Title: _wp_register_default_connector_settings
Published: May 20, 2026

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# _wp_register_default_connector_settings()

## In this article

 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_wp_register_default_connector_settings/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_wp_register_default_connector_settings/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_wp_register_default_connector_settings/?output_format=md#changelog)

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This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use 
by plugin or theme developers, only by core. It is listed here for completeness.

Registers default connector settings.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_wp_register_default_connector_settings/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    function _wp_register_default_connector_settings(): void {
    	$registered_settings = get_registered_settings();

    	foreach ( wp_get_connectors() as $connector_data ) {
    		$auth = $connector_data['authentication'];
    		if ( 'api_key' !== $auth['method'] || empty( $auth['setting_name'] ) ) {
    			continue;
    		}

    		// Skip if the setting is already registered (e.g. by an owning plugin).
    		if ( isset( $registered_settings[ $auth['setting_name'] ] ) ) {
    			continue;
    		}

    		if ( ! isset( $connector_data['plugin']['is_active'] ) || ! is_callable( $connector_data['plugin']['is_active'] ) ) {
    			continue;
    		}

    		if ( ! call_user_func( $connector_data['plugin']['is_active'] ) ) {
    			continue;
    		}

    		register_setting(
    			'connectors',
    			$auth['setting_name'],
    			array(
    				'type'              => 'string',
    				'label'             => sprintf(
    					/* translators: %s: Connector name. */
    					__( '%s API Key' ),
    					$connector_data['name']
    				),
    				'description'       => sprintf(
    					/* translators: %s: Connector name. */
    					__( 'API key for the %s connector.' ),
    					$connector_data['name']
    				),
    				'default'           => '',
    				'show_in_rest'      => true,
    				'sanitize_callback' => 'sanitize_text_field',
    			)
    		);
    	}
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/connectors.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.0/src/wp-includes/connectors.php#L574)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-includes/connectors.php#L574-L617)

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_wp_register_default_connector_settings/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [wp_get_connectors()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_connectors/)`wp-includes/connectors.php` |

Retrieves all registered connectors.

  | 
| [get_registered_settings()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_registered_settings/)`wp-includes/option.php` |

Retrieves an array of registered settings.

  | 
| [register_setting()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/register_setting/)`wp-includes/option.php` |

Registers a setting and its data.

  | 
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

  |

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_wp_register_default_connector_settings/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [7.0.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/7.0.0/) | Introduced. |

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