# Settings plugin for CakePHP 4 plugins - is there something?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/settings-plugin-for-cakephp-4-plugins-is-there-something/8158>\
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**Created:** [August 1, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/settings-plugin-for-cakephp-4-plugins-is-there-something/8158 "2020-08-01T12:50:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![PeterVARGA](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/petervarga/32/1928_2.png) [@PeterVARGA](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/PeterVARGA)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/settings-plugin-for-cakephp-4-plugins-is-there-something/8158/1 "2020-08-01T12:50:02Z")

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Hi,

I was checking this plugin page [https://plugins.cakephp.org/](https://plugins.cakephp.org/)  
Surprisingly I didn’t find any plugin which is for version 4. Many of the plugins haven’t been updated for 5+ years.

I am looking for a settings plugin running under CakePHP 4.x - is there something or may I write something on my own?

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**Author:** ![ishan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/ishan/32/2589_2.png) [@ishan](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/ishan)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/settings-plugin-for-cakephp-4-plugins-is-there-something/8158/2 "2020-08-02T16:49:06Z")

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Hi @PeterVARGA,

I don’t know what you mean by Settings plugin but here’s an link of CakePHP plugins where you can find plugins properly categorised.

> **[FriendsOfCake/awesome-cakephp](https://github.com/FriendsOfCake/awesome-cakephp)**
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> A curated list of amazingly awesome CakePHP plugins, resources and shiny things. - FriendsOfCake/awesome-cakephp

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**Author:** ![PeterVARGA](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/petervarga/32/1928_2.png) [@PeterVARGA](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/PeterVARGA)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/settings-plugin-for-cakephp-4-plugins-is-there-something/8158/3 "2020-08-02T17:04:56Z")

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Thank you @ishan

With Settings I mean a plugin which handles the task regarding settings.

1. Loading settings from a database table.
2. Saving the modified settings back to the database.

I didn’t find anything but I have the feeling there must be something and I don’t want to reinvent the wheel again regarding the settings management.

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**Author:** ![raul338](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/raul338/32/69_2.png) [@raul338](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/raul338)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/settings-plugin-for-cakephp-4-plugins-is-there-something/8158/4 "2020-08-02T18:33:32Z")

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I don’t know if there is a plugin for that. But the framework provides a way to [extend the configuration engine](https://book.cakephp.org/4/en/development/configuration.html#configuration-engines)

You may use that to create you custom config that read/writes to database. Just register then engine in bootstrap after database is configured