Why are dsq_thread_id being listed in the Custom Fields section?

  • Resolved Mike H

    (@mtnweekly)


    10 years, 5 months ago

    We are not currently using Disqus. We had used it in the past. When looking at old articles I see dsq_thread_id in the custom fields area. Shouldn’t all this information have been deleted upon un-install?

    Is there any benefit to leaving this custom field in place? Is there any hard to removing the dsq_thread_id custom field listing?

    Again we are not using the Plugin, and don’t think we will again..

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/disqus-comment-system/

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  • Thread Starter Mike H

    (@mtnweekly)

    Any ways to remove this via mysql?

    Plugin Contributor ryanv12

    (@ryanv12)

    It’s used to match the WordPress post to the Disqus thread. After looking at the code, there’s definitely no attempt to remove it during uninstall so that’s something we can consider adding.

    As far as removing it now, usually a simple SQL query will remove the column, like:

    ALTER TABLE 'wp_postmeta' DROP COLUMN 'dsq_thread_id'

    ^ Note: I haven’t tested that, be very careful about running SQL queries on your blog!

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