Title: Using a SELECT Query
Last modified: May 23, 2026

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# Using a SELECT Query

 *  [rzharding](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rzharding/)
 * (@rzharding)
 * [4 days, 23 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-a-select-query/)
 * Greetings
 * It does not appear to be possible to run a SELECT query which is much safer than
   using the allowable queries.
 * Is this true?
 * Is it likely to be a feature in the future. I think that many people would be
   interested in viewing what is in the database instead of modifying it.
 * Thank you.
    Richard Harding

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