The remove_option_whitelist() WordPress PHP function removes a list of options from the allowed options list.
Usage
remove_option_whitelist($del_options, $options = '');
Parameters
$del_options(array) – Required. An array of options to be removed from the allowed options list.$options(string|array) – Optional. Default: ”. The list of allowed options, either as a string or an array.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: remove_option_whitelist()
Examples
Remove single option from the whitelist
In this example, we will remove a single option named ‘custom_option’ from the allowed options list.
// Removing 'custom_option' from the allowed options list
$del_options = array('custom_option');
remove_option_whitelist($del_options);
Remove multiple options from the whitelist
In this example, we will remove two options named ‘custom_option1’ and ‘custom_option2’ from the allowed options list.
// Removing 'custom_option1' and 'custom_option2' from the allowed options list
$del_options = array('custom_option1', 'custom_option2');
remove_option_whitelist($del_options);
Remove option from a specific options list
In this example, we will remove ‘custom_option’ from a specific list of allowed options.
// Defining a specific list of allowed options
$options = array('option1', 'option2', 'custom_option');
// Removing 'custom_option' from the specific allowed options list
$del_options = array('custom_option');
remove_option_whitelist($del_options, $options);
Remove multiple options from a specific options list
In this example, we will remove ‘custom_option1’ and ‘custom_option2’ from a specific list of allowed options.
// Defining a specific list of allowed options
$options = array('option1', 'option2', 'custom_option1', 'custom_option2');
// Removing 'custom_option1' and 'custom_option2' from the specific allowed options list
$del_options = array('custom_option1', 'custom_option2');
remove_option_whitelist($del_options, $options);
Remove option using string format
In this example, we will remove ‘custom_option’ from the allowed options list using a string format.
// Removing 'custom_option' from the allowed options list using string format $del_options = 'custom_option'; remove_option_whitelist($del_options);