Using Settings API

Adding Settings #Adding Settings

You must define a new setting using register_setting(), it will create an entry in the {$wpdb->prefix}_options table.

You can add new sections on existing pages using add_settings_section().

You can add new fields to existing sections using add_settings_field().

Add a Setting #Add a Setting

register_setting( 
    string $option_group, 
    string $option_name, 
    callable $sanitize_callback = '' 
);

Please refer to the Function Reference about register_setting() for full explanation about the used parameters.

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Add a Section #Add a Section

add_settings_section( 
    string $id, 
    string $title, 
    callable $callback, 
    string $page
);

Sections are the groups of settings you see on WordPress settings pages with a shared heading. In your plugin you can add new sections to existing settings pages rather than creating a whole new page. This makes your plugin simpler to maintain and creates fewer new pages for users to learn.

Please refer to the Function Reference about add_settings_section() for full explanation about the used parameters.

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Add a Field #Add a Field

add_settings_field(
    string $id, 
    string $title, 
    callable $callback, 
    string $page, 
    string $section = 'default', 
    array $args = []
);

Please refer to the Function Reference about add_settings_field() for full explanation about the used parameters.

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Example #Example

<?php
function wporg_settings_init()
{
    // register a new setting for "reading" page
    register_setting('reading', 'wporg_setting_name');

    // register a new section in the "reading" page
    add_settings_section(
        'wporg_settings_section',
        'WPOrg Settings Section',
        'wporg_settings_section_cb',
        'reading'
    );

    // register a new field in the "wporg_settings_section" section, inside the "reading" page
    add_settings_field(
        'wporg_settings_field',
        'WPOrg Setting',
        'wporg_settings_field_cb',
        'reading',
        'wporg_settings_section'
    );
}

/**
 * register wporg_settings_init to the admin_init action hook
 */
add_action('admin_init', 'wporg_settings_init');

/**
 * callback functions
 */

// section content cb
function wporg_settings_section_cb()
{
    echo '<p>WPOrg Section Introduction.</p>';
}

// field content cb
function wporg_settings_field_cb()
{
    // get the value of the setting we've registered with register_setting()
    $setting = get_option('wporg_setting_name');
    // output the field
    ?>
    <input type="text" name="wporg_setting_name" value="<?php echo isset( $setting ) ? esc_attr( $setting ) : ''; ?>">
    <?php
}

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Getting Settings #Getting Settings

get_option(
    string $option,
    mixed $default = false
);

Getting settings is accomplished with the get_option() function.
The function accepts two parameters: the name of the option and an optional default value for that option.

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Example #Example

// get the value of the setting we've registered with register_setting()
$setting = get_option('wporg_setting_name');