There are many great theme option frameworks, both free and premium, but I’m always interested in learning about more. Not every theme or framework is for everyone, so it’s always a good idea to explore your options, and with the NHO Theme Options Framework, there are plenty of options.

The NHP Theme Options Framework is simple, easy to use and very extendable.

Here is the main focus of behind the NHP Theme Options Framework:

• Section Tabs
• WordPRess Core Settings API Use
• Custom Error Handling
• Easily Extendable
• Customizable

Features include:

• Built In Field Types
• Built in Validation Methods
• Multiple Option Sections
• Custom Tab Sections
• Extendable Field Classes
• Extendable Validation Classes

The built-in Field Types include:

• Text
• Textarea
• Checkbox
• Multi Checkbox
• Select
• Multiple Select
• Tiny MCE Editor
• Radio
• Radio Images
• Button Set
• Date Color
• Upload
• WP Pages
• WP Pages Multi
• WP Osts
• WP Posts Multi
• WP Tags
• WP Tags Multi
• WP Categories
• WP Categories Multi
• WP Menu Select
• WP Menu Locations
• WP Post Type Select
• Checkbox Hide Below
• Select Hide Below
• Field Separator Divide
• Info Field
• Color Gradient
• Multi Text Option

I told you it was a lot of options!

Validation Classes include:

• Email
• URL
• Numeric
• Comma Separated Numeric
• HTML
• HTML Custom
• No HTML
• No Special Characters
• Color
• Date
• Str Replace
• Preg Replace
• Escape JS

The NHP Theme Options Framework has many built in features, buts its best feature is the way it allows you to create / extend the framework. By creating field classes, validation classes, or custom callback functions for both field, and validation.

There are multiple hook and filter references throughout the Framework which are designed so you can spend you time creating great themes.

Screenshots

You can learn more, view the project on GitHub and download it from the NHO Theme Options Framework.

Now, go create some stellar themes!