One option is to examine the $hook and see, if it matches the parent or any of the child menu page slugs. function load_entry_scripts($hook) { $hook_parts = explode(‘_page_’, $hook); $menu_slug = array_pop($hook_parts); if ( ! in_array( $menu_slug, array(‘my-parent-page-slug’, ‘my-child-page-slug’) ) ) { return; } // add styles && scripts }
I fixed this by changing the action I create the menu items from admin_init to admin_menu. The former runs far too early and I suppose was creating conflicts. I am now able to reorder my items by referencing them by their original slugs. For future reference and in case it is helpful to others, the … Read more
How to Call Specific .PHP file on add_submenu_page selection in Plugin Development?
I’ve edited my question to include the fact that I’ve found the answer to my own question here http://www.code-styling.de/english/how-to-use-wordpress-metaboxes-at-own-plugins in case anyone finds the question while searching for a similar solution. The two column variation he includes in his solution no longer seems to work but is a simple thing to override.
You will need to use an Ajax function. Which requires javascript to send the form data to your php Ajax function which you can use to run update_post_meta(); Example: Form Html: <form> <input id=”meta” type =”text” name=”2344″ value=”<?php echo esc_html( get_post_meta( 2344, ‘_your_key’, true) ); ?>” /> </form> Javascript: jQuery(document).ready(function() { jQuery(“form”).submit(function() { var post_meta … Read more
You have to declare the closure before you call add_menu_page(): $func = function() { echo “Done !”; }; add_menu_page(‘My page’,’My page’,’manage_options’,’my_page’, $func ); Note you need PHP 5.3 to do that.
Try it: function sunshine_submenu_show_fix($parent_file) { global $plugin_page; $taxonomy = $current_screen->taxonomy; if ($taxonomy == ‘sunshine-product-category’) $plugin_page=”sunshine_admin”; return $parent_file; } add_action(‘parent_file’, ‘sunshine_submenu_show_fix’); explanation: in file /wp-admin/menu-header.php: $parent_file = apply_filters( ‘parent_file’, $parent_file ); get_admin_page_parent(); … function _wp_menu_output(…) { … if ( ( $parent_file && $item[2] == $parent_file ) || ( empty($typenow) && $self == $item[2] ) ) { … Read more
$capa is a PHP expression and will always evaluate to administrator. Use the capability read instead – every role (by default) has this.
You may take use of add_submenu_page function: Add a top-level menu page add_menu_page( $page_title, $menu_title, $capability, $menu_slug, $function, $icon_url, $position ); Add a sub-menu page add_submenu_page( $parent_slug, $page_title, $menu_title, $capability, $menu_slug, $function );
WP Admin doesn’t support 3 level menus in the side navigation. You can do this in WP Nav Menus on the frontend, but not with the main admin menu. If you want to do this, you’ll need to rebuilt the WP Admin menu and add the necessary styling, which will be a huge job