Settings

Settings are how a user can configure your extension. Settings can be inputs boxes, booleans, dropdowns, lists, key/value pairs. If your extension requires the user to configure specific settings, you can open the Settings UI and query your extension setting via the setting ID.

✔️ Do

  • Add default values to each setting
  • Add clear descriptions to each setting
  • Link to documentation for complicated settings
  • Link to additional settings that are related
  • Link to setting IDs when needing the user to configure specific settings

❌ Don't

  • Create your own settings page/webview
  • Create long descriptions

Settings

This example links to a specific setting using the setting ID.