wp_set_option_autoload() │ WP 6.4.0

Changes an option's autoload setting when WordPress starts without changing its value.

A wrapper for wp_set_option_autoload_values() that changes the autoload setting of one option.

Uses: wp_set_option_autoload_values()

No Hooks.

Returns

true|false.

true - the autoload setting changed.
false - the setting did not change, the option does not exist, or an error occurred.

Usage

wp_set_option_autoload( $option, $autoload );

$option(string) (required): Option name without SQL escaping.
$autoload(bool) (required): Enables (true) or disables (false) autoloading. The 'yes' and 'no' values are supported for backwards compatibility but deprecated.

Examples

#1 Disable option auto-load

wp_set_option_autoload( 'my_plugin_report_data', false );

Notes

See: wp_set_option_autoload_values()

Changelog

Since 6.4.0	Introduced.
Since 6.7.0	The autoload values `'yes'` and `'no'` are deprecated.

`wp_set_option_autoload() wp set option autoload` code ^{WP 7.0.4}

wp-includes/option.php

function wp_set_option_autoload( $option, $autoload ) {
	$result = wp_set_option_autoload_values( array( $option => $autoload ) );
	return $result[ $option ] ?? false;
}