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'Global' settings page for multisite plugin
I'm working on a plugin that will be installed in a multisite instance.
How do I create a single settings page that is visible at the "Network admin" level only - most of the guides i've seen relate ...
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Multisite: How to add Custom Blog Options to new blog setup form?
Seems like a simple enough requirement, but I'm struggling:
I want to add an option field to the "Add New Site" -- a simple text option is fine.
How do I do this??
I need to save this custom blog ...
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How to get WordPress Time Zone setting?
Can someone tell me how to get the time zone that is set in the WordPress Admin?
For example, if the blog is set to Eastern time, I need this exact string to print out:
US/Eastern
This is for a ...
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How to pass variable to add_settings_section() callback?
I am attempting to automate, as much as possible, the Settings API function calls for each setting in a Plugin. Looping through the options array, and outputting add_settings_section() and ...
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How to add field for new site-wide option on Network Settings screen?
I'm working on a plugin, and part of it involves setting an option value that applies to all sites in a WordPress network. I know about the add_site_option and get_site_option functions that let you ...
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Plugin for editing options on multisite?
does anyone know of a plugin for mass editing of settings on a multisite installation? Something like Plugin Commander for Settings?
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How to display admin error notice if settings saved succesfully?
Title sounds counter-intuitive but bear with me. :)
I have options page, made with Settings API. When user enters invalid data I want to display error notice with add_settings_error() call.
But! To ...
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How to get the Date Format and Time Format settings for use in my template?
This is a strange question, but I want to know how I can access the Date and Time settings
Admin > Settings > General > Date Format
Admin > Settings > General > Time Format
I ...
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What are the advantages to the Settings API?
Let me preface this by saying that I hardly ever work with WordPress - in fact, the last time I did a site in WordPress was back during 2.2. Yesterday I made quite a mess of everything and asked ...
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Modifying a JS file with data from plugin settings
I have a plugin that, among other things, has a javascript file that requires a few user specific settings. What would be the best way to get those settings into javascript from the plugin's settings ...
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How To Provide Sub-Blogs Their Own Domain Names?
I ran a search that did not yield that many results.
Is it possible, and how can each sub-blog of a multi-site installation be given its own domain name?
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Settings API - creating reusable form elements?
I have a set of settings fields:
(...)
add_settings_field( 'Option1', 'Option 1', 'textarea', 'page1', 'plugin_options');
add_settings_field( 'Option2', 'Option 2', 'textarea', 'page1', ...
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Best practices for a Style/CSS based theme options page?
I would like to create a theme options page based only on changing the site wide CSS styling. For instance body/container background colors, font-sizes, font colors, etc.
I have accomplished this by ...
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Blog Settings import/export in Wordpress Network environment
I can't use PHPMyAdmin to export/import my blogs from one server to an other because I'm using Wordpress Network.
Export/import works pretty well for Posts, custom posts types and their media, but ...
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Add_settings_field() parameterizing callback?
I'm trying to create a rather large and extensive settings page with various options of very similar type.
Since there will be about 20 different fields, and the differences between most of those ...
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What's the difference between Options & Settings?
And which one should I use?
What's the difference between Options API and Setings API?
I have a theme with over 100 admin options, how should I register & store them? At this moment I'm using ...
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Moving WordPress.com theme and widget settings to self-hosted site?
Possible Duplicate:
Migrating from WordPress.com to self-hosted site and autoforward visitors?
How can I move theme and plugin (widget) settings from a WordPress.com site to a self-hosted ...
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Submenu pages delete settings from options array when saved
I'm writing a theme and adding a menu with several submenu pages. It works fine, except that I'm trying to use only one array to save all the settings into the database and this is causing some ...
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Is there a hook attached to general settings save?
I want to add a field to the general settings page, but I can not save the field because I can't find a hook for the pages save.
Any ideas?
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Settings API - easiest way of validating checkboxes?
I'm using Settings API and I can't get checkboxes to work, if they're set to "false" they're not even being $_POST and that's the point.
Stephen Harris & Chip Bennett explained it, but I believe ...
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How to pass arguments from add_settings_field() to the callback function?
I have a function like this:
add_settings_field( 'contact_phone', 'Contact Phone', 'settings_callback', 'general');
That works. It calls settings_callback. Cool. The problem I have with this is: ...
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Settings API - save an array of options as one setting (array_push?)
1. Basic settings API callback.
Using Settings API my $sanitize_callback validating function looks like:
(...)
if($type == "foo") {
$valid_input[$id] = $option[$id];
}
else ...
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How to Save Different Settings Options Using Settings API and/or the Theme Optimizer
I would like to allow users to save different versions in the options panel using the Settings API and/or the Theme Optimzer.
For instance, imagine that I have styled my site using via an admin panel ...
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How to add a post from a custom post type as the static page?
I have created a custom post type and added some custom metaboxes to the page edit screen. My objective was to provide specific metaboxes which a user can edit which in turn would allow a user to ...
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Theme Options page with tabs
I have a theme that I'm developing from an HTML template I have. I'm also designing an options page along with a plethora of plugins built-into the theme itself. I've chosen a tabbed interface and I'm ...
