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WordPress How to Build a WordPress Plugin Building a WordPress Plugin Settings Page CRUD with the WordPress Options Table: Part 1

Posted by Alexisca hall
Alexisca hall
23,683 Points

After where you assign the options array values, add the array to an options table entry named my_plugin_options.

After where you assign the options array values, add the array to an options table entry named my_plugin_options.

plugin.php 
<?php

  $options = array();

    function my_plugin_options_page() {

    global $options;

        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'] ) ) {           
            $my_plugin_username = esc_html( $_POST['my_plugin_username'] );
            $options = ['my_plugin_username'=>$my_plugin_username, 'last_updated'=>time()];
        }

        require('includes/page-wrapper.php');
    }
?>
Swati Das
Swati Das
11,155 Points

<?php

$options = array();

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

    global $options;

    if( isset( $_POST['my_plugin_hidden_field'] ) ) {
        $my_plugin_username = esc_html( $_POST['my_plugin_username'] );         
        $options['my_plugin_username'] = $my_plugin_username;
        $options['last_updated'] = time();
        update_option( 'my_plugin_options', $options );
    }

$options = get_option( 'my_plugin_options' );

if ( $options != '' ) {
  $my_plugin_username = $options['my_plugin_username'];
}

    require('includes/page-wrapper.php');

} ?>

1 Answer

Sam Siskind
Sam Siskind
8,608 Points
Sam Siskind
Sam Siskind
8,608 Points

<?php $options = array();

function my_plugin_options_page() { global $options;

  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'] ) ) {
    $my_plugin_username = esc_html( $_POST['my_plugin_username'] );

    $options['my_plugin_username']    = $my_plugin_username;
    $options['last_updated']          = time();

    update_option( 'my_plugin_options', $options );
  }

  require('includes/page-wrapper.php');

}

$options = get_option( 'my_plugin_options' );

update_option( 'my_plugin_options', $options ); ?>