pluck('option_value')->first(); if (!$return) return $option_value; return $return; } // update option public static function update_option($option_name, $option_value) { // update if already exists - create if it doesn't $option = self::firstOrCreate(['option_name' => $option_name]); $option->option_value = $option_value; $option->save(); return $option; } // delete an option public static function delete_option($option_name) { $id = self::where('option_name', $option_name)->pluck('id')->first(); if ($id) return self::destroy($id); } }