# Settings

A plugin can provide settings.\
Those settings will be merged in the existing settings and will be stored in `settings.json` only when the user hits `Save` on the settings-page.\
Always make sure to use default values when accessing them!\
To provide additional settings implement the `Settings` provider and add a method `provideSettings` like this:

```php
use Voyager\Admin\Contracts\Plugins\GenericPlugin;
use Voyager\Admin\Contracts\Plugins\Features\Provider\Settings;

class MyPlugin implements GenericPlugin, Settings
{
    public function provideSettings(): array
    {
        return [
            [
                'type'          => 'text',
                'group'         => 'My group',
                'name'          => 'My setting',
                'key'           => 'my_setting',
                'value'         => 'Value',
                'translatable'  => false,
                'info'          => 'This is a setting provided by a plugin',
                'options'       => [],
                'validation'    => [],
            ],
            [
                'type'          => 'text',
                'group'         => 'My group',
                'name'          => 'My second setting',
                'key'           => 'my_second_setting',
                'value'         => 'Value',
                'translatable'  => false,
                'info'          => 'This is another setting provided by a plugin',
                'options'       => [],
                'validation'    => [],
            ]
        ];
    }
}
```

::: info Make sure to always return an array containing settings (as an array).\
The best way to generate this setting is to simply create it through the UI and then copy/paste it from your `settings.json` file. :::

::: warning Whenever a setting with a matching group and key already exists, your provided setting will be ignored! :::