#32
Felix Rahman
WP Taverm Jukebox with Alex Harlan
Episode
#32 – Felix Rahman on Database Churn After Plugin Updates
Felix Rahman reads autoload and leftover options for a living. We name the plugins that leave a suitcase in wp_options.
by Alex Harlan·April 15, 2026·with Felix Rahman
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https://wptaverm.com/feed/podcast/Updates that ‘just work’ still write. Felix shows what a week of plugin updates does to autoloaded options on a mid-size WooCommerce site.
We talk about transients that never expire and the difference between a cleanup cron and a superstition.
Bring a staging copy. Leave the production dashboard closed until you hear the part about autoload.
