Compare Functionality in Pods 1.x to Pods 2.x

In Pods 2.0, we’ve simplified and cleaned up confusing names of functions and methods. Below is a comparison in case you’re familiar with Pods 1.x functionality. This will help you quickly migrate from any Pods 1.x site to Pods 2.x.

Note: Pods 2.x is backwards compatible with Pods 1.x code in most cases, but we still recommend you switch to the new syntax for future-proofing your site.

Compare Global Functions

FUNCTIONALITY	PODS 1.X	PODS 2.0
Run a SQL Query	pod_query()	pods_query()
Run Pods UI for Custom Admin screens	pods_ui_manage()	pods_ui()
MySQL Related functions	mysql_*()	Don’t use them, use WPDB or pods_query()

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Compare Pods object methods

FUNCTIONALITY	PODS 1.X	PODS 2.0
Get the Pods object	$pod = new Pod( ‘pod’ )	$pod = pods( ‘pod’ )
Get a field value	$pod->get_field()	$pod->field()
Display a field value	$pod->get_field()	$pod->display()
Find items	$pod->findRecords()	$pod->find()
Fetch the next item	$pod->fetchRecord()	$pod->fetch()
Get the current Pod item ID	$pod->get_pod_id()	$pod->id()
Get the pagination	$pod->getPagination()	$pod->pagination()
Get the search filters	$pod->getFilters()	$pod->filters()
Output a public form	$pod->publicForm()	$pod->form()
Total number of items found (regardless of ‘limit’)	$pod->getTotalRows()	$pod->total_found()
Total number of items returned	N/A	$pod->total()

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Compare PodsAPI object methods

FUNCTIONALITY	PODS 1.X	PODS 2.0
Get the PodsAPI object	$api = new PodAPI()	$api = pods_api()
Delete a Pod Item	$api->drop_pod_item()	$api->delete_pod_item()
Delete a Pod	$api->drop_pod()	$api->delete_pod()
Delete a Pod Field	$api->drop_column()	$api->delete_field()
Get a Pod Field	$api->load_column()	$api->load_field()
Save a Pod Field	$api->save_column()	$api->save_field()

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Compare Tables

TABLE	PODS 1.X	PODS 2.0
Pod Item Indexes	wp_pod	Removed and fields pushed into individual pod tables
Pod Items	wp_pod_tbl_*	wp_pods_*
Pod Relationships	wp_pod_rel	wp_podsrel
Pods	wp_pod_types	Removed and converted into a Custom Post Type
Pod Fields	wp_pod_fields	Removed and converted into a Custom Post Type
Pod Templates	wp_pod_templates	Removed and converted into a Custom Post Type
Pod Pages	wp_pod_pages	Removed and converted into a Custom Post Type
Pod Helpers	wp_pod_helpers	Removed and converted into a Custom Post Type

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Compare Other Functionality

FUNCTIONALITY	PODS 1.X	PODS 2.0
findRecords lookups	p.created, p.modified	t.created, t.modified
Templates and Helpers	$this points at the current Pod object	$obj points at the current Pods object
Input Helpers	Available	No longer supported
Multi-select Fields	Return array of field data if 1 set	Return arrays of array field data whether it’s 1 or more