Bulk Cleanup

Bulk Cleanup helps WooCommerce store owners remove unnecessary data and keep the database lean. Filter and delete orders, users, products, coupons, and reviews in bulk or let automated schedules and hygiene presets handle recurring maintenance.

Requirements:

WordPress 6.5+
WooCommerce 7.2+
PHP 7.4+
HPOS compatible

Installation

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To start using a product from WooCommerce.com, you can use the “Add to store” functionality on the order confirmation page or the My subscriptions section in your account.

Navigate to My subscriptions.
Find the Add to store button next to the product you’re planning to install.
Follow the instructions on the screen, and the product will be automatically added to your store.

Alternative options and more information at:
Managing WooCommerce.com subscriptions.

Adding a WooCommerce.com subscription to your store

Setup and Configuration

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After install and activation, open the Bulk Cleanup tab. The interface has 10 sub-tabs across the top. Start with the Hygiene Dashboard to see what’s bloating the database before deleting anything.

Install and activate the plugin (WooCommerce must be active).
Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Bulk Cleanup.
Click Refresh counts on the Hygiene Dashboard.
Use Preview on any insight with a high count before running a cleanup.

Hygiene Dashboard

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The Hygiene Dashboard shows live counts of data that commonly bloats WooCommerce databases. Each row includes Preview, Clean now, and Schedule actions. Summary stats at the top show total flagged items and how many insights have matches.

Hygiene Dashboard showing summary statistics and a table of insights including checkout-draft orders, failed orders, guest orders, trashed orders, expired sessions, expired coupons, and users without orders, each with Preview, Clean now, and Schedule buttons.

Insights explained

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Insight	What it flags	Default threshold
Checkout-draft orders	Abandoned block checkout sessions	All drafts
Failed / pending / cancelled orders	Stale unpaid orders	30+ days old
Guest orders	Orders from guest checkout	90+ days old
Orders in trash	Orders already in trash	30+ days in trash
Expired cart sessions	Stale WooCommerce session data	2+ days expired
Expired unused coupons	Coupons past expiry, never used	Expired + unused
Users without orders	Registered users with zero orders	All matching

Dashboard actions

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Action	What it does
Refresh counts	Reloads all insight counts from the database
Preview	Opens a modal listing matching items (not available for session cleanup)
Clean now	Runs the cleanup immediately after confirmation
Schedule	Opens a modal to create a recurring job for that insight

Hygiene Presets

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Presets are one-click recurring cleanup policies. Applying a preset creates a scheduled job you can pause, run, or remove under Schedules. Removing a preset deletes its linked schedule.

Hygiene Presets page listing seven preset cards with descriptions, schedule intervals, active/inactive status, and Apply preset or Remove preset buttons.

Available presets

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Preset	Interval	Action
Weekly Checkout Draft Cleanup	Weekly	Move checkout-draft orders to trash
Daily Expired Cart Sessions	Daily	Remove expired sessions (2+ days)
Monthly Failed & Pending Order Cleanup	Monthly	Trash failed, pending, cancelled orders 30+ days old
Weekly Empty Order Trash	Weekly	Permanently delete trashed orders 30+ days old
Monthly Guest Order Cleanup	Monthly	Trash guest orders 90+ days old
Monthly Expired Coupon Cleanup	Monthly	Trash expired, unused coupons

Workflow steps:

Review preset descriptions and intervals.
Click Apply preset on the policies you want.
Open Schedules to confirm the job was created.
Use Remove preset to delete the linked schedule.

Orders

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Filter WooCommerce orders and delete or trash them in bulk. Leave status checkboxes unchecked to include all statuses. Always preview matches before deleting.

Orders tab with filter fields for order status, date range, order total, payment method, customer type, and batch limit, plus Preview, Move to Trash, Delete Orders Now, and Schedule this deletion sections.

Filters

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Setting	Description
Order Status	Check specific statuses, or leave all unchecked for every status (including checkout-draft when available)
Date From / Date To	Limit by order date
Min Total / Max Total	Filter by order amount
Payment Method	Filter by gateway (e.g. PayPal, Stripe)
Customer Type	Guest checkout vs registered customers
Limit (0 = All)	Cap how many orders to process per run; `0` means all matches

Actions

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Button	Description
Preview	Shows matching orders in a modal
Move Orders to Trash	Reversible — restore from WooCommerce order trash
Delete Orders Now	Permanent — cannot be undone
Export CSV (in preview)	Download up to 5,000 matching rows as backup

Schedule this deletion

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Expand this panel to create a one-time or recurring job from the current filters. Fields: Schedule Name, Repeat (one-time, hourly, twice daily, daily, weekly, monthly), Start Date & Time, Batch Size, and optional email notification.

