Remove menu item from Admin Interface

[DrByte]

The text is defined in language constants defined in language files. ie: BOX_TOOLS_BANNER_MANAGER is defined in a language file, and its value will be inserted as appropriate. This allows the multilingual capabilities of Zen Cart to apply to admin menu choices.

[FogJuice]

ah thank you, i see now :) DrByte are you the creator of zencart?

[FogJuice]

If I want to add a completely new category, can someone explain to me what would be involved?

I have a nice order browser that i've made and I want to implement it but I can't find any docs on how to create new menu categories or add to existing ones, I apologize if this is mean but it seems like they are all over the place but it will probably make sense once I read how it was setup to work..

[FogJuice]

So i've got it figured out pretty much but where is zen_href_link located?

[DrByte]

To create a new menu item on an existing menu such as the "Customers" menu, there are 3 simple steps:

1. Create a new file in the extra_boxes folder, perhaps like this:
/admin/includes/boxes/extra_boxes/myorderbrowser_customers_dhtml.php
and put the following inside it:

<?php
  $za_contents[] = array('text' => MYORDERBROWSER_LINK_TEXT, 'link' => zen_href_link(FILENAME_MYORDERBROWSER, '', 'NONSSL'));

2. Then create a language file for the link name:
/admin/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/myorderbrowser_definitions.php

<?php
  define('MYORDERBROWSER_LINK_TEXT', 'My Order Browser');

3. And define the filename in a new file as well:
/admin/includes/extra_datafiles/myorderbrowser_filenames.php

<?php
define('FILENAMES_MYORDERBROWSER', 'myorderbrowser.php');

There are lots of examples of admin addons that have added extra menu items. One such example is the "Backup MySQL Plugin". You could use it for inspiration or as an example of the pattern to follow.