RationalOptionPages

A PHP class for building WordPress Option Pages. Uses multi-dimensional associative arrays to try and make the process of adding option pages a little easier to map out and use.

Installation
Usage
1. Pages
2. Subpages
3. Fields
Retrieving Data
To Do

Installation

Download or clone the repo
Include RationalOptionPages.php in your file
Instantiate the class with your array of pages

if ( !class_exists( 'RationalOptionPages' ) ) {
	require_once('RationalOptionPages.php');
}
$pages = array(
	'sample-page'	=> array(
		'page_title'	=> __( 'Sample Page', 'sample-domain' ),
	),
);
$option_page = new RationalOptionPages( $pages );

Note:

If you installed this previously and the class is already being instantiated somewhere else you will get fatal errors. You can avoid this by either renaming the class or by wrapping the require_once() in a if ( !class_exists() ) conditional.

Usage

Pages

Pages are added in a key/value syntax where the value is an array of parameters for the page itself.

Parameters

Based on WordPress' add_menu_page() function.

page_title - The text string for the title of the page Required.
menu_title - The text string for the menu item itself. Defaults to page_title.
capability - The permissions required to access this page. Defaults to manage_options.
menu_slug - The "slug" of the menu item. Defaults to a "slugified" version of the page_title.
icon_url - The URL of the menu icon. WordPress' Dashicons are available. Defaults to false, renders "dashicons-admin-generic".
position - The position where the menu item appears, from 1 to 99. Defaults to null, last.

If your page title is more than 2 words I recommend using the menu_title parameter to avoid wrapping. The default capability should work for most plugins and themes as only the admin would typically make higher level changes like these.

Subpages

Subpages are differentiated by the parent_slug parameter. They can be added either at the top level of the pages array submitted to the class or under a subpages key within another, top-level page parameter array.

Parameters

Based on WordPress' add_submenu_page() function.

parent_slug - The menu_slug of the parent page. WordPress has several top-level menu items. Required (unless added via the subpages key method).
page_title - The text string for the title of the page. Required.
menu_title - The text string for the menu item itself. Defaults to page_title.
capability - The permissions required to access this page. Defaults to manage_options.
menu_slug - The "slug" of the menu item. Defaults to a "slugified" version of the page_title.

Example

require_once('RationalOptionPages.php');
$pages = array(
	'sample-page'	=> array(
		'page_title'	=> __( 'Sample Page', 'sample-domain' ),
		// via the subpages key
		'subpages'		=> array(
			'sub-page-one'	=> array(
				'page_title'	=> __( 'Sub Page One', 'sample-domain' ),
			),
		),
	),
	// via the pages array itself
	'sub-page-two'	=> array(
		'parent_slug'	=> 'sample_page',
		'page_title'	=> __( 'Sub Page Two', 'sample-domain' ),
	),
	// sub page of the "Appearance" menu item
	'sub-theme'	=> array(
		'parent_slug'	=> 'themes.php',
		'page_title'	=> __( 'Sub Theme', 'sample-domain' ),
	),
);
$option_page = new RationalOptionPages( $pages );

Sections

Sections are added via a sections key in the page parameter arrays.

Parameters

Based on WordPress' add_settings_section() function.

title - The title of the section. Required.
id - The ID of the section.
callback - An optional parameter for generating custom, section content. Requires custom parameter be set to true.
custom - A boolean option that indicates you want to use a custom callback. Defaults to false.
text - An option parameter for adding HTML text under the section title.
include - An option parameter that calls PHP's include() under the section title. Use absolute path.

Example

require_once('RationalOptionPages.php');
$pages = array(
	'sample-page'	=> array(
		'page_title'	=> __( 'Sample Page', 'sample-domain' ),
		'sections'		=> array(
			'section-one'	=> array(
				'title'			=> __( 'Section One', 'sample-domain' ),
				'text'			=> '<p>' . __( 'Some HTML text to describe the section', 'sample-domain' ) . '</p>',
				'include'		=> plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . '/your-include.php',
			),
			'section-two'	=> array(
				'title'			=> __( 'Section Two', 'sample-domain' ),
				'custom'		=> true,
				'callback'		=> 'custom_section_callback_function',
			),
		),
	),
);
$option_page = new RationalOptionPages( $pages );

Fields

Fields are added via a fields key in the section parameter array.

