Option content_control_known_blockTypes

  • Resolved peter8nss

    (@peter8nss)


    3 months, 2 weeks ago

    I’m trying to reduce the time spent executing wp_load_alloptions. I noticed that option “content_control_known_blockTypes” is one of my largest options.

    AFAIK this option is only used within the wp_admin screens (e.g. settings and post editors). If so, shouln’t it be set to autoload=no. Please can function “update_block_types” be amended accordingly.

    When checking why the option was so large, I noticed that it contained some block types from plugins that I no longer use. Looking through the code, I can’t see anywhere that block types are ever removed from the option. Which means the settings screen still list block types I no longer have! Would the code be better getting block types direct from WordPress. e.g. something like:

    $block_types = WP_Block_Type_Registry::get_instance()->get_all_registered()
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  • Plugin Support Kim L

    (@kimmyx)

    Hi @peter8nss,

    Thanks for reporting!

    We’ve forwarded this to our dev team to check out.

    We’ll let you know once we receive an update.

    We appreciate your patience. ??

    Plugin Author Daniel Iser

    (@danieliser)

    @peter8nss – Unfortunately WP_Block_Type_Registry::get_instance()->get_all_registered() will never be a reliable source as many blocks are only registered in the JavaScript build files of their plugins/themes.

    I’ve just updated it to do so going forward, that said WP core already did this recently so it should be converted to not autoload automatically at some point: https://make.www.ads-software.com/core/2024/06/18/options-api-disabling-autoload-for-large-options/

    That said run this once and then you can revisit a few of your block editor pages to regenerate that list.

    delete_option( 'content_control_known_blockTypes' );

    We don’t remove/clean the list by default as you may have used those blocks, even if you removed that plugin. In that case our restrictions shouldn’t fail to be handled. Loading it all the time though is indeed not necessary.

    We can probably set this one to not auto load, will have to see how to best handle that. Working on 2.5.0 release now with rewritten rules (with explicit contexts). Need testers if you’ve got staging already available with your configs.

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