[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16574: Lazy load ancestors

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#16574: Lazy load ancestors
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 Reporter:  nacin        |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Performance  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  3.2-early    |
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Comment (by nacin):

 The use case is `get_post_field( 'post_type', $post_id )` or some other
 query that doesn't require populating the ancestors. It could even be a
 straight get_post() call -- really, the use case doesn't have anything to
 do with the suggestion here other than it gave me the idea.

 Being able to lazy load ancestors can save a number of queries. They're
 fast, but with a complex hierarchy and a number of get_post() calls, they
 can add up. Then only the queries are triggered when needed.

 Thinking about it some more, this will require a real WP_Post object --
 #12267. And is probably only one of a few improvements that can come out
 of that.

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