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   <p>Each plugin also exposes its raw constructor on a <code>Constructor</code> property: <code>$.fn.popover.Constructor</code>. If you'd like to get a particular plugin instance, retrieve it directly from an element: <code>$('[rel="popover"]').data('popover')</code>.</p>
 
+  <h4>Default settings</h4>
+  <p>You can change the default settings for a plugin by modifying the plugin's <code>Constructor.DEFAULTS</code> object:<p>
+<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-js" data-lang="js"><span class="nx">$</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">fn</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">modal</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">Constructor</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">DEFAULTS</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">keyboard</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="kc">false</span> <span class="c1">// changes default for the modal plugin's `keyboard` option to false</span></code></pre></div>
+
   <h3 id="js-noconflict">No conflict</h3>
   <p>Sometimes it is necessary to use Bootstrap plugins with other UI frameworks. In these circumstances, namespace collisions can occasionally occur. If this happens, you may call <code>.noConflict</code> on the plugin you wish to revert the value of.</p>
 <div class="highlight"><pre><code class="js"><span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nx">bootstrapButton</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nx">$</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">fn</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">button</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">noConflict</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="c1">// return $.fn.button to previously assigned value</span>