Function Reference/get settings

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Function Reference/get settings

This function has been deprecated. That means it has been replaced by a new function or is no longer supported, and may be removed from future versions. All code that uses this function should be converted to use its replacement if one exists.

1 Description
- 1.1 Note
- 1.2 Aliases
2 Usage
3 Examples
4 Parameters
5 Related

Description

Instead of get_settings, use get_option($optionname)

A safe way of getting values for a named option from the options database table.

Note

For a complete list of all options available through this function, go to

http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/options.php

Also: You can modify any/all of the options from the same page.

Aliases

get_option($optionname) This is a wrapper around the get_settings function, added for readability and a more humane interface.

Usage

<?php echo get_settings('show'); ?> or <?php echo get_option('show'); ?>

Examples

Show Blog Title

Displays your blog's title in a <h1> tag.

<h1><?php echo get_settings('blogname'); ?></h1> or

<h1><?php echo get_option('blogname'); ?></h1>

Show Character Set

Displays the character set your blog is using (ex: UTF-8)

<p>Character set: <?php echo get_settings('blog_charset'); ?> </p> or

<p>Character set: <?php echo get_option('blog_charset'); ?> </p>

Retrieve Administrator E-mail

Retrieve the e-mail of the blog administrator, storing it in a variable.

<?php $admin_email = get_settings('admin_email'); ?> or

<?php $admin_email = get_option('admin_email'); ?>

Parameters

show

(string) Name of the option. Underscores separate words, lowercase only - this is going to be in a database. Valid values:

'admin_email' - E-mail address of blog administrator.
'blogname' - Weblog title; set in General Options.
'blogdescription' - Tagline for your blog; set in General Options.
'blog_charset' - Character encoding for your blog; set in Reading Options.
'date_format' - Default date format; set in General Options.
'default_category' - Default post category; set in Writing Options.
'home' - The blog's home web address; set in General Options.
'siteurl' - WordPress web address; set in General Options.
Warning: This is not the same as get_bloginfo('siteurl'); which will return the homepage url. Use get_bloginfo('wpurl'), get_settings() has been deprecated.
'template' - The current theme's name; set in Presentation.
'start_of_week' - Day of week calendar should start on; set in General Options.
'upload_path' - Default upload location; set in Miscellaneous Options.
'posts_per_page' - Maximum number of posts to show on a page; set in Reading Options.
'posts_per_rss' - Maximum number of most recent posts to show in the syndication feed; set in Reading Options.

There are many more options available, a lot of which depend on what plugins you have installed. Visit the /wp-admin/options.php page for a complete list.