diff --git a/frappe/app.py b/frappe/app.py
index fab8facd3f..55855efaf9 100644
--- a/frappe/app.py
+++ b/frappe/app.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import frappe.recorder
 import frappe.utils.response
 from frappe import _
 from frappe.auth import SAFE_HTTP_METHODS, UNSAFE_HTTP_METHODS, HTTPRequest
-from frappe.core.doctype.comment.comment import update_comments_in_parent_after_request
 from frappe.middlewares import StaticDataMiddleware
 from frappe.utils import cint, get_site_name, sanitize_html
 from frappe.utils.error import make_error_snapshot
@@ -351,8 +350,6 @@ def sync_database(rollback: bool) -> bool:
 			frappe.db.commit()
 			rollback = False
 
-	update_comments_in_parent_after_request()
-
 	return rollback
 
 
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py b/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py
index dff13e1170..c86c7811ad 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/comment/comment.py
@@ -152,14 +152,9 @@ def update_comments_in_parent(reference_doctype, reference_name, _comments):
 
 	except Exception as e:
 		if frappe.db.is_column_missing(e) and getattr(frappe.local, "request", None):
-			# missing column and in request, add column and update after commit
-			frappe.local._comments = getattr(frappe.local, "_comments", []) + [
-				(reference_doctype, reference_name, _comments)
-			]
-
+			pass
 		elif frappe.db.is_data_too_long(e):
 			raise frappe.DataTooLongException
-
 		else:
 			raise
 	else:
@@ -169,13 +164,3 @@ def update_comments_in_parent(reference_doctype, reference_name, _comments):
 		# Clear route cache
 		if route := frappe.get_cached_value(reference_doctype, reference_name, "route"):
 			clear_cache(route)
-
-
-def update_comments_in_parent_after_request():
-	"""update _comments in parent if _comments column is missing"""
-	if hasattr(frappe.local, "_comments"):
-		for (reference_doctype, reference_name, _comments) in frappe.local._comments:
-			add_column(reference_doctype, "_comments", "Text")
-			update_comments_in_parent(reference_doctype, reference_name, _comments)
-
-		frappe.db.commit()
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/view_log/view_log.py b/frappe/core/doctype/view_log/view_log.py
index 8383af818e..5dde78d007 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/view_log/view_log.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/view_log/view_log.py
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018, Frappe Technologies and contributors
 # License: MIT. See LICENSE
 
+import frappe
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 
 
 class ViewLog(Document):
-	pass
+	@staticmethod
+	def clear_old_logs(days=180):
+		from frappe.query_builder import Interval
+		from frappe.query_builder.functions import Now
+
+		table = frappe.qb.DocType("View Log")
+		frappe.db.delete(table, filters=(table.modified < (Now() - Interval(days=days))))
diff --git a/frappe/database/database.py b/frappe/database/database.py
index 3d2997a5a3..728d1e9584 100644
--- a/frappe/database/database.py
+++ b/frappe/database/database.py
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class Database:
 			frappe.log(f"<<<< query\n{_query}\n>>>>")
 
 		if unmogrified_query and is_query_type(
-			unmogrified_query, ("alter", "drop", "select", "create", "truncate", "rename")
+			unmogrified_query, ("alter", "drop", "create", "truncate", "rename")
 		):
 			_query = _query or str(mogrified_query)
 			self.logger.warning("DDL Query made to DB:\n" + _query)
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/formatters.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/formatters.js
index f4371f901b..9739eed8bb 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/formatters.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/formatters.js
@@ -365,8 +365,14 @@ frappe.form.formatters = {
 		</div>`
 			: "";
 	},
+	Attach: format_attachment_url,
+	AttachImage: format_attachment_url,
 };
 
+function format_attachment_url(url) {
+	return url ? `<a href="${url}" target="_blank">${url}</a>` : "";
+}
+
 frappe.form.get_formatter = function (fieldtype) {
 	if (!fieldtype) fieldtype = "Data";
 	return frappe.form.formatters[fieldtype.replace(/ /g, "")] || frappe.form.formatters.Data;