Getting to Know the WordPress Settings API

Written by Jean Galea
Written by Jean Galea
The Settings API is essential when building themes and plugins. Since many of our readers are doing just that, I thought I'd share with you the best resources on this excellent API.

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The Settings API is essential when building themes and plugins.

Since many of our readers are doing just that, I thought I’d share with you the best resources on this excellent API:

The Complete Guide to the WordPress Settings API

This is a free, 8 part, mega tutorial on Tutsplus by one of the best WordPress coders around, Tom McFarlin. Covers anything you need, including creating fields and sections, tabs, data validation and sanitization etc. There’s a maintained repository of all the code used in the tutorial on Github.

Check out the WordPress Settings API Guide

Konstantin Kovshenin’s Presentation at WordCamp Sofia 2012

Automattician Konstantin Kovshenin delivered a cracking presentation about the WordPress Settings API at WordCamp Sofia 2012. You can check out the notes and slides on his site, and there is also a video recording of the presentation on WordPress.tv.

Professional WordPress Plugin Development

This book is a constant reference for me, it is the singular most valuable learning resource I’ve had during my journey with WordPress. It has a great chapter on the Settings and Options APIs.

Check out Professional WordPress Plugin Development on Amazon

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Written by Jean Galea
Jean Galea is an investor, entrepreneur, and blogger. He is the founder of WP Mayor, the plugins WP RSS Aggregator and Spotlight, as well as the Mastermind.fm podcast. His personal blog can be found at jeangalea.com.

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