Parameters

Based on WordPress' add_settings_field() function.

title - The title/label of the field. Required.
id - The ID of the field.
callback - An optional parameter for generating custom, field content. Requires custom parameter be set to true.
custom - A boolean option that indicates you want to use a custom callback. Defaults to false.
type - The type of field to use. Most input types are available as well as select, textarea, wp_editor and media (instead of file input type).
text - Help text for most input types. Label for checkbox.
title_attr - The "title" attribute of the input (if available).
choices - Associative array of options for radio groups and select elements. Required for radio and select types.
placeholder - The placeholder attribute of the input (if available).
value - The default value of the input.
checked - A boolean for the default state of the checkbox type. Defaults to false.
attributes - Associative array of additional attributes for the input element.
- Input - autocomplete, autofocus, disabled, list, max, maxlength, min, pattern, readonly, required, size and step
- Select - multiple, size
- Textarea - cols, rows and wrap
sanitize - A boolean that indicates whether or not the field's value should be sanitized. Defaults to false, and doesn't apply to checkboxes.

Examples

The most basic of inputs.

require_once('RationalOptionPages.php');
$pages = array(
	'sample-page'	=> array(
		'page_title'	=> __( 'Sample Page', 'sample-domain' ),
		'sections'		=> array(
			'section-one'	=> array(
				'title'			=> __( 'Section One', 'sample-domain' ),
				'fields'		=> array(
					'default'		=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Default', 'sample-domain' ),
					),
				),
			),
		),
	),
);
$option_page = new RationalOptionPages( $pages );

Almost everything.

require_once('RationalOptionPages.php');
$pages = array(
	'sample-page'	=> array(
		'page_title'	=> __( 'Sample Page', 'sample-domain' ),
		'sections'		=> array(
			'section-one'	=> array(
				'title'			=> __( 'Standard Inputs', 'sample-domain' ),
				'fields'		=> array(
					'default'		=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Default (text)', 'sample-domain' ),
						'text'			=> __( 'Text attributes are used as help text for most input types.' ),
					),
					'date'			=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Date', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'date',
						'value'			=> 'now',
					),
					'datetime'		=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Datetime-Local', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'datetime-local',
						'value'			=> 'now',
					),
					'datetime-local' => array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Datetime-Local', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'datetime-local',
						'value'			=> 'now',
					),
					'email'			=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Email', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'email',
						'placeholder'	=> 'email.address@domain.com',
					),
					'month'			=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Month', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'month',
						'value'			=> 'now',
					),
					'number'		=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Number', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'number',
						'value'			=> 42,
					),
					'password'		=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Password', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'password',
					),
					'search'		=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Search', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'search',
						'placeholder'	=> __( 'Keywords or terms&hellip;', 'sample-domain' ),
					),
					'tel'			=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Telephone', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'tel',
						'placeholder'	=> '(555) 555-5555',
					),
					'time'			=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Time', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'time',
						'value'			=> 'now',
					),
					'url'			=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'URL', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'url',
						'placeholder'	=> 'http://jeremyhixon.com',
					),
					'week'			=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Week', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'week',
						'value'			=> 'now',
					),
				),
			),
			'section-two'	=> array(
				'title'			=> __( 'Non-standard Input', 'sample-domain' ),
				'fields'		=> array(
					'checkbox'		=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Checkbox', 'sample-domain' ),
						'type'			=> 'checkbox',
						'text'			=> __( 'Text attributes are used as labels for checkboxes' ),
					),
					'color'			=> array(
						'title'			=> __( 'Color', 'samp

RationalOptionPages

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RationalOptionPages

Table of Contents

Installation

Note:

Usage

Pages

Parameters

Subpages

Parameters

Example

Sections

Parameters

Example

Fields

Parameters

Examples