Custom Tables in WordPress
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The document is a presentation by Jonathan Bossenger on creating and managing custom tables in WordPress. It covers essential learning outcomes, including when to use custom tables, how to create them, and how to manage data within them. The session includes requirements for participation and a list of useful resources for further learning.
Custom Tables in WordPress
- 1. 1 Custom Tables in WordPress Jonathan Bossenger Learn.WordPress.org
- 2. 2 👋🏽 Welcome! As you join, let everyone know in the chat where you’re joining us from… Hello! ○ My name is Jonathan Bossenger ○ From Cape Town, South Africa ○ Developer educator at Automattic ○ Sponsored to work with the Training Team ○ jonathanbossenger.com
- 3. Learn.WordPress.org Custom tables in WordPress Jonathan Bossenger
- 4. Announcements ○ Welcome, and thanks to Tracy for co-hosting. ○ Please let me know if you can’t see this slide! ○ We are presenting in focus mode, but please feel free to enable your video. ○ You are welcome to ask questions. ○ You are welcome to post questions in the chat, or unmute to ask questions.
- 5. Announcements ○ Make sure your local install is ready ○ If I am going too fast, please let me know! ○ We will be posting this session to https://wordpress.tv/ afterwards ○ For WordPress tutorials and courses please visit https://learn.wordpress.org/ ○ For WordPress developer news and updates please visit https://developer.wordpress.org/news/
- 6. Learning outcomes ○ The fundamentals of creating and managing custom WordPress tables. • When you should consider a custom table • Where to find documentation • How to create a custom table • How to select, add or update data in a custom table • A brief overview of table updates • Cleaning up your custom tables
- 7. Requirements ○ A local WordPress install ○ A text editor ○ A way to access your database • https://wordpress.org/plugins/sql-buddy/ ○ The wp-learn-database.php script in the root of your WordPress installation • https://gist.github.com/jonathanbossenger/d96520acd6225ea969f091752a3bca8b ○ An empty plugin
- 8. Let’s go!
- 9. Resources ○ https://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_Tables_with_Plugins ○ https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/register_activation_hook/ ○ https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/register_deactivation_hook/ ○ https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wpdb/ ○ https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/4852/post-meta-vs-separate-database-tables