AAA Option Optimizer
Plugin that tracks autoloaded options usage and allows the user to optimize them.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.6★ from 25
- Active installs
- 9k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Added
- Apr 2024
- Requires WP
- 6.7
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Downloads
- 108,321
Our analysis
AI-assistedAAA Option Optimizer is a WordPress plugin designed to help you manage autoloaded options on your site. It tracks which options are used during page renders and stores this data for comparison. By reviewing the unused options, you can decide whether to remove them or prevent them from autoloading, which can help optimise your site's performance.
This plugin is suitable for site administrators looking to clean up their database and improve site efficiency. It requires you to interact with your site over a period to gather accurate data on option usage.
Best for: Site administrators aiming to optimise their WordPress database.
What it does well
- ✓Tracks autoloaded options used on a page
- ✓Compares used options with stored data
- ✓Allows removal or adjustment of unused options
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Grade A directory score of 82/100
Where it falls short
- •Requires manual interaction with the site for effective use
- •Limited feature information available
Verdict
AAA Option Optimizer provides a straightforward way to manage autoloaded options, making it useful for those looking to enhance their site's performance through database cleanup.
From the developer
Progress Planner's own description of AAA Option Optimizer, lightly tidied.
This plugin tracks which of the autoloaded options are used on a page, and stores that data at the end of page render. It keeps an array of options that it has seen as being used. On the admin page, it compares all the autoloaded options to the array of stored options, and shows the autoloaded options that have not been used as you were browsing the site. If you’ve been to every page on your site, or you’ve kept the plugin around for a week or so, this means that those options probably don’t need to be autoloaded.
How to use this plugin
Install this plugin, and go through your entire site. Best is to use it normally for a couple of days, or to visit every page on your site and in your admin manually. Then go to the plugin’s settings screen, and go through the unused options. You can either decide to remove an unused option (they might for instance be for plugins you no longer use), or to set it to not autoload. The latter action is much less destructive: it’ll still be there, but it just won’t be autoloaded.