Title: Multiple Databases?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Multiple Databases?

 *  [legolad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/legolad/)
 * (@legolad)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-databases-3/)
 * I have been reading the documentation but can find no reference to the possibility
   of creating more than one participant database on the same WP site. Is this possible?
 * Thanks,
    David
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/participants-database/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/participants-database/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-databases-3/#post-3889857)
 * I get this question a lot, and generally, the answer is no. The good news is 
   most of the time, it’s not really necessary…what is it you want to do?
 *  Thread Starter [legolad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/legolad/)
 * (@legolad)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-databases-3/#post-3889874)
 * Thanks for the quick reply. And thanks for making such a great plugin. It’s nearly
   everything I want.
 * So here’s what I was hoping to accomplish:
    1. Create a Family database to track
   family names and contact information. 2. Make this available to my family on 
   a password-protected page. 3. I maintain this database myself – nobody else adds
   records. 4. Create a separate Gamers database for specific games. 5. Players 
   of a particular game can add their player ID and provide specific information
   about what they offer (and what they need) in the game. 6. Make this Gamers database
   available on a public page (no password or sign-in required).
 * Basically these are two completely unrelated databases. And now that I’m describing
   it for you I can already see the flaw in my logic.
 * I originally chose this plugin because I didn’t see how I could add simple tables
   to my WP pages. Now I think maybe there are plugins for adding tables that would
   be better for handling the family contact info.
 * Then I can use your plugin for the Gamers database.
 * What do you think?
 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-databases-3/#post-3889893)
 * Yeah, sounds right. You might just need a simple contact management plugin for
   your family contact info.
 *  Thread Starter [legolad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/legolad/)
 * (@legolad)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-databases-3/#post-3889916)
 * Yep. I tried it out last night. I got a simple tables plugin for doing the contact
   list (it’s pretty static as data goes).
 * Now I’m recreating the DB as the gaming db I wanted to do. Thanks for your help.
 * I’ll be donating to you at my next payday. I think your plugin is fantastic.
 * For what it’s worth, I think there’s a gap in the plugin space for a quick and
   dirty database tool that allows you to create and manage multiple simple databases
   on a single web site. There’s a My Treasures plugin that is similar to what I
   have in mine, but it’s not configurable like yours. If you’re ever interested
   in exploring this, I’m a software Product Manager with deep experience in UX 
   and software requirements. I feel confident I could put together a good set of
   simple requirements/use cases to define this sort of plugin. I’d enjoy working
   on it with you.
 * All the best,
    David
 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-databases-3/#post-3889919)
 * Thanks David, sounds very interesting. I am in the process of designing a full-
   featured database plugin…not the simple one you suggested. I think there is a
   design challenge in what your suggesting, just the right balance of simplicity/
   utility will not be easy to hit, and that makes it intriguing.
 *  Thread Starter [legolad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/legolad/)
 * (@legolad)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-databases-3/#post-3889922)
 * Agreed. I found your design to be extremely easy to use – very intuitive. I wouldn’t
   change it all. I was actually thinking that adding some sort of identifier that
   allows for differentiation between tables might be all that’s really needed. 
   And yes, I realize I’m probably oversimplifying it because I have no real understanding
   of how your plugin is coded.
 * Of course, I’m assuming that no two tables would ever share data.

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