It seems logic to think that it’s enough to use add_settings_field() Yes, it seems so, but it’s really not enough: register_setting() whitelists the database option for a specific setting which then allows the option to be saved and updated automatically on the wp-admin/options.php page. Note that by “option”, I’m referring to the second parameter for … Read more
The first thing that jumps out at me is your use of register_setting(): register_setting( ‘bang-options-group’, ‘joinform_api_url’ ); It is missing a critical, third argument: the sanitization callback. While this parameter programmatically is optional, without it, you cannot validate/sanitize/whitelist the data values passed to the DB via your settings form. Looking further at your code, you … Read more
Seeking clarity on data sanitization fields for settings textarea
At the moment, this is not possible. Just create your own custom settings page and place your options to it. More details and examples: https://blog.templatetoaster.com/wordpress-settings-api-creating-theme-options/
The problem is that you’re not passing the correct database option name: register_setting( ‘wcs_settings_page’, // option group ‘front-page-slogan’, // database option name ); So looking at the get_option() call and the HTML input name in your front_page_slogan_callback(), the correct option name is wcs_settings: register_setting( ‘wcs_settings_page’, // option group ‘wcs_settings’, // database option name ); Check … Read more
How I can Make two input field at add_settings_section
I was developing locally with Local, so I tested in the online version, where it worked. I then deactivated most of the plug-ins locally, and it started to work. I might have also stopped the site and run it again, I am not sure, but it might have helped? Anyway, after reactivating all the same … Read more
No, you need to add a call to settings_errors /** * Displays all messages registered to ‘your-settings-error-slug’ */ function your_admin_notices_action() { settings_errors( ‘your-settings-error-slug’ ); } add_action( ‘admin_notices’, ‘your_admin_notices_action’ ); Else the errors you added will not be displayed. You may also want to check that error_found is true. It is not a wordpress constant I … Read more
Your sanitize_callback function should not return false or null indicating that input is not valid – its intent is to always return a valid value. The value returned by this function is what will be save to the database, so in order for it to actually sanitize anything it will have to return something that … Read more
There are couple main considerations with options performance. How many options there are Every option with unique key is a row in options database. More rows makes table messier, but primarily for humans to work with. You’ll need to have crazy amounts of options to start making serious difference in performance. Are they autoloaded Options … Read more