Referencing repeating groups list of things creates new search?

[ihsanzainal84]

Hey Eli!

I assume your using a search as the RG’s data source. Of so using RG list :first item is going to make calls to the database more than you think.

Check out this thread by @adamhholmes

Search: count is 0? Or Search:first item is empty?

So, since the change in pricing model, and the introduction of WUs, I’ve spent a LOT of time (probably way more than it’s worth) testing many, many things in Bubble to establish the most WU efficient ways of doing standard (and not so standard) things, especially in relation to loading related data (lists versus no list etc.) and bulk data processing. I’ve been tempted to publish my findings so far, for the benefit of others, but I’ve held back as I’m yet to be convinced that it’s actually a wo…