Where is wordpress metadata stored?

  • Where (what file and directory) is metadata for site description and keywords stored in WordPress?

    My site is trekfortwo.com, and on “view source” from a browser, line 38-39 have meta data from when I first started building the site, before I had even come up with the current name. I have scoured as many .php files and all through the dashboard to find any reference to the original site name. I’m hoping someone could point me in the right direction as to where the offending metadata is stored.

    I have played around with a few metadata plugins with mixed results. They seem to only go one way in terms of just letting me type in new metatags and not being able to just scan for the metadata that already exists in directories. Any recommended plugins for metadata in order to clean up the way a WordPress site displays in Google or when linked, like say on Facebook?

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  • Do you mean the wp_postmeta and wp_commentmeta tables in the database?

    Thread Starter mseneca

    (@mseneca)

    I cant seem to find any files called “wp_postmeta” or “wp_commentmeta”. However, Cmd-F doesn’t find any reference to that old title in any file with the word “meta” in it’s name, no in any of the .php files linked in the “edit” section of the current theme in the WP Dashboard. Where can I find the files you’re referring to?

    wp_postmeta and wp_commentmeta are wordpress database tables. You can edit via phpmyadmin or other mysql tools. You can get to phpmyadmin from your cpanel.

    Thread Starter mseneca

    (@mseneca)

    Ok, had to get a little crash course in phpmyadmin. The offending code was actually in “wp_options”. I was able to fix it though, thanks so much!

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