Title: Official plugins db options
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Official plugins db options

 *  [Covi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/covi/)
 * (@covi)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offical-plugins-db-options/)
 * I think _official plugins_ should remove the options database when you delete
   them, or add a **require option to uninstall** and delete wp_options values.

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offical-plugins-db-options/#post-1986999)
 * There aren’t official plugins, per sey. If it’s official, it’s in WordPress itself,
   and not a plugin. Not even Akismet or Jetpack are official 🙂 tell the individual
   plugin devs or report however they prefer (Akismet and Jetpack each have comment
   forums, IIRC).
 *  Thread Starter [Covi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/covi/)
 * (@covi)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offical-plugins-db-options/#post-1987244)
 * Well… IMHO, this should be a directive for WordPress Plugins system’s. All plugins
   should implement 4 methods (the first two at least): install, uninstall, backupOptions,
   restoreOptions.
 * In fact…, I think all plugins should be based on a parent abstract class with
   some methods required.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offical-plugins-db-options/#post-1987245)
 * At this time, it’s not feasible. There’s not enough manpower for WP to provide
   that level of oversight.
 *  Thread Starter [Covi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/covi/)
 * (@covi)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offical-plugins-db-options/#post-1987246)
 * Ok…, but at this time, there is nothing to prevent us from proposing _unwritten
   guidelines_ like this, right?
    Wordpress has come a long way in a short time,
   I have the hope that eventually, we will reach something like this. Thanks 😉
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offical-plugins-db-options/#post-1987247)
 * No, but an unwritten guideline is about as useful as my cat when I’m trying to
   change the oil in my car 🙂 Until, and unless, WordPress decides to put some 
   oversight on plugins, this is a pipe dream shared by many.
 *  Thread Starter [Covi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/covi/)
 * (@covi)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/offical-plugins-db-options/#post-1987248)
 * Yeah, …maybe as inspiration to developers; ….maybe a cat from a mechanic 😀

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