![](https://stephanieleary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/extra-privacy-options.png)
There are lots of tutorials on adding a whole new options page for your plugin, but adding just a field or two to one of the standard options pages is a little different.
<br /> function add_extra_privacy_options() {<br /> add_settings_field('extra_privacy', 'Extra Privacy Option', 'extra_privacy_options', 'privacy', $section = 'default', $args = array());<br /> register_setting('privacy', 'extra_privacy');<br /> }</p> <p>add_action('admin_init', 'add_extra_privacy_options');<br /> // displays the options page content<br /> function extra_privacy_options() { ?></p> <input name='extra_privacy' value='<?php echo get_option('extra_privacy'); ?>' /><br /> <?php<br /> }<br />
The first argument in the register_setting()
function is the one that identifies which existing page you want to use.
![Extra Privacy Options](http://sleary.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/extra-privacy-options-1024x625.png)
That’s all you have to do! Just replace the form fields with your own. You’re using the Settings API, so your option will be saved and updated for you (as ‘extra_privacy’ in the wp_options
table).
AWESOME! I was just thinking about this the other day. I didn’t want to create my own options panel, just add it on to a current one. Awesome!