/**
*Extend WP Core get_template_part() function to load files from the within Plugin directory defined by PLUGIN_DIR_PATH constant
* * Load the page to be displayed
* from within plugin files directory only
* * @uses mec_locate_admin_menu_template() function
* * @param $slug * @param null $name
*/
function mec_get_admin_menu_page($slug, $name = null) {
do_action("mec_get_admin_menu_page_{$slug}", $slug, $name);
$templates = array();
if (isset($name))
$templates[] = "{$slug}-{$name}.php";
$templates[] = "{$slug}.php";
mec_locate_admin_menu_template($templates, true, false);
}
/* Extend locate_template from WP Core
* Define a location of your plugin file dir to a constant in this case = PLUGIN_DIR_PATH
* Note: PLUGIN_DIR_PATH - can be any folder/subdirectory within your plugin files
*/
function mec_locate_admin_menu_template($template_names, $load = false, $require_once = true )
{
$located = '';
foreach ( (array) $template_names as $template_name ) {
if ( !$template_name ) continue;
/* search file within the PLUGIN_DIR_PATH only */
if ( file_exists(PLUGIN_DIR_PATH . "https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/" . $template_name)) {
$located = PLUGIN_DIR_PATH . "https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/" . $template_name;
break;
}
}
if ( $load && '' != $located )
load_template( $located, $require_once );
return $located;
}
Then use the mec_get_admin_menu_page($slug, $name = null);
function anywhere in your plugin files like the get_template_part($slug, $name = null)
function.
mec_get_admin_menu_page('custom-page','one');
The above sample function will look for custom-page-one.php
file inside your PLUGIN_DIR_PATH
and loads it.
Also I recommend you use:
define('PLUGIN_DIR_PATH', plugin_dir_path(__FILE__));
to define your Plugin Directory Path.