Title: Settings reset
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Settings reset

 *  [hm_u](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hm_u/)
 * (@hm_u)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/settings-reset-2/)
 * Hi,
 * Thanks for this plugin! I’ve just noticed that settings of the plugins reset 
   by themselves for no reason from time to time. It doesn’t happen for other plugins.
   Any idea why?
 * Best,
    Manu
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 *  Plugin Author [Keith P. Graham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kpgraham/)
 * (@kpgraham)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/settings-reset-2/#post-4234778)
 * I keep the log information in an array. There is a bug in PHP that some values
   when stored in an array and then “Serialized” can break the storage.
 * Spammers use all kinds of odd characters and character sets. Occasionally this
   breaks the array and then the plugin loses its settings.
 * I should really store the settings in a database, but that creates all kinds 
   of overhead that slows down the plugin.
 * Keith

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/settings-reset-2/#post-4234778)
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