Users

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Bulk-delete WordPress users with advanced filters. The current logged-in user and all administrators are always protected from deletion.

Users tab showing role checkboxes, registration date range, email address field, meta key and value fields, Only users without orders toggle, Reassign orders before deletion option, and Delete Users Now button.

Filters and options

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Setting	Description
User Roles	Check specific roles, or leave all unchecked for every role
Registered From / Registered To	Filter by registration date
Email Addresses	Comma-separated list of emails to target
Meta Key / Meta Value	Filter by custom user meta
Only users without orders	Limit to users with zero WooCommerce orders
Reassign orders before deletion	Move a user’s orders to another user ID before deleting
Limit (0 = All)	Cap users processed per run

Note: User deletion is permanent only — there is no move-to-trash option.

Reviews

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Delete product reviews in bulk by status, rating, product, author, or date.

Reviews tab with review status checkboxes, star rating filter, date range, product IDs field, author user ID field, and Preview, Move to Trash, and Delete Reviews Now buttons.

Filters

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Setting	Description
Review Status	Approved, Pending, Spam, Trash — leave all unchecked for all statuses
Rating	Filter by 1–5 stars
Date From / Date To	Filter by review date
Product IDs	Comma-separated product IDs
Author User ID	Filter by reviewer’s WordPress user ID
Limit (0 = All)	Cap reviews per run

Products

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Bulk-delete or trash WooCommerce products. Trash is reversible from the Products admin screen.

Filters

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Setting	Description
Product Status	Published, Draft, Pending, Private, etc.
Product Type	Simple, Variable, Grouped, External, etc.
Product Categories	One or more categories
Stock Status	In stock, Out of stock, On backorder
Featured	Featured products only, or non-featured only
SKU	Partial match supported; leave empty for all
Date From / Date To	Filter by product date
Limit (0 = All)	Cap products per run

Coupons

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Clean up expired or unused coupon codes in bulk.

Coupons tab with coupon status, discount type, coupon code search, expired coupons only toggle, unused coupons only toggle, date range, and trash/delete action buttons.

Filters

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Setting	Description
Coupon Status	Published, Draft, etc.
Discount Type	Percent, fixed cart, fixed product, etc.
Coupon Code	Search by code; leave empty for all
Expired coupons only	Limit to past-expiry coupons
Unused coupons only	Limit to coupons never redeemed
Date From / Date To	Filter by coupon date
Limit (0 = All)	Cap coupons per run

Cleanup tools

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Quick, predefined cleanup operations for common maintenance tasks — inactive users, guest orders, failed orders, trashed orders, and expired sessions. Each operation shows context-specific options when selected.

Cleanup tab showing a Cleanup Operation dropdown with options like Delete Inactive Users, Delete Users Without Orders, Delete Guest Orders, and Run Cleanup Now button with Schedule this deletion panel below.

Operations

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Operation	Options	Delete mode
Delete Inactive Users	Inactive for (days); optional “only users with no orders”	Permanent
Delete Users Without Orders	Exclude Roles (protected roles)	Permanent
Delete Guest Orders	Older than (days); leave empty for all guest orders	Trash or permanent
Delete Failed/Pending Orders	Older than (days)	Trash or permanent
Empty Trash Orders	Older than (days); leave empty for all trashed orders	Permanent
Clean Expired Cart Sessions	Older than (days)	Permanent (safe to run regularly)

All operations support Schedule this deletion with the same fields as the entity tabs.

Schedules

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Manage one-time and recurring cleanup jobs created from entity tabs, Cleanup tools, or Hygiene Presets. Large stores process items in background batches to avoid timeouts.

Schedules tab showing Active, Paused, and Completed job counts, a table of scheduled jobs with status, next run, last run, and action buttons for pause, run now, and delete, plus Email Notifications settings at the bottom.

