Safely scan and convert WordPress database tables to utf8mb4 for 4-byte character support, including emojis and multilingual Unicode characters.

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<p>LightMoving UTF8MB4 Converter helps modernize older WordPress databases that still use latin1, utf8, or other non-utf8mb4 collations.</p>
<p>The plugin scans your WordPress database tables, identifies tables that are not using utf8mb4, and provides a safe administrator-controlled conversion workflow.</p>
<p>Features include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Database charset and collation scan</li>
<li>WordPress table scan using the active table prefix</li>
<li>utf8mb4 server capability detection</li>
<li>Backup confirmation workflow</li>
<li>Required CONVERT confirmation step</li>
<li>Individual WordPress table conversion</li>
<li>Clean conversion success logging</li>
<li>Responsive modern admin interface</li>
<li>Direct Tools link from the Plugins page</li>
<li>No automatic conversion on activation</li>
</ul>
<p>This utility is especially useful for:</p>
<ul>
<li>older WordPress sites</li>
<li>migrated websites</li>
<li>legacy hosting environments</li>
<li>Themify and older builder installs</li>
<li>emoji and 4-byte character support warnings</li>
<li>multilingual WordPress environments</li>
</ul>
<h3>Safety Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>No automatic conversion on plugin activation</li>
<li>Administrator-only access</li>
<li>Backup confirmation checkbox</li>
<li>Required CONVERT confirmation text</li>
<li>Converts only tables using the active WordPress table prefix</li>
<li>Displays current database charset and collation</li>
<li>Displays current table engine and collation</li>
<li>Converts database default charset/collation</li>
<li>Converts WordPress tables individually</li>
</ul>
<h3>Important</h3>
<p>Always create a complete database backup before converting database tables.</p>
<p>Large tables may require additional time depending on hosting resources. Conversion operations may temporarily lock tables while MySQL or MariaDB processes ALTER TABLE operations.</p>


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