OpenLampTech No. 223
MilkAdmin form builder | WordPress database indexing | SQLite v3.5.3 | Is your ORM lying to you?
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A new form builder that generates real PHP modules
I’ve shared some content about MilkAdmin previously here in OpenLampTech.
This description, quoted from the source article, shares more information about what MilkAdmin does:
MilkAdmin is not a form builder that hides the code.
It is a form builder that generates code.
Something that really caught my attention is that MilkAdmin forgoes using EAV (Entity Attribute Value) data structures and uses more of a relational design approach.
[Milk Admin]
Database Indexing: The Missing Manual for WordPress
I’ve always felt that the WordPress database was somewhat scattered and that many tables are used as more of a ‘catch-all’ solution.
Nevertheless, WordPress works just fine most of the time as is with this type of schema.
However, as the table row count increases, you likely need to use indexing for more efficient queries.
Indexing and performance tuning are specializations in their own right, and this article shares a good foundation on what to look for in WordPress-specific tuning.
SQLite 3.52 Released With WAL Corruption Fix and CLI Improvements
I’ve been using SQLite for a mapping (not in the GIS or location-aware sense) script running on Windows Server, and am quite surprised with how capable it is.
SQLite is small and lightweight, making it a solid choice to be stored alongside these types of Python data processing scripts.
The team behind SQLite is steadily improving the database with updates and features.
A few of the more recent ones are:
ALTAR TABLEcommand enhancementsAdditional JSON functions
Improved query results terminal display
Updates for several CLI commands
Improved performance for SET operators (e.g.,
EXCEPT,INTERSECT,UNION)
Your ORM Is Lying to You (And You’re Paying for It)
I am definitely more of an SQL person. It was the first programming language I learned and probably the one I return to the most.
That being said, I absolutely feel like ORMs have their place in application development. However, there are some instances where raw SQL is really the best choice (and could even be the only way to retrieve the correct query results).
I personally think ORMs are useful for straightforward CRUD types of operations.
[HackerNoon]
Interesting Articles
Context Engineering as Your Competitive Edge
MariaDB To Acquire GridGain In Push To Support High-Performance Computing, AI Applications
A Unix Manifesto for the Age of AI
WordPress/WooCommerce Updates and News
What’s new for developers? (March 2026)
WordPress 6.9.2 Release (March 10th, 2026) (Side note: This version of WordPress had a couple of releases to fix some (security) issues. I believe at the time of publication, the release was up to 6.9.4 .)
WooCommerce 10.6: Enhanced blocks and a faster dashboard
Your Browser Becomes Your WordPress
WooCommerce 10.6.1: Dot Release
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Josh Otwell
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