--- title: How to use DataForm to create plugin settings pages description: DataForm is a declarative React component in WordPress's @wordpress/dataviews package that simplifies building settings pages through configuration instead of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/9htc4sqx7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to use DataForm to create plugin settings pages | daily.dev og:description: DataForm is a declarative React component in WordPress's @wordpress/dataviews package that simplifies building settings pages through configuration instead of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/9htc4sqx7 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9HtC4sQX7.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to use DataForm to create plugin settings pages **[Wordpress](https://daily.dev/sources/wordpress_dev)** · [@appsdevpk](https://daily.dev/appsdevpk) · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary DataForm is a declarative React component in WordPress's @wordpress/dataviews package that simplifies building settings pages through configuration instead of importing individual UI components. The tutorial demonstrates refactoring a plugin settings page from component-based to config-driven approach, covering field definitions (text, boolean, select), layout customization (card, panel, regular), state management integration, and form validation. The configuration-driven pattern reduces boilerplate by defining fields with id, label, type, and optional Edit properties, while form layouts control grouping and presentation through nested configuration objects. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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