What's best practice for theme/plugin settings API for new dev?

  • Hi, I’m new to theme & plugin dev, go easy on me ??

    There are 3 specific areas I’m trying to wrap my head around and understand what WP is trying to do with future releases, and how should I begin coding to these standards.

    (I will soon start following the blog, irc, news, trac, etc. thanks.)

    Theme settings/options:

    A) Theme Customization API (Customize)
    B) Settings API (Settings)
    C) Plugin API (Appearance)

    See why I’m confused? There are 3 areas I can implement settings/options. My first stab was to go after Customize. So I began coding and put ALL of my settings/options in there. Looks/works great! However, when I started to dev a few plugins, I had a look at B & C above and realized that these are great places to put ALL my settings as well.

    So I have a ton of completed settings in Customize, but do you think I should put my settings in Settings or Appearance?

    At first thought, I was thinking Customize would be solely for Front-End styling: Background Image, Logo, Fonts?

    Then use Settings API for things like: if checked() locate_template(ACTIVATE_CUSTOM_PLUGIN)?

    What do you guys think and what does WP want me to do for future standards?

    Thanks WP peeps!

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  • Have a look at https://ottopress.com/2009/wordpress-settings-api-tutorial/

    Thread Starter sem101

    (@sem101)

    Thanks. I’ve read that great post ?? I should’ve included in my post that I’ve read a TON of these articles. But where I’m struggling is I have 3 areas to implement any/all settings.

    I’m trying to find best practice moving forward, where do I put these settings? I have A, B, C above ALL working and ready to go. But from a UX standpoint, I feel having split settings in 3 areas is not good practice.

    Further thoughts?

    Thanks again!

    I’d suggest using the Settings API. The Theme API is not meant for plugins and is nowhere near as well developed as the Settings API.

    Thread Starter sem101

    (@sem101)

    Thanks

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