Title: EDD large logs database
Last modified: January 18, 2024

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# EDD large logs database

 *  Resolved [Mattis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ecomsight/)
 * (@ecomsight)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edd-large-logs-database/)
 * Hello,
 * I am using plugins that utilize Easy Digital Downloads to manage licenses and
   downloads. I have discovered that these plugins are creating large entries in
   the database, starting with ‘edd_sl’
 * For instance:
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/iili.io/JaJ3lcb.png?ssl=1)
 * Is there a way to prevent this? Why does it record so much information / text
   in each entry?
 * Thank you

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 *  Plugin Author [Chris Klosowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cklosows/)
 * (@cklosows)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edd-large-logs-database/#post-17354858)
 * Hi [@ecomsight](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ecomsight/)
 * These entries contain the information that helps WordPress know if there is an
   update for these licensed products that use EDD’s commercial Software Licensing
   extension. They typically will contain the changelog of the plugin that the developers
   add to the products.
   There are two important things to note:
    1. These options are not autoloaded, which means while they are larger options 
       in the database, they are only used when necessary (when WordPress checks for
       plugin updates) and not loaded with every page load.
    2. From the screenshot we cannot determine what plugin the entry is for (it would
       be listed in the option value which is being shown as an array here), but as
       of Software Licensing 3.6.10, the Changelog does support WordPress’s native ‘
       Read More’ tag to help prevent this from happening.
 * There is more information for the developers on the Changelog Read More in our
   documentation: [https://easydigitaldownloads.com/docs/software-licensing-changelogs/](https://easydigitaldownloads.com/docs/software-licensing-changelogs/)
 * It is not advisable to remove these as they will eventually populate again when
   the plugin checks in for an update again. The most ideal situation is to determine
   what plugin it is for, and inform the developer of the option to add the readmore
   tag to their changelogs so they are truncated for the use of the API response
   that is stored in the customer’s database.
 *  Thread Starter [Mattis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ecomsight/)
 * (@ecomsight)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edd-large-logs-database/#post-17354869)
 * Hi Chris,
 * Ok thank you for the explanation and your quick reply!

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 * Last reply from: [Mattis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ecomsight/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edd-large-logs-database/#post-17354869)
 * Status: resolved