WordPress add_submenu_page()
Introduction
This function is to add a sub-item to an existing item in the admin panels nav bar.
Syntax
- add_submenu_page( $parent_slug, $page_title, $menu_title, $capability, $menu_slug, $function )
Parameters
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| $parent_slug | (string) The slug name for the parent menu (or the file name of a standard WordPress admin page). |
| $page_title | (string) The text to be displayed in the title tags of the page when the menu is selected. |
| $menu_title | (string) The text to be used for the menu. |
| $capability | (string) The capability required for this menu to be displayed to the user. |
| $menu_slug | (string) The slug name to refer to this menu by (should be unique for this menu). |
| $function | (callable) (Optional) The function to be called to output the content for this page. |
Remarks
Here are a list of slugs for $parent_slug
- Dashboard: ‘index.php’
- Posts: ‘edit.php’
- Media: ‘upload.php’
- Pages: ‘edit.php?post_type=page’
- Comments: ‘edit-comments.php’
- Custom Post Types: ‘edit.php?post_type=your_post_type’
- Appearance: ‘themes.php’
- Plugins: ‘plugins.php’
- Users: ‘users.php’
- Tools: ‘tools.php’
- Settings: ‘options-general.php’
- Network Settings: ‘settings.php’
