Comments on: Theme options for WordPress 2.7

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:41:37 +0000

I encountered a problem with the Theme Options page not loading under a localhost WAMP server running WordPress 3.0. Changing the __FILE__ value in the example mytheme_menu function I supplied above to an empty ” or descriptive string such as ‘my_theme_options’ got it working again.

By: How to add an options form to a wordpress theme using settings_fields | Ken H. Judy

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:01:26 +0000

[...] After the fact, I found this description which seems well written: http://www.pixelace.com/2009/theme-options-for-wordpress-27/ [...]

By: Shivanand Sharma

Shivanand Sharma — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:57:48 +0000

Perfect. That’s what I was looking for. Looks like I was using the wrong keywords on Google search.

I also think you should take up this article yourself because of the simple and easy approach you take and also because it will compliment this article perfectly. Thanks again.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:34:29 +0000

I'm pleased it's working and thanks for your kind words. I don't know much about the array method but it sounds like a good idea. It sounds complicated enough to need another post though. Have you seen this recent post on the subject? Have a look and let me know if you still need help!

By: Shivanand Sharma

Shivanand Sharma — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:54:41 +0000

Sorry about the earlier report. I did get it to work. I started from scratch and used your exact code. Then I customized it to get what I wanted.

Maybe it broke earlier because I was changing the names of the functions and the form while copying your code step by step – could have missed something.

Many thanks for this tutorial. It is simple and not complicated like some of the others out there.

Also could you enlighten on how to save these options as an array. I see many themes creating a single database entry by putting all options into a single array. That will keep things clean. Many thanks again.