Tutorials & Resources For Creating A WordPress Options Panel

Creating a WordPress custom admin option panel is a great way to enable your clients to easily update their site design elements and layout without changing the core code. A majority of premium WordPress themes now come loaded with many various custom options, if you are in the process of creating your own WordPress theme why not build your own options panel into your theme.

Take a look at a collection of tutorials that will help to get you started, I have also included some prebuilt WordPress theme option panels you can include and customize into your WordPress theme.

How to Create a Better WordPress Options Panel

Tutorial: Creating Custom Write Panels in WordPress

How to Integrate an Options Page into your WordPress Theme

Quick Tip: Create A WordPress Global Options Page

Create An Advanced Theme Options Panel in WordPress

How To Create An Options Page For Your WordPress Theme

Ohad Raz – My Options Panel

Creating a custom WordPress theme options page

Building A Theme Options Panel – Part One of Four

Create an Options Page For Your WordPress Theme

Using The Settings API: Part 1 – Create A Theme Options Page

SitePoint Tutorial: Creating Custom Options Pages in WordPress

Pre-Built Option Panels:

ProPanel – WordPress Theme Options Panel

WordPress AdminPage Class

Acera Options Framework

WordPress Theme Framework (WTF)

WordPress Studios With Comprehensive Options Panels:

WooThemes

Elegant Themes

Theme Trust

Theme Shift

Themify