💡 WordPress uses MySQL as its database management system. WordPress database is where all of the necessary website data is stored. Not just the basic information like usernames and passwords but posts, pages and comments, even the website theme and WordPress configuration settings.
Here you can find various SQL snippets and PHPMyAdmin tips.
Many users choose to host their images on an external service to reduce the load on their hosting. If you are interested in doing this, you will only have to change the location of all the images that you have already uploaded. To do this, you need to make two SQL queries in your database: 1. … Read full article →
WordPress uses the wp_commentmeta and wp_comments tables to store comments and their data. To delete all comments in WordPress simply empty those tables in the database: To delete all spam comments use: To delete all unapproved comments use: NOTE: In the above commands change wp_ prefix with the table prefix that you are using *(view … Read full article →
1. log in to the MySQL: mysql -u root -p; 2. Select the database: use database_name; 3. List all users: select * from wp_users\G 4. Change the password for the user you require: UPDATE wp_users SET user_pass=MD5(‘new_password_here’) where ID=user_id_here;
Here is how to add table indexes, keys, and auto_increment fields to WordPress core database tables. These commands will fix the following database errors caused by missing primary keys: ⚠️ NOTE: Before running any of the following commands make sure to create a backup of the database. This commands will only fix your WordPress Core … Read full article →
We occasionally find ourselves in a situation where we need to test the website first, then point the domain name if everything is in order. To achieve this there are multiple ways: Edit Hosts file on your local computer Use online service such as skipDNS Access WordPress using temporary server URL In this guide We … Read full article →
Here are five different methods to create a new WordPress Admin user. In all of the examples below I will use the following username/password combination, so make sure to change it before running any of the commands: username123 change username123 with your username password123 change password123 with your password [email protected] change [email protected] with your email … Read full article →
After a plugin is deinstalled from a WordPress website it will either remove all its data from the database or leave it in case the plugin is installed again. Upon deactivation, if the plugin’s data isn’t removed from the database you should manually remove it in order to optimize the database and get rid of … Read full article →
In this example, I’m using ID 14988 Using Media Library If you are logged in as admin, add the media ID in the website URL: then copy the file URL: Using SQL Using WPCLI or
In this post I discussed an example where wp_options table had 900k rows of plugin-based data in it, causing the wp-admin dashboard to load slowly. As noted there, good coding practice is for each plugin to create its own database tables and use those instead of default WP tables. While the WordPress community actively improves … Read full article →
There are several ways you can optimize the MySQL database used by your WordPress site: Optimize tables Optimize all tables in your database: OPTIMIZE TABLE wp_posts, wp_comments, wp_options, wp_usermeta, wp_term_relationships, wp_term_taxonomy, wp_termmeta; Replace wp_ with the database prefix that you are using for your WordPress installation. Repair tables Repair any damaged tables in your database: … Read full article →