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        //all of this replaces line 147 (NOT 149!!)
        $db_conn_uri = $dbhost;
        if(isset($dbport) && !empty($dbport)){
            $db_conn_uri .= ":" . $dbport;//could be improved by adding a check to make sure that $dbport doesn't start with ":" before tagging that on for them
        }
        $cn = @mysql_pconnect($db_conn_uri, $dbuser, $dbpasswd);

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//you can have as many of these as you want...
your_prefix_register_field('field_id', 'field label', 'dashboard page', 'section_id', array('callback', 'params', 'can', 'go', 'here'));
your_prefix_register_field('field_id2', 'field label', 'dashboard page', 'section_id');
your_prefix_register_field('field_id3', 'field label', 'dashboard page', 'section_id');
your_prefix_register_field('field_ida', 'field label', 'dashboard page', 'section_id');
your_prefix_register_field('field_idz', 'field label', 'dashboard page', 'section_id');

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con_register_section('section_id', 'Visible Name To User');

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function your_global_callback($field){
 	$selected = get_option($field["id"]);

  	if($field["type"] == "text"){
 	?>
		<input type="text" name="<?php echo $field["id"]; ?>" id="<?php echo $field["id"]; ?>" value="<?php echo $selected ?>">
	<?php
 	}else if($field["type"] == "checkbox"){
 		if($selected){
 			$selText = ' checked="checked" ';

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function your_prefix_register_field($id, $name, $section, $type, $filter = NULL){
	add_settings_field($id,
		$name,
		"your_global_callback",
		'media',
		'your_prefix_' . $section,
		array("id" => $id,
			"name" => $name,
			"type" => $type)
	);

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function your_prefix_your_section_callback_function(){
	settings_fields('your_settings_group');//make hidden fields print out in form
	echo "<p>Stuff for the user here</p>";
}

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function con_register_section($section, $title){
	add_settings_section('your_prefix_' . $section,
		$title,
		'your_prefix_'.$section.'_callback_function',
		'dashboard page');
}

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function your_init_function(){
    	//you will add stuff here later
}

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add_action('admin_init', 'your_init_function');

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$thumb_sizes = array(
	'breaking' => array( 'breaking', 80, 80, true ),
	'slider1' => array( 'slider1', 390, 280, true ),
	'slider1-wide' => array( 'slider1-wide', 450, 320, true ),
	'slider1-thumbnail' => array( 'slider1-thumbnail', 120, 72, true ),
	'slider2' => array( 'slider2', 710, 385, true ),
	'slider2-wide' => array( 'slider2-wide', 880, 385, true ),
	'slider3' => array( 'slider3', 455, 430, true ),
	'slider3-wide' => array( 'slider3-wide', 630, 430, true ),