WordPress stores user generated content, along with other configurable information, in a a database (typically MySQL).
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Two WordPress sites sharing the same content
My question is this:
Is it possible to have two separate installations of WP with two separate domains sharing the same content?
Scenario: User on http://A.mysite.com publishes a post. ...
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Maintain user profile data in a non-Wordpress database
I have an existing MySQL database (not Wordpress) containing user profile information. I am looking for a way to allow these users to log in to a Wordpress site and edit their profile.
It is most ...
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Prevent Data Resubmission On Page refresh
UPDATED FOR CLARIFICATION
I've got this rating plugin that keeps submitting & duplicating the rating data on page refresh. When a user wants to add a rating, they have to click a button that ...
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How To Export/Import WordPress (MySQL) Database Properly Via Command-Line?
Normally, a MySQL database can be exported and imported using these simple SSH commands:
Export:
mysqldump -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD DATABASE_NAME > filename.sql
Import:
mysql -u USERNAME -p ...
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Will adding & modifying default Wordpress table index break future Wordpress update
I've some specific use case for certain default wordrpess tables, which I need to add a few indexes to certain columns to improve performance. I'm wondering will adding these indexes break future ...
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WordPress: Interact with Database Query Data and Login
I'm relatively new to Wordpress thats why I'm asking this question. I need something to start in order not to waste a lot of time.
I want to connect a mobile device with the wordpress database. The ...
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Importing Data from a Non-WordPress database, into WP
I'm migrating data from a totally different database style into WP. The main issue I'm trying to wrap my head around is how to import any meta data, given that WP uses a key value pair style for meta ...
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pull data from a remote wordpress database
I am trying to pull some data from a remote wordpress database. Here is the code I have:
$server = "my server code";
$user = "my username";
$password = "my password";
$db = "mydb";
$con = ...
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How to use custom taxonomies to reference complex relationships?
I'm working on a site that will in part house information on products that many people have worked on in different roles. I'd like for people, the projects they've worked on, and their roles in the ...
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Is there a full explanation on how to share a database with two Wordpress sites on same server?
I have read that you can have two wordpress database tables (using different table prefixes) to share the same database.
I understand the concept but does any know of or can anyone provide an outline ...
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Plugin: database creation
Can someone tell me what's wrong with this function?
function xattachments_db_install() {
global $wpdb;
$xattachments_db_version = "1.0";
$table_name = $wpdb->prefix ."xattachments";
...
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WordPress Database Charset/Collate
Is there an easy way of getting the charset and collation of the DB tables in WordPress without resorting to SQL queries?
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How to delete custom field “suggestions” from dropdown list
When you use a standard custom field in WP you have to write the name of the cusotm fields the first time.
The second time you use a custom field it sticks to the custom fields dropdown list. But, ...
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Merging Wordpress posts from different databases
I have development and production versions of my website (on the same hosting). I want to easily synchronize the content between these versions. On the production website, content is updated daily.
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Remove the deleted users avatar from list
Problem
Hi everyone, I have a bit of a problem. I have a function that outputs the avatars of users that follow me . It works great, but if the user is deleted the avatars remain visible as a blank ...
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Save number of Facebook likes to database
I have a custom post type called Neighborhoods, which stores information about various neighborhoods of a city. Each neighborhood also has a Facebook page. What I'd like to do is for each ...
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Add Wordpress MU Network Admin via Database
I am working on getting a copy of a WordPress MU network up and running on my local machine for development purposes (using WordPress 3.2.1 at the moment). I need access to the network administration ...
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Check if post of title already exists
I'm writing a plugin that takes an xml feed and posts it into WordPress using wp-cron
Everything is working dandy, except it keeps adding the same posts over again.
So, I'm working on a system to ...
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Export / import Wordpress database
Is there a proper way of exporting and importing a big WordPress MySQL database to a new database?
When I tried to do that in the standard way I run into 2 issues:
All widgets disappeared and I had ...
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Backup another database with BackUpWordPress plugin
Is there any possibilities to add another database which is connected to other wordpress plugin?
My site is using two database: main wordpress db and additional db for plugin data. The Backup includes ...
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What is a good database backup? [closed]
I am transfering my site to another site (different server and domain) and would like to export my previous database. I am following these steps. When exporting my database the first time. I had a ...
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How and where is wordpress adding mySQL content to database?
I am currently following this steps to change server and domain for my website. I have been exporting and importing mySQL from one data base to the other. I am about to delete the mySQL content of the ...
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Wordpress page title repeated in SOME pages
I have created a Wordpress site and titles were working just fine. Then, some time and plugins installed later, I noticed that in SOME pages I get the title repeated 2 times.
Example of wrong page ...
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Why does WordPress rely on an fully qualified site_url with a 15-step plan for moving a site?
From the Moving WordPress codex page (emphasis mine):
When your domain name or URLs change there are additional concerns. The files
and database can be moved, however references to the old ...
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1answer
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Does WordPress cache get_user_meta() results?
