Custom DB fields as components

  • Resolved alx359

    (@alx359)


    1 year, 4 months ago

    I’ve been reviewing MetaBox for a project. Among many other things, I like the concept of Custom Tables support out of the box. However, it seems none of the bulk-edit tools in the market today would support custom field data when outside of the wp_postmeta table. (AdminColumns.com comes close, but their support for MB fields seems partial atm: no group fields, for example.)

    I’ve 2 questions:

    1. Would you suggest a specialized WP tool (outside of hacking phpmyadmin of course) that would offer the functionality for the aforementioned bulk copy/edit of custom fields data across many posts? (Mostly interested in WC products mgmt atm.)
    2. Does MetaBox would support out of the box custom field data that’s common to many posts, w/o the need to copy that data to each individual post? The concept is similar to product composites (where a product’s variations appear into many simple products acting as hosts, and modifying such variations automatically apply to each host it’s being utilized). That’s a good technique for shrinking DB usage of redundant entries that simply repeat themselves. There are many plugins that do this for WC, but would like to explore a purely custom fields solution, if such available.

      Thanks.
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  • Plugin Author Anh Tran

    (@rilwis)

    Hi @alx359 ,

    Thanks for your feedback and I’m glad that you like MB Custom Table.

    Regarding your questions:

    1. For bulk/quick edit posts, unfortunately, I don’t have other options that Admin Columns. I think it is still the best plugin for this job.
    2. I’d suggest using a common taxonomy for this job, and adding custom fields to that taxonomy. For example: you want to share a set of custom fields for post A & B, then create a specific term for this, and add custom fields for that term. Then connect that term to post A & B. This way, the DB is not bloated and you still have UI to manage your data through a taxonomy. We write a blog post on using the same taxonomy for multiple post types, which is worth a read. Other than that, we don’t have any options at the moment.

    Best regards,
    Anh

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