[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #5183: General Meta-Data Table

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#5183: General Meta-Data Table
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 Reporter:  filosofo                     |        Owner:  anonymous     
     Type:  enhancement                  |       Status:  reopened      
 Priority:  normal                       |    Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  General                      |      Version:  2.9           
 Severity:  normal                       |   Resolution:                
 Keywords:  needs-patch meta-table meta  |  
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Changes (by mikeschinkel):

  * version:  2.3 => 2.9


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:21 Denis-de-Bernardy]:

 Can you elaborate to what you mean by "when we address permalink history?"
 Maybe provide a ticket link?  Thanks.

 As for adding several meta tables I'd ask that we consider possibly adding
 one for comment_meta (which could be very large) but use an abstract
 solution for items such as links and terms that are likely to have orders
 of magnitude less records than posts or comments. This would also allow
 anyone to add meta for any arbitrary object type without having to add
 custom tables.

 If we only add explicit meta tables i.e. wp_linkmeta, wp_termmeta, etc.
 this issue will come up over and over when people want meta for some new
 object type (including "meta meta") plus we'll be littering the database
 with tables. Better to address it once now moving forward than having to
 constantly readdress it.

 As for user meta, I have yet to work on a project that needs advanced user
 meta so currently I have no experience nor opinion on user meta.

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