[ SOLVED ] How to add a submenu under SITE menu at manager area ?

Hi,

I want to add a SUB menu (MySubMenu) like this :

SITE
Home | Preview | MySubMenu | Clear Cache | Search | ....

I add an item at file : .../manager/frames/menu.php :
$sitemenu[] = ’<li><a onclick="this.blur();" href="index.php?a=71" target="main">’.$_lang[’MySubMenu’].’</a></li>’;

And add definition of ’MySubMenu’ at .../manager/include/lang/english.inc.php

I can see that submenu after relogin to manager area, but I don’t know how to link it. Please see : href="index.php?a=71" target="main"

If I put a=71, it will call the search page. If a=4, it will go to home page.

What must I put here ? Where is this value (4, 71, 72 etc) defined ?
And is there any other file that must I change ?

Thanks in advance.
- Jack -

Those "a" values are used in the manager’s index.php file. There’s a huge switch to handle them. It’s usually much better to make a module to add functionality rather than try to hack the core scripts.

You can easily add a link/icon to the main Manager "welcome" page (or if you really feel you must add a menu item) using "index.php?a=112&id=<id of your module>" since 112 runs a module, and the id tells it which one to run.

Quote from: sottwell at May 07, 2010, 03:35 AM

Those "a" values are used in the manager’s index.php file. There’s a huge switch to handle them. It’s usually much better to make a module to add functionality rather than try to hack the core scripts.

You can easily add a link/icon to the main Manager "welcome" page (or if you really feel you must add a menu item) using "index.php?a=112&id=<id of your module>" since 112 runs a module, and the id tells it which one to run.

Hi Susan,

Very quick answer, many thanks. Thanks also for your tutorial at : sottwell.com, very nice.
One question: if the user don’t have access to module menu, what must I do ? Is there another way, not to hack the core ?

Thanks.
- jack -

As long as he has the ability to "run" modules, you can add an item to the icons on the "welcome" page (see the assets/templates/manager/welcome.html file).

Quote from: sottwell at May 07, 2010, 03:43 AM

As long as he has the ability to "run" modules, you can add an item to the icons on the "welcome" page (see the assets/templates/manager/welcome.html file).

Hi Susan,

Thanks for your tips. But if I give the "RUN module" access to this user, does it means that he can execute ALL of module ?
How to set that he just can run the specific module ?
If it’s inside of each module, it means I must edit ALL of module, something like checking the ROLE of this user ?
I didn’t find it under Security -> Roles -> TheUserRoleName. I just can fine option to give him RUN module access.

Or do you mean, I DON’T NEED to create a new module. Just create a new resource, then create a link from welcome page to point to this new resource ?

Sorry, I’m not so clear ...
I need a SUBMENU, so I think I must create a simple module for it. But can we grant access ONLY to this module, and restrict to other modules?

Thanks.
- jack -

... is this of any help?:

"Customized Manager"
SystemEvents:

OnManagerWelcomePrerender -> before the content
OnManagerWelcomeHome -> in the home tab
OnManagerWelcomeRender -> after the content

http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,37321.msg225591.html#msg225591

http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,43572.msg260167.html#msg260167

Quote from: sharkbait at May 07, 2010, 04:31 AM

... is this of any help?:

"Customized Manager"
SystemEvents:

OnManagerWelcomePrerender -> before the content
OnManagerWelcomeHome -> in the home tab
OnManagerWelcomeRender -> after the content

http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,37321.msg225591.html#msg225591

http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,43572.msg260167.html#msg260167

Hi Susan & sharkbait,

Many thanks. I got it ..

Have a nice day,
- jack -

Quote from: jackprobe at May 07, 2010, 04:45 AM

Quote from: sharkbait at May 07, 2010, 04:31 AM

... is this of any help?:

"Customized Manager"
SystemEvents:

OnManagerWelcomePrerender -> before the content
OnManagerWelcomeHome -> in the home tab
OnManagerWelcomeRender -> after the content

http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,37321.msg225591.html#msg225591

http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,43572.msg260167.html#msg260167

Hi Susan & sharkbait,

Many thanks. I got it ..

Have a nice day,
- jack -

Hi,

It’s solved. Because I need a SUBmenu, so I must create a new module (like Susan said). Then in manager area, I must give a "RUN module" access to this user. The problem of creating new module is that modx add a backslash (\) [at the php code input form] to database, as I want to create a new module. This caused the module didn’t work (just got blank page). Setting the "magic_quotes_gpc" to OFF at my php.ini file didn’t solve this problem, so I just update from mysql shell prompt.
I’m using LAMP (PHP 5.3.x) & Modx 1.0.3.

Many thanks to Susan & Sharkbait.
- jack -

hey Jack,

great to hear you got it solved ... and thanks for reporting back!
have a great weekend,

j