docs: Add database query timing documentation and dashboard panel (v0.4.7)

- Add Query Duration Distribution panel to Grafana Runtime dashboard
- Add wordpress_db_query_duration_seconds to Help tab metrics reference
- Add SAVEQUERIES documentation section to README
- Update translation files with new strings

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.4.7] - 2026-02-03
+
+### Added
+
+- Database query duration distribution panel in Grafana Runtime dashboard
+- `wordpress_db_query_duration_seconds` metric now listed in Help tab
+- Documentation for enabling `SAVEQUERIES` constant for query timing
+
+### Changed
+
+- Updated README with instructions for enabling database query timing
+- Grafana Runtime dashboard now includes bucket distribution chart for DB queries
+
 ## [0.4.6] - 2026-02-03
 
 ### Added

CLAUDE.md

@@ -292,6 +292,18 @@ add_action( 'wp_prometheus_collect_metrics', function( $collector ) {
 
 ## Session History
 
+### 2026-02-03 - Database Query Timing Documentation (v0.4.7)
+
+- Added database query duration distribution panel to Grafana Runtime dashboard
+- Added `wordpress_db_query_duration_seconds` metric to Help tab metrics reference
+- Added documentation in README explaining how to enable `SAVEQUERIES` for query timing
+- Updated translation files (.pot and .po) with new strings
+- **Key Learning**: WordPress `SAVEQUERIES` constant
+  - Enables `$wpdb->queries` array with query strings, timing, and call stacks
+  - Required for `wordpress_db_query_duration_seconds` histogram metric
+  - Has performance overhead - recommended for development, use cautiously in production
+  - Without it, only query counts are available (not timing data)
+
 ### 2026-02-03 - Dashboard Extension Hook (v0.4.6)
 
 - Added `wp_prometheus_register_dashboards` action hook for third-party plugins

README.md

@@ -98,6 +98,21 @@ scrape_configs:
 
 **Note:** Runtime metrics aggregate data across requests. Enable only the metrics you need to minimize performance impact.
 
+#### Enabling Database Query Timing
+
+The `wordpress_db_query_duration_seconds` histogram requires WordPress's `SAVEQUERIES` constant to be enabled. Add this to your `wp-config.php`:
+
+```php
+define( 'SAVEQUERIES', true );
+```
+
+**Important considerations:**
+
+- `SAVEQUERIES` has a performance overhead as it logs all queries with timing and call stacks
+- Recommended for development/staging environments, use with caution in production
+- Without `SAVEQUERIES`, only query counts (`wordpress_db_queries_total`) are available
+- The histogram shows total query time per request, grouped by endpoint
+
 ### Cron Metrics (v0.2.0+)
 
 | Metric | Type | Labels | Description |

assets/dashboards/wordpress-runtime.json

@@ -946,6 +946,95 @@
       ],
       "title": "Average Query Duration (Overall)",
       "type": "stat"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisBorderShow": false,
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "fillOpacity": 80,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 24,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 39
+      },
+      "id": 15,
+      "options": {
+        "barRadius": 0,
+        "barWidth": 0.97,
+        "fullHighlight": false,
+        "groupWidth": 0.7,
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [],
+          "displayMode": "list",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "orientation": "horizontal",
+        "showValue": "auto",
+        "stacking": "none",
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "single",
+          "sort": "none"
+        },
+        "xTickLabelRotation": 0,
+        "xTickLabelSpacing": 0
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "sum(wordpress_db_query_duration_seconds_bucket) by (le)",
+          "format": "table",
+          "instant": true,
+          "legendFormat": "{{le}}",
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "Query Duration Distribution (Buckets)",
+      "type": "barchart"
     }
   ],
   "refresh": "30s",

languages/wp-prometheus-de_CH.po

@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ msgstr "HTTP-Anfragedauer-Verteilung"
 msgid "Database queries by endpoint"
 msgstr "Datenbank-Abfragen nach Endpunkt"
 
+#: src/Admin/Settings.php
+msgid "Database query duration distribution (requires SAVEQUERIES)"
+msgstr "Datenbank-Abfragedauer-Verteilung (erfordert SAVEQUERIES)"
+
 #: src/Admin/Settings.php
 msgid "Scheduled cron events by hook"
 msgstr "Geplante Cron-Ereignisse nach Hook"

languages/wp-prometheus.pot

@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Database queries by endpoint"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/Admin/Settings.php
+msgid "Database query duration distribution (requires SAVEQUERIES)"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/Admin/Settings.php
 msgid "Scheduled cron events by hook"
 msgstr ""

src/Admin/Settings.php

@@ -1365,6 +1365,11 @@ class Settings {
 					<td><?php esc_html_e( 'Counter', 'wp-prometheus' ); ?></td>
 					<td><?php esc_html_e( 'Database queries by endpoint', 'wp-prometheus' ); ?></td>
 				</tr>
+				<tr>
+					<td><code>wordpress_db_query_duration_seconds</code></td>
+					<td><?php esc_html_e( 'Histogram', 'wp-prometheus' ); ?></td>
+					<td><?php esc_html_e( 'Database query duration distribution (requires SAVEQUERIES)', 'wp-prometheus' ); ?></td>
+				</tr>
 				<tr>
 					<td><code>wordpress_cron_events_total</code></td>
 					<td><?php esc_html_e( 'Gauge', 'wp-prometheus' ); ?></td>

wp-prometheus.php

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: WP Prometheus
  * Plugin URI: https://src.bundespruefstelle.ch/magdev/wp-prometheus
  * Description: Prometheus metrics endpoint for WordPress with extensible hooks for custom metrics.
- * Version: 0.4.6
+ * Version: 0.4.7
  * Requires at least: 6.4
  * Requires PHP: 8.3
  * Author: Marco Graetsch
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ wp_prometheus_early_metrics_check();
  *
  * @var string
  */
-define( 'WP_PROMETHEUS_VERSION', '0.4.6' );
+define( 'WP_PROMETHEUS_VERSION', '0.4.7' );
 
 /**
  * Plugin file path.