Title: WordPress capability question
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WordPress capability question

 *  [AMSguy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amsguy/)
 * (@amsguy)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-capability-question/)
 * I guess this is a ‘support’ type of question… I’m wondering what WP’s capabilities
   are with regards to continually adding and removing things from the database.
   I searched and didn’t find a lot of info, perhaps I wasn’t searching in the right
   places. In my situation I’m dealing with a plug-in called Jigoshop and I’m selling
   new music gear. I’d like to sell used gear, as well…; but there may be LOTS more
   of it and it’ll basically be gone once it’s sold (meaning: there’s no need to
   keep certain Jigoshop ‘product’ pages around after the used item has sold). My
   questions are:
 * When I remove a ‘product page’ does it *really* remove everything from the database
   in a way that doesn’t slow the db down?
 * Note: This question isn’t so much geared at Jigoshop as it is as WP, in other
   words, what happens to a WP database when pages or posts are removed?
 * Can WP handle this kind of continuing activity?
 * What, if any, are the down sides of this amount of activity and how can I overcome
   them (if possible)?
 * Thanks in advance and please excuse me if this has been asked many times before(
   I couldn’t find answers that gave me the info I’m seeking).

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-capability-question/#post-2455595)
 * > When I remove a ‘product page’ does it *really* remove everything from the 
   > database in a way that doesn’t slow the db down?
 * That **is** a question you need to ask of the Jigshop developers.
 * > Can WP handle this kind of continuing activity?
 * Yes. That’s how database driven sites are supposed to work.
 *  Thread Starter [AMSguy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amsguy/)
 * (@amsguy)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-capability-question/#post-2455600)
 * Thanks for the quick response!
 * I’m not sure the question is for Jigoshop, though, I have asked a few questions
   over there, as well. The reason I say it isn’t a JS issue is because JS appears
   to use WP’s wp_meta table for storing the product page info. In my mind that 
   would seem to indicate that it’s more of a WP issue with respect to how the stuff
   is moved into and out of the database. I’m questioning this because of things
   I’ve read about WP ‘revisions’ and how all the data may not be completely removed
   from the database (maybe this isn’t true in newer versions of WP?). I’m wondering
   if the same sort of thing may be at play here.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-capability-question/#post-2455614)
 * Even if Jigoshop uses the wp_options table, it’s down the plugin as to whether
   those entries are removed on product deletion.

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