[wp-hackers] Plugin queries executed even when plugin is not being called?

[Derek Hogue]

Hey all - is this expected behaviour, or have I coded this incorrectly  
perhaps?

My plugin makes its own queries (to its own DB tables) through $wpdb.   
These queries are all within functions in my plugin files, and these  
functions are called via either template tags, my plugin's widget or  
my plugin's shortcodes.

However, as soon as my plugin is activated, WP's queries shoot up on  
every single page load, as though every query within every function in  
the plugin is being executed regardless of whether you're on a page  
that actually calls any of these functions, or whether you even have  
called these functions anywhere in your theme.

Any ideas as to why this might be?  Needless to say, my users are a  
little miffed at this.

Thanks,
Derek
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