As usual, there is a set of built-in functions for selecting records from the existing tables. The following list contains a few of the data-selecting functions:
| get_posts | This retrieves the posts as an array from the wp_posts table based on the passed arguments. Also, we can use the WP_Query class with the necessary arguments to get the post list from the OOP method. Accepts an array type parameter with all post details. |
| get_option | This retrieves the option value of the given key from the wp_options table. Accepts a key parameter. |
| get_users | This retrieves a list of users as an array from the wp_user table. Accepts an array type parameter with all post details. |
Most of the database operations on exiting tables ...
