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title: Logging plugin entries cluttering the database
description: "A WordPress logging plugin on your site can build up hundreds of thousands of log entries and clutter your database. **How to clear it.** Clear the logs…"
url: "https://homerunner.io/docs/a-wordpress-logging-plugin-has-accumulated-hundreds-of-thousands-of-log-entries/"
updated: "2026-10-26"
category: General
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# Logging plugin entries cluttering the database

A WordPress logging plugin on your site can build up hundreds of thousands of log entries and clutter your database.

**How to clear it.** Clear the logs directly from the database with a single TRUNCATE operation. TRUNCATE removes all rows instantly, without the server load that row-by-row deletion causes. After clearing, deactivate the logging plugin to prevent the table from refilling. The site then returns to normal with a clean database.

**If you reactivate the plugin.** Logs begin accumulating again unless the underlying source of the log volume is also turned down. In this situation, that source is the HomeRunner plugin's debug-level API logging.