KEY category_nicename (category_nicename),
KEY last_updated (last_updated)
* Determine if global tables should be upgraded.
* This function performs a series of checks to ensure the environment allows
* for the safe upgrading of global WordPress database tables. It is necessary
* because global tables will commonly grow to millions of rows on large
* installations, and the ability to control their upgrade routines can be
* critical to the operation of large networks.
* In a future iteration, this function may use `wp_is_large_network()` to more-
* intelligently prevent global table upgrades. Until then, we make sure
* WordPress is on the main site of the main network, to avoid running queries
* more than once in multi-site or multi-network environments.
* @return bool Whether to run the upgrade routines on global tables.
function wp_should_upgrade_global_tables() {
// Return false early if explicitly not upgrading.
if ( defined( 'DO_NOT_UPGRADE_GLOBAL_TABLES' ) ) {
// Assume global tables should be upgraded.
// Set to false if not on main network (does not matter if not multi-network).
if ( ! is_main_network() ) {
// Set to false if not on main site of current network (does not matter if not multi-site).
if ( ! is_main_site() ) {
* Filters if upgrade routines should be run on global tables.
* @param bool $should_upgrade Whether to run the upgrade routines on global tables.
return apply_filters( 'wp_should_upgrade_global_tables', $should_upgrade );