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Remove blog posts after X time period
I have a client who currently uses the blog to upload a daily workout diary. Unfortunately these posts can be image heavy and the resource folder is already 3GB after a year and a half. I've stressed the importance of compressing images but I'm wondering if it'd viable to make a script to remove posts from a certain section after a set time period? If those posts were deleted would the corrosponding assets also be removed?
I'm not sure if Blog deletes unused assets, but I think so. What issue are you trying to solve - just storage space? Might be better to switch to a solution with cheaper storage than start deleting content.
Hi Drew,
I think I've arrived at the same conclusion. I came across bucket handlers this morning in the docs, so I may try something like S3 or Memset storage and go down that route. Thank you for for replying.
From experience, deleting a blog post doesn't remove assets associated with it. I think of uploading images to a post as uploading assets to Perch (not the post) and then linking the image to the post.
Even if Blog deleted the assets, I agree with Drew; I don't think deleting content from your client's website is the ideal solution.
Is using the Kraken App to optimise images an option? It is a paid service though.