Plugin info

Total downloads: 58,522
Active installs: 3,000
Total reviews: 55
Average rating: 3.8
Support threads opened: 1
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 2/2/2019 (2524 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 9/3/2012 (13 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 5.0.21
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 2524 days ago • Support resolved 0% • 55 reviews

16/100

Is Change Table Prefix abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 2524 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.0
Tested up to: 5.0.21
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Latest version compatible with WordPress multisite installation here

This plugin is mainly useful if you have not changed the database prefix at the time of installation and want to change post installation to make your website more secure and protected from SQL injections. With the use of this plug-in you can easily replace your database default prefix to any other prefix in single click.

As in most of the cases adminer are not changing the WordPress default database table prefix, it is easy for any hackers to inject to your database as all the default tables names are know for all. But if you modify your database tables prefix then your tables names are become unknown to outside world.

Plug-in URL: Change Table Prefix

Features

  • Can change database tables prefix in post installation.
  • Tables prefix will change by single click.
  • Works well for multi site present in a single database.
  • Both the custom and random generated prefix facility available.
  • Minimize the SQL injection.

Installation

  • Upload change-table-prefix to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  • Activate the plug-in through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  • Configure the new prefix in Settings -> Change Table Prefix.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Review feed

Antonio Gallo
12/15/2020

it works

It work perfectly, i don't give 5 stars because you should check if wp-config.php is writable before updating the DB to avoid dummy people to be locked out.

Screenshots

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Changelog

2.0

  • Tested with upto WP 5.0.x
  • Take any combination of letters, numbers and (_) with first character always alphanumeric.
  • Check first character is always alphanumeric or not.
  • Blank submission of custom table prefix will change prefix with randomly generated 5 characters and a message appears that custom table prefix can not be empty.

1.4

  • Tested with upto WP 4.5.2
  • Disable direct access.
  • Added Last time table prefix change details.
  • Added maintenance mode feature during table prefix change.

1.2

  • Fixed issues. Tested with 4.2

1.0

  • This is the first version