Title: Adding Extra Database Fields In WordPress
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Adding Extra Database Fields In WordPress

 *  [webcraftydesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webcraftydesign/)
 * (@webcraftydesign)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-extra-database-fields-in-wordpress/)
 * Hi All,
    I’m doing a standard site for a local Genealogy Group, The info on the
   site so far is pretty general but now the want a searchable database of Family
   ancestral homes including household members.
 * I can do this as a separate MySql database but it will take a lot of coding and
   I see a lot of additional information being added in the future.
 * Would it be possible to use WordPress custom post types and custom fields to 
   achieve the same affect and if so is there somewhere I can find a good tutorial
   on doing something like this.
 * Basic in would be –
    Table called something like Area Code or Zip or Town Name–
   Example Fields – Area/Town – Home Name – Householder Name – Home Occupation Time–
   Family Members, etc
 * Any help would be appreciated.
 * Thanks

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