Create General Settings Link to the SharePoint list\library settings page

you can create a native looking General Settings in list/ library settings:

On click of the link, you can write our code behind logic with the help of SharePoint Application page.

For Demo, Currently, I have created an application page as below: http://<<ServerURL>>/_layouts/EmptyList/ConfigListVersions.aspx?List={8c579b97-0fb7-41e1-ba73-14676ec3e9f5}

Below are the steps:

1. Create an Empty Visual Studio SharePoint project
2. Right click on project and add a new Item as below:
3. 
   
   

3. Add a module to the project and Add below logic which is causing the setting link to show in the General Settings section of the list:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">

  <CustomAction

    Id="MyCustomAction"

    GroupId="GeneralSettings"

    Location="Microsoft.SharePoint.ListEdit"

    Title="Empty List Items"

    Sequence="1"

    Rights="ManageLists"

    RegistrationType="ContentType"

    RegistrationId="0x">

    <UrlAction Url="~site/_layouts/EmptyList/ConfigListVersions.aspx?List={ListId}"/>

  </CustomAction>

</Elements>