Title: plugins programmatically populating $_POST in GET request
Last modified: January 25, 2021

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# plugins programmatically populating $_POST in GET request

 *  [nlpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nlpro/)
 * (@nlpro)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-programmatically-populating-_post-in-get-request/)
 * Normally the superglobal $_POST is empty on a GET request.
 * I’ve seen several plugins that programmatically populate the superglobal $_POST.
   
   This means, when such plugin is active, on any GET request the superglobal $_POST
   is **NOT** empty.
 * Can this be considered as a bad coding practice ?
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by [nlpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nlpro/).

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 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-programmatically-populating-_post-in-get-request/#post-13954919)
 * Depends on what they’re doing and why they are doing it, but generally speaking,
   yes, that’s not a great idea.
 *  Thread Starter [nlpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nlpro/)
 * (@nlpro)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-programmatically-populating-_post-in-get-request/#post-13955202)
 * Hi Otto,
 * Appreciate your fast response;-)
 * One of those (wordpress.org) plugins is: [WordPress Hosting Benchmarking Tool](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpbenchmark/)
 * It’s a small plugin, so figuring out “what they’re doing and why they are doing
   it” is probably a simple excercise for a seasoned WordPress moderator like you.
 * I’ve already had a look at their code. So no worries, you can go all tech on 
   me 😉
 * Genuinely interested in your opinion.

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