<p>If a theme has already stored countless rows in the database for its options, what do you think would be the best way to convert those to a serialised array without needing the existing theme users to re-enter all the options and saving them again? I'm thinking an sql update script which the theme users must run after they update the theme. In that case what would be the best way to notify the theme users that a database update is required? there's no way we can output some kind of msg at the wp admin core update screen after the update, is there?</p>
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<p><blockquote type="cite">On 21/10/2010 5:48 AM, "Chip Bennett" <<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net">chip@chipbennett.net</a>> wrote:<br><br>Dude, chill.<div><br></div><div>We use this mail list to discuss the process and guidelines. Just because something is brought up here, doesn't mean that it will get implemented. It's just being <i>discussed</i>.</div>
<div><br></div><div>FWIW, suggesting the use of an array for storing Theme options has merit. I just went through and cleaned out literally <i>hundreds</i> of rows in wp_options, thanks to reviewed-and-since-deleted Themes. If a Theme (or a Plugin, for that matter - something I'll be looking into for some of my own Plugins) has more than a couple options, it is, from a database-management perspective, best practice to use an array, rather than discrete options.</div>
<div><br></div><div>But, again: we're just discussing these things. Nothing discussed here has been added to the Guidelines.</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#888888">Chip</font><p><font color="#500050"><br><br>
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Demetris Kikizas <<a href="mailto:kikizas@gmail.com">kikizas@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> We are approachi...</font></p></div>
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