Job dashboard

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Column / stat	Description
Active / Paused / Completed	Summary counts at the top
Schedule Name	Job label you set when creating it
Action / Criteria	What the job deletes and which filters apply
Status	Active, Paused, or Completed
Next Run / Last Run	Scheduled and previous execution times
Last Deleted	Items removed in the last run

Job actions

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Action	Description
Pause / Resume	Temporarily stop or restart a recurring job
Run Now	Execute immediately
Delete	Remove the schedule entirely

Email notifications

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Setting	Description
Default notification email	Store-wide recipient for job completion emails
Email me when this job completes	Per-job toggle when creating a schedule
Override email (optional)	Send a specific job’s notification to a different address

Activity log

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Permanent audit trail of every deletion — manual runs from other tabs and completed scheduled jobs. Does not list upcoming jobs (see Schedules for those).

Activity Log tab showing Items Deleted in the last 30 days and Total Events statistics, and a table with Date, Source, Action, Type, Items Deleted, and Performed By columns.

Log columns

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Column	Description
Date	When the deletion ran
Source	Manual or Scheduled
Action	What was done (e.g. trash orders, delete users)
Type / Details	Entity type and filter summary
Items Deleted	Count removed
Performed By	Admin username, or “System” for scheduled runs

Shows the 100 most recent entries. Use Refresh to reload.

Preview and CSV export

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Every entity tab (and most hygiene insights) supports Preview before deletion. The preview modal lists matching items and offers CSV export.

Preview Items modal showing a table of matching orders with details, status, and date columns, item count summary, Export CSV button, and Close button.

Feature	Detail
Preview	Shows a sample of matches with total count
Export CSV	Downloads up to 5,000 rows as backup
Truncation notice	Shown if more than 5,000 items match

Safety and permissions

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Preview and confirmation prompts before every destructive action
Move to trash option on orders, products, coupons, and reviews
CSV export before permanent delete
Batch processing with progress indicator for large operations
Custom capability stackwc_bcfw_manage (granted to administrators on activation)
Current user and administrators cannot be deleted from the Users tab
Full action logging in Activity Log
HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatible

Recommended workflows

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First-time store cleanup

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Open Hygiene Dashboard → Refresh counts
Preview insights with high counts
Export CSV from preview if you want a backup
Run Clean now or apply Hygiene Presets for ongoing maintenance
Check Activity Log after completion

Targeted bulk delete

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Open the relevant tab (Orders, Users, etc.)
Set filters
Preview → Export CSV (optional)
Move to Trash first if you want a recovery window
Permanently delete from trash later via Cleanup tools or Orders tab

Automated maintenance

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Apply presets under Hygiene Presets, or create custom schedules from any tab
Set Batch Size (lower = less server load)
Enable email notifications on the Schedules tab
Review Activity Log monthly

FAQs

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Yes. You can schedule one-time or recurring cleanup jobs from any entity tab (Orders, Users, Reviews, Products, Coupons, Cleanup tools) using Schedule this deletion. Intervals include hourly, twice daily, daily, weekly, and monthly. Hygiene Presets also create recurring jobs automatically — for example, weekly checkout-draft cleanup or daily expired session removal. Manage, pause, resume, or run jobs anytime under WooCommerce → Settings → Bulk Cleanup → Schedules.

It depends on how you deleted the items.

1. Move to Trash (available for orders, products, coupons, and reviews): Items can be restored individually from the WordPress or WooCommerce trash screens. Bulk Cleanup does not include a one-click “undo” or bulk restore button.
Delete permanently or Delete Now: These cannot be undone. There is no rollback.
2. Users: Deletion is always permanent. Administrators and your own logged-in account are protected.

Before any permanent delete, use Preview and Export CSV (up to 5,000 rows) to keep a backup. When in doubt, trash first and permanently delete later.

Yes — in several ways:
1. Users tab — enable Only users without orders, then preview and delete.
2. Cleanup tools — choose Delete Users Without Orders, with optional role exclusions.
3. Hygiene Dashboard — the “Users without orders” insight shows a live count with Preview, Clean now, or Schedule actions.
4. Schedules — automate the cleanup to run daily, weekly, or monthly.

Administrators and the currently logged-in user are always excluded from deletion. You can also reassign a customer’s orders to another user ID before removing their account.