Title: Database error Unknown column ‘meta_id’
Last modified: March 16, 2026

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# Database error Unknown column ‘meta_id’

 *  Resolved [zetoun17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zetoun17/)
 * (@zetoun17)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-unknown-column-meta_id/)
 * found this error in debug.log:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       WordPress database error Unknown column 'meta_id' in
       ```
   
 *     ```wp-block-code
       'SELECT' for query SELECT meta_id, meta_value FROM wp_usermeta WHERE post_id = 1 AND meta_key LIKE 'rank\_math\_schema%' 
       ```
   
 *     ```wp-block-code
       made by require('wp-blog-header.php'), wp, WP->main, WP->parse_request, do_action_ref_array('parse_request'), WP_Hook->do_action, WP_Hook->apply_filters, rest_api_loaded, WP_REST_Server->serve_request, WP_REST_Server->dispatch, WP_REST_Server->respond_to_request, RankMath\Rest\Shared->update_metadata, RankMath\Schema\DB::get_schemas, RankMath\Admin\Database\Query_Builder->get, RankMath\Admin\Database\Query_Builder->get_results, RankMath\Admin\Database\Query_Builder->run
       ```
   
 * i hope this can be fixed soon
 * Rank Math SEO Version 1.0.265

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 *  Plugin Support [Jaideep Asrani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaideeprm/)
 * (@jaideeprm)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-unknown-column-meta_id/#post-18855157)
 * Hello [@zetoun17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zetoun17/),
 * Thank you for contacting Rank Math support.
 * The issue is related to some corrupted database entries for our plugin’s options.
   Please follow these steps:
    1. Add the following filter to your active theme’s functions.php file:
       `add_filter("
       pre_update_option_rank-math-options-sitemap", function( $value, $old_value, 
       $option ){ unset($value['exclude_roles']); return $value; }, 10, 3 );`
    2. Navigate to WP Dashboard > Rank Math SEO > Sitemap Settings > Author Sitemap
       and make any small change to the Exclude Roles option and save the settings.
    3. Remove the filter from the functions.php file.
 * That should fix the issue. Let us know if it doesn’t.
 * We are here to assist.
 *  Plugin Support [Jaideep Asrani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaideeprm/)
 * (@jaideeprm)
 * [2 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-unknown-column-meta_id/#post-18858497)
 * Hello [@zetoun17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zetoun17/),
 * Since we didn’t hear back from you we are going to mark this topic as resolved.
   If you have any additional questions don’t hesitate to get in touch.
 * Thank you.

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 * Last reply from: [Jaideep Asrani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaideeprm/)
 * Last activity: [2 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-unknown-column-meta_id/#post-18858497)
 * Status: resolved