Merge Settings Into an Array in WordPress

I found people are coming to this site (to an unrelated article) looking for a way to merge settings into an array.

You’re looking for `wp_parse_args()`

The main function for WordPress to do this is `wp_parse_args()`. You likely want this function.

Learn more about `wp_parse_args()`

Also consider `shortcode_atts()`

This is used for parsing shortcode options. It only supports defined arguments.

Learn more about `shortcode_atts()`