wp_theme_settings

A custom WordPress class for creating theme settings page (Design looks identical to WP About page)

NOTE

This is a utility class intended to create a theme settings page. Compatible Wordpress 4.5+

Installation

Place wp_theme_settings.php, wp_theme_settings.js and wp_theme_settings.css in your WordPress theme folder /wp-content/your-theme/

Open your WordPress themes functions.php file /wp-content/your-theme/functions.php add the following code:

include 'wp_theme_settings.php';

Add both CSS & JS file to Wordpress with admin_enqueue_scripts

add_action('admin_enqueue_scripts', 'wp_theme_settings_add_stylesheet');
function wp_theme_settings_add_stylesheet(){
  wp_enqueue_style('wp_theme_settings', get_template_directory_uri().'/wp_theme_settings.css');
  wp_register_script('wp_theme_settings',get_template_directory_uri() . '/wp_theme_settings.js', array('jquery'));
  wp_enqueue_script('wp_theme_settings');
}

Usage

Call wp_theme_settings class in your theme functions.php file like below

$theme_settings = new wp_theme_settings(
  array(
    'general' => array('description' => 'A custom WordPress class for creating theme settings page')
    'settingsID' => 'wp_theme_settings',
    'settingFields' => array('wp_theme_settings_title'), 
    'tabs' => array(
      'general' => array('text' => 'General', 'dashicon' => 'dashicons-admin-generic' ),
      'buttons' => array('text' => 'Buttons')
      ),
  )
);

To add content to each tab declare add_action('key' , 'function name')

add_action('wpts_tab_general' , 'general');
function general(){
?>
<p><label>Title</label></p>
<input type="text" name="wp_theme_settings_title" value="<?php echo esc_attr( get_option('wp_theme_settings_title') ); ?>" />
<?php
}

Each add_action key will start with wpts_tab_

All wp_theme_settings options

General (contains 4 keys) (optional)

'title' => 'Theme Settings',
'description' => 'A custom WordPress class for creating theme settings page',
'menu_title' => 'Theme Settings',
'menu_slug' => 'theme-settings'

settingsID (A settings group name) (required)

'settingsID' => 'my-theme-settings'

settingFields (Array with names of options) (required)

'settingFields' => array('option_name','option_name_two')

tabs (Array with tabs) (required)

'tabs' => array(
  'general' => array('text' => 'General', 'dashicon' => 'dashicons-admin-generic' ),
  'buttons' => array('text' => 'Buttons')
)

dashicon is optional

Badge (optional)

'badge' => array(
  'bg-image' => get_template_directory_uri().'/logo.png', // required
  'bg-color' => '#1d6b8e', // optional
  'version' => false // optional
),

version is true as default

Extra

WP Color Picker

<input type="text" value="" class="wp_theme_settings_color_field" />

FontAwesome Array

<select>
  <?php 
  foreach ($class_name->FontAwesomeArray() as $key => $value) {
    echo '<option value="'.$key.'">'.$value.'</option>';
  }
  ?>
<select>

Full example

include 'wp_theme_settings.php';

$theme_settings = new wp_theme_settings(
  array(
    'general' => array('description' => 'A custom WordPress class for creating theme settings page'),
    'settingsID' => 'wp_theme_settings',
    'settingFields' => array('wp_theme_settings_title'), 
    'tabs' => array(
      'general' => array('text' => 'General', 'dashicon' => 'dashicons-admin-generic' ),
      'buttons' => array('text' => 'Buttons')
      ),
  )
);

add_action('wpts_tab_general' , 'general');
function general(){
?>
<p><label>Title</label></p>
<input type="text" name="wp_theme_settings_title" value="<?php echo esc_attr( get_option('wp_theme_settings_title') ); ?>" />
<?php

}

add_action('admin_enqueue_scripts', 'wp_theme_settings_add_stylesheet');
function wp_theme_settings_add_stylesheet(){
  wp_enqueue_style('wp_theme_settings', get_template_directory_uri().'/wp_theme_settings.css');
  wp_register_script('wp_theme_settings',get_template_directory_uri() . '/wp_theme_settings.js', array('jquery'));
  wp_enqueue_script('wp_theme_settings');
}

Changelog

2.1.3

• scrollTop after tab clicked.

2.1.2

• wpColorPicker added (Add wp_theme_settings_color_field class to input text).
• FontAwesomeArray 4.6.3 added.
• FontAwesome 4.6.3 css (Back End).

2.1.0

• Style for input,select.
• Return to selected tab after save.

2.0

• Class was completly re-written & more options added.

1.1

• checkTabs() function replaced with keyEntity().
• WP Dashicons added for tabs.
• Reworked tab array.

1.0

• Release.