[wp-hackers] Plugin, custom links, and wp_links_meta

[Mike Schinkel]

Hi Arief:

As Peter says, don't use the wp_links table, it will probably be deprecated in a future version of WordPress.  Instead seriously consider creating a custom post type for your links.  It may seem like overkill at first but over time you are likely to appreciate all the functionality you'll get "for free" with a custom post type.

Here's a link to a presentation I gave about Custom Post Types to the Atlanta WordPress developer's meetup group recently.  While the examples are not directly related to a list of links, there are lots of relevant links to other articles about custom post types which should be helpful.

 http://bit.ly/atlwp-cpt-oct-2010

Hope this helps.

-Mike


On Nov 1, 2010, at 3:08 AM, Arief Bayu Purwanto wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> I've created plugins called Paid Link Manager[1]. Currently, it uses custom
> tables to store it's data. However, I want to minimize the use of it. I've
> looked ad wp_links and I don't see any column where I can hook my group id
> to it.
> 
> Therefore, is there any plan to add wp_links_meta table to future wordpress
> release?
> 
> 
> [1]http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/crpaid-link-manager/
> 
> 
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