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How to add admin menu in wordpress

How to add admin menu in wordpress

Posted On : July 30, 2013

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Many times it is needed to create menu on admin side in wordpress. Mainly needed when we create any plugin, or created any admin page.

Create admin menu using provided functions by wordpress :

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//in theme’s function.php file
add_action('admin_menu', 'myadminmenu');
function myadminmenu() {
    add_menu_page( 'demo menu', 'demo menu', 1, 'demo_menu', 'createmenu' ); //display Top-Level menu
}

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function createmenu(){
 //content of admin menu page 
     echo "Demo Menu Page";
}

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Can also display submenu under any available menus :

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//display submenu under dashboard menu
add_submenu_page( 'index.php', 'demo menu', 'demo menu', 1, 'demo_menu', 'createmenu'); OR
add_dashboard_page( ‘$page_title’, ‘menu_title’, ‘$capability’, $menu_slug, function_name);

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//display submenu under Posts menu
add_submenu_page( 'edit.php', 'demo menu', 'demo menu', 1, 'demo_menu', 'createmenu'); OR
add_post_page( ‘$page_title’, ‘menu_title’, ‘$capability’, $menu_slug, function_name);
 
//display submenu under Settings menu
add_submenu_page( ' options-general.php', 'demo menu', 'demo menu', 1, 'demo_menu', 'createmenu'); OR
add_ options_page( ‘$page_title’, ‘menu_title’, ‘$capability’, $menu_slug, function_name);
Ex : add_options_page('demo menu', 'demo menu', 1, 'demo_menu', 'createmenu');
 
//display submenu under Users menu
add_submenu_page( ' users.php', 'demo menu', 'demo menu', 1, 'demo_menu', 'createmenu'); OR
add_ users_page( ‘$page_title’, ‘menu_title’, ‘$capability’, $menu_slug, function_name);
Ex : add_options_page('demo menu', 'demo menu', 1, 'demo_menu', 'createmenu');
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