settings-api

How to use register_setting()

The function register one option or a settings group. So yes, you register the group of a section and use all fields inside this group because the group store all settings fields as array in one item. register_setting( ‘_example_plugin_settings’, ‘_example_object_settings’, array( ‘type’ => ‘object’, ‘default’ => array( ‘some_str’ => ‘A’, ‘some_int’ => 3, ), ) … Read more

Settings API not Saving to Database or Display

The issue with the data saving lies in this area of the code (all three similar functions). printf( ‘<textarea name=”%1$s[$2$s]” id=”%3$s” rows=”1″ cols=”30″ class=”code”>%4$s</textarea>’, $args[‘option_name’], $args[‘name’], $args[‘label_for’], $args[‘value’] ); Or more specifically it’s, this part [$2$s], which should be, [%2$s]. I totally get it though, these specifiers can be fiddly and easy to make typos … Read more

Update custom settings field in plugin

Your code is saving the option, but your input field is not actually displaying the option’s value because you’ve used the wrong option name, which is url_field_name and should instead be webhook_url_field_name (the second parameter value for register_setting()). So the correct HTML would be: <!– I wrapped the value attribute for brevity –> <input type=”url” … Read more

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