Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 3 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records LightMoving UTF8MB4 Converter version 1.0.30 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
LightMoving UTF8MB4 Converter helps modernize older WordPress databases that still use latin1, utf8, or other non-utf8mb4 collations.
The plugin scans your WordPress database tables, identifies tables that are not using utf8mb4, and provides a safe administrator-controlled conversion workflow.
Features include:
Database charset and collation scan
WordPress table scan using the active table prefix
utf8mb4 server capability detection
Backup confirmation workflow
Required CONVERT confirmation step
Individual WordPress table conversion
Clean conversion success logging
Responsive modern admin interface
Direct Tools link from the Plugins page
No automatic conversion on activation
This utility is especially useful for:
older WordPress sites
migrated websites
legacy hosting environments
Themify and older builder installs
emoji and 4-byte character support warnings
multilingual WordPress environments
Safety Features
No automatic conversion on plugin activation
Administrator-only access
Backup confirmation checkbox
Required CONVERT confirmation text
Converts only tables using the active WordPress table prefix
Displays current database charset and collation
Displays current table engine and collation
Converts database default charset/collation
Converts WordPress tables individually
Important
Always create a complete database backup before converting database tables.
Large tables may require additional time depending on hosting resources. Conversion operations may temporarily lock tables while MySQL or MariaDB processes ALTER TABLE operations.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
charset
database
emoji
unicode
utf8mb4
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.8 · PHP 7.4
Update activity18 Sept 20261mo ago
“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.
Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
Version1.0.29→1.0.30
Version1.0.28→1.0.29
Version1.0.27→1.0.28
WordPress compatibility7.1→7.1.1
Tracking & source
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