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--- plugins:tabs_menus [2012/01/24 16:02]
mvlcek [Side Menu Creation Function]
+++ plugins:tabs_menus [2014/01/03 17:03]
Everyone [Side Menu Creation Function]
@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 Replace ''xxxxxx-sidebar'' with the sidebar you want(e.g.: ''backups-sidebar'', ''files-sidebar'', ''pages-sidebar'', ''plugins-sidebar'', ''settings-sidebar'', ''support-sidebar'' or ''theme-sidebar'')
-(3.1+) If you want to add multiple links for your plugin, you can use the optional parameter ''action'':
+(3.1+) If you want to add multiple links for your plugin, you can add an optional 3rd parameter in the params array:
-<code>add_action('xxxxxx-sidebar','createSideMenu',array('your-plugin-filename','Menu Text', 'my-action'));</code>
+<code>add_action('xxxxxx-sidebar','createSideMenu',array('your-plugin-filename', 'Menu Text', 'my-action'));</code>
-This way a new parameter //action=my-action// is added to the link and you can determine which link was clicked.
+This way a new parameter **//my-action//** is added to the link so you can determine which link was clicked.
-(3.1+) If you want a functionality like the "Edit Page" link which only shows if the function is active, add a 4th parameter ''false'':
+(3.1+) If you want a functionality like the "Edit Page" link which only shows if the function is active, add a 4th parameter in the params array as ''false'':
 <code>
-add_action('xxxxxx-sidebar','createSideMenu',array('your-plugin-filename','Show list of It', 'list'));
+add_action( 'xxxxxx-sidebar', 'createSideMenu', array( 'your-plugin-filename', 'Show It', 'list' ) );
-add_action('xxxxxx-sidebar','createSideMenu',array('your-plugin-filename','Edit It', 'edit', false));
+add_action( 'xxxxxx-sidebar', 'createSideMenu', array( 'your-plugin-filename', 'Edit It', 'edit', false ) );
 </code>
@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 );
-add_action('plugins-sidebar','createSideMenu',array($thisfile,'Setup Hello World','setup'));
+add_action( 'plugins-sidebar', 'createSideMenu', array( $thisfile, 'Setup Hello World', 'setup' ) );
-add_action('theme-sidebar','createSideMenu',array($thisfile,'Show Hello World','show'));
+add_action( 'theme-sidebar', 'createSideMenu', array( $thisfile, 'Show Hello World', 'show' ) );
+</code>
+If you have multiple sidebar items like above, your main function (here //hello_world_show//) would look like this:
+<code>
+function hello_world_show() {
+  if ( isset ( $_GET['setup'] ) {
+    ...
+  } elseif ( isset ( $_GET['show'] ) {
+    ...
+  }
+}
 </code>
@@ Line 49: / Line 60: @@
 <code>
-add_action('nav-tab','createNavTab',array('thetabname','your-plugin-filename','Menu Text', 'my-action'));
+add_action('nav-tab','createNavTab',array('thetabname','your-plugin-filename','Tab Text', 'my-action'));
 </code>
-Use a unique name for the tab, e.g. your plugin name like 'newsmanager'. Also use this name for the page type in register_plugin(). The action parameter is again optional.
+Use a unique name for the tab, e.g. your plugin name like //newsmanager//. Also use this name for the page type in ''register_plugin()''. The ''action'' parameter is again optional.
 You can then add sidebar links for this tab with
@@ Line 60: / Line 71: @@
-Only use this function, if you need a lot of side bar links for you plugin and want to group them.
+Only use this functionality, if you need a lot of side bar links for you plugin and want to group them.

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