{"id":33644,"date":"2025-09-19T10:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=features&#038;p=33644"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:00:35","slug":"data-store-overview","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/features\/data-store-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Stores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"data-stores-module-activation\"><strong>Data Stores Module Activation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>To activate the <strong>Data Stores<\/strong> module of the<em> JetEngine<\/em> plugin, one should navigate to the <strong><em>WordPress Dashboard &gt; JetEngine &gt; <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>JetEngine<\/em><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>directory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Data Store <\/strong>feature can be enabled by clicking the corresponding toggle in the opened <strong>Modules <\/strong>tab. This toggle adds the <strong>Data Stores<\/strong> tab to the <em>JetEngine<\/em> dashboard if enabled.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once done, the settings should be activated by pressing the \u201c<strong>Save<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jetengine-modules-tab.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jetengine-modules-tab-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"jetengine modules tab\" class=\"wp-image-43552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jetengine-modules-tab-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jetengine-modules-tab-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jetengine-modules-tab-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jetengine-modules-tab-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jetengine-modules-tab-600x375.webp 600w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/jetengine-modules-tab.webp 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"data-stores-settings\"><strong>Data Stores Settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The new <strong>Data Stores <\/strong>tab is now added to the <strong>JetEngine dashboard <\/strong>settings list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, after this tab is opened, one should press the \u201c<strong>New Store<\/strong>\u201d button to open the data store customization settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/new-store-button.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/new-store-button-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"new store button\" class=\"wp-image-43553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/new-store-button-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/new-store-button-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/new-store-button-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/new-store-button-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/new-store-button-600x375.webp 600w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/new-store-button.webp 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Data Stores <\/strong>tab has the following settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/data-store-settings.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/data-store-settings-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"data store settings\" class=\"wp-image-43554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/data-store-settings-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/data-store-settings-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/data-store-settings-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/data-store-settings-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/data-store-settings-600x375.webp 600w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/data-store-settings.webp 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name <\/strong>\u2014 a field for typing the data store name. This name will be shown on a page created to place the data store;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Slug<\/strong> \u2014 a field for typing the name of the data store that is displayed in the database. This field automatically displays the hyphenated words from the <strong>Name<\/strong> field, but users can change it. The <strong>Slug<\/strong> field has the restrictions common for all slugs: only Latin letters, numbers, dashes, and underscore symbols;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Store type<\/strong> \u2014 a drop-down menu that allows choosing a method for temporary or permanent WordPress data storage as:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cookies<\/strong> \u2014 allows users to store their data temporarily until cleaning the cache data;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Session <\/strong>\u2014 allows storage of user data temporarily until their session on service is active;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>User Metadata<\/strong> \u2014 allows saving authorized user\u2019s metadata in the site\u2019s database;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;<strong>Local Storage<\/strong> \u2014 allows keeping the user\u2019s data temporarily until the users clean their browser cache data;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>User IP <\/strong>\u2014 allows keeping information based on the user IP, which is securely stored in the database with the \u201cstore_id\u201d and \u201cstore_item\u201d values;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"note-banner d-flex border-bold border-jetsmartfilters rounded overflow-hidden p-20\"><div class=\"mr-12\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M1 21H23L12 2L1 21ZM13 18H11V16H13V18ZM13 14H11V10H13V14Z\" fill=\"#FA5450\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"d-flex flex-column\"><div class=\"text-900 mb-12\">Warning<\/div><p class=\"m-0\"><strong>Data Stores<\/strong> that use the \u201cSession\u201d <strong>Store type<\/strong> may conflict with caching plugins. In some cases, excluding <em>JetEngine<\/em> from caching can reduce issues.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Max size <\/strong>\u2014 a field that allows typing the number of items the user can store. That is the quantity of liked posts by a user or the number of posts added to the favorites list, etc.; the<em> <\/em>\u201c0\u201d value allows saving an unlimited number of items;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Count items<\/strong> \u2014 a toggle that,<strong> <\/strong>if enabled, allows the data store to track the number of times users can add items. For example, this number of posts can be displayed on the front end;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Is users store <\/strong>\u2014 a toggle that, if enabled, creates a store with the user IDs for the server-side stores. It allows users to save other users\u2019 accounts in this store. It deactivates the <strong>Store item on view<\/strong> toggle;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Store item on view <\/strong>\u2014 toggle that works with post-related stores: it allows tracing posts visited by the user and adding them to the store. This toggle is used to create \u201cRecently Viewed\u201d sections. But the number of posts added to such a store will not exceed the number specified in the <strong>Max size<\/strong> field: the first items will be deleted, and new ones will be saved instead of deleted.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Store item on view <\/strong>toggle activates the <strong>Watch for post types<\/strong> drop-down menu if enabled:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/store-item-on-view-feature.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/store-item-on-view-feature-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"store item on view feature\" class=\"wp-image-43555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/store-item-on-view-feature-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/store-item-on-view-feature-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/store-item-on-view-feature-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/store-item-on-view-feature-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/store-item-on-view-feature-600x375.webp 600w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/store-item-on-view-feature.webp 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Watch for post types<\/strong> \u2014 a drop-down menu that allows choosing the post types for displaying single page views (i.e., \u201cPosts,\u201d \u201cPages,\u201d \u201cMedia,\u201d \u201cNavigation Menu Items,\u201d CPTs, and more).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all about the <strong>Data Stores<\/strong> feature and its settings available with the <em>JetEngine <\/em>plugin for WordPress websites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial overviews the Data Store settings, its main features, storage methods, and functionality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"template":"","format":"standard","builder-category":[],"feature-category":[534],"article-category":[404],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Data Stores Overview \u2014 JetEngine | Crocoblock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Read about the Data Stores settings, main features, storage methods, and functionality. 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