Title: Columns in plugin tables
Last modified: July 15, 2021

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# Columns in plugin tables

 *  Resolved [julia77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julia77/)
 * (@julia77)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/columns-in-plugin-tables/)
 * Hello,
 * Can free version users just delete in Yoast db tables the following columns without
   crashing something?
 * _In wp\_yoast\_indexable table_
 * title
    breadcrumb post_status is_public is_protected has_public_posts number_of_pages
   canonical primary_focus_keyword_score is_cornerstone twitter_title twitter_description
   open_graph_title open_graph_description link_count incoming_link_count prominent_words_version
   created _at updated_at blog_id language region estimating_reading_time_minutes
 * _In wp\_yoast\_primary\_term table:_
 * created_at
    updated_at blog_id
 * Regards,
 * Julia

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 *  Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/)
 * (@mikes41720)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/columns-in-plugin-tables/#post-14667055)
 * Hi [@julia77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julia77/)
 * If you delete those tables, there is definitely the potential that the Yoast 
   SEO for WordPress plugin wouldn’t work as expected, as it relies on that data
   for the indexables and for the primary category.
 * If you want to uninstall the plugin and ensure that all data is removed, you’ll
   have to remove the tables as per this article – [https://yoast.com/help/how-can-i-uninstall-my-plugin/#database](https://yoast.com/help/how-can-i-uninstall-my-plugin/#database)
 *  Thread Starter [julia77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julia77/)
 * (@julia77)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/columns-in-plugin-tables/#post-14673834)
 * Hello [@mikes41720](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/),
 * This topic is about deleting the mentioned columns in those tables, not the entire
   tables. Would you recommend it?
 * Regards,
 * Julia
 *  Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/)
 * (@mikes41720)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/columns-in-plugin-tables/#post-14674192)
 * Hi [@julia77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julia77/)
 * No, we wouldn’t recommend deleting those database tables you’ve mentioned, as
   the indexables data would be incomplete and wouldn’t generate as expected. You
   can learn more about the indexables [here](https://developer.yoast.com/blog/the-exciting-new-technology-that-is-indexables/).
 * Same for the other tables you’ve mentioned, that is being utilized for the [primary category feature](https://yoast.com/help/how-to-select-a-primary-category/).
 *  [devnihil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devnihil/)
 * (@devnihil)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/columns-in-plugin-tables/#post-14698526)
 * We are going ahead and marking this issue as resolved due to inactivity. If you
   require any further assistance please create a new issue.

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 * [columns](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/columns/)
 * [db](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/db/)
 * [tables](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/tables/)

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 * Last reply from: [devnihil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devnihil/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/columns-in-plugin-tables/#post-14698526)
 * Status: resolved