This document discusses several option frameworks that can be used to create theme options in WordPress themes more easily. It provides examples of Option Frameworks, Options Framework Plugin, NHP Theme Options Framework, ProPanel, CheezCap, and Up Themes Framework. These frameworks allow creating theme options with sanitization and validation, include reusable option fields, and make theme option implementation simpler overall. The document also provides brief contact information.

1. The Power of Option
Frameworks

2. Me, myself and
WordPress

3. WordPress Themes

4. And even better ones

7. Option frameworks

8. Option frameworks

Creating theme options never been
easier
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Sanitization and Validation

Easier to reuse

Fancy option fields

9. Options Framework
Plugin
demo-theme/options.php => theme root folder
$multicheck_array = array(
'one' => __('French Toast',
'options_check'),
'two' => __('Pancake', 'options_check'),
'three' => __('Omelette', 'options_check'),
'four' => __('Crepe', 'options_check'),
'five' => __('Waffle', 'options_check')
);

10. of_get_option('example_text_mini', 'no
entry');

11. NHP Theme Options
Framework

12. functions.php -> get_template_part('nhp',
'options');
nhp-options.php:
array(
'id' => '4',
'type' => 'text',
'title' => __('Text Option - Numeric
Validated', 'nhp-opts'),
'sub_desc' => __('Numeric.', 'nhp-opts'),
'desc' => __('Description.', 'nhp-opts'),
'validate' => 'numeric',
'std' => '0',
'class' => 'small-text'
),

13. global $NHP_Options;
$NHP_Options = new NHP_Options($sections,
$args);
->get & show methods

14. ProPanel

15. $sample_text_field =
get_option('yourtheme_sample_text_field');
echo $sample_text_field;

16. CheezCap

require_once('cheezcap/cheezcap.php');

cheezcap/config.php:
new BooleanOption(
'Simple Boolean Example',
'This will create a simple true/false switch
with default of "true".',
'simple_boolean_example',
true
),

17. if ($cap->my_boolean_option) {
// do stuff
}

18. Up Themes Framework
if( file_exists(get_template_directory().
'/options/options.php') )
include_once(get_template_directory().
'/options/options.php');
register_theme_options();
register_theme_options_tab();

19. Up Themes Framework
$options = array(
"font_color" => array(
"tab" => "colors_and_images",
"name" => "font_color",
"title" => "Font Color",
"description" => __( "Select a font color
for your theme", "example" ),
"section" => "color_scheme",
"since" => "1.0",
"id" => "color_scheme",
"type" => "text",
"default" => "Copyright 2012 UpThemes"
)
);

21. Comparison

Updates and support

Variety of needed options

Reusing

22. Contacts

@iv_wp

http://it.ivdimova.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ivdimov
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