I’m creating a simple settings page by following these instructions. Since this is a custom plugin, I’d like one of my settings to start with a predefined value (that can later be changed). What is the recommended way to set a default value for a setting added with add_settings_field? 1 1 if ( get_option( ‘my_setting’ … Read more
I’m using Settings API and I can’t get checkboxes to work, if they’re set to “false” they’re not even being $_POST and that’s the point. Stephen Harris & Chip Bennett explained it, but I believe their way is not simple enough (especially for me, not PHP-guy at all). Do I REALLY need a few custom … Read more
I am asking for advice on best practices on how to write this code. Currently I have simple theme options with text fields, outputting the info in my template. I am currently using this code for the settings api and sanitization of the plain text. My questions is, an additional settings field is a website … Read more
I’m trying to empty an option created with the Settings API and failing. update_option ( ‘my_option’, ” ); appears to do nothing, whereas delete_option ( ‘my_option’ ); destroys the whole option causing other problems. I just want to empty the values and reset it. I’m really clueless how to implement this correctly. Can anyone help? … Read more
I think the title pretty much says it all! I’m working my way through various tutorials on how to add an options page to my test plugin and am struggling to understand the Register_Settings function. Every tutorial I have found quotes the codex for the arguments then uses the same text in the Option_Group and … Read more
I’m trying to build a gutenberg block (via plugin) that interfaces with a third-party api via credentials. I’m unsure how to, or even if I can, access a plugin’s settings in gutenberg in order to grab a potential credentials field for use in the block. (I understand there’s potential to put something in the editor’s … Read more
I wrote a plugin that has various options and in case the user saves this options a CSS file will be generated. My intention is that the CSS is only created when the options are saved and not when somebody visits the page and the CSS will be created every single time. So I need … Read more
Is there a way of adding settings fields dynamically? I have my own Settings API options generator just like in Chip Bennet’s Oenology Theme, everything works perfect but I can’t find a way to create dynamic fields. Here’s how I add option fields. 1. First I describe all fields: function my_options() { $options = array( … Read more
I am developing a theme and I wanted to add some extra content to the built in background options page. I know how to use the settings API to create new theme options and settings but I can’t seem to figure out where it’s actually calling to the background page. I have searched through wp-includes/theme.php … Read more
(This is sort of a follow-up to this question.) I’m able to display the two WYSIWYG editors on my theme options page, but the values I enter into the editors aren’t saved. I’ve read a ton of stuff about the Settings API and wp_editor() in hopes of making this work in the most WordPress-friendly way. … Read more
