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Persist fields with Setting API

This a really good question – my suggestion is to use transients. For instance, in your validation callback: wpse51669_validation_cb($settings){ //Perform validation checks if( $valid ){ //If settings validate return $validate_settings; } //Otherwise add settings error add_settings_error(‘my-plug-in-settings’,’error-with-xyz’, ‘I fell over’,’error’); //And add the failed settings to a transient set_transient( ‘my-plug-in-settings-invalid’, $settings, 60); return false; } Then … Read more

What exactly is the purpose of settings_fields()?

Very simply put it puts some hidden fields into the form on an option page. Those hidden fields are then used to check if the request made to the browser are valid. For some more in dept information you could read the Codex about WP Nonces

Can I dynamically create duplicate fields with the Settings API?

If you want to do this with options, save the routes as an array rather than individual options, or save the number of routes in an option so you can dynamically create and fetch them by building the option names based on the number you save. However, rather than saving this stuff in options, I … Read more

register_setting sanitize callback $input is null

It turned out to be nonce related: the form didn’t have a nonce. Solved this by adding wp_nonce_field to the form.

Adding labels to Setting titles with API

You need to pass last parameter $args, if you want add_settings_field to output <label> use `label_for’ argument, see code snippet below <?php add_settings_field( ‘my-id’, ‘Test Filed’, ‘mamaduka_test_field’, ‘general’, ‘my-section’, array( ‘label_for’ => ‘my-test-field’ ) ); ?>

wordpress settings api add fields

You’re passing the same ID to every single setting of a given type, rather than passing the $setting to the callback. Have a look at how I implement this type of callback in Oenology. function oenology_setting_callback( $option ) { $oenology_options = oenology_get_options(); $option_parameters = oenology_get_option_parameters(); $optionname = $option[‘name’]; $optiontitle = $option[‘title’]; $optiondescription = $option[‘description’]; $fieldtype … Read more

Letting user dynamically create fields using Settings API

Saving multiple checkboxes with WordPress settings api

The field name should be uwcc_settings[uwcc_checkbox_field_1][], i.e. turn the field into an array. Secondly, when saved as an array, you should use in_array() along with the checked() function. But first, let’s put the uwcc_checkbox_field_1 option’s values into a variable: $uwcc_checkbox_field_1 = isset( $options[‘uwcc_checkbox_field_1’] ) ? (array) $options[‘uwcc_checkbox_field_1’] : []; Now you call checked() like so … Read more

Import / Export Settings API fields values?

I just came across this wp.tuts tutorial a few days ago: Creating a Simple Backup/Restore Settings Feature Lee Pham on Jun 22nd 2012 In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a simple backup/restore feature for your WordPress blog. With this feature, you can backup all options to another place, that you … Read more

do_settings_sections() doesn’t escape quotes

I found the problem. You need to escape the values in the _render functions, using esc_attr, like this: function my_setting_render() { $options = get_option(‘my_option_name’); ?><input name=”my_option_name[my_setting]” value=”<?php echo esc_attr($options[‘my_setting’]);?>”> <?php }

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