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Register Settings API

v1.4 · by Jenst

Add settings to your own theme or plugin. As simple as writing an array.

About this plugin

Add settings to your own theme or plugin. As simple as writing an array.

Full documentation at: http://www.wp-load.com/register-settings-api/

Benefits of the plugin

  • Work fine as a plugin OR as included to your theme or plugin.
  • Everything you need is in one single file.
  • No more fighting the settings API. Just add your settings and you are done.
  • Tinymce, textarea, checkboxes, radio buttons, url, color, email supported.
  • It will from the array create a menu and a settings page with tabs and fields.

Full example, placed in functions.php OR your plugin

add_filter('register_settings_api', 'settings_array');

function settings_array( $options_page ) {
    $options_page['my-menu-slug'] = array(
        'menu_title' => 'My menu',
        'page_title' => 'My page',
        'option_name' => 'my_options_slug',
        'tabs' => array(
            'first' => array(
                'tab_title' => 'My first tab',
                'fields' => array(
                    'my_editor' => array(
                        'type' => 'tinymce',
                        'title' => 'My editor'
                    ),
                    'my_color' => array(
                        'type' => 'color',
                        'title' => 'My color'
                    )
                ),
            ),
            'second' => array(
                'tab_title' => 'My second tab',
                'fields' => array(
                    'my_textarea' => array(
                        'type' => 'textarea',
                        'title' => 'My textarea'
                    )
                )
            )
        )
    );
    return $options_page;
}

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