cut contributor queries in half

app/controllers/application_controller.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   protect_from_forgery
 
+  before_action :cache_most_used_page_information
+
+  # todo name all these methods
   before_action do
     if params[:universe].present? && user_signed_in?
       if params[:universe] == 'all'
@@ -28,14 +31,17 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     @page_description ||= 'Notebook.ai is a set of tools for writers, game designers, and roleplayers to create magnificent universes — and everything within them.'
   end
 
-  before_action do
+
+  def content_type_from_controller(content_controller_name)
+    content_controller_name.to_s.chomp('Controller').singularize.constantize
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def cache_most_used_page_information
     @activated_content_types = (
       Rails.application.config.content_types[:all].map(&:name) & # Use config to dictate order
       current_user.user_content_type_activators.pluck(:content_type)
     )
   end
-
-  def content_type_from_controller(content_controller_name)
-    content_controller_name.to_s.chomp('Controller').singularize.constantize
-  end
 end

app/models/user.rb

@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   def contributable_universes
     @user_contributable_universes ||= begin
       # todo email confirmation needs to happy for data safety / privacy (only verified emails)
-      contributor_by_email = Contributor.where(email: self.email).pluck(:universe_id)
-      contributor_by_user  = Contributor.where(user: self).pluck(:universe_id)
+      contributor_ids = Contributor.where('email = ? OR user_id = ?', self.email, self.id).pluck(:universe_id)
 
-      Universe.where(id: contributor_by_email + contributor_by_user)
+      Universe.where(id: contributor_ids)
     end
   end
   #TODO: rename this to #{content_type}_shared_with_me and only return contributable content that others own