Title: Separate DB table – why?
Last modified: March 10, 2017

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# Separate DB table – why?

 *  Resolved [Nazar Hotsa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bugnumber9/)
 * (@bugnumber9)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-db-table-why/)
 * Hiya Harry,
 * I was wondering why do you use a separate DB table (wp_harrys_gravatar_cache)
   to store plugin options? Isn’t this an overkill for storing a single record with
   10 values?
    I’d say a single entry in wp_options table with serialized data makes
   more sense, doesn’t it?
 * Thanks.

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 *  Plugin Author [Harry Milatz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harry-milatz/)
 * (@harry-milatz)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-db-table-why/#post-8898478)
 * Hi,
 * no, that isn’t an overkill;) There is not really a difference (in loading time)
   getting the values from wp_options or from the own table. And in case of deinstallation
   these options/the table is deleted without touching the wp_options table.
 * Best regards,
    Harry

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