Custom default settings

[virgodesign]

Hi,

I wish to set some custom default options, both in the customizer and theme options, so that when a website is installed
and activated it will show with my custom options (logo, colors, etc..).
Which is the best practice to do this? Are there specific php files where to change the starting settings?

Thank you very much.

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[Jason Bobich]

Hello,

Checkout the developer docs on the Theme Options API:

http://dev.themeblvd.com/tutorial_category/chapter-05/

In an array for a specific option you’ve got the “std” key which points to the default value of that option. For an existing option, you can use the themeblvd_edit_option() function to modify its “std” key.

http://dev.themeblvd.com/tutorial/add-remove-edit-theme-option/#themeblvd_edit_option

You can get a good idea of how the theme adds and edits options for the framework by looking at /includes/theme-functions.php of the theme.

I would suggest hooking all of your option modifications after the theme’s option modifications like this:

function my_options() {
       // all of your option mods go here ...
}
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'my_options' );

Note: This would go in your Child theme’s functions.php after the framework is included at the top.

[virgodesign]

Very clear answer, thank you very much! 🙂

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