Title: WP_Paused_Extensions_Storage::set
Published: May 7, 2019
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# WP_Paused_Extensions_Storage::set( string $extension, array $error ): bool

## In this article

 * [Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#description)
 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Records an extension error.

## 󠀁[Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#description)󠁿

Only one error is stored per extension, with subsequent errors for the same extension
overriding the previously stored error.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$extension`stringrequired

Plugin or theme directory name.

`$error`arrayrequired

Error information returned by `error_get_last()`.

 * `type` int
 * The error type.
 * `file` string
 * The name of the file in which the error occurred.
 * `line` int
 * The line number in which the error occurred.
 * `message` string
 * The error message.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 bool True on success, false on failure.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function set( $extension, $error ) {
    	if ( ! $this->is_api_loaded() ) {
    		return false;
    	}

    	$option_name = $this->get_option_name();

    	if ( ! $option_name ) {
    		return false;
    	}

    	$paused_extensions = (array) get_option( $option_name, array() );

    	// Do not update if the error is already stored.
    	if ( isset( $paused_extensions[ $this->type ][ $extension ] ) && $paused_extensions[ $this->type ][ $extension ] === $error ) {
    		return true;
    	}

    	$paused_extensions[ $this->type ][ $extension ] = $error;

    	return update_option( $option_name, $paused_extensions, false );
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_Paused_Extensions_Storage::is_api_loaded()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/is_api_loaded/)`wp-includes/class-wp-paused-extensions-storage.php` |

Checks whether the underlying API to store paused extensions is loaded.

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| [WP_Paused_Extensions_Storage::get_option_name()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/get_option_name/)`wp-includes/class-wp-paused-extensions-storage.php` |

Get the option name for storing paused extensions.

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| [update_option()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/update_option/)`wp-includes/option.php` |

Updates the value of an option that was already added.

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| [get_option()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_option/)`wp-includes/option.php` |

Retrieves an option value based on an option name.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_paused_extensions_storage/set/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [5.2.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.2.0/) | Introduced. |

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