# Preferences

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### Introduction

Use the following to retrieve the render class object. 

```php
$pref = e107::getPref();
```

### Retrieving preferences

Developers may retrieve admin preferences for their theme or plugin, or a core preference using the following method:

```php
e107::pref(type, value);
```

*Example: Load a stored value that was saved in the preferences admin area of the 'faqs' plugin*

```php
$faqPrefs = e107::pref('faqs'); // returns an array.
```

Or load a single preference value.

```php
$FaqPerPage = e107::pref('faqs', 'faqs_per_page');
```

| Type                     | Value (optional)                                       |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| core                     | all core preference values.                            |
| theme                    | preferences of the currently selected front-end theme. |
| (any plugin folder name) | preferences of a particular plugin                     |