v23

November 2024

Notes

• Shows: Added TVMaze ID and timezone (the latter is currently unused)

Key

New

Modified

Removed

Custom Post Types

There are four custom post types in use:

• Characters – post_type_characters
• Shows – post_type_shows
• Actors – post_type_actors
• TVMaze – post_type_tvmaze

Characters

Data	Type	Name	Notes
Cliche	custom taxonomy	lez_cliches	Select2 (via CMB2)
Cliche (2)	post meta	lezchars_cliches	auto populated on post save via CMB2
Gender	custom taxonomy	lez_gender	dropdown – single select
Sexuality	custom taxonomy	lez_sexuality	dropdown – single select
Romantic Orientation	custom taxonomy	lez_romantic	dropdown – single select
Romantic Partners	post meta	lezchars_relationship_chart	Select2 (via CMB2)
Actor	post meta	lezchars_actor	Repeatable dropdown (single select) of Actor CPTs
Shows Group	post meta	lezchars_show_group	Array: Repeatable array of show data (see below)
Death	post meta	lezchars_death	Array: Repeatable Date (MM-DD-YYYY)
Shadow Taxonomy	custom taxonomy	shadow_tax_characters	auto created on publish via CMB2

Shows Group

Data	Type	Name	Notes
Shows	post meta	lezchars_shows	array of shows generated from shows CPT
Roles	post meta	lezchars_roles	options hardcoded in file
Years Added	post meta	lezchars_years	Years (1961 to Now +1)

Shows

Data	Type	Name	Notes
Formats	custom taxonomy	lez_formats	dropdown – single select
Genres	custom taxonomy	lez_genres	Select2 (via CMB2)
Nations	custom taxonomy	lez_nations	normal taxonomy
Show Stars	custom taxonomy	lez_stars	dropdown – single select
Stations	custom taxonomy	lez_stations	normal taxonomy
Tagged	custom taxonomy	lez_show_tags	normal taxonomy
Tropes	custom taxonomy	lez_tropes	Select2 (via CMB2)
Warnings	custom taxonomy	lez_triggers	dropdown – single select
Formats (2)	post meta	lezshows_tvtype	auto populated on post save via cmb2
Genres (2)	post meta	lezshows_genres	auto populated on post save via cmb2
Nations (2)	post meta	lezshows_nations	auto populated on post save via cmb2
Stations (2)	post meta	lezshows_stations	auto populated on post save via cmb2
Tropes (2)	post meta	lezshows_tropes	auto populated on post save via cmb2
Affiliate Links	post meta	lezshows_affiliate	array of URLs to where you can watch
Airdates	post meta	lezshows_airdates	array: dropdown years for start/end
Character Count	post meta	lezshows_char_count	auto populated on post save
Character Count (Dead)	post meta	lezshows_dead_count	auto populated on post save
Character Gender	post meta	lezshows_char_gender	array – auto populated on post save
Character List	post meta	lezshows_char_list	array – auto populated on post save
Character Sexuality	post meta	lezshows_char_sexuality	array – auto populated on post save
Character Romantic	post meta	lezshows_char_romantic	array – auto populated on post save
IMDB ID	post meta	lezshows_imdb	text area
TVMaze ID	post meta	lezshows_tvmaze_id	auto populated on post save
TVMaze Timezone	post meta	lezshows_tvmaze	unused (auto populated on post save)
Notable Episodes	post meta	lezshows_episodes	text area
On Air	post meta	lezshows_on_air	yes/no auto-populated on post save
Plots and Relationship Details	post meta	lezshows_plots	text area
Primary Genres	post meta	lezshows_genres_primary	dropdown of genres – auto populated via cmb2
Quality? (rating)	post meta	lezshows_quality_rating	number (0-5) hardcoded in file
Quality? (details)	post meta	lezshows_quality_details	text area
Realness? (rating)	post meta	lezshows_realness_rating	number (0-5) hardcoded in file
Realness? (details)	post meta	lezshows_realness_details	text area
Screentime? (rating)	post meta	lezshows_screentime_rating	number (0-5) hardcoded in file
Screentime? (details)	post meta	lezshows_screentime_details	text area
Seasons	post meta	lezshows_seasons	number (forced by CMB2)
Ships	post meta	lezshows_ships	text area
Similar Shows	post meta	lezshows_similar_shows	attached posts
Show Score	post meta	lezshows_the_score	auto populated on post save
Show Scores (3rd Party)	post meta	lezshows_3rd_scores	show scores from internal and 3rd party APIs, auto-populated on post save
TV Maze	post meta	lezshows_tvmaze	array of next episode to air information, auto-populated on post save
Worth It? (rating)	post meta	lezshows_worthit_rating	[Yes|Meh|No|TBD] hardcoded in file
Worth It? (details)	post meta	lezshows_worthit_details	text area
Worth It? (Show We Love)	post meta	lezshows_worthit_show_we_love	checkbox

