Monitoring WordPress MySQL databases is king of hard work and time waster for many of us. The WordPress Query Monitor plugin can help you a lot in database monitoring tasks by giving the change to developers to view and debug slow-performing queries in real time without searching and analyzing the server logs, which are quite a lot. Here, we will give you step by step how to install the Query Monitor plugin and benefit from its work.
But what exactly is the WP Query Monitor plugin?
The WordPress Query Monitor feature rich plugin is mainly focused on displaying useful information like aggregate database queries by functions, plugins and themes. That way developers could get more detailed information of what's happening with the queries in their WordPress installation and take the needed action to optimize them for better performance. They can also debug database queries, PHP scripts and stylesheets and many more if it's needed.
Installing and configuring the Query Monitor plugin
In order to install and configure Query Monitor plugin, just follow these easy steps below:
- Log in to your WordPress website with an administrator account.
- On the Dashboard in the left sidebar, go to Plugins menu, and then click Add New.
- Search for Query Monitor in the search bar in the top right. You will see a display of available plugins on your screen relative to that search term.
- Click Install and after that Activate.
- On the Dashboard in the left sidebar again and go to Plugins, on the drop menu click on Installed Plugins. Find Query Monitor and click on Settings.
- The Database Monitor is shown at the bottom of the screen. On the same screen, you will be able to see and analyze API Calls, database queries, memory usage, and more information related to the performance of your database.
Good luck. Now you can have look at your database queries and can achieve better website performance
