README

Contributors: prettyboymp, kevinlangleyjr, banderon, voceplatforms
Tags: settings, api
Requires at least: 3.3
Tested up to: 4.2.2
Stable tag: 0.5.3
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Description

A simplification of the core WordPress settings API

Installation

As theme or plugin dependency:

After dropping the plugin into the containing theme or plugin, add the following:

<?php
if( ! class_exists( 'Voce_Settings_API' ) ) {
	require_once( $path_to_voce_settings_api . '/voce-settings-api.php' );
}
?>

Usage

The Voce_Settings_API is used as a singleton so you can add settings to pages that are created elsewhere just by using the same page_key. The singleton instance can be retreived by using Voce_Settings_API::GetInstance() and most methods can be chained to easily create multiple groups and setting fields per page.

Registering a Settings Page

Pages are registered through the add_page() method of the Voce_Settings_API, which is accessed through the singleton instance of itself.

Parameters

• $page_title (string) - A string used at the top of the settings page
• $menu_title (string) - A string used as the title of the page either in the admin menu or if specified, an admin submenu
• $page_key (string) - A unique string used as the page key for the settings page
• $capability (string) - The capability level for users to be able to see and edit settings on the page
• $description (string) - Short description of the page
• $parent_page (string) - Slug for parent page, leave empty to create new menu item

Registering a Settings Group

Groups are registered through the add_group() method of the Voce_Settings_Page class.

Parameters

• $title (string) - A string used at the top of the settings group
• $group_key (string) - A unique string used as the group key for the settings
• $capability (string) - The capability level for users to be able to see and edit settings within the group
• $description (string) - Short description of the group

Registering a Setting Field

Setting fields are registered through the add_setting() method of the Voce_Settings_Group class.

Parameters

• $title (string) - A string used within the label for the setting field
• $setting_key (string) - A unique string used as the setting key
• $args (array) - Array of arugments for the setting

<?php
Voce_Settings_API::GetInstance()->add_page( 'Site Settings', 'Site Settings', 'site-settings', 'manage_options', 'General settings for site', 'options-general.php' )
	->add_group( 'Social Settings', 'social-settings' )
		->add_setting( 'Station Facebook Page URL', 'facebook_page_url', array(
			'sanitize_callbacks' => array( 'vs_sanitize_url' )
		))->group
		->add_setting( 'Google+ Profile', 'google_plus_profile', array(
			'sanitize_callbacks' => array( 'vs_sanitize_url' )
		))->group->page
	->add_group( 'Analytic Settings', 'analytic-settings' )
		->add_setting( 'Google Analytics Tracking ID', 'ga_id', array(
			'display_callback' => function( $value, $setting, $args ){
				// write your own display method or use one of the built in options listed below.
				return false;
			},
			'sanitize_callbacks' => array( function( $value, $setting, $args ){
				// write your own sanitization methods or use one of the built in which are listed below.
				return $value;
		} ) ) );
?>

Getting a setting value

Using the get_settting() method of the Voce_Settings_API, you can retreive the value of a setting by passing in the setting key, group key, and optionally the default value to return if no value has been set yet.

<?php
	$value = Voce_Settings_API::GetInstance()->get_setting($setting_key, $group_key, $default_value);
?>

Display Methods

• vs_display_text_field Default
• vs_display_dropdown
• vs_display_textarea
• vs_display_checkbox

Sanitization Methods

• vs_sanitize_text Default
• vs_sanitize_checkbox
• vs_sanitize_url
• vs_sanitize_email
• vs_sanitize_dropdown

To enqueuing JS and/or CSS on settings pages

<?php
add_action( 'vs_admin_enqueue_scripts', function( $vs_page ){
	foreach( $vs_page->groups as $group ){
		foreach( $group->settings as $setting ){
			if( $setting->args['display_callback'] == 'display_callback_of_custom_setting_field' ){
				wp_enqueue_script('custom-setting-field-js', plugins_url( 'js/custom-setting-field-js.js', __FILE__ ), array( 'jquery' ) );
				wp_enqueue_style( 'custom-setting-field-css', plugins_url( 'css/custom-setting-field-css.css', __FILE__ ) );
				break 2;
			}
		}
	}
} );
?>

Changelog

Please refer to full changelog at https://github.com/voceconnect/voce-settings-api/releases.