Title: Seeding the database on install
Last modified: June 10, 2020

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# Seeding the database on install

 *  Resolved [captainhaddock0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/captainhaddock0/)
 * (@captainhaddock0)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/seeding-the-database-on-install/)
 * What data should be inserted during a clean install of wordpress-5.4.1?
    I did
   a clean install, then exported the database to a SQL file. Where did the data
   come from in wp_options – I see in the exported SQL – INSERT INTO `wp_options`(`
   option_id`, `option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES … … <p>Over the
   past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and
   Ahmaud Arbery. I have been thinking about white supremacy, the injustice that
   Black women and men are standing up against across …. … etc etc,
 * Why is this in a clean database (has the install zip file been got at?) and how
   do I remove it.
    I do not want this in my live site!
 * Thanks in advance
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
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 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/seeding-the-database-on-install/#post-12962594)
 * That comes from `https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/equity-and-the-power-of-community/`
   which is picked up in the WordPress Events and News feed box on your dashboard.
   It’s visible only on the back end. If you don’t want to see that metabox, turn
   it off from “screen options” at the top of the screen.
 *  Thread Starter [captainhaddock0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/captainhaddock0/)
 * (@captainhaddock0)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/seeding-the-database-on-install/#post-12962643)
 * Many thanks for the answer (and also for the prompt reply) Steve.
 * Cheers.
 *  Thread Starter [captainhaddock0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/captainhaddock0/)
 * (@captainhaddock0)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/seeding-the-database-on-install/#post-12966178)
 * Can I ask another question here after I marked the thread as resolved – anyway,
   here goes…
 * Turning off the WordPress Events and News feed box on my dashboard from “screen
   options” at the top of the screen does indeed stop it being displayed **but it
   also leaves all the data from that blog in MY wp_options table that I do not 
   want**.
 * How do I remove all those posts / data from the database table completely?
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/seeding-the-database-on-install/#post-12967024)
 * It’s cache, I think, and will eventually go away on its own. It causes no problems,
   so I don’t recommend any database manipulations.
 *  Thread Starter [captainhaddock0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/captainhaddock0/)
 * (@captainhaddock0)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/seeding-the-database-on-install/#post-12967114)
 * thanks again Steve.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/seeding-the-database-on-install/#post-12967114)
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