[wp-hackers] Alternative or reactivation for get_blog_info()

[Frank Bueltge]

I have create the default functions with site transients, there is a bid
faster.
Maybe this helps other users, there search for a function to get all blogs.
https://github.com/bueltge/WordPress-Multisite-Enhancements/blob/master/inc/autoload/core.php

Best
Frank

On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Malte Witt <m.witt at ia-sh.de> wrote:

> I stumbled upon this a few days ago, too.
>
> In my opinion get_blog_list() is perfectly fine. The Codex and the source
> is just saying: "For performance reasons this function is not recommended."
> That's true for installations with thousands of blogs. But I think most
> multisite installations out there in the real world have 3 to 100 sites and
> they have a perfect valid usecase for get_blog_list().
>
> If there is a no other reason why the function is deprecated (and I can't
> see any) I would say just reactivate it and place a big warning sign in the
> Codex, that this function shouldn't be used in super-large multisite
> installations.
>
> In short: +1 for reactivation of get_blog_list().
>
> Regards,
> Malte
>
> Am 24.07.2013 10:57, schrieb Frank Bueltge:
>
>> Hello at all,
>>
>> since WP 3.0 ist Multisite more and more popular.
>> Very often on development is it important, that you get all blogs on
>> network. Before WP 3.0 give it the function get_blog_list() for this job.
>> http://codex.wordpress.org/**WPMU_Functions/get_blog_list<http://codex.wordpress.org/WPMU_Functions/get_blog_list>
>>
>> Since 3.0 is this function deprecated. But if you will search via www for
>> a
>> alternative solution, you find many code snippets, but all with a sql
>> select. I think it is important, that we have a core function for this
>> topic, maybe the function get_blog_list().
>> What do you think, it is a enhancement, change for the trac that we
>> reactivate the function in core?
>> I have search on trac for topics to this functions, but only one result
>> with other content.
>>
>> Thanks a lot for your time.
>> Frank
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