Beschreibung

The best database management tool for the best CMS.

This plugin uses the tool Adminer, in order to give database access to administrators directly from the Dashboard.
As simple as the previous sentence!

I am not the author of Adminer. I am only the author who does the WordPress integration with Adminer.
Author of Adminer is Jakub Vrana and you can donate him from there.

Compatible also with WordPress Multisite installations

WP Adminer access positions

You can access the WP Adminer from the below positions:
1. WP Adminer URL in the Admin Bar
2. WP Adminer Tools Page (Dashboard > Tools > WP Adminer)

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Screenshots

The WP Adminer opened from Admin Bar
The new dropdown admin_bar items

Installation

Download the plugin from Official WP Plugin Repository
Upload Plugin from your WP Dashboard ( Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin ) the pexlechris-adminer.zip file.
Activate the plugin through the ‚Plugins‘ menu in WordPress Dashboard

FAQ

Is it safe?

Yes, because only administrators have access to WP Adminer. If a guest tries to access the WP Adminer URL, a 404 page will be shown up.

Who has access to WP Adminer?

In the case of single site WordPress installations, only Administrators have access in WP Adminer, because by default only administrator have the manage_options capability.
In the case of WordPress Multisite installations, only Super Admins have access in WP Adminer, because by default only Super Admins have the manage_network_options capability.

How to allow other capabilities or roles to have access to WP Adminer?

Just use the filter pexlechris_adminer_access_capabilities and return the array of desired capabilities that you want to have access to WP Adminer.
For roles, just use the corresponding capabilities, while checking against particular roles in place of a capability is supported in part, this practice is discouraged as it may produce unreliable results.

WP Adminer is stuck in an endless loop, constantly refreshing the page without stopping. What is the issue?

This issue maybe is due to the caching engine that your browser OR server uses!
* You can try to whitelist the WP Adminer URL, OR
* You can change the WP Adminer URL to a URL that is already whitelisted. For example:
define( ‚PEXLECHRIS_ADMINER_SLUG‘, ‚wp-admin/adminer‘);

How to add my own JS and/or CSS in adminer head?

You need to use action pexlechris_adminer_head as follows:

  add_action('pexlechris_adminer_head', function(){
     // Use the appropriate get_nonce() function based on your WP Adminer version
     $nonce = function_exists('Adminer\get_nonce')
         ? Adminer\get_nonce() // For WP Adminer v4.0.0 and newer
         : get_nonce(); // For WP Adminer versions below 4.0.0
     ?>
     <script nonce="<?php echo esc_attr( $nonce )?>"> // get_nonce is an adminer function
        // Place your JS code here
     </script>
     <style>
        /* Place your CSS code here */
     </style>
     <?php
  });

How can I change the WP Adminer children items at the admin bar?

You can do this using WP filter: pexlechris_adminer_adminbar_dropdown_items.
Filter’s PHPDoc:

 /**
  * The dropdown items.
  *
  * @param array $dropdown_items{
  *      @type string $name. The table name.
  *      @type string $label. The label of the dropdown item.
  *      @type array $args. The array of extra url parameters. Parameters will not be encoded.
  *                         Developers could avoid defining args in the array
  * }
  */
 $dropdown_items = apply_filters('pexlechris_adminer_adminbar_dropdown_items', $dropdown_items);

How can I add other Adminer plugins or Adminer extensions?

