Resetting wp_options in MySQL - SQL

Introduction

In WordPress, wp_options is a database table that stores various settings and configurations of a WordPress installation. Sometimes, due to various reasons such as database corruption, plugin conflicts, or incorrect configurations, the settings stored in wp_options can become corrupted or incorrect, causing problems for the WordPress site. In such cases, resetting the wp_options table can help fix the problem. This guide will provide instructions on how to reset wp_options table in MySQL using SQL statements.

Prerequisites

• Access to the MySQL database where WordPress is installed.
• Basic understanding of MySQL and SQL statements.
• A backup of the wp_options table in case of data loss.

Steps

1. Connect to the MySQL database using any MySQL client such as phpMyAdmin or command-line interface.

2. Select the WordPress database from the list of databases.

USE `wordpress_database`;

3. Run the following SQL statement to reset the wp_options table.

TRUNCATE TABLE `wp_options`;

4. After running the TRUNCATE TABLE statement, the wp_options table will be empty. To restore the default settings and values, run the following SQL statements.

INSERT INTO `wp_options` VALUES ('autoload','yes'),('blog_charset','UTF-8'),('blog_public','1'),('blogdescription',''),('blogname','My Blog'),('can_compress_scripts',''),('comments_notify','1'),('comments_per_page','50'),('cron',''),('date_format','F j, Y'),('db_version','32806'),('default_comment_status','open'),('default_ping_status','open'),('default_post_edit_rows','40'),('default_post_format','0'),('default_site_locale','en_US'),('default_timezone',''),('dismissed_update_core',''),('dismissed_update_plugins',''),('dismissed_update_themes',''),('edit_another_users_posts',''),('editor_max_image_size',''),('embed_autourls',''),('embed_size_h','360'),('embed_size_w','480'),('gmt_offset','-5'),('gzipcompression','0'),('home',''),('illegal_names',''),('image_default_align','none'),('image_default_link_type','none'),('image_default_size','medium'),('image_default_title',''),('large_size_h','1024'),('large_size_w','1024'),('links_updated_date_format','F j, Y g:i a'),('mailserver_login',''),('mailserver_pass',''),('mailserver_port',''),('mailserver_url',''),('medium_large_size_h','768'),('medium_large_size_w',''),('medium_size_h','300'),('medium_size_w','300'),('migrated',''),('minimum_font_size',''),('month_format','F Y'),('ms_files_rewriting',''),('mshot','1'),('permalink_structure','/my-blog/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/'),('ping_sites','http://rpc.pingomatic.com/'),('post_revisions','5'),('posts_per_page','10'),('posts_per_rss','10'),('privacy','0'),('rewrite_rules',''),('rss_language',''),('rss_use_excerpt','0'),('show_on_front','posts'),('sidebars_widgets',''),('site_icon',''),('siteurl',''),('start_of_week','1'),('sticky_posts','a:0:{}'),('stylesheet',''),('stylesheet_root',''),('template',''),('template_root',''),('timezone_string',''),('use_trackback','1'),('users_can_register',''),('widget_search',''),('widget_text',''),('widget_twentyeleven_ephemera',''),('widget_twentyeleven_featured_page',''),('widget_twentyeleven_recent_comments',''),('widget_twentyeleven_recent_posts',''),('widget_twentyeleven_search',''),('widget_twentyeleven_tabs',''),('widget_twentyeleven_video',''),('widget_twentyeleven_widgets',''),('widget_wpcom_social_media_icons_widget',''),('woocommerce_availability',''),('woocommerce_cart_redirect_after_add','no'),('woocommerce_catalog_columns','4'),('woocommerce_catalog_rows','3'),('woocommerce_enable_coupons','yes'),('woocommerce_enable_review_rating','yes'),('woocommerce_force_ssl_checkout','no'),('woocommerce_hold_stock_minutes',''),('woocommerce_notify_low_stock','yes'),('woocommerce_notify_no_stock','yes'),('woocommerce_price_display_suffix','',''),('woocommerce_product_gallery_columns','4'),('woocommerce_single_redirect_after_add','no'),('woocommerce_stock_email_recipient',''),('woocommerce_stock_unhold_time',''),('woocommerce_tax_based_on','shipping'),('woocommerce_tax_classes',''),('woocommerce_tax_display_cart',''),('woocommerce_tax_display_shop',''),('woocommerce_tax_total_display',''),('woocommerce_version','2.6.4'),('wpstats_version','1.1'),('yoast_installer_redirect_migrated',''),('yoast_tracking_allow_track','no'),('yoast_tracking_anonymize_ip','yes'),('yoast_tracking_dnt_cookie','yes');

5. Finally, verify that the wp_options table has been reset by checking whether the default settings have been restored.

SELECT * FROM `wp_options` WHERE `option_name` = 'blogname';

This should return the blog name as 'My Blog,' which was set by the default settings in step 4.

Conclusion

Resetting the wp_options table can be a useful way to fix problems with WordPress settings and configurations. However, care should be taken to ensure that proper backups are made before resetting the table, as data loss can occur if the reset is done incorrectly.