WordPress Website Development

5.

WordPress Database Architecture

5.1.

Database Schema Overview

5.1.1.

Relational Database Concepts

5.1.2.

WordPress Table Relationships

5.1.3.

Data Integrity Principles

5.1.4.

Normalization Concepts

5.2.

Core Database Tables

5.2.1.

5.2.1.1.

Post Types Storage

5.2.1.2.

Post Status Management

5.2.1.3.

Content Structure

5.2.1.4.

Revision Tracking

5.2.2.

wp_postmeta Table

5.2.2.1.

Custom Fields Storage

5.2.2.2.

Metadata Relationships

5.2.2.3.

Performance Considerations

5.2.3.

5.2.3.1.

User Account Information

5.2.3.2.

Authentication Data

5.2.3.3.

User Status Management

5.2.4.

wp_usermeta Table

5.2.4.1.

User Preferences

5.2.4.2.

Capabilities Storage

5.2.4.3.

Profile Information

5.2.5.

wp_options Table

5.2.5.1.

Site Configuration

5.2.5.2.

Plugin Settings

5.2.5.3.

5.2.5.4.

Autoload Optimization

5.2.6.

5.2.6.1.

Taxonomy Term Storage

5.2.6.2.

Hierarchical Relationships

5.2.7.

wp_term_taxonomy Table

5.2.7.1.

Taxonomy Definitions

5.2.7.2.

Term Categorization

5.2.8.

wp_term_relationships Table

5.2.8.1.

Object-Term Associations

5.2.8.2.

Relationship Management

5.2.9.

wp_comments Table

5.2.9.1.

Comment Storage

5.2.9.2.

Comment Metadata

5.2.10.

wp_commentmeta Table

5.2.10.1.

Comment Custom Fields

5.3.

Database Interaction Methods

5.3.1.

wpdb Class Usage

5.3.1.1.

Query Preparation

5.3.1.2.

Data Sanitization

5.3.1.3.

5.3.1.4.

Performance Optimization

5.3.2.

WordPress Database Functions

5.3.2.1.

get_posts() Function

5.3.2.2.

get_users() Function

5.3.2.3.

get_terms() Function

5.3.2.4.

update_option() Function

5.3.3.

Direct Database Queries

5.3.3.1.

Security Considerations

5.3.3.2.

Performance Implications

5.3.3.3.

5.3.4.

Database Optimization Techniques

5.3.4.1.

Index Management

5.3.4.2.

Query Optimization

5.3.4.3.

Table Maintenance

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