[wp-hackers] adding delete/autoload to options.php

[Moritz 'morty' Struebe]

DD32 wrote:
> Now, Deleting, I realise that someone who doesn't know what they're doing could cause havoc with that, but they can do the same if they modify the value to an unexpected value, Many plugins don't clean up the options when removed, and some users i know end up with a couple of thousand options(Those who like to tinker with many plugins..)
> Perhaps a button, or check-box?
>
>   
Deleting is quite a problem as you don't want to lose settings just 
because you deactivated the plugin. What I did is to use 
plugin_name_setting and delete all plugin_name_ settings if uninstall is 
set up. Therefore there should be some thing be done on how plugins are 
managed. Other systems (e.g. Typo3) make a difference between installing 
and activating. I think it should be done. There still should be the 
activation/deactivation hooks in case your messing around and something 
will break if you get deactivated. But especially having a uninstall 
hook would save you us plugin-developer a lot of trouble. And being able 
to output errors on those hooks.

Cheers
Morty