 This is a very nice and easy to use tool that I install on my local dev sites. Especially useful when using Docker or similar because I can’t keep track of all exposed MariaDB- ports… [ Read all 14 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sql-buddy/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “SQL Buddy – Database Management Made Easy” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ WP Engine ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpengine/) * [ Delicious Brains ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/deliciousbrains/) “SQL Buddy – Database Management Made Easy” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sql-buddy/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “SQL Buddy – Database Management Made Easy” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sql-buddy) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sql-buddy/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/sql-buddy/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sql-buddy/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sql-buddy/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **10 months ago** * Active installations **5,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.4.8** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sql-buddy/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-buddy/), and [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-buddy/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sql-buddy) * Tags * [database](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/database/)[database management](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/database-management/) [sql](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sql/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/sql-buddy/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 14 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sql-buddy/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sql-buddy/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sql-buddy/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sql-buddy/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sql-buddy/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sql-buddy/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sql-buddy/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ WP Engine ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpengine/) * [ Delicious Brains ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/deliciousbrains/) ## Support Got something to say? 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