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WordPress How to Build a WordPress Plugin Building a WordPress Plugin Settings Page Admin Area Forms in WordPress

Birk Dinges
Birk Dinges
10,551 Points
Posted by Birk Dinges
Birk Dinges
10,551 Points

Admin Area Forms Code Challenge // Task 2

Hi folks,

I'm stuck with the second task in the code challenge: Inside of the if statement, create a variable named "my_plugin_username". Assign it the HTML escaped value of the my_plugin_username input field.

I'm using this piece of code:

<?php

function my_plugin_options_page() {

    if (!current_user_can('manage_options')) {
        wp_die('You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.');

        if( isset( $_POST['my_plugin_hidden_field_submitted']) ) {
            $my_plugin_username = esc_html( $_POST['my_plugin_username'] );
        }
    }

}

?>

Every time I try to submit it, I get a bummer saying that esc_html should be called to sanitize the value of the my_plugin_username variable. I'm not really sure where my mistake is -- I did call esc_html, is there maybe a syntax error I don't see?

Any hints would be appreciated!

Birk

3 Answers

Candice Eisner
Candice Eisner
10,514 Points
Candice Eisner
Candice Eisner
10,514 Points

Believe it or not, the only thing you need to change is 'my_plugin_hidden_field_submitted' to 'my_plugin_hidden_field'. The first question in the challenge actually gives that as the name of the input field. I'm not sure why it allows the first question to pass with the error, but there you go...

Birk Dinges
Birk Dinges
10,551 Points
Birk Dinges
Birk Dinges
10,551 Points

You're right -- thanks a lot!

jopapadaki
jopapadaki
7,311 Points
jopapadaki
jopapadaki
7,311 Points

I had the same problem, thanks!