The wp_posts table doesn’t just hold posts. it holds pages, menu items, media details, and more. It also holds auto-drafts, revisions, etc, and all of those take up space. If you’re concerned you can look at the contents of what’s in the table and see for yourself. Everything will have a value set under post_type that will tell you what each row actually is.
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dm_llc
(@dm_llc)
Thank you! The website was actually hacked! I cleaned the tables and will be monitoring it. Thanks again!
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t-p
(@t-p)
Also, make sure you close backdoors as well.
When you’re done, you may want to implement some (if not all) of the recommended security measures.