{"id":8776,"date":"2023-03-13T23:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=8776"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:37","slug":"unlock-the-secret-to-mastering-wordpress-dashboards-learn-how-to-effortlessly-retrieve-and-display-your-database-tables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-mastering-wordpress-dashboards-learn-how-to-effortlessly-retrieve-and-display-your-database-tables\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unlock the Secret to Mastering WordPress Dashboards: Learn How to Effortlessly Retrieve and Display Your Database Tables!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6777848abe2fb\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6777848abe2fb\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-mastering-wordpress-dashboards-learn-how-to-effortlessly-retrieve-and-display-your-database-tables\/#Exploring_Retrieval_and_Display_of_Database_Tables_in_WordPress_Dashboard\" title=\"Exploring Retrieval and Display of Database Tables in WordPress Dashboard\">Exploring Retrieval and Display of Database Tables in WordPress Dashboard<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-mastering-wordpress-dashboards-learn-how-to-effortlessly-retrieve-and-display-your-database-tables\/#Storing_Data_in_WordPress\" title=\"Storing Data in WordPress\">Storing Data in WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-mastering-wordpress-dashboards-learn-how-to-effortlessly-retrieve-and-display-your-database-tables\/#WordPress_Database_Tables\" title=\"WordPress Database Tables\">WordPress Database Tables<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-mastering-wordpress-dashboards-learn-how-to-effortlessly-retrieve-and-display-your-database-tables\/#List_of_tables\" title=\"List of tables:\">List of tables:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-mastering-wordpress-dashboards-learn-how-to-effortlessly-retrieve-and-display-your-database-tables\/#Retrieving_and_Displaying_Database_Table_in_WordPress_Dashboard\" title=\"Retrieving and Displaying Database Table in WordPress Dashboard\">Retrieving and Displaying Database Table in WordPress Dashboard<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-mastering-wordpress-dashboards-learn-how-to-effortlessly-retrieve-and-display-your-database-tables\/#Method_1_Using_wpdb\" title=\"Method 1: Using $wpdb\">Method 1: Using $wpdb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-mastering-wordpress-dashboards-learn-how-to-effortlessly-retrieve-and-display-your-database-tables\/#Method_2_Using_WordPress_Query\" title=\"Method 2: Using WordPress Query\">Method 2: Using WordPress Query<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-mastering-wordpress-dashboards-learn-how-to-effortlessly-retrieve-and-display-your-database-tables\/#Method_3_Using_Custom_Queries\" title=\"Method 3: Using Custom Queries\">Method 3: Using Custom Queries<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-mastering-wordpress-dashboards-learn-how-to-effortlessly-retrieve-and-display-your-database-tables\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exploring_Retrieval_and_Display_of_Database_Tables_in_WordPress_Dashboard\"><\/span>Exploring Retrieval and Display of Database Tables in WordPress Dashboard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>WordPress, with its flexible core and vast array of plug-ins, is a popular content management system that powers millions of websites worldwide. It allows even newbies to create complex web applications without much knowledge about programming. This article delves into the retrieval and display of the database table in the WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Storing_Data_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Storing Data in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of WordPress&#8217;s essential features is its ability to store data in an organized and structured manner. The contents saved in WP are stored to a MySQL database, and this data can be accessed from the dashboard using SQL queries.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WordPress_Database_Tables\"><\/span>WordPress Database Tables<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WordPress stores most of its data in tables within its database. These tables are established during the installation process, and each installation has its unique set that stores all the data for that instance. Each table holds specific data, such as users, posts, and comments.<\/p>\n<p>The default WordPress installation consists of eleven database tables in total. However, additional tables may be required by some plugins and themes for their data.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_tables\"><\/span>List of tables:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>wp_users<\/li>\n<li>wp_commentmeta<\/li>\n<li>wp_comments<\/li>\n<li>wp_links<\/li>\n<li>wp_options<\/li>\n<li>wp_postmeta<\/li>\n<li>wp_posts<\/li>\n<li>wp_terms<\/li>\n<li>wp_term_relationships<\/li>\n<li>wp_term_taxonomy<\/li>\n<li>wp_usermeta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Retrieving_and_Displaying_Database_Table_in_WordPress_Dashboard\"><\/span>Retrieving and Displaying Database Table in WordPress Dashboard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WordPress stores data in MySQL databases. Retrieving data from the database table can be achieved in different ways using WordPress APIs. <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Using_wpdb\"><\/span>Method 1: Using $wpdb<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The WordPress database class `$wpdb` offers a variety of useful methods to help with database queries. These methods provide an abstraction layer to access the database without interacting with low-level SQL queries.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a simple example of how to retrieve data from the `wp_posts` database table.<\/p>\n<pre>\n<code>\nglobal $wpdb;\n\n$results = $wpdb-&gt;get_results( \"SELECT * FROM $wpdb-&gt;posts\" );\n\nforeach ( $results as $row ) {\n  echo $row-&gt;post_title.'&lt;br&gt;';\n}\n<\/code>\n<\/pre>\n<p>The code above retrieves all the records from the database table `wp_posts` and displays the post titles for each post.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Using_WordPress_Query\"><\/span>Method 2: Using WordPress Query<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Another way to retrieve and display database tables in the WordPress dashboard is by using the WordPress Query. The WordPress Query API offers a more flexible way to grab data from the database through the WordPress core.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a simple example of retrieving data from the `wp_posts` table using the WordPress Query.<\/p>\n<pre>\n<code>\n$args = array(\n  'post_type' =&gt; 'post'\n);\n\n$query = new WP_Query( $args );\n\nif ( $query-&gt;have_posts() ) {\n  while ( $query-&gt;have_posts() ) {\n    $query-&gt;the_post();\n    echo the_title().'&lt;br&gt;';\n  }\n} else {\n  echo 'No posts found!';\n}\n\nwp_reset_postdata();\n<\/code>\n<\/pre>\n<p>The code above retrieves all the records from the `wp_posts` table where the post type is set to `post` and displays the title of each post.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Using_Custom_Queries\"><\/span>Method 3: Using Custom Queries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Finally, custom SQL queries may be used to retrieve and display database tables in the WordPress dashboard. Although this method is less secure, it offers more flexibility when working with complex queries.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take an example of retrieving data from the `wp_users` table using a custom SQL query.<\/p>\n<pre>\n<code>\nglobal $wpdb;\n\n$table_name = $wpdb-&gt;prefix . 'users';\n\n$results = $wpdb-&gt;get_results( \"SELECT * FROM $table_name\" );\n\nforeach ( $results as $row ) {  \n  echo $row-&gt;user_email.'&lt;br&gt;';\n}\n<\/code>\n<\/pre>\n<p>The code above retrieves all users from the `wp_users` table and displays the email of each user.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Retrieving and displaying database tables in the WordPress dashboard is an essential aspect of plugin and theme development. Various methods can be used to grab data from the WordPress database. Using the correct method which suits your task&#8217;s needs shall enable you to work efficiently with WP data. Remember always to keep security in mind while working with the WordPress database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring Retrieval and Display of Database Tables in WordPress Dashboard WordPress, with its flexible core and vast array of plug-ins, is a popular content management&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3287],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WORDPRESS-ULTIMATE-GUIDE-How-To-step-by-step-Tutorial.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8776"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}