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A New Word: Falesia
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Someone sent me this code. WITH p AS ( SELECT ID, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY ID ASC) AS RN FROM wp_posts WHERE post_parent = 94341; ) UPDATE p SET menu_order = RN That’s not great code. In fact, it won’t … Continue reading
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I had a suggestion from somone on a place where AI helps them and I decided to try it. The person had an AI summarize their work and if the result wasn’t the intention of the author, then they know … Continue reading