Title: Auto-loading options create significant database bloat
Last modified: May 6, 2026

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# Auto-loading options create significant database bloat

 *  [Theo Gkitsos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theogk/)
 * (@theogk)
 * [1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-loading-options-create-significant-database-bloat/)
 * Hello guys, you really need to solve this. There was a related topic recently
   that you marked as “resolved” while it’s not, so I open a new one.
 * There are hundreds of `_boxnow_parcel_order_id_* ` options inside the wp_options
   table, and the worst part is that they are autoloading. This means that in every
   page load we load these useless options, hurting the db performance.
 * First of all, if you need to create such kind of options with the parcel id (
   a dynamic part), you should not place them in the wp_options table. This is not
   the right place, use your own table, or the order meta table.
 * Also, even if you use the wp_options, please dont make these options to autoload,
   but set them `autoload=>false` so that they load only when needed by your plugin.
   You should read the update_option() documentation [https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/update_option/](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/update_option/)
   for better understanding. Changing the autoload mode is a quick and easy fix,
   and I think you should consider it asap, because you are increasing the db load
   on all eshops.
 * Thank you

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 *  Plugin Support [bonobox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bonobox/)
 * (@bonobox)
 * [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-loading-options-create-significant-database-bloat/#post-18927305)
 * Hello,
 * Thanks for taking the time to explain the situation in detail.
 * We’re already aware of this issue and have addressed it in an upcoming plugin
   update. The release was originally planned to go out shortly after the topic 
   but unfortunately it has been delayed.
 * We appreciate your patience and will include this patch in the next plugin version.

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 * Last activity: [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-loading-options-create-significant-database-bloat/#post-18927305)
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