If I call get_user_meta() to retrieve a value, does WordPress cache the value? If I call get_user_meta() to retrieve the same value, does WordPress have to query the database again or is it stored in ...
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comment_post_ID 0 (cannot remove from dashboard)
Ran across something a bit odd that I haven't seen before. A client has a pretty active blog and uses Akismet (paid) to protect against spam. At least once a day, they're reporting a spam comment that ...
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Best way to import users, post and categories from an external database
I need to migrate an existing website to WordPress. This website already has a basic database containing users and posts (with a category), but it also has a high number of records so it's not ...
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Subscribe to author?
Basically, I want to follow the author by other WordPress users. Whenever an author posts new post subscribed users need to get notification by email.
If it's not already there, I can create a plugin ...
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Simple subscribe widget form
Im looking over internet for some simple solution of email subscription widget but no luck.
Or they are too complicated and paid, or they are relaying on some external email functions.
Im no ...
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How is custom menu hierarchy output handled?
I'm looking to pass custom nav_menus through an RSS feed so I can grab them on other sites to create the same custom menu on multiple sites.
What I can't figure out by looking through the database is ...
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Count & Display Database Queries
I'm looking for an solution how I can count and display all queries in a WordPress site.
Does anybody know, if there is an good plugin?
Otherwise it would be an solution to check the queries on the ...
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0answers
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What would make a MySQL database create tables in a different collation other than its default? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using wpdb to connect to a separate database
am adding tables to a Wordpress database on my localhost and it is changing my collation from utf8_general_ci to ...
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1answer
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How to use remote db tables in current config? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Shared Members between two different wordpress installations with different databases
For example I have 2 different wordpress installations with different domains and ...
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Shared Members between two different wordpress installations with different databases
I have two wordpress installations with same host with different folders. Each installation uses its own database. I mean, database are separated. I am not using one database for two wordpress ...
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Moving WP from local server to live, error establishing a db connection
Not sure what's going on here 'cos I've done it already a couple of times and it always worked. Basically I'm moving a testing site from my local machine (MAMP) to a live server by:
zipping the ...
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1answer
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Importing Multiple DB to one MU database
I have three databases associated with three different WP sites. I set up one MU site, with one database. How should I import each of the three databases?
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WooCommerce with thousands of products - site is very slow - optimize db queries?
So far I've got around 8,000 products in my WooCommerce and the product page on the front end takes several seconds to load, even after caching.
My VPS host says that I should have multiple ...
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2answers
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What is an efficient way to query based on post_meta?
The problem I am having is when I allow users to filter posts it overpowers the database and things run extremely slow. I am unsure what the best way to query posts using meta values is. My site has a ...
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How can I check email exists via a jquery keyup()?
I have setup a jQuery keyup delay function to check the email typed into an input field.
It works fine after testing with an alert('Key pressed!');
But I want it to say, for example, 'Yes this ...
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Widget queries even when there are no sidebars?
I'm trying to reduce my database queries. I don't have any sidebars or widgets set but I noticed the following query
SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'widget_pages' LIMIT 1
...
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1answer
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Integrating Custom Database with Wordpress
I Have a Wordpress Site with few users who are my college students
They Registered using their RollNumbers/HallTicket Numbers as their usernames in Wordpress site
Now I Have Another Database with ...
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1answer
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Check if post id exist in table than only update instead of inserting new row
I am trying to add simple view counter for my advert and everything seems works fine with below code but only it is inserting each time new row on post "Update". What I want if the post id is exists ...
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WP_Query Performance Issues with meta_query
I'm working on a custom template for a new theme that uses a WP_Query instance to select posts from 2 post types with 2 custom fields that are NOT empty. Depending on the section of the site, a ...
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1answer
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Building an email signup form. Where should the information be saved in the DB?
I would like to try build a simple plugin that collects and stores the name and email address of the person who filled in the form. I realize there are probably dozens of plugins out there that do ...
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1answer
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Is it wise to delete post revisions and autosaves from database?
I'm just wondering is it wise to delete all post revisions and autosaves from database every once in a while?
I mean they take a lot of database space and apparently have no use after the post has ...
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Detail explanation of wordpress database fields and metatag list [closed]
I am trying to understand the fields of various table and default list of metatags for the tables, currently being used in wordpress. Though google is showing up various results , but I need a ...
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1answer
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Wordpress choose wrong database
I have 2 databases. When I include the database connection (with a include('filename.php');) wordpress acts really strange.
I can't login, the wordpress username and password is right but it tries to ...
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2answers
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Display data from a non wordpress database on a page template
I am using a sql query to access information to display on a wordpress page by adding the below code to a page template. I know the query works as I've tested it in phpmyadmin.
$rows = ...
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Multiple multisite instances connecting to the same database
I like the idea of making developers connect their copies to the same database and just set WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL to configure the domain name as they like it. In this model, we don't need to keep ...
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different theme in one website
Assume this is my site name : www.example.com.
I saw different websites have different themes in a site. For example I want to have different themes for www.example.com and ...