In Adminer’s website there is documentation about Adminer plugins and Adminer extensions.
In order to define function adminer_object() before this plugin define it, you need to define it inside the hook pexlechris_adminer_before_adminer_loads.
More in the phpDoc below:

 /**
  * adminer_object can be overridden, in WP action pexlechris_adminer_before_adminer_loads.
  * If a developer want to make his/her own changes (adding plugins, extensions or customizations),
  * it is strongly recommended to include_once the class Pexlechris_Adminer and extend it and
  * make adminer_object function return his/her new class.
  *
  * It is strongly recommended, because Pexlechris_Adminer class contains WordPress/Adminer integration (auto login with WordPress credentials)
  *
  * If a developer want to add just JS and/or CSS in head, he/she can just use the action pexlechris_adminer_head.
  * See plugin's FAQs, for more.
  *
  * @since 2.1.0
  *
  * @link https://www.adminer.org/en/plugins/#use Documentation URL.
  * @link https://www.adminer.org/en/plugins/ Adminer' plugins Documentation URL.
  * @link https://www.adminer.org/en/extension/ Adminer' extensions Documentation URL.
  */

Can I limit access to some table/DB ?

The answer in this question is complicated.
The best solution is to create a Database User with the appropriate privileges.
Maybe you can do it also with WordPress actions.
Read more in this support ticket.

How can I access other databases in the same server and same database user?

By default, you haven’t access to any database other than the site’s database. In order to enable access, you need to add the following line code define('PEXLECHRIS_ADMINER_HAVE_ACCESS_ONLY_IN_WP_DB', false); in the wp-config.php file.

Why is Adminer better than phpMyAdmin?

Replace phpMyAdmin with Adminer and you will get a tidier user interface, better support for MySQL features, higher performance and more security. See detailed comparison.
Adminer development priorities are: 1. Security, 2. User experience, 3. Performance, 4. Feature set, 5. Size.

Rezensionen

Pavel Bohovin 12. Juni 2025

WP Adminer works fine! Thanks!

Jakub Vrána 5. Mai 2025

I’m the author of Adminer so I won’t review Adminer itself. However, the integration with WordPress is really smooth and I have a great collaboration with its author.

tc12 29. April 2025

Excellent plugin to manage your database. Really appreciate the quick response from the plugin author to resolve my issue with the theme colors!

Josh Journey 20. April 2025

Database manager allows for quick access to our database as if looking through CPanel, but with far fewer steps. The formatting is also much better to look at. Auto complete works beautifully while also having easy ways to select records and manage them. One site I was working on had a connection issue due to a custom wp-config.php variable, Christos graciously evaluated various scenarios and discovered the exact cause. Everything works butter smooth. I’m truly grateful for this assistance! The plugin is very light weight and is one of those community plugins that makes you grin. Database Manager WP Adminer comes highly recommended!

Yorsh 13. März 2025

En muchos casos phpmyadmin no funciona por diferentes motivos, este complemento es más que un salvavidas, es la herramienta indispensable, sobretodo cuando no tienes acceso al panel de control.

exinator4 19. Februar 2025

This worked perfectly and did exactly what I need for get quick SQL database access!

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Änderungsprotokoll

4.1.1

[Enhancement]: Restore the light mode red link color to its original appearance.
[Enhancement]: Permanent Adminer login enabled!
[Bug Fix]: When including the adminer.php file, always prioritize the plugin’s own version instead of accidentally including a root-level adminer.php if it exists.

4.1.0

[New]: Updated Adminer to version 5.2.1. See Adminer 5.2.1 Release Notes
[New]: Dark Mode Switcher introduced! Click the ☀ icon at the bottom right to toggle Dark Mode.
[Enhancement]: Contrast issues for icons and fonts in the default Dark Mode theme have been fixed.
[Enhancement]: Introduced new methods for better code organization and modularization.
[Removed]: The pexlechris_adminer_head object method has been removed.
If you were using it to override styles and scripts, please use the pexlechris_adminer_head action hook instead to add your own CSS and JS.

4.0.4

[Enhancement]: Better UI to help error reporting when Database login failed.
[Bug Fix]: Fix No such file or directory login error when DB_HOST has been defined with the default MySql/MariaDB port 3306.

4.0.3

Tested up to WP 6.8
[Bug fix]: WP Adminer home URL structure updated — a = is now correctly added after the username parameter (e.g., https://example.com/wp-adminer?username=).

4.0.2

Bug fix introduced in Adminer 5.2.0 when selecting (exact equal) a value.

