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I'm writing a theme which has it's own set of database tables.
I'm wondering what is the best action for me to use when I want my install function to be invoked only once when the theme is activated for the first time?

I know there is a setup_theme action, but not sure if that's the one I should use.

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I think setup_theme is run on every page views. – julien_c Mar 6 '12 at 14:17

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You should read this: Activation/Deactivation hook for wordpress theme

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Thanks, nice article. – Hamed Momeni Jan 29 '12 at 11:59
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You could also try, since it's an SQL issue, using IF NOT EXISTS in your query to ensure that it doesn't run twice.

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Thanks, I've already done that. – Hamed Momeni Jan 30 '12 at 8:58

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