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1. [Create your Settings plugin as usual](https://wintercms.com/docs/v1.2/docs/plugin/settings#settings-link-registration), but use the url instead of class property at the registerSettings method.
2. Create a controller: Settings.php:

```
<?php namespace Author\Plugin\Controllers;
use Backend\Classes\Controller;

use Backend;
use Redirect;
use BackendMenu;
use System\Classes\SettingsManager;
use Winter\Storm\Router\Helper as RouterHelper;

class Settings extends Controller
{

public $implement = [
        \Backend\Behaviors\FormController::class
    ];

public $formConfig = [
        'name' => 'Settings',
        'form' => "$/author/plugin/models/settings/fields.yaml",
        'modelClass' => 'Author\Plugin\Models\Settings',
        'defaultRedirect' => 'author/plugin/settings/update/:id',
    ];

public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
        BackendMenu::setContext('Winter.System', 'system', 'settings');
        SettingsManager::setContext('Author.Plugin', 'settings');
    }

/* NEEDED FOR SETTINGS PAGE COMBINED WITH AJAX EVENTS */
    public function index()
    {
        return $this->update();
    }

public function create()
    {
        return $this->update();
    }

public function update($id=null)
    {
        if (is_null($id)) {
            $model = $this->formCreateModelObject();
            $model = $model->firstOrCreate(['item' => $model->settingsCode]);

$redirectUrl = RouterHelper::replaceParameters($model, $this->formGetRedirectUrl('update', $model));
            return Backend::redirect($redirectUrl);
        }

return parent::update($id);
    }
    /* END */

public function onMyFunction()
    {
    }

}
```

3. Create settings folder in controllers folder with update.htm:

```
<?php Block::put('breadcrumb') ?>
    <ul>
        <li><?= e($this->pageTitle) ?></li>
    </ul>
<?php Block::endPut() ?>

<?= Form::open(['class' => 'layout']) ?>

<div class="layout-row">
        <?= $this->formRender() ?>
    </div>

<?= Form::close() ?>
```

Now you can call your Ajax functions.

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