4.0.1

[New]: Update Adminer version to 5.2.0
[Enhancement]: Now login form class pexle_loginForm is added by new method Pexlechris_Adminer::loginForm()
[Bug Fix]: In some cases, users with access to WP Adminer (e.g., administrators) would encounter a fatal error when viewing the frontend while the admin bar was loaded.

4.0.0

⚠️ Important for Developers:
Adminer 5.1.1 now loads under the Adminer namespace.
If you’ve made any customizations to the plugin, please read carefully:
> The main class is now Adminer\Adminer.
> If you’re extending my class Pexlechris_Adminer, everything will continue to work fine!
> However, if you’ve used get_nonce() to include custom JavaScript, you must update it to Adminer\get_nonce().
For more details, check the FAQ: “How to add my own JS and/or CSS in Adminer head?”
[New]: New Adminer version 5.1.1! Update from original Adminer.
The previously used AdminerEVO fork is no longer maintained and has been discontinued. It has now been replaced with the default Adminer (v5.1.1).
[New]: New function get_pexlechris_adminer_url(). Can be filtered by new below hook:
[New]: New filter pexlechris_adminer_url that change the returned value of function get_pexlechris_adminer_url().
[New]: New dropdown choices under WP Adminer admin topbar URL. Can be filtered by bellow hook:
[New]: New filter pexlechris_adminer_adminbar_dropdown_items in order to change the dropdown items.
[Enhancement]: More user-friendly mobile UI.
[Enhancement]: Adminer UI customizations, select links at the left sidebar are back as icons.
[Enhancement]: Admin topbar URL via function get_pexlechris_adminer_url(). Can be filtered by new hook pexlechris_adminer_url.
[Enhancement]: The plugin now respects the pexlechris_adminer_mu_plugin_version option even after plugin deactivation. If a developer sets this value to 0 or an empty string, the must-use plugin will no longer be automatically created or updated — including during deactivation, which was previously not prevented.
[Enhancement]: Translation pot file updated with new strings.

3.1.2

Tested up to WP 6.7.2
Now Requires PHP 7.0
[New]: The pexlechris_adminer_access_capabilities filter can now return the capability as a string. Returning an array with the capability is no longer required.
[Bug Fix]: In some cases, when the WP Adminer’s must-use plugin is executed, the SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE cookie is not set, causing a fatal error when accessing WP Adminer. Now fixed!

3.1.1

Bug Fix: Resolved an issue where the feature for passing the WordPress user’s language setting (locale) to WP Adminer was not working correctly.

3.1.0

Enhancement: The plugin now sends the WordPress user’s language setting (locale) to WP Adminer, but only if Adminer supports that language. Hook introduced: pexlechris_adminer_locale

3.0.3.1

New plugin name: Database Manager – WP Adminer

3.0.3

Fix bug that produced when the plugin has been deactivated but the relevant MU plugin has not been deleted. Thanks peopleinside for reporting

3.0.2

Change name from Database Management tool - Adminer to Adminer for WP - The Database Management tool
Add an Open WP Adminer link in plugin’s action links
Improved Deactivation Behavior: Deactivating the plugin now removes the pexlechris_adminer_mu_plugin_version option, ensuring the MU plugin is reinstalled upon reactivation.

3.0.1

Fixes the bug introduced in version 3.0.0, where a disabled plugin named pexlechris_adminer_avoid_conflicts_with_other_plugins.php was displayed in the list of plugins.

3.0.0

New Adminer Version Included: Updated to 4.8.4, forked from the original Adminer 4.8.1 due to lack of maintenance for over two years.
Learn more about the fork and updates at AdminerEVO Website.
Tested up to PHP: 8.2
Tested up to WP: 6.7.1
From version 2.2.0 there is a must-use plugin, that disables on the fly all other plugins to avoid conflicts.
From now and then the version and the mu plugins updates is controlled by option pexlechris_adminer_mu_plugin_version.
You can delete the option to reinstall it, or set option to 0 to ignore version updates forever
Fix load_plugin_textdomain file path and current language
Fix Notice „Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly“ in WP 6.7.0 and above
Filter pexlechris_adminer_access_capabilities can be used only in a must-use plugin!
Fixed deprecated notices in non-standard environments or command-line scripts for server variables when using PHP 8.2.
Fix errors that occur in some cases, when a user tries to load Adminer without being logged in.

