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I'm creating a simple settings page by following these instructions.

Since this is a custom plugin, I'd like one of my settings to start with a predefined value (that can later be changed). What is the recommended way to set a default value for a setting added with add_settings_field?

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if ( get_option( 'my_setting' ) === false ) // Nothing yet saved
    update_option( 'my_setting', 'default_stuff' );
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  • Its worth noting that if you're doing theme development (using Wordpress's theme customization API) that get_theme_mod() has a parameter for defaults. So get_theme_mod("secondary_header_text", "Hello world");
    – James Heald
    Commented Dec 4, 2016 at 19:35
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    Just to be clear, the difference is my snippet "pushes" a default option to the db, whereas get_theme_mod will return the default arg if there isn't one yet set in the db.
    – TheDeadMedic
    Commented Dec 4, 2016 at 20:12
  • @TheDeadMedic, where does this code go? I have it here but it doesn't seem to populate it. add_action( 'admin_init', 'myVendorPrefix_mysettings_init' ); function myVendorPrefix_mysettings_init() { ... if ( get_option( 'my_setting' ) === false ) // Nothing yet saved update_option( 'my_setting', 'default_stuff' ); }
    – n8bar
    Commented Apr 28, 2017 at 22:07

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