WordPress Network admin options page: how to store options and where will they be stored?
Use add_site_option() and update_site_option(). You can find these functions in wp-includes/functions.php.
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Echoing a variable inside a function
Use the Settings API. A look at my latest plugin may help you to understand how to register a save function for your fields. Most relevant excerpt: /** * Register custom settings for the fields. * * @see save_settings() * @see print_input_field() * @return void */ public function add_contact_fields() { register_setting( ‘general’, $this->option_name, array ( … Read more
How can I show the contents of only a few users
To show content only for users with role ‘agent’, try to use this snippet: <?php if ( ( $user = wp_get_current_user() ) && in_array( ‘agent’, $user->roles ) ) { ?> ///here the content <?php } ?> If you want to block users by ID, check the following snippet: <?php if ( ( $user = wp_get_current_user() … Read more
Set front page option using custom fields?
You can do it by updating 2 options. <?php //This could be page or posts. update_option(‘show_on_front’, ‘<posts/page>’); //This one sets the page you want on front, won’t work if the above option is set to ‘posts’. update_option(‘page_on_front’, ‘<id of the page you want to set as front page>’); ?> Though I cannot guarantee if this … Read more
How to create a drop down list with pages to a themes options page?
I have found the solution. I used the wordpress function wp_dropdown_pages <?php function combo_select_page_callback() { $options = get_option(‘function plugin’); wp_dropdown_pages( array( ‘name’ => ‘function plugin[ID used to identify the field throughout the theme]’, ‘echo’ => 1, ‘show_option_none’ => __( ‘— Select —’ ), ‘option_none_value’ => ‘0’, ‘selected’ => $options[‘ID used to identify the field throughout … Read more
Editing options pages?
I just did some searching and found this in the codex: add_settings_field( ‘myprefix_setting-id’, ‘This is the setting title’, ‘myprefix_setting_callback_function’, ‘general’, ‘myprefix_settings-section-name’, array( ‘label_for’ => ‘myprefix_setting-id’ ) ); Here is the link to the codex http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_settings_field Looks as simple as choosing the right slug like ‘general’ to add an option to the general settings page. I … Read more
Is there a capability for managing plugin options?
The part of the capability is the job of the developers of the plugin. But normaly use the most plugins for manage options the object manage_options. But if you will, that your editor only change the plugin options from one plugin, than is this not so easy. All options of the core check for this … Read more
update_options and unique filenames
Welcome to the lions den So you’re willing to get down into the blazing furnace or the lions den and change the upload path. This is so not a good idea without investigating what is happening behind the scenes. I can’t give you a full write up, as there’s so much involved, like filters, options … Read more
How do I get blog posts to appear within CMS?
So, everything seems to be set up correctly. The setting in your step 2 is everything that needs to be done. I won’t be able to help you without seeing how the theme’s template files are structured. The way it usually works when you apply the setting in your step 2 is that WordPress looks … Read more
Implementing action correctly
do_action() does not use a returned value. It works more like the onload event in JavaScript: You cannot undo the load. To change a value you need filters. If you want to change the option content, hook into pre_update_option_{$option_name} very late (with a high priority parameter): add_filter( ‘pre_update_option_myp_settings’, ‘myp_settings_et_validate’, 100, 3 ); function myp_settings_et_validate( $option, … Read more