Does this slow down a site?

  • Resolved LilGames

    (@lilgames)


    1 year, 1 month ago

    I’m just wondering how much computing/performance/web page speed this plugin impacts if it’s doing extra querying the normal Query Loop doesn’t do.

    And also, where would I go to look at what Meta terms are available? Do I have to look directly somewhere in my SQL database?

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  • Plugin Author Ryan Welcher

    (@welcher)

    1 year, 1 month ago

    Hi and thanks for using AQL!

    The answer to your question is that it depends on the type of query. It’s very possible to create very expensive queries – especially when creating meta queries. That being said, this is also 100% possible using the WP_Query class that powers the block. This class has been the de facto means of querying for content in WordPress for a very long time.

    AQL doesn’t introduce any custom database queries. It only enables using more parameters of WP_Query. There are some safeguards in place, such as only being able to query 50 posts but for the most part it’s up to the user to create safe queries.

    You can see the meta in the post_meta table but that will only show the saved meta and not necessarily what is registered.

    I’m going to mark this as resolved but please let me know if you run into any issues.

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