Title: Theme options panel with plugin setting fields
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Theme options panel with plugin setting fields

 *  [armored](https://wordpress.org/support/users/armored/)
 * (@armored)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-panel-with-plugin-setting-fields/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m trying to extend my theme’s options panel by “dragging in” some of the installed
   plugin’s setting fields.
 * Let’s say, I have installed a Twitter widget/plugin. The settings of this plugin
   allow for setting the Twitter user name and the maximum number of displayed tweets.
   Now, I would like to be able to include these two fields (user name and max. 
   number), into the theme’s option panel, to allow the user to configure everything
   from one place.
 * Anybody know of a way to do this?
 * Many thanks in advance!

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 *  Anonymous User
 * (@anonymized-3085)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-panel-with-plugin-setting-fields/#post-1838410)
 * It is going to be different for every plugin and will depend on how the settings
   field are coded as to how easy it will be.
 *  Thread Starter [armored](https://wordpress.org/support/users/armored/)
 * (@armored)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-panel-with-plugin-setting-fields/#post-1838454)
 * Thanks Rich! I can imagine that but I know which plugins are installed and will
   be displayed so that simplifies the equation a bit. I was interested in a general
   line of doing this… Thoughts? Thanks!
 *  Anonymous User
 * (@anonymized-3085)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-panel-with-plugin-setting-fields/#post-1838487)
 * Honestly I wouldn’t. It could mean every time a plugin is upgraded, your changes
   would either me over written, or incorrect.
 * So even copying the settings to another page isn’t a good idea.
 *  Thread Starter [armored](https://wordpress.org/support/users/armored/)
 * (@armored)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-panel-with-plugin-setting-fields/#post-1838491)
 * I see… Thanks! I just want to make sure I’m not giving this up too easily 🙂

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## Tags

 * [options panel](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/options-panel/)
 * [settings](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/settings/)
 * [widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widget/)

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 * Last reply from: [armored](https://wordpress.org/support/users/armored/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-options-panel-with-plugin-setting-fields/#post-1838491)
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