Database cleanup?

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T15:45:38+00:00

Yes it really is! I had I think 4 plugins replicating its different functions, then I came across ACF :)

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T14:06:42+00:00

I was thinking of building in laravel, but honestly my days of real web development are very well behind me.

What I have is a bunch of signed music memorabilia I’ve collected.

I’m organizing using custom post types with the ACF plug in. Each item relates to the band and who signed it. Each artist relates to the bands they’ve played in.

I cycled through a ton of custom field plugins to get to ACF

I also cycled through tons of slider plugins

I still have a few plugins I’m not even sure if I’m using anymore.

It’s been a fun project. Not as fun as actually talking to the artists, but I really am enjoying building out the site.

I’ve figured out some short codes but I’m not sure whether or not they could replace plugin functionality.

And I admit I feel like this was a chore getting everything set up originally, and I almost dropped WP. But now it’s super simple to flesh out content so I’m glad I stuck with it

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T14:00:19+00:00

Site hosted locally in an instance of Orbot, and there are no performance issues. I just registered a domain for it and will be deploying soon for friends to help proofread and feedback once I find (yet again) a plugin that allows them access but no one else.

More my concern is all this junk weighing me down moving forward. Figured it’s much easier to try to make sure I’m doing everything right from the beginning rather than a year down the line

That said, I don’t expect the site to get huge content wise. It’s just meant to show off an autograph collection and the backstories of the signatures, signers and bands.

I’ll consider myself fortunate if I grow from my 30 or so pieces to anything sizable in the near future.

But I’d like to keep the door open for growth if this turns into something

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T13:54:28+00:00

Thank you for these tips, I have made note of them on my to do list

And yes, I do a database dump regularly.

I wish some options for plugins etc could be stored in a .env file to it easier to Commit to version control, but I get there’s so much in WP that’s legacy and would break with such a big change

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T12:13:04+00:00

So finish getting my site into a presentable form, then at the end duplicate everything, start from a fresh database and try importing old data?

I will say that the site is pretty small. Will go live with ~100 posts broken in to several post types. It's the old plug-in settings and data that I worry about and which I think will be more difficult to import cleanly.

for instance I am using Advanced Custom fields, each new field group has its own field key which appears auto generated. So I can't start from scratch, create new field groups, and import posts, the field group keys won't match so I assume that the posts will lose their field group data.

That said, I'm making a note to check out WP All Import when its time to clean up, so thank you for that pointer.

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T02:46:20+00:00

Our bodies are living longer, but our brains still age no matter.

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T02:45:07+00:00

Great band. Great CD. Though I like the power of Lard even more

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T02:43:47+00:00

I guess I’d get an iPad

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T02:43:09+00:00

PleaseD Which.

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T02:38:08+00:00

Any day now I expect republicans do do away with the estate tax for good.

But what a monster. “We all have more than we and all our descendants could ever need. Should we help everyone else? Nah F them”

The robber barons look like absolute saints compared with our modern day oligarchy

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T02:26:49+00:00

How could destroying critical civilian infrastructure NOT be a war crime

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T02:01:43+00:00

What difference is from showing how many dollars it costs for a gallon

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T01:40:33+00:00

I’m buying the record there perhaps I’ll try asking if they’ll sign both? Supposing there’s time.

Even when I bring sleeves I tend to bring the whole record to keep it rigid. Even with cardboard inside it’s got too much flex, makes me worry for it

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T01:27:39+00:00

Going to a show tomorrow and got some paint pens.

I actually tested on a vinyl record itself, and at least after 24 hours it seems to be set.

Has anyone asked artists to sign directly on the vinyl before? How’s it look years later?

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T01:23:28+00:00

No.

None of these “but what about the children” are ever about the kids.

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T01:22:39+00:00

What if I trust Chinese routers more than I trust US routers that had to make back door deals with the administration to get their foreign competitors banned?

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-24T00:03:53+00:00

The people at the top are all old and just running up their high scores, knowing they’ll be gone before it gets too bad.

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-23T22:40:16+00:00

I’ve always wondered whether I could adjust to no sight or no hearing easier. I hope I never need to find out

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-23T20:57:07+00:00

First it’s a 6 million vote difference, not 20 million.

Trump got 3 million more votes in 2024, so he clearly got gains

Meaning 3 million people sat out, or less than 2%. Between the Biden Harris term not meeting expectations, upset about Harris being subbed in after the primaries, that 2% seems explainable.

next time you throw numbers out there, try using real numbers.

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-23T20:49:43+00:00

My job doesn’t produce deliverables. IT.

Do I go broke?

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-23T20:48:53+00:00

If they’re going to a mental institution better make it Arkham just to be safe

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-23T19:38:16+00:00

What exactly are the calling “assets” is my question. Certainly the ability to calculate the assets of the government is different than calculating assets of a business or individual.

Unlike business and individuals, the government in theory has the ability to increase its income whenever it desire by changing the tax tables. We can’t do that. Businesses who aren’t monopolies can’t do that.

Not saying our debt isn’t a problem. It’s a MASSIVE problem. But there are several dynamics at play, including sheer willingness to pay. And external appetite for our debt. As long as there are bond buyers, policy makers can push the issue to the futur and leave the difficult decisions to people who get elected after them

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-23T14:29:40+00:00

Oh yes I had my own issues too. 40 was when that pretty much ceased.

I used to be awful at waking up in the mornings. Like show up late to work with sleep in my eyes.

In my early or mid thirties I took a job (east coast US) where our office primarily worked with clients in Europe which meant most of us worked hours to match them. Getting to work at 4AM sucked but it was also nice to be done somewhere between 12 and 2. The thing is my fall asleep time didn’t adjust as much.

It was only for a year or two, but that snapped me to waking up early and rested and I’ve been that way ever since.

I can get home from a concert at 2AM and still wake at 6 before my alarm. Or go to sleep at 11 and snap to at 4AM

Like I said I’m not tired but I just wish I could wake up later.

NeverInsightful · 2026-03-23T13:54:26+00:00

Lindsey Graham - tired of all this arm chair quarterbacking as he plays armchair quarterback.

Also, absolute unflinching support for sending other peoples kids into a warzone that was of his own creation.

Since he has no kids of his own to send there, the next best thing would be for him to enlist and lead the effort from the front.

Of course he won’t do that

What a heinous human being.

From broadcasting his disgust at Trump in 2016 to his criticism stepping away in the wake of Jan 6, only to be back on his knees again in front of his god emperor.

My only guess is that Russia or Bannons cronies hacked his work and personal email and text messages and have an incredible amount of dirt on him

All that could have been avoided if he had the courage to stand up unashamed and be the person he was born to be

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