How many post creation requests via toolset tools are possible?

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Problem:

Have a form (toolset, if possible) that creates a post in a custom post type on submit.

Are there any problems to be expected if there are so many posts being created? Can toolset and can wordpress handle this kind of "creation traffic"? What happens if there are simultaneous submits?

Solution:

There isn't such a limitation in Toolset side, it depends on your server capability, Toolset plugins can handle the traffic you mentioned above without problem.

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Tagged: Content-submission forms, Toolset Forms

This topic contains 2 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by AnjaK9022 4 years, 6 months ago.

Assisted by: Luo Yang.

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June 2, 2020 at 5:30 am #1647255

AnjaK9022

Tell us what you are trying to do?
I am planning to have a form (toolset, if possible) that creates a post in a custom post type on submit. The site is for a public water provider and they will have a time in the year where they send out postcards to the customers, prompting them to submit their water counter readings. I want to create a (custom) post for every submit to be able to export to xml later for CRM import.

During that "busy" time, there might be a large number of people submitting their readings at the same time. Maybe about 500 an hour, some might be at EXACTLY the same time. I have found no info about limits or problems I could run into.

My question is: Are there any problems to be expected if there are so many posts being created? Can toolset and can wordpress handle this kind of "creation traffic"? What happens if there are simultaneous submits?

Do you have any info on that?
My other option would be to use a regular contact form plugin because that feels less "stressful" to me as there are not posts being created but data written to the database.

Thanks for any info on this!
Regards
Anja

June 2, 2020 at 7:37 am #1647333

Luo Yang

Hello,

There isn't such a limitation in Toolset side, it depends on your server capability, Toolset plugins can handle the traffic you mentioned above without problem.

You are right, Toolset Forms plugin is saving data into WordPress table "wp_posts", and using WP built-in functions to save the data.

And if you need to displaying posts using Toolset Blocks/Views plugin, here is a document about "How to Use Views Custom Search on Large Sites":
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/views/front-page-filters/how-to-use-views-parametric-search-on-large-sites/

June 2, 2020 at 7:39 am #1647339

AnjaK9022

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!