Today I Learned - Rocky Kev

TIL about using wpdb to insert data into the WordPress Database

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TAGS: wordpress 

function shove_this_into_the_database() {

   global $wpdb;
    $tableName = $wpdb->usermeta;
    $tableData = [
        'user_id' => 1,
        'meta_key' => "cubby_cat",
        'meta_value' => "OH LAWD, he coming!"
];

    $wpdb->insert($tableName, $tableData);

    echo "The record has been set!";
}

REF:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26582193/insert-data-into-wordpress-database-table-from-a-custom-form

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