Title: Plugin Development: Create New Options Variable In Admin Panel?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Plugin Development: Create New Options Variable In Admin Panel?

 *  [Joe Hall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redbmedia/)
 * (@redbmedia)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-development-create-new-options-variable-in-admin-panel/)
 * Hello all,
 * I am trying to create a plugin that utilizes the WordPress Options Mechanism 
   to store user data. With in the Plugin’s Settings page I have a list of fields
   that the user can fill in to add their personal info to the Options section of
   the WP DB. For example the user has a place to add their name, address, telephone,
   ect. Everything works fine, however, I would like for the user to add more custom
   information as well. For example if they want to add the name of their school,
   or work. To achieve this it appears that the user will have to define the new
   option variable themselves and then give it a value. Is this possible? I am currently
   using [this article](http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_Options_Pages) as a 
   basis to develop my options page. Any help would be great!
 * Joe

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