Clear Internal Search Button vs Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) ranks #1,859 on the popular list; Clear Internal Search Button is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Downloads this week: Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) 570 and Clear Internal Search Button 18.
| Metric | Clear Internal Search Button | Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,859 ▼ 9 |
| Active installs | — | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 18 | 570 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.4★ (92) |
| Last updated | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.1.2 | 0.15 |
| Best rank on record | #46,584 | #1,821 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2024 | Apr 2010 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Are Clear Internal Search Button or Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup) alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.