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Easy Actions Scheduler Cleaner<\/strong> helps you clean up your Actions Scheduler database tables. Over time, these tables can accumulate thousands or even millions of records from completed, failed, canceled, and past-due actions that are no longer needed, as well as extensive logs that can take up significant database space.<\/p>\n\n This plugin provides two cleanup modes plus email notifications:<\/p>\n\n Run a one-time cleanup that removes all unnecessary records at once:<\/p>\n\n Configure automatic cleanup to run on a schedule with smart thresholds:<\/p>\n\n Stay informed about your database status with configurable email notifications:<\/p>\n\n The Actions Scheduler tool used by WooCommerce and many other WordPress plugins can accumulate millions of database records over time, which can:<\/p>\n\n The action logs table ( This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any user data externally. Email notifications are sent using WordPress's built-in wp_mail() function through your server's mail configuration. All data processing happens locally on your server.<\/p>\n\n The plugin processes deletions in batches of 10,000 records to prevent timeouts and reduce server load during cleanup operations.<\/p>\n\n Scheduled cleanup and email notifications rely on WP-Cron. If your site uses an external cron job (DISABLE_WP_CRON), make sure your system cron is properly configured to trigger WP-Cron. The missed cleanup alert can help detect WP-Cron issues.<\/p>\n\n The plugin exposes three filters for fine-tuning the cleanup behavior. Add them to a mu-plugin or your theme's functions.php:<\/p>\n\n Number of total records (actions + logs) that triggers the \"consider enabling scheduled cleanup\" admin notice.<\/p>\n\n Rows deleted per DELETE LIMIT query. Lower if your database struggles, raise if you have headroom. Currently applies to the scheduled cleanup only.<\/p>\n\n Seconds each background step is allowed to run before rescheduling itself. Should be lower than your hosting's PHP max_execution_time.<\/p>\n\n Example:<\/p>\n\n Love the plugin?<\/strong> Please leave us a 5-star review and help spread the word!<\/p>\n\n We are specialists in WordPress security, SEO, and performance optimization plugins. We create tools that solve real problems for WordPress site owners while maintaining the highest coding standards and accessibility requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n Yes, but like any database operation, you should always backup your database first. The plugin only removes historical records that are no longer needed.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. The plugin only removes completed, failed, canceled, past-due, and old pending actions, plus action logs. It preserves all active and recent pending actions that WooCommerce still needs.<\/p><\/dd>\n Scheduled cleanup uses WP-Cron to run at your chosen frequency (daily, weekly, biweekly, or monthly). Each action type has a threshold: cleanup only happens when the record count exceeds that minimum. For example, if you set completed actions threshold to 100, they will only be cleaned when there are 100 or more completed actions.<\/p><\/dd>\n Thresholds prevent unnecessary cleanup runs. If your site only has 20 completed actions and the threshold is 100, those 20 records will be left alone until they accumulate past the threshold. This is especially useful for low-traffic sites.<\/p><\/dd>\n You can configure three types of notifications: periodic reports (daily\/weekly\/monthly summaries), accumulation alerts (when records pile up without scheduled cleanup), and missed cleanup alerts (when WP-Cron fails). Report emails and alert emails can be sent to different recipients. You can also send test emails from the settings page to verify everything is working correctly.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. The Notifications tab has separate recipient fields for management reports and technical alerts. By default both use the site admin email, but you can customize each independently.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. You can run a manual cleanup first to clear everything, then enable scheduled cleanup to keep things clean going forward.<\/p><\/dd>\n No, cleanup is irreversible. That's why we strongly recommend creating a database backup before using it.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. Action logs are purely historical records used for debugging and monitoring. Deleting them does not affect store functionality but can significantly reduce database size.<\/p><\/dd>\n The plugin queries MySQL's This plugin works with the standard Action Scheduler that comes with WooCommerce and many other WordPress plugins. Compatibility with Action Scheduler Pro plugin has not been tested.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\nManual cleanup<\/h4>\n\n
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Is this safe to use?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Will this break my WooCommerce store?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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Can I send reports and alerts to different people?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I use both manual and scheduled cleanup?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I undo the cleanup?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Will deleting action logs affect my store?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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