[SOLVED] How do I add an entry to the admin menu?

[Alpina]

Hi,

This 'simple' task doesn't seem to be so simple after all. I have a "Settings" page and I would like to create a top menu entry in the admin menu for it. How can I do that?

The information I found online is unclear, and the Custom Admin Menus module seems like overkill for my needs. Any help would be appreciated!

Cheers!

Edited July 15 by Alpina

[monollonom]

To have your page shown in the admin menu, you have to have it under the /admin/ page. Move it there, reload, and you should see "Settings" in the menu bar.

Edit: actually it's not that simple as the url in the menu is not the one to edit the page! My bad! Let me check for a fix

Edited July 15 by monollonom

[Alpina]

Thanks, but if I move there, it gave me an unknown path error.

[monollonom]

Yes I noticed it right after posting ?. It’s because the URL is not the one for editing the page. Add this hook to init.php and move back again the page to clear (and update) the navigation bar’s cache:

$wire->addHookAfter("AdminThemeFramework::getPrimaryNavArray", function(HookEvent $event) {
	$settingsPage = $event->pages->get("template=settings"); // replace accordingly
	$primaryNavArray = $event->return;
	foreach($primaryNavArray as &$adminPage) { // pass by reference
		if($adminPage["id"] === $settingsPage->id) {
			$adminPage["url"] = $settingsPage->editUrl();
			break;
		}
	}
	$event->return = $primaryNavArray;
});

 

[Alpina]

[monollonom]

Try moving the page in the page tree (e.g. above "Access" and then back) to clear the navigation cache, then it should work:

[Alpina]

It worked! Thanks you!

[Alpina]

Just out of curiosity.Is there another approach for it? Can you achieve that same outcome without have it under the /admin/ page? 

[monollonom]

The simplest in this case would be to use the module you mentioned in your first post. To me, it’s not so overkill

[da²]

I would say the easiest is to add an "edit bookmark" to this page, it requires no module or hook nor moving the page in a specific location.

1. Go to modules page
2. Click the tab Configure
3. Find the module Page Edit and click Configure
4. Check to enable bookmarks
5. Go to menu Pages > Edit > Bookmarks
6. Add the bookmark for your page with the corresponding user role (select everyone if no specific role is necessary)
7. Now you can access this page with menu Pages > Edit > Your page

Edited July 15 by da²