How does HPOS help with small websites?

  • Resolved hungpham

    (@hungpham)


    1 year, 1 month ago

    I have several WooCommerce websites, with around

    • 20.000 – 50.000 entries in _posts table
    • 150.000 – 250.000 entries in _postmeta table

    Usually, the sites are fast. HPOS document says that HPOS can help for any kind of site, but I wonder how it helps with small sites like mine? Any specific index or code to make HPOS better than default _posts related tables?

    Thank you.

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  • Hi @hungpham

    From what I understand, you’re curious about how High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) can benefit smaller websites like yours, especially in comparison to the default _posts related tables. Let me explain in detail how HPOS can enhance the performance of your WooCommerce websites.

    HPOS significantly improves scalability, reliability, and simplicity, which are crucial aspects for any eCommerce store, regardless of its size.

    1. Scalability: As your customer base and the number of orders increase, your store’s database load also escalates. This can make it challenging to manage customer order requests and provide a smooth user experience. HPOS provides dedicated tables for specific data like orders and order addresses, along with dedicated indexes. This results in fewer read/write operations and less busy tables, enabling your eCommerce store to scale to its maximum potential without requiring expert intervention.
    2. Reliability: With HPOS, implementing and restoring targeted data backup becomes easier. This means you don’t have to worry about losing orders, inventory numbers, or client information, as these are securely backed up in custom order tables. It also helps in implementing read/write locks and preventing race conditions.
    3. Simplicity: Navigating through a single large database to find specific data and WooCommerce entries can be quite tedious. HPOS simplifies this by allowing you to browse through separate tables and handle entries independently of the _posts table. This makes it easier to find data, understand the table structure, develop new plugins, implement shop and product designs, and modify WooCommerce with greater flexibility.

    Before the release of WooCommerce version 8.2, the platform relied on _posts and _postmeta table structures to store order information. However, with HPOS, dedicated tables for orders and order addresses are introduced, which reduce read/write operations and busy tables.

    In conclusion, even if your website is smaller in size, HPOS can provide significant benefits by improving scalability, reliability, and simplicity. For more information on High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS), you can check out this link: ?? High-Performance Order Storage.

    I hope this clears up your query about HPOS. If you have any more questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask.

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