Actors

Data	Type	Name	Notes
Gender	custom taxonomy	lez_actor_gender	dropdown – single select
Pronouns	custom taxonomy	lez_actor_pronouns	checkbox – multi select
Romantic Orientation	custom taxonomy	lez_actor_romantic	dropdown – single select
Sexuality	custom taxonomy	lez_actor_sexuality	dropdown – single select
Date of Birth	post meta	lezactors_birth	Date (forced by CMB2)
Date of Death	post meta	lezactors_death	Date (forced by CMB2)
Homepage	post meta	lezactors_homepage	text area
Facebook	post meta	lezactors_facebook	text area
IMDB ID	post meta	lezactors_imdb	text area
Instagram User ID	post meta	lezactors_instagram	text area
Has Threads Account	post meta	lezactors_has_threads	checkbox
Mastodon	post meta	lezactors_mastodon	text area
TikTok	post meta	lezactors_tiktok	text area
Tumblr	post meta	lezactors_tumblr	text area
Twitch Channel	post meta	lezactors_twitch	text area
YouTube Channel	post meta	lezactors_youtube	text area
Twitter User ID (no @)	post meta	lezactors_twitter	text area
WikiData ID	post meta	lezactors_wikidata_qid	text area – used to override an internal search
Wikipedia	post meta	lezactors_wikipedia	URL (forced by CMB2)
Character Count	post meta	lezactors_char_count	auto populated on post save
Dead Character Count	post meta	lezactors_dead_count	auto populated on post save
WikiData Saved	post meta	lezactors_saved_wikidata	auto populated on post save
Is Actor Queer	post meta	lezactors_is_queer	auto populated on post save

TVMaze

Data	Type	Name	Notes
Our Show	post meta	leztvmaze_our_show	attached post

Cross CPT Data

There is some data shared between post types.

Data	Type	Used By	Name	Notes
Internal Notes	post meta	All		For private data
Shadow Characters	shadow taxonomy	Actors, Characters, Shows	shadow_tax_characters	Cross connecting data

Taxonomies

Data	Name	Custom Icons	Used By…
Cliche	lez_cliches	Yes	post_type_characters
Gender	lez_gender	No	post_type_characters
Sexuality	lez_sexuality	No	post_type_characters
Romantic	lez_romantic	No	post_type_characters
Formats	lez_formats	Yes	post_type_shows
Genres	lez_genres	Yes	post_type_shows
Intersectionality	lez_intersections	Yes	post_type_shows
Nations	lez_nations	No	post_type_shows
Show Stars	lez_stars	No	post_type_shows
Stations	lez_stations	No	post_type_shows
Tropes	lez_tropes	Yes	post_type_shows
Warnings	lez_triggers	No	post_type_shows
Gender	lez_actor_gender	No	post_type_actors
Romantic	lez_actor_romantic	No	post_type_actors
Pronouns	lez_actor_pronouns	No	post_type_actors
Sexuality	lez_actor_sexuality	No	post_type_actors