Title: ulc_code_ in user metadata
Last modified: August 26, 2026

---

# ulc_code_ in user metadata

 *  [bohdanpolishchuk42](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bohdanpolishchuk42/)
 * (@bohdanpolishchuk42)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ulc_code_-in-user-metadata/)
 * Hi Uncanny Owl team,
 * We use Uncanny Redemption Codes 5.0 with Gravity Forms. Our custom flow processes
   anonymous redemptions through one shared WordPress user, which now has approximately
   183,000 ulc_code_<coupon_id> rows in wp_usermeta. This causes WordPress metadata-
   cache queries to load all those rows and significantly affects performance.
 * We noticed that the plugin also records redemptions in wp_uncanny_codes_usage,
   while the source describes ulc_code_* metadata as “just for backup.”
    Could you
   please confirm: 1. Is ulc_code_* used by any current functionality or recovery
   process? 2. Can we safely delete these rows after verifying corresponding wp_uncanny_codes_usage
   records? 3. Is there a supported way to disable the backup metadata write? 4.
   Is using one shared WordPress user for anonymous redemptions supported? Thanks.

Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total)

 *  Plugin Support [David Chambo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uncannydavid/)
 * (@uncannydavid)
 * [3 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ulc_code_-in-user-metadata/#post-19004421)
 * Hello,
   We can definitely have our dev team review the questions you have regarding
   Uncanny Redemption Codes, however, because of the context of the ticket, it would
   be best if you could submit a ticket directly to our support team here [https://www.uncannyowl.com/new-support-request/](https://www.uncannyowl.com/new-support-request/).
   Thanks!

Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total)

You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fulc_code_-in-user-metadata%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
to reply to this topic.

 * ![](https://ps.w.org/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=3400711)
 * [Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash](https://wordpress.org/plugins/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/reviews/)

 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [David Chambo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uncannydavid/)
 * Last activity: [3 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ulc_code_-in-user-metadata/#post-19004421)
 * Status: not resolved