Update multiple post metas

  • Resolved Guido Goluke

    (@majorlabel)


    2 years, 6 months ago

    I save some custom product attributes when saving a Woocommerce product, by updating the post meta for each attribute. I’d like to make that process more efficient. Can I collect all my custom post metas and roll them up into one ‘update_post_metas’ call? So that I can create one update/insert query?

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  • myreceiptify

    (@myreceiptify)

    2 years, 6 months ago


    Yes, you can definitely optimize the process of saving custom product attributes in WooCommerce by consolidating them into a single update_post_meta call. This approach can enhance efficiency by reducing the number of database queries.

    By collecting all your custom post metas and updating them in a single query, you’ll minimize the overhead associated with multiple individual calls. This can lead to improved performance and a more streamlined operation.

    Remember to structure your data appropriately and ensure that you’re handling any potential conflicts or dependencies between the attributes correctly. Additionally, always validate and sanitize your data before updating the post metas to maintain security and data integrity.

    Overall, consolidating your custom post meta updates is a good practice for optimizing your WooCommerce product management process. [redacted]

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by bcworkz.
    Thread Starter Guido Goluke

    (@majorlabel)

    2 years, 6 months ago

    @myreceiptify, well, nice but: how?? update_post_meta only allows you to set one meta key. So how do I combine them?

    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    2 years, 6 months ago

    FYI that earlier reply was AI generated. Sounds good but is lacking useful information. The primary purpose was to include a spammy link at the end.

    You could roll up all of the data into an array and save the array under a single meta key. Using data in the array to qualify a query would be very inefficient, but this approach works well if you only need to get the related data and not use it to qualify a query.

    If you want to update several separate meta records with a single query you’d need to build your own custom mySQL query and execute it using the global $wpdb connection object methods. You would not be able to use WP the usual functions to update this way.

    Thread Starter Guido Goluke

    (@majorlabel)

    2 years, 6 months ago

    @bcworkz It felt a little spammy, guess I’d trust my instincts next time. OK cool, thanks. Not sure how much performance I could win with reducing 3 queries to 1, but at least now I know how to do it if I plan on doing that.

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