get_results("DESCRIBE {$wpdb->prefix}so_tracking"); if ( count($tablefields) > 0 ) { $names = array(); foreach($tablefields as $column) { $names[] = $column->Field; } if ( in_array('LikeCount', $names) ) { // renames the old columns to save data after chaning the table $sql = "ALTER TABLE {$wpdb->prefix}so_tracking CHANGE LikeCount facebook_like_count INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, CHANGE TweetCount twitter_tweet_count INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, CHANGE PlusCount google_plus_count INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, CHANGE TimerCount timer_count INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, CHANGE CrossCount cross_count INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, CHANGE TotalCount total_count INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, ADD facebook_share_count INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, ADD twitter_follow_count INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, ADD google_share_count INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, ADD linkedin_share_count INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0"; $result = $wpdb->query($sql); if ( $result === false ) { $wpdb->show_errors(); $wpdb->print_error(); exit; } } } } }