Need to quickly check how large your WordPress database is?

Shared by Krupal Panchal · September 29, 2026

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#WP-CLI

Use this simple WP-CLI command:

wp db size --tables

It shows the size of your WordPress database along with the size of individual tables.

This is especially useful when troubleshooting slow sites, large databases, or before migrating a WordPress website.

To see just the total database size:

wp db size

A simple command that can save you time when doing WordPress maintenance!

> wp db size --tables

> wp db size

Tested on

WordPress 7.1.1 PHP 8.2.29

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