Creating a new section in admin

[lrohenaz]

How do you just add a new section in the admin? I'm trying to get some of the basic work done for a module I am attempting to write, but I cant figure out how to just add a new item under Tools menu. Can someone help me out with this?

[kuroi]

How do you just add a new section in the admin? I'm trying to get some of the basic work done for a module I am attempting to write, but I cant figure out how to just add a new item under Tools menu. Can someone help me out with this?

Create your module called say "mymod.php".

Create a file called "mymod_tools_dhtml.php" with the following code

<?php
/**
 * @mymod_tools_dhtml.php
 * @call to include mymod link in admin->tools
 *
 * @author
 * @copyright 
 * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt GNU General Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: mymod_tools_dhtml.php version no, date
 */

  $za_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_TOOLS_MYMOD, 'link' => zen_href_link(FILENAME_MYMOD, '', 'NONSSL'));
?>

and put it in admin\includes\boxes\extra_boxes

create a file called mymod_data.php with the following code

<?php
/**
 * @mymod_tools_data.php
 * @defines for mymods
 *
 * @author
 * @copyright 
 * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt GNU General Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: mymod_tools_dtata.php version no, date
 */

define ('BOX_TOOLS_MYMOD', 'My Mod');
define ('FILENAME_MYMOD','mymod');
?>

and put it in admin\includes\extra_datafiles

More experienced forum members may suggest minor modifications to this, but overall I believe this should work.

[lrohenaz]

That's awesome. Something simple enough, would have taken me forever.

I thought the 'extra_boxes' was for adding something to the 'Layout Boxes Controller'.

Thanks!