unregister_setting()WP 2.7.0

Unregister a setting.

Hooks from the function

Return

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

unregister_setting( $option_group, $option_name, $deprecated );
$option_group(string) (required)
The settings group name used during registration.
$option_name(string) (required)
The name of the option to unregister.
$deprecated(callable)
Deprecated.
Default: ''

Examples

0

#1 Suppose we registered an option and now we need to cancel it:

add_action( 'admin_init', 'eg_settings_api_init' );  

// Register a new option
function eg_settings_api_init() {  

	// Add a block of options to the base "Reading" options page  
	add_settings_section(  
		'eg_setting_section', // section  
		'Header for the settings section',  
		'eg_setting_section_callback_function',  
		'reading' // page  
	);  

	// Add option fields. Specify the name, description,   
	// function that outputs the html code of the option field.  
	add_settings_field(  
		'eg_setting_name',  
		'Description of the option field',  
		'eg_setting_callback_function', // you can specify ''  
		'reading', // page  
		'eg_setting_section' // section  
	); 

	// register the options so that they are saved when we send them    
	register_setting( 'reading', 'eg_setting_name' );  
}  

Now, somewhere along the script, we need to cancel the "eg_setting_name" option. Cancel:

unregister_setting( 'reading', 'eg_setting_name' );

Notes

  • Global. Array. $new_allowed_options
  • Global. Array. $wp_registered_settings

Changelog

Since 2.7.0 Introduced.
Since 4.7.0 $sanitize_callback was deprecated. The callback from register_setting() now used instead.
Since 5.5.0 $new_whitelist_options was renamed to $new_allowed_options. Please consider writing more inclusive code.

unregister_setting() code WP 6.7.1

function unregister_setting( $option_group, $option_name, $deprecated = '' ) {
	global $new_allowed_options, $wp_registered_settings;

	/*
	 * In 5.5.0, the `$new_whitelist_options` global variable was renamed to `$new_allowed_options`.
	 * Please consider writing more inclusive code.
	 */
	$GLOBALS['new_whitelist_options'] = &$new_allowed_options;

	if ( 'misc' === $option_group ) {
		_deprecated_argument(
			__FUNCTION__,
			'3.0.0',
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: misc */
				__( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
				'misc'
			)
		);
		$option_group = 'general';
	}

	if ( 'privacy' === $option_group ) {
		_deprecated_argument(
			__FUNCTION__,
			'3.5.0',
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: privacy */
				__( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
				'privacy'
			)
		);
		$option_group = 'reading';
	}

	$pos = false;
	if ( isset( $new_allowed_options[ $option_group ] ) ) {
		$pos = array_search( $option_name, (array) $new_allowed_options[ $option_group ], true );
	}

	if ( false !== $pos ) {
		unset( $new_allowed_options[ $option_group ][ $pos ] );
	}

	if ( '' !== $deprecated ) {
		_deprecated_argument(
			__FUNCTION__,
			'4.7.0',
			sprintf(
				/* translators: 1: $sanitize_callback, 2: register_setting() */
				__( '%1$s is deprecated. The callback from %2$s is used instead.' ),
				'<code>$sanitize_callback</code>',
				'<code>register_setting()</code>'
			)
		);
		remove_filter( "sanitize_option_{$option_name}", $deprecated );
	}

	if ( isset( $wp_registered_settings[ $option_name ] ) ) {
		// Remove the sanitize callback if one was set during registration.
		if ( ! empty( $wp_registered_settings[ $option_name ]['sanitize_callback'] ) ) {
			remove_filter( "sanitize_option_{$option_name}", $wp_registered_settings[ $option_name ]['sanitize_callback'] );
		}

		// Remove the default filter if a default was provided during registration.
		if ( array_key_exists( 'default', $wp_registered_settings[ $option_name ] ) ) {
			remove_filter( "default_option_{$option_name}", 'filter_default_option', 10 );
		}

		/**
		 * Fires immediately before the setting is unregistered and after its filters have been removed.
		 *
		 * @since 5.5.0
		 *
		 * @param string $option_group Setting group.
		 * @param string $option_name  Setting name.
		 */
		do_action( 'unregister_setting', $option_group, $option_name );

		unset( $wp_registered_settings[ $option_name ] );
	}
}