Calling get_option() on non-existent options (without an object cache enabled) results in needless SQL queries.
Current ones in 2.5 with the Default theme:
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(82) "SELECT option_value FROM wptrunk_options WHERE option_name = 'widget_text' LIMIT 1"
[1]=>
float(0.000216960906982)
[2]=>
string(10) "get_option"
}
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(81) "SELECT option_value FROM wptrunk_options WHERE option_name = 'widget_rss' LIMIT 1"
[1]=>
float(0.000195980072021)
[2]=>
string(10) "get_option"
}
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(91) "SELECT option_value FROM wptrunk_options WHERE option_name = 'kubrick_header_image' LIMIT 1"
[1]=>
float(0.000408887863159)
[2]=>
string(10) "get_option"
}
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(91) "SELECT option_value FROM wptrunk_options WHERE option_name = 'kubrick_header_color' LIMIT 1"
[1]=>
float(0.000301837921143)
[2]=>
string(10) "get_option"
}
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(93) "SELECT option_value FROM wptrunk_options WHERE option_name = 'kubrick_header_display' LIMIT 1"
[1]=>
float(0.000277996063232)
[2]=>
string(10) "get_option"
}
They're quick, but it's sloppy that they're there at all. All of our options should be initialized with add_option().
