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Why is my WordPress meta table so big?
WordPress stores these custom fields in post_metadata table thus increasing the size of your database. The problem here is that even you uninstall and delete the plugins, these custom fields in old posts will not be removed. You have to manually delete them from the post editor or delete on the database directly.
What do you mean by custom fields in WordPress?
You may have also heard that WordPress has something called “custom fields.” The WordPress Codex says this in relation to custom fields, “This arbitrary extra information is known as meta-data.” So as you may have suspected, custom same thing. This arbitrary extra information is saved to a WordPress post object and is associated with the post ID.
How to create custom meta boxes and custom fields in WordPress?
Creating a plugin is recommended to add functionality to WordPress. Let’s create a simple plugin named “Hello Custom Fields”. Follow these steps: Create a folder hello-custom-fields inside wp-content/plugins.
What is the structure of the post meta table?
Structure of wp_postmeta Table Post meta table has four fields with the below structure. Meta ID, post ID, meta key and meta values are the four fields available in the table. You have to focus on the meta_key to find which plugin creates the entries in table.
Why does get post meta not work in WordPress?
Multiple select form fields are notorious for only saving the last value clicked instead of all ctrl-clicked items, unless properly named and coded. Would you please share the form field HTML and the related saving code?
Where can I see my rating on WordPress?
Option to show ratings visually before the content of each post (so-called results widget) Stats section where you can see how many votes each post/page received and what is its average rating. Analytics section with detailed information about each rating such as time, IP (optionally), username, title, time spent on page before rating etc.
How to delete post meta table in WordPress?
Use the below query to delete all entries that contain the keyword “review”. Replace the keyword suitable for your case to delete the entries from post meta table. In order to delete custom fields, you should know the name and where used post list. The easy way is to delete them from the database using the similar code like above.