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theme-options_toValuAddTheme.php

<?php 
/**
 * Define WTO settings file
 */
function valuadd_settings_file() {

    if ( file_exists( VALA_THEME_SETTINGS ) ) {
        $theme_settings = VALA_THEME_SETTINGS;
    } else {
        $theme_settings = VALA_THEME_SETTINGS_VALU;
    }

    return $theme_settings;

}


/**
 * Add a "Theme Options" menu to admin bar
 */
function valuadd_admin_bar_menu() {
    global $wp_admin_bar, $wpdb;

    if ( !is_super_admin() || !is_admin_bar_showing() )
        return;

    $wp_admin_bar->add_menu( array(
        'id'    => 'vala_theme_options',
        'title' => VALA_PAGE_NAME,
        'href'  => get_option( 'siteurl' ).'/wp-admin/themes.php?page=' . VALA_PAGE_SLUG
    ) );

}
add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'valuadd_admin_bar_menu', 1000 );


/**
 * Generate a message with a link to the options page on theme activation
 */
function valuadd_activation_message() { ?>

    <script type="text/javascript">
    jQuery(function(){
        var message = '<p><strong>New theme activated!</strong> This theme supports custom settings, please visit the <a href="<?php echo admin_url( 'themes.php?page=' . VALA_PAGE_SLUG ); ?>">theme options</a> page to configure them.</p>';
        jQuery('.themes-php #message2').html( message );
    });
    </script>

<?php

}
add_action( 'admin_head', 'valuadd_activation_message' );


/**
 * Load necessary JavaScript and CSS files
 */
function valuadd_options_scripts() {

    if ( isset($_GET['page']) && $_GET['page'] == VALA_PAGE_SLUG ) {

        wp_enqueue_media();
        wp_enqueue_style( 'wp-color-picker' );

        wp_enqueue_script( 'valuadd-admin',
                            trailingslashit( VALA_JS_URL ) . 'admin.js', array( 'jquery' ) );
        wp_enqueue_script( 'valu-colorpicker',
                            trailingslashit( VALA_JS_URL ) . 'colorpicker.js', array(
                            'wp-color-picker' ), false, true );
        wp_enqueue_script( 'valuadd-upload',
                            trailingslashit( VALA_JS_URL ) . 'upload.js', array( 'jquery' ) );

        wp_enqueue_style( 'valuadd-admin',
                           trailingslashit( VALA_CSS_URL ) . 'admin.css' );

    }

}
add_action('admin_print_scripts', 'valuadd_options_scripts');


/**
 * Register Options' Settings.
 */
function valuadd_register_settings() {

    include valuadd_settings_file();

    foreach ( $options as $option ) {
        if ( $option['type'] != 'heading' && $option['type']
                                != 'info' && $option['type'] != 'help' )
        {
            if ( ! get_option( $option['id'] ) )
            {
                update_option( $option['id'], $option['default'] );
            }
        }
    }


}
add_action( 'after_switch_theme', 'valuadd_register_settings' );


//------------------------------------ yada yada


/**
 * Init WTO Page.
 */
function valuadd_page_init() {

    // Include the theme settings
    include valuadd_settings_file();

    // Define the current tab
    $current_tab = ( isset( $_GET[ 'tab' ] ) ) ? $_GET[ 'tab' ] : $options[0]['tab'];

    // If the current user can manage options and the page is the options page
    // Save, Reset, Backup and Restore is possible
    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) && isset( $_GET['page'] )
                  && $_GET['page'] == VALA_PAGE_SLUG ) {

        // Save Options
        if ( isset( $_REQUEST['action'] ) && 'save' == $_REQUEST['action'] ) {

            foreach ( $options as $option ) {

                if ( $option['type'] != 'heading' && $option['type'] != 'info' && $option['type'] != 'help' ) {

                    if ( isset( $_POST[$option['id']] ) ) {

                        if ( ! is_array( $_POST[$option['id']] ) ) {
                            $the_value = stripslashes( $_POST[$option['id']] );
                        } else {
                            $the_value = serialize( $_POST[$option['id']] );
                        }

                        update_option( $option['id'], $the_value );

                    } else {

                        delete_option( $option['id'] );

                    }


                }

            }

            // Redirect to the theme options page
            wp_redirect( admin_url( 'themes.php?page='. VALA_PAGE_SLUG .'&tab='. $current_tab .'&saved=true' ) );
            die;

        }
// ------------------------------------yada yada


    // Generate the theme options menu
    $options_page = add_theme_page(
        VALA_PAGE_NAME,
        VALA_PAGE_NAME,
        'edit_themes',
        VALA_PAGE_SLUG,
        'valuadd_html_output',
        false,
        30
     );

    add_action( 'load-' . $options_page, 'valuadd_help_tab' );

}
add_action( 'admin_menu', 'valuadd_page_init' );
function valuadd_html_output() {

    $tabs = '';

    // Include the theme settings file
    include valuadd_settings_file();

    // Include the options machine to populate the setting fields
    include VALA_FORMS;

?>

    <div id="valuAdd" class="wrap">

    <?php

}

/**
 * Run the valuadd_init hook.
 */
do_action( 'valuadd_init' );

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