Easy Actions Scheduler Cleaner 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.

This plugin provides two cleanup modes plus email notifications:

Manual cleanup

Run a one-time cleanup that removes all unnecessary records at once:

Delete completed actions – Actions that have already been executed successfully
Delete failed actions – Actions that encountered errors during execution
Delete canceled actions – Actions that were manually canceled
Delete past-due actions – Actions that missed their scheduled execution time
Delete old pending actions – Pending actions older than 30 days
Delete action logs – Historical log records that accumulate over time

Scheduled cleanup

Configure automatic cleanup to run on a schedule with smart thresholds:

Flexible frequency – Daily, weekly, biweekly, or monthly
Per-type configuration – Enable/disable cleanup for each action type independently
Threshold system – Only clean when records exceed your configured minimum (e.g., clean completed actions only when there are more than 100)
Configurable pending age – Set custom age for old pending actions (7 to 365 days)
Last run reporting – See results from the last scheduled cleanup
Background processing (NEW in 1.3) – The scheduled cleanup now runs as a self-rescheduling Action Scheduler job, so it never times out on large sites with millions of records

Email notifications

Stay informed about your database status with configurable email notifications:

Periodic reports – Receive daily, weekly, or monthly reports with database status, cleanup results, and estimated space savings
Accumulation alerts – Get notified when records pile up without an active scheduled cleanup
Missed cleanup alerts – Detect when WP-Cron fails to execute a scheduled cleanup
Separate recipient lists – Configure different email addresses for management reports and technical alerts
HTML formatted emails – Clean, readable email reports
Test emails – Send test report or alert emails directly from the settings page to verify delivery

Key features

Two cleanup modes – Manual one-time cleanup or scheduled automatic cleanup
Smart thresholds – Scheduled cleanup only runs when record counts justify it
Database space estimation – See how much space your Action Scheduler tables are using
Email notifications – Periodic reports, accumulation alerts, and missed cleanup warnings
Batch processing – Handles large datasets efficiently (10,000 records per batch)
Detailed reporting – Shows exactly how many records were deleted by type and estimated space freed
Orphaned data cleanup – Also removes related orphaned groups
Complete logs cleanup – Removes all action logs that accumulate over time
WooCommerce integration – Seamlessly works with WooCommerce’s Action Scheduler

Why use this plugin?

The Actions Scheduler tool used by WooCommerce and many other WordPress plugins can accumulate millions of database records over time, which can:

Slow down your website performance
Increase database size unnecessarily
Make database backups larger and slower
Impact Actions Scheduler’s own performance

The action logs table (actionscheduler_logs) is particularly problematic as it records detailed information about every action execution and can grow exponentially on busy sites.

Works with Action Scheduler 4.0 and WooCommerce 11.0

Action Scheduler 4.0 (bundled with WooCommerce 11.0) now removes failed actions automatically after three months, on top of the completed-action cleanup it already did. This plugin still does more, and on your terms: it cleans on demand and immediately, and it also clears past-due actions, old pending actions, every action log, and orphaned groups that Action Scheduler leaves behind.

Important notes

Cleanup is irreversible – Always backup your database before use
Scheduled cleanup respects thresholds – Only cleans when record counts exceed your minimums
You choose the mode – Use manual for one-time cleanup or scheduled for ongoing maintenance

Perfect for

E-commerce sites with large Action Scheduler tables
Sites with millions of action log records
Database maintenance and optimization
Before major WooCommerce updates
Preparing for site migrations
Regular automated maintenance

Privacy Policy

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.

Technical Details

Minimum requirements

WordPress 5.0 or higher
WooCommerce 3.0 or higher (optional)
PHP 7.4 or higher
MySQL 5.6 or MariaDB 10.1

Database tables affected

wp_actionscheduler_actions – Main actions table
wp_actionscheduler_groups – Groups table (orphaned records only)
wp_actionscheduler_logs – Logs table (all records)

Batch processing

The plugin processes deletions in batches of 10,000 records to prevent timeouts and reduce server load during cleanup operations.

WP-Cron

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.

For developers

The plugin exposes three filters for fine-tuning the cleanup behavior. Add them to a mu-plugin or your theme’s functions.php:

easc_large_site_threshold (default: 500000)

Number of total records (actions + logs) that triggers the “consider enabling scheduled cleanup” admin notice.

easc_batch_size (default: 10000, context: 'scheduled')

Rows deleted per DELETE LIMIT query. Lower if your database struggles, raise if you have headroom. Currently applies to the scheduled cleanup only.

easc_cleanup_step_time_budget (default: 25)

Seconds each background step is allowed to run before rescheduling itself. Should be lower than your hosting’s PHP max_execution_time.

Example:

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Need private support or custom development?

Do you need one-on-one help, priority troubleshooting, or a custom feature, integration, or tweak built specifically for your site? I offer private support and custom development. Just contact me and tell me what you need.

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