The answer is theme depended and since most premium themes have their own framework/options panels then its going to be hard to tell where are the options are saved but in most cases they are saved in the options table in the database. So the tricky part is to know what are the options names. … Read more
The framework offers a filter for validating input values inside the optionsframework_validate function. Just for reference, here’s the relevant part from the file wp-content/themes/your-theme/inc/options-framework.php: /** * Validate Options. * * This runs after the submit/reset button has been clicked and * validates the inputs. */ function optionsframework_validate( $input ) { /* code */ $clean[$id] = … Read more
Edit: Updated with the added context from your comment. You could do this with a custom Page template. In your theme, create a new file. In this example, my theme will be “mytheme2015,” my new file is “template-holiday-card.php”: in wp-content/themes/mytheme2015/template-holiday-card.php <?php /** * Template Name: Holiday Card */ Now, once you have that template file … Read more
Yep you are missing something, On your validate_options function you need to: get an array of all existing options. update only the options your Submenu page handles. return that array. So something like: function validate_options($input){ //do regular validation stuff //… //… //get all options $options = get_option(THEMENAME . ‘_settings’); //update only the neede options foreach … Read more
Of the few I’ve seen, I think that most “premium” Themes way over-complicate Theme Settings pages. I generally prefer Theme Settings pages that maintain the style/layout of the rest of the WP-Admin UI. So, these would be my rules of thumb: Incorporate meaningful settings, and not necessarily every possible setting under the sun. Organize settings … Read more
The base paradigm in WordPress is The Callback Handler. Actions, filters, widgets, metaboxes and so on … everything runs by registering specific callback handlers for some triggers. This is not always the most elegant way, but the one every beginner must learn, so stick to that paradigm, whenever you’re not sure what to do. So … Read more
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See this very similar question. The answer can be adjusted to work with all types of files, not just images.
There is no direct way of doing that as far as I can see. But I got hold of this plugin which allows you to create Image Sets and set random background images -> Background Manager
Your not going to get an answer to this, there is no magic wand you can use to change what your asking without working it out yourself, or at the very least supplying some actual code with your question. To change the CSS in a back-end option page you can use the Options API, http://codex.wordpress.org/Options_API, … Read more