Title: Slow Query
Last modified: January 25, 2021

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# Slow Query

 *  Resolved [joeyg101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joeyg101/)
 * (@joeyg101)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-query-30/)
 * Hi Please could you advise what this slow query is when I am opening an order:
 * Query
 *     ```
       SELECT DISTINCT meta_key
       FROM wpng_postmeta
       WHERE meta_key NOT BETWEEN '_'
       AND '_z'
       HAVING meta_key NOT LIKE '\\_%'
       ORDER BY meta_key
       LIMIT 30
       ```
   
 * Caller
 *     ```
       meta_form
       post_custom_meta_box
       do_meta_boxes
       require('wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php')
       ```
   
 * Time 9s
 * Many thanks
    Joe

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 *  Thread Starter [joeyg101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joeyg101/)
 * (@joeyg101)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-query-30/#post-13955332)
 * HI I have managed to resolve my own issue. Thanks to your great plugin i was 
   able to identify.
 * THis was my issue [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49312444/remove-custom-fields-metabox-in-woocommerce-order-edit-pages](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49312444/remove-custom-fields-metabox-in-woocommerce-order-edit-pages)
 * Thanks
 *  Plugin Author [John Blackbourn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbillion/)
 * (@johnbillion)
 * WordPress Core Developer
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-query-30/#post-13955743)
 * Thanks for the update.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-query-30/#post-13955743)
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