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Deleting “_bbp_*” meta keys in wp_postmeta table

wrip
Participant

@wrip

3 years, 8 months ago

We used to have an old version of bbPress on our website, which was uninstalled years ago. I’ve recently noticed some meta keys starting with “_bbp_” in the wp_postmeta table like these:
_bbp_last_active_time
_bbp_forum_subforum_count
_bbp_reply_count
_bbp_total_reply_count
_bbp_akismet_error
_bbp_akismet_history
_bbp_akismet_as_submitted
_bbp_akismet_user_result
_bbp_akismet_user

I believe these are all bbPress-related data. Is it okay to manually remove these from the database? Does bbPress store data in other core WP tables?

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Robin W
Moderator

@robin-w

3 years, 8 months ago

if you are no longer using bbpress, then yes you can delete these manually from the database.

bbpress may additionally have some settings stored in wp_options table, again these will all have bbp in their name.
wrip
Participant

@wrip

3 years, 7 months ago
@robin-w
Thanks for your reply. I have also checked the wp_posts table.

SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE post_type = "forum" OR post_type = "topic" OR post_type = "reply"

I can see some posts with the following post types:
- forum
- reply
- topic
Are these post types part of bbPress? Are there any additional post types added by bbPress?
Robin W
Moderator

@robin-w

3 years, 7 months ago

yes these are the 3 bbpress post types, and they are the only post types.

wrip
Participant

@wrip

3 years, 7 months ago

So it is also safe to remove all the posts from wp_posts table that have these 3 post types? Is that correct?

Robin W
Moderator

@robin-w

3 years, 7 months ago

yes that should be fine

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