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How to display some settings for super admin user only using Settings API
I'm developing a plugin with an options page using the Settings API.
I'd like to have one options array stored for my plugin, but on the settings page, I'd only like some of the settings to be ...
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Wordpress Plugin Setting's POST
I've developed a few plugin for Wordpress. Currently I've not been able to replicate the way wp save settings. I've a setting page which I learned from a tutorial. It POST to option.php, and wp take ...
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Why might $input (Settings API) be coming through empty?
I'm trying to be a good thememaker and pass all my settings through the Settings API, but I'm running into some difficulty in the sanitization callback function.
The core of the problem is this: the ...
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Creating Settings Page with dropdowns for Plugin
I am setting up my plugin's settings page and I am able to get the fields I want on the page, but I want them to be dropdowns not textboxes... I have not found any useful info on the web on how to do ...
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Need help understanding/coding with Settings API
So I did something like below, but I get just (I am expecting a Facebook textbox?)
I hope its not too messy. I am new to Settings API ...
add_action('admin_init', function() {
...
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Multisite: setting theme and options when a new blog is created
When a new blog is created in a WP Multisite instance I want to be able to set the default theme and configuration options
create 2 menus (main and secondary) and associate them with the 2 slots ...
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Making a configurable field translatable
I'm working on a theme right now that gives the admin the possibility to set different texts that are used within the theme, by configuring them in the admin panel (e.g. the text that is displayed, ...
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WordPress (+WPMU) Import/Export ALL settings?
As we all know WordPress does not import Widgets when you import content with [Tools > Import] and I'm wondering what kind of script could do that? Database has more than just 1 single information ...
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WP Multisite: Inherit plugin settings to new site
I use the Breadcrumb NavXT plugin for a WP multisite. I activated the plugin for all sites so I can use it throughout my network.
My problem is that every time I add a new site I have to change the ...
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Where to hook register_settings for Settings API when also want to update options outside of Settings API?
The Settings API is a convenient way to add administrative options. Tutorials on the settings API hook register_setting to admin_init. But what if you also want to programmatically change the same ...
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Tab from Settings API resetting all options with INSERT INTO
I have an Options menu created with the code from Chip Bennett tutorial, the old code, though, the one from like a year ago (the new one has a much better validation structure, but still, it works ...
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Wordpress address URL keeps dropping the www
My Wordpress Address (URL) in general settings keeps losing the www from the URL - I type in http://www.domain.com and it saves and works fine.
Next time I go in the address has changed to ...
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How to upload images using Settings API
I want to allow users to upload images for use in a rotating banner. I tried using the media library, but didn't get much help ... So I thought, I'd just implement the upload myself. But I encountered ...
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Clone plugins (and settings) to new installation?
Is it possible to clone the plugins and settings from a WordPress site to a new fresh install?
I don't want any of the content from the original site I just want all the plugins used and their ...
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How to change the file upload directory on version 3.5?
The option to change the upload folder for images is gone on version 3.5, any way to make it visible again or a workaround ?
From this core ticket:
Changing the upload_path and upload_url_path ...
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Enqueue Javascript Correctly for 3.5
I am trying to create tabs for admin settings page in wp, but I think I'm doing it wrong. The example below shows how I did it but I don't know how to change this to use it correctly with no conflict ...
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Good way to store content and settings for an RSS plugin
I am building an RSS reader plugin and I'd like some advice on how to store the data and settings for this plugin.
The idea is to be able to enter a set of feed sources and associate each one of ...
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How to tell if plugin has been network activated
I have the following lines of code that add the settings link and setup for my plugin:
add_action('admin_menu', array(&$this, 'admin_settings_menu')); // Add menu to options
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Putting my site live
Can anyone help?
I've been building a wordpress site in a sub directory of an umbrella 'development domain' if you will, and am ready to go live with the site.
It's a single install of wordpress.
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Add an extra field to the navigation menu box?
Goal:
I like to use a subtitle in the navigation bar.
The most logic location, in my opinion, would be Appearance > Menu and add a field below navigation label called subtitle. So the end user can ...
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Settings API erases itself?
I have two forms created using Settings API, and when I save one of them the other one gets erased and vice versa.
Here's the whole code so you could paste it into your functions.php file and see ...
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How should I use register_setting, add_settings_section, & add_settings_field in my plugin's options page?
I'm working on a settings section for my plugin, and after reading over Wordpress's documentation which is in ROGUH DRAFT status, and also the Creating Options Pages - which is also in "transition", ...
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Securing wp-config leads to sensitive information leak on wp-settings
I read the following tutorial, which mentions moving your config file out of an HTTP-accessible folder.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress#Securing_wp-config.php
I did this, and it works ...
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Can't delete unwanted favicon
I have a favicon that is a remnant of a disactivated wordpress theme. I can't find the favicon file in the theme folder, or the wordpress or server root.
I have added my own reference to a new ...
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Bulk theme settings in wordpress multisite
I have a multisite with 500+ subsites.
I would like to install the same theme in all 500+ sites. Most of them requires configuration like selecting sidebar(left/right), Selecting primary menu etc.
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