WordPress hook directory
option_{$option}

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WordPress version history for option_{$option}

This database has information for all major versions from WP 1.2.1 through 6.2.

Version	File	Line		Type
3.0	wp-includes/functions.php	357	View in context	filter
3.1	wp-includes/functions.php	378	View in context	filter
3.2	wp-includes/functions.php	388	View in context	filter
3.3	wp-includes/functions.php	389	View in context	filter
3.4	wp-includes/option.php	91	View in context	filter
3.5	wp-includes/option.php	91	View in context	filter
3.6	wp-includes/option.php	91	View in context	filter
3.7	wp-includes/option.php	91	View in context	filter
3.8	wp-includes/option.php	91	View in context	filter
3.9	wp-includes/option.php	123	View in context	filter
4.0	wp-includes/option.php	123	View in context	filter
4.1	wp-includes/option.php	122	View in context	filter
4.2	wp-includes/option.php	122	View in context	filter
4.3	wp-includes/option.php	127	View in context	filter
4.4	wp-includes/option.php	133	View in context	filter
4.5	wp-includes/option.php	136	View in context	filter
4.6	wp-includes/option.php	136	View in context	filter
4.7	wp-includes/option.php	141	View in context	filter
4.8	wp-includes/option.php	141	View in context	filter
4.9	wp-includes/option.php	148	View in context	filter
5.0	wp-includes/option.php	148	View in context	filter
5.1	wp-includes/option.php	152	View in context	filter
5.2	wp-includes/option.php	152	View in context	filter
5.3	wp-includes/option.php	152	View in context	filter
5.4	wp-includes/option.php	152	View in context	filter
5.5	wp-includes/option.php	178	View in context	filter
5.6	wp-includes/option.php	179	View in context	filter
5.7	wp-includes/option.php	179	View in context	filter
5.8	wp-includes/option.php	225	View in context	filter
5.9	wp-includes/option.php	228	View in context	filter
6.0	wp-includes/option.php	229	View in context	filter
6.1	wp-includes/option.php	253	View in context	filter
6.2	wp-includes/option.php	253	View in context	filter

Related Hooks

We find related hooks using word stems. option_{$option} has 2 significant word stem(s): option, option. Note that some of the hooks below may not appear in all versions of WP.

• Hooks with 2 identical stems
  • add_option
  • add_option_{$name}
  • add_option_{$option}
  • add_site_option
  • add_site_option_{$key}
  • add_site_option_{$option}
  • added_option
  • blog_option_{$option}
  • blog_option_{$setting}
  • default_option_{$option}
  • default_site_option_{$option}
  • delete_option
  • delete_option_{$option}
  • delete_site_option
  • delete_site_option_{$key}
  • delete_site_option_{$option}
  • deleted_option
  • get_user_option_{$option}
  • option_enable_xmlrpc
  • option_page_capability_{$option_page}
  • option_{$option_name}
  • option_{$setting}
  • pre_add_site_option_{$key}
  • pre_add_site_option_{$option}
  • pre_delete_site_option_{$option}
  • pre_option
  • pre_option_enable_xmlrpc
  • pre_option_{$option->option_name}
  • pre_option_{$option}
  • pre_option_{$setting}
  • pre_site_option_{$key}
  • pre_site_option_{$option}
  • pre_update_option
  • pre_update_option_{$option_name}
  • pre_update_option_{$option}
  • pre_update_site_option_{$key}
  • pre_update_site_option_{$option}
  • sanitize_option_{$option}
  • set-screen-option
  • set_screen_option_{$option}
  • site_option_{$key}
  • site_option_{$option}
  • update_option
  • update_option_{$option_name}
  • update_option_{$option}
  • update_site_option
  • update_site_option_{$key}
  • update_site_option_{$option}
  • updated_option
  • {$option}