2.2.2

Before version 2.2, if PEXLECHRIS_ADMINER_SLUG ends with a slash, WP Adminer was not working.

2.2.1

From now on, this plugin requires WordPress version at least 4.7.0 or later. According to Wordfence, versions below 4.7.0 have a vulnerability that can allow site takeover.

2.2.0

Tested up to 6.4.2
SOS: From now when WP Adminer runs, only WP Adminer plugin is running (a must-use plugin is automatically installed and is being deleted on plugin deactivation).
So the only way to extend WP Adminer plugin’s functionalities using wp hooks is using a must-use plugin.
Helpful Guide: How to add PHP Hooks in your WordPress Site using a must-use plugin
Hide php errors even if WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY is enabled, in action pexlechris_adminer_before_adminer_loads with priority 100

2.1.1

Tested up to 6.3.2
From now on, the PEXLECHRIS_ADMINER_SLUG can contain slashes. For example, you can use as below
define( ‚PEXLECHRIS_ADMINER_SLUG‘, ‚wp-admin/wp-adminer‘);
Load textdomain before WP Adminer loads
Hide php errors even if WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY is enabled, AFTER action pexlechris_adminer_before_adminer_loads
FAQ on how to fix WP Adminer endless loop has been added.

2.1.0

Tested up to 6.1
Code Refactoring
Hide php errors even if WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY is enabled
Fix Adminer warning Undefined variable $Ah
FAQ on how to add your CSS & JS code in adminer interface has been added.
FAQ on how to customize adminer has been added.
FAQ on how to limit access to some table/DB has been added.

2.0.1

Adminer is an admin tool, so now is considered as admin interface. is_admin() function now return true, when Adminer is viewed

2.0.0

Tested up to 6.0.1
PLEASE UPDATE NOW! Vulnerability issue with password as plain text fixed.
SOS! All functions and actions have been renamed. Please have a look in the code to find the new names, if you have written your own customization code before
Logout button have been hidden.
Adminer has been removed from Tools Page because iframes are not allowed in admin pages
print_css_inside_wp_adminer_tools_page action has been removed
print_js_inside_wp_adminer_tools_page action has been removed
print_js_inside_wp_adminer action has been removed
print_css_inside_wp_adminer action has been removed
From this version and then, developers can make their Adminer‘ customizations using the function adminer_object
in the NEW pexlechris_adminer_before_adminer_loads action
and to print code in head, developers can use the NEW action pexlechris_adminer_head
From this version and then, this plugin is also compatible with WordPress Multisite installations
From this version and then, you can change the slug of adminer using the constant PEXLECHRIS_ADMINER_SLUG (By default, adminer loads from www.site.com/wp-adminer )
From this version and then, you can log in even if the password is empty string (For some local setups)
From this version and then, by default you can only show wordpress database (to enable managing of other databases in same server see FAQ)

1.0.0

Initial Release.

Beschreibung

WP Adminer access positions

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Screenshots

Installation

FAQ

Is it safe?

Who has access to WP Adminer?

How to allow other capabilities or roles to have access to WP Adminer?

WP Adminer is stuck in an endless loop, constantly refreshing the page without stopping. What is the issue?

How to add my own JS and/or CSS in adminer head?

How can I change the WP Adminer children items at the admin bar?

How can I add other Adminer plugins or Adminer extensions?

Can I limit access to some table/DB ?

How can I access other databases in the same server and same database user?

Why is Adminer better than phpMyAdmin?