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WP Site Options

The Site Options plugin is a simple and free product for adding your custom site options on default page Settings -> Reading. Just define needed settings in your functions file. More instructions.

Active installs30+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d191▲ +138.8% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score67/100Good
All-time downloads2.6KSince Feb 2017
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 6.0PHP 7.4+
Downloads · 7d30▲ +15.4% week over week
Our verdict

Solid choice

WP Site Options is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 30+ sites and was last updated 4 weeks ago, and scores 67/100 on our health check.

  • Actively developed — last update 4 weeks ago
  • Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
  • Small user base (30+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

71522Jul 6Aug 19Oct 3
Yesterday7
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day30Sep 9, 2026
Last 12 months864

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where WP Site Options stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
options >100 10,000 Best options plugins →
settings >100 10,000 Best settings plugins →
settings page >100 10,000 Best settings page plugins →
site options #50 10,000 Best site options plugins →
theme options >100 10,000 Best theme options plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.2100.0%

About WP Site Options

From the official readme · v1.2.2

Description

The Site Options plugin is a simple and free product for adding your custom site options on default page Settings -> Reading.
Just define needed settings in your functions file. More instructions.

Adding your custom options

    add_action( 'init', 'custom__site_options', 10 );
    function custom__site_options(){
        global $wpto;
        if ( $wpto )
        $wpto->fields = array ( 
            'section_one'   =>  array( array( 'Header - First Settings', 'description will come' ), array(
                'f_number'  => array( 'number', 'A Number' ),
                'f_text'    => array( 'text', 'Simple text' ),
                )),
            'section_two'   =>  array( array( 'Header - Additional settings', 'description will soon' ), array(
                'f_gallery' => array( 'gallery', 'Awesome gallery' ),
                'f_chbox'   => array( 'checkbox', 'Are u checked?' ),
                )),
        );  
    }
 

Access in the theme files

        global $wpto;
        echo $wpto->getOption( 'section_one::f_text' ) ;
 

Field types support

  • text
  • textarea
  • wysiwyg
  • checkbox
  • number
  • select
  • email
  • image
  • gallery
  • colorpicker

Installation

  1. Just setup and activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins – Add’ menu in WordPress

Frequently asked questions

How do I create settings for my own theme?

Please, read instructions.

What types options are available to use?

text textarea wysiwyg checkbox select number email image gallery colorpicker You can define custom fieldtype by special filter, if no one this types was detected, see inc/fields.php, filter ‘wpto_echo_field’.

Changelog

1.2.2

  • Establish a tested maintenance baseline for modern WordPress and PHP versions.
  • Add reproducible development, verification, and release delivery tooling.
  • Harden settings sanitization and admin output while preserving legacy hooks and option shapes.

1.2.1 – 05/03/17

  • GALLERY field type henceforth return array instead string

1.2 – 05/03/17

  • SELECT field type added
  • Added ability to request clear field value without filtering
  • Bugs fix

1.1 – 26/02/17

  • Added default values

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

Define your custom fields in your file function's.
Define your custom fields in your file function's.
Allow to Settings - Reading and specify field values.
Allow to Settings - Reading and specify field values.

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FAQ

WP Site Options: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026

Is WP Site Options free?

Yes. WP Site Options is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is WP Site Options safe to use in 2026?

WP Site Options is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 30+ sites and was last updated 4 weeks ago, and scores 67/100 on our health check.

How many websites use WP Site Options?

WP Site Options is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,648 times since it launched in February 2017. It was downloaded 191 times in the last 30 days.

Does WP Site Options work with WordPress 7.1?

Yes. The developer has tested WP Site Options up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.0 or newer.

What PHP version does WP Site Options need?

WP Site Options requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was WP Site Options last updated?

The latest version, 1.2.2, was released on September 8, 2026 (4 weeks ago).

Who makes WP Site Options?

WP Site Options is developed and maintained by iTRON.

What are the best alternatives to WP Site Options?

The most popular alternatives to WP Site Options are Redux Framework (900K+ installs), CMB2 (300K+ installs) and ACF Options For Polylang (20K+ installs).

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