Title: plugins and wp_options
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# plugins and wp_options

 *  Resolved [WalletStation](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dkn/)
 * (@dkn)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-and-wp_options/)
 * Hello,
 * What file tells WordPress to install plugins in wp_options?
 * Thanks

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-and-wp_options/#post-670871)
 * I would believe most plugin authors use the `add_option` function to save their
   options. That function is in wp-includes/function.php, and the associated INSERT
   into wp_options is at line 362 in that script (at 2.3.1).
 *  [lawexpert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lawexpert/)
 * (@lawexpert)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-and-wp_options/#post-670917)
 * Plugins/activate, deactivate

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 * [wp_options](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp_options/)

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 * Last reply from: [lawexpert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lawexpert/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-and-wp_options/